Episodes
Ep. 94: Roxane Gay & Ricky Duran
Listener beware, you’re in for a scare — It’s a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! Roxane Gay is an award-winning writer and culture critic. Her books and blogs feature tons of biting insight that’s endeared her to millions of readers. Her best advice for aspiring professional writers? Be relentless. She’ll explain that and …Read More
Ep. 93: Bridger Winegar & Ginny Hogan
You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here — It’s a new episode of Go Fact Yourself! Bridger Winegar is a writer and podcaster who’s worked on shows like “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.” Since he started as a Production Assistant, he knows the early parts of show business are …Read More
Ep. 92: Nina West & Brandon Collins
Note: due to technical difficulties, J. Keith’s audio sounds worse than usual. We’ve taken steps to ensure this doesn’t happen again. Grab your Batmobiles and thingamabobs, it’s a new episode of Go Fact Yourself! Nina West is a drag performer who won Miss Congeniality on the TV’s “Rupaul’s Drag Race.” Since then, she’s focused on …Read More
Ep. 91: John Fugelsang & Thao Nguyen
We’re getting the band back together and playing the hits on a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! Kitty Felde fills in for Helen Hong as our special guest host for this week! She was previously a guest on episode 51. John Fugelsang can be heard every weekday on SiriusXM radio as the host …Read More
Ep. 90: Alison Leiby & Seán Devlin
Drop a dope beat and lock it in your pocket, it’s a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! Alison Leiby is a comedian who’s written for successful shows like “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” But for all her success at making people laugh, she’s actually really interested in horror… but not enough to actually watch …Read More
Ep. 89: Trace Beaulieu & Jonatha Brooke
Break out the hotdish — it’s a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! Trace Beaulieu is best known for his time as one of the major creative forces behind the film-riffing series “Mystery Science Theater 3000.” Between working on that show and being nominated for two Emmys, he’s gotten more than his fair share …Read More
Ep. 88: David Pogue & Nancy Giles
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself! David Pogue is an Emmy-winning “CBS Sunday Morning” correspondent and an author who’s written over 100 books (mostly covering science and technology). That’s given him some special insight; like why published tech instructions are so terrible. David’s newest book is …Read More
Ep. 87: Hari Sreenivasan & Jessica Yellin
You can watch a video version of this episode! Follow us on social media (@gofactyourpod) and send us a direct message to receive the link. In space, no one can hear you trivia! This brand new Go Fact Yourself was recorded as part of Politifact’s “United Facts of America: A Festival of Fact-Checking.” Hari Sreenivasan …Read More
Ep. 86: Kate Mulvany & Josh Szeps
G’day all! It’s a brand new Australia edition of Go Fact Yourself! Kate Mulvany is best known these days for her role on Amazon Prime’s “Hunters” where she plays a Nazi-hunting nun. But one of her most acclaimed roles was Shakespeare’s Richard III. She’ll tell us about why the role was so deeply personal for …Read More
Ep. 85: Colt Cabana & Sukanya Krishnan
Off the top rope for the three count fall, it’s the reigning defending champion of trivia: Go Fact Yourself! Colt Cabana is a professional wrestler who appears every week on All Elite Wrestling on TNT. Wrestling is a little different in the middle of a pandemic; but even though he can’t be in front of …Read More