Episode Details

After an extensive competition amongst our MaxFun Members, it all culminates in the 2024(ish) Listener Tournament Finals – a new episode of Go Fact Yourself! 

(Do YOU want to be a guest on the show? Make sure to support us in the 2026 MaxFunDrive and stay tuned for our next Listener Tournament!)

Khalil Goodman is a photographer who works in public communications in Barbados. He also loves cosplay and will tell us about some of his favorite characters that he’s encountered – plus, what it would take to get people to cosplay as the hosts of this show.

Kristen Pilotte is a government contractor and aerospace engineer. She’ll tell us about how she’s joining us while she’s on call for very important space-related work. We’ll also learn more about how some of her upcoming projects involve humans in space. And of course, cats!

Areas of Expertise:

Khalil: The animated TV series “X-Men ‘97,” the band Garbage, and the work of Agatha Christie.

Kristen: The “Duck Tales” videogame, the US manned space program, and the TV show “Grey’s Anatomy.”

What’s the Difference: Mind your Manners

What’s the difference between etiquette and manners?

What’s the difference between a cause of death and a manner of death?

With Guest Experts:

Isaac Robinson-Smith, Holly Chou and Alison Sealy-Smith: Voice actors whose work includes playing characters on the series “X-Men ‘97.”

Dr. Don Thomas: Author, engineer, educator, and astronaut.

Hosts: 

J. Keith van Straaten

Helen Hong

Credits:

Theme Song by Jonathan Green.

Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.

Co-Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.

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