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The First Wives Club, with Chelsea Davison Nov 04, 2025

This week we are joined by writer, actress, and podcaster Chelsea Davison (Podstruck: A Rom-Com Rewind) to talk about The First Wives Club, a 90's boomer comedy about divorced women getting revenge on their ex-husbands.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... The Running Man (1987)

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Check out Chelsea's amazing rom-com podcast Podstruck: A Rom-Com Rewind

Visit Emily's ETSY store FlemGems!

On Dec 3rd, Jordan Morris wrote something in Venom 252. Get your copy now!

Get a copy of Jordan Morris's comic book Predator: Black White and Blood #4!

On Nov 8th, Jordan will be at the Burbank Book Festival, at the Buena Vista Branch Library from 10am-11am.

And later that same day, Nov 8th, Jordan will be at Revenge Of Comics and Pinball for their Comic Creator Parking Lot Party.

Ernest Scared Stupid, with Zac Morris of CZsWorld Oct 28, 2025

On the last week of Hallowpeen we invited horror film connoisseur Zac Morris (CZsWorld) to watch one of the scariest Ernest films of all, Ernest Scared Stupid!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... The First Wives Club.

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Check out Zac's YouTube Channel CZsWorld! Here's a video you can watch!

Zac also has a new channel called Pumpkin Metal that you should also follow if you like pop punk music.

On Nov 1st, the the Ice House Comedy Club in Pasadena to see some stand up comedy from Matt Lieb and his wife.

On Dec 3rd, Jordan Morris wrote something in Venom 252. Get your copy now!

Get a copy of Jordan Morris's comic book Predator: Black White and Blood #4!

On Nov 8th, Jordan will be at the Burbank Book Festival, at the Buena Vista Branch Library from 10am-11am.

And later that same day, Nov 8th, Jordan will be at Revenge Of Comics and Pinball for their Comic Creator Parking Lot Party.

The Ring Oct 21, 2025

The spooky season gets a whole lot spookier with this week's episode where we watched the legitimately terrifying horror film The Ring, about a little girl who lives in a well.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Ernest Scared Stupid.

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Watch Emily, Matt, and Jordan on Good Mythical Weekend!

Watch "Emily Have You Seen This?" on the Mythical Society

On Oct 22 you can get a copy of Jordan Morris's comic book Predator: Black White and Blood #4! Jordan will be signing the book Sat Oct 25th from 4-6pm at Things From Another World at Universal Citywalk.

On Nov 8th, Jordan will be at the Burbank Book Festival, at the Buena Vista Branch Library from 10am-11am.

And later that same day, Nov 8th, Jordan will be at Revenge Of Comics and Pinball for their Comic Creator Parking Lot Party.

Longlegs Oct 14, 2025

We continue Hallowpeen with the closest thing we can get to a "recent" movie, the 2024 horror film Longlegs, starring Nicolas Cage and directed by Osgood Perkins.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... The Ring

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Watch Emily, Matt, and Jordan on Good Mythical Weekend!

Watch "Emily Have You Seen This?" on the Mythical Society

On Oct 22 you can get a copy of Jordan Morris's comic book Predator: Black White and Blood #4! Jordan will be signing the book Sat Oct 25th from 4-6pm at Things From Another World at Universal Citywalk.

On Nov 8th, Jordan will be at the Burbank Book Festival, at the Buena Vista Branch Library from 10am-11am.

And later that same day, Nov 8th, Jordan will be at Revenge Of Comics and Pinball for their Comic Creator Parking Lot Party.

Killer Klowns from Outer Space Oct 07, 2025

'Tis the season to be creepy crawly (or something), the silly/spooky season we lovingly call Hallow-peen! And we couldn't think of a more perfect way to kick off the season than to watch one of the silliest and spookiest movies from our childhoods, Killer Klowns from Outer Space. It's about... well it's all right there in the title.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Longlegs.
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Watch Emily, Matt, and Jordan on Good Mythical Weekend!

On Oct 22 you can get a copy of Jordan Morris's comic book Predator: Black White and Blood #4! Jordan will be signing the book Sat Oct 25th from 4-6pm at Things From Another World at Universal Citywalk.

Sunset Boulevard, with Matt McCarthy Sep 30, 2025

Comedian Matt McCarthy joins us to talk about Sunset Boulevard (1950), the classic film noir about how being a screenwriter in Hollywood is easier when you have a famous girlfriend. We watched this week's movie for free on the app Kanopy which is free for EVERYONE with a library card!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Killer Klowns from Outer Space

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Follow Matt McCarthy on instagram and TikTok.

Also, check out Matt McCarthy's Video Garage on Patreon!

And listen to Matt McCarthy's wonderful podcast VHS Tapes Are Magic!

Come see Matt do stand up at the Ice House in Pasadena on Weds October 1st!

Watch Emily, Matt, and Jordan on Good Mythical Weekend!

On Oct 22 you can get a copy of Jordan Morris's comic book Predator: Black White and Blood #4! Jordan will be signing the book Sat Oct 25th from 4-6pm at Things From Another World at Universal Citywalk.

Repo Man (1984) Sep 23, 2025

This week we watched the perfect punk rock film that is not actually about music, the 1984 comedy Repo Man about a suburban white punk who just wanted a Pepsi, mom.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Sunset Blvd.

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Come see Matt do stand up at the Ice House in Pasadena on Weds October 1st!

Watch Good Mythical Weekend every Saturday!

Go to Emily's ETSY Store!

See Jordan Morris at LA ComicCon Sept 26-28, tabling at JO7!

Phantom of the Paradise Sep 16, 2025

This week we watched for the very first time the 1974 cult classic Phantom of the Paradise, a Faust meets The Picture of Dorian Gray meets meets cocaine rock opera with original music by the guy who wrote Rainbow Connection.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Repo Man

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Come see Matt do stand up at the Ice House in Pasadena on Weds October 1st!

Watch Good Mythical Weekend every Saturday!

See Jordan Morris at LA ComicCon Sept 26-28, tabling at JO7!

Hell Comes To Frogtown, with Leonard Smith Jr. Sep 09, 2025

This week we welcome comedian and fellow Mythical Crew member Leonard Smith Jr. to the pod to talk about one of the strangest finds in the Free With Ads-iverse, Hell Comes To Frogtown starring Roddy Piper and the world's last virile man. It is not porn, we swear.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Phantom Of The Paradise.

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Follow Leonard on Instagram!

Also see him do comedy in a town near you:

Oct 28 Las Vegas Wiseguys
Nov 19 UCB New York
Nov 6-8 Austin, TX Out of Bounds Comedy Festival

See Leonard's comedy troupe Lemon Pepper Wet

Also, watch Good Mythical Weekend!

Jordan has some comic books coming out!

Oct 1st, Predator Black White And Blood no 4.
Dec 3rd Venom Issue 252

Tombstone Sep 02, 2025

We are without our anchor Jordan Morris this week, so Emily and Matt took their ADHD medication and watched Tombstone, the hunk-filled 90's western starring Kirk Russell and Val Kilmer.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Hell Comes To Frogtown.

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Watch Emily Have You Seen This? on Mythical Society

Or watch Emily on Mythical Kitchen

Also buy some stuff from Emily's ETSY page FlemGems

See Matt Lieb and friends at the Bell House in Brooklyn October 13th.

Sharknado Aug 26, 2025

For the final week of Animals Attack August, we all watched a movie so stupid that it spawned a franchise: Sharknado, a film about... well you can probably guess.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Tombstone.

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August 28th, come to the Punch Line Comedy Club in Houston to see Matt and his wife Francesca Fiorentini! https://bit.ly/mattfranhtx

Watch Emily Have You Seen This? on Mythical Society

Jordan will be at Cape and Cowl Con at Faction Brewing in Alameda on Aug 24. Find out more here!

Jordan has some comic books coming out!

Oct 1st, Predator Black White And Blood no 4.
Dec 3rd Venom Issue 252

The Grey Aug 19, 2025

Our third selection for Animals Attack August is the Liam Neeson wolf fighting movie "The Grey" which is less about humans fighting wolves and more about humans fighting God. You'll see.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Sharknado.

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August 28th, come to the Punch Line Comedy Club in Houston to see Matt and his wife Francesca Fiorentini! https://bit.ly/mattfranhtx

Watch Emily Have You Seen This? on Mythical Society

Jordan will be at Cape and Cowl Con at Faction Brewing in Alameda on Aug 24. Find out more here!

Jordan has some comic books coming out!

Oct 1st, Predator Black White And Blood no 4.
Dec 3rd Venom Issue 252

Alligator 2, with Holly Chou Aug 12, 2025

It's Animals Attack August and this week we had guest Holly Chou (from X-Men 97) in the studio to talk about Alligator 2: The Mutation, a movie about a giant alligator who eats people again.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... The Grey.

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Watch Holly Chou in X-Men 97 where she plays Jubilee!

August 30 from 2pm-5pm Holly will be doing an in store signing at Legends Comics in Clovis, CA

Jordan and Holly will be at Cape and Cowl Con at Faction Brewing in Alameda on Aug 24. Find out more here!

August 28th, come to the Punch Line Comedy Club in Houston to see Matt and his wife Francesca Fiorentini! https://bit.ly/mattfranhtx

Anaconda (1997) Aug 05, 2025

This week we celebrate the beginning of the very first Animals Attack August where all month we will be talking about movies where animals attack people. First up, the 1997 Ice Cube movie Anaconda, where an Anaconda attacks people!

Tune in next week when the movie will be... Alligator 2.

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Listen to Christian Duenas's wonderful podcast Primer.

Go to Emily's Etsy store now!

On August 28, Matt will be in Houston, TX at the Punch Line.

Watch "Emily Have You Seen This?" on Mythical Society!

Jordan will be in the SF Bay area on Aug 22 for a live Jordan, Jesse, GO! Get your tickets here!

Jordan will be at Cape and Cowl Con at Faction Brewing in Alameda on Aug 24. Find out more here!

Listen to our latest bonus episode where we talk about the pilot to Frasier! www.Maximumfun.org/join

Baby-Sitters Club (1995) Jul 29, 2025

This week we are back in the 90's with a movie about deadbeat dads and small business women, The Baby-Sitters Club!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Anaconda!

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On August 28, Matt will be in Houston, TX at the Punch Line.

Watch "Emily Have You Seen This?" on Mythical Society!

Jordan will be in the SF Bay area on Aug 22 for a live Jordan, Jesse, GO! Get your tickets here!

Jordan will be at Cape and Cowl Con at Faction Brewing in Alameda on Aug 24. Find out more here!

Listen to our latest bonus episode where we talk about the pilot to Frasier! www.Maximumfun.org/join

Vertigo Jul 22, 2025

This week we watched some more classic Hitchcock for free (with ads). This time around we chose Vertigo which is arguably the greatest movie of all time according to very smart film critics. Did we feel the same? Listen to find out!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... The Baby-Sitters Club (1995).

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Go see Matt Lieb in Seattle August 2 at do a live podcast at the Rainer Arts Center.

Also on August 28 Matt will be in Houston, TX at the Punch Line.

Watch "Emily Have You Seen This?" on Mythical Society!

Jordan Morris will be at San Diego ComicCon this week and you find all of his events here!

Jordan will be in the SF Bay area on Aug 22 for a live Jordan, Jesse, GO! Get your tickets here!

Jordan will be at Cape and Cowl Con at Faction Brewing in Alameda on Aug 24. Find out more here!

Listen to our latest bonus episode where we talk about the pilot to the Pride and Prejudice miniseries. www.Maximumfun.org/join

Days of Thunder Jul 15, 2025

This week we watched the Tom Cruise race car movie Days of Thunder, where he plays a man who likes to race cars real fast!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Vertigo.

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Emily is doing stand up! July 16th at a show called Skin Contact at Bar Covell in Hollywood, CA.

Go see Matt Lieb in Seattle August 2 at do a live podcast at the Rainer Arts Center.

Also on August 28 Matt will be in Houston, TX at the Punch Line.

Jordan Morris will be at San Diego ComicCon and you find all of his events here!

Listen to our latest bonus episode where we talk about the pilot to the Pride and Prejudice miniseries. www.Maximumfun.org/join

Street Fighter, with Trisha Hershberger Jul 08, 2025

This week we welcome Twitch streamer Trisha Hershberger to the podcast to talk about the video game movie Street Fighter, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Raul Julia.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Days Of Thunder (1990)

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Watch Trish's Twitch stream!

Also follow Trish on Instagram.

Go see Matt Lieb in Seattle August 2 at do a live podcast at the Rainer Arts Center.

Also on August 28 Matt will be in Houston, TX at the Punch Line

Jordan Morris will be GalaxyCon in New Orleans July 11-13.

Also Jordan will be at San Diego Comic Con! More details on that coming soon!

Listen to our latest bonus episode where we talk about the pilot to the Pride and Prejudice miniseries. www.Maximumfun.org/join

Honey (2003) Jul 01, 2025

This week we watched a not-so-classic Hollywood dance film called Honey, starring Jessica Alba as a dance teacher with dreams of being in a music video.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Street Fighter (1994)

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Go see Matt Lieb at the Ice House in Pasadena on July 5th. Buy tickets here!

Jordan Morris will be GalaxyCon in New Orleans July 11-13.

Also Jordan will be at San Diego Comic Con! More details on that coming soon!

Listen to our latest bonus episode where we talk about the pilot to the Pride and Prejudice miniseries. www.Maximumfun.org/join

Speed Racer Jun 24, 2025

This week Emily, Jordan, and guest producer Steven Ray Morris watched the 2008 Wachowski sister's flop Speed Racer, starring Emile Hirsch and Susan Sarandon.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Honey.

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Watch Emily Fleming on the Mythical Kitchen channel!

Jordan Morris will be GalaxyCon in New Orleans July 11-13.

Also Jordan will be at San Diego Comic Con! More details on that coming soon!

Steven Ray Morris has a wonderful podcast called See Jurassic Right which you should listen to!

Matt has stand up dates!

PASADENA JULY 5TH -New World Disorder Comedy with Francesca & Friends. Tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/New-World-Disorder-07-05-25-9-30-pm

No Country For Old Men Jun 17, 2025

This week we were blessed with another Academy Award winner for Best Picture available free on YouTube. We watched the Coen Brother's classic No Country For Old Men, about a man who loves coin tosses and bowl cuts.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Speed Racer (2008)

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Emily Fleming will be at VidCon on June 19 & 21st. Go see here with Mythical Kitchen!

Jordan will be in the SF bay area on June 21st signing books at Mission Comics And Art. Click the link here to find out more!

Also Jordan will be at San Diego Comic Con! More details on that coming soon!

Matt has stand up dates!

PASADENA JULY 5TH -New World Disorder Comedy with Francesca & Friends. Tickets: https://www.showclix.com/event/New-World-Disorder-07-05-25-9-30-pm

Friday August 1st - Francesca and Matt will be at Laughs Comedy Club in Seattle. Tickets here: https://bit.ly/4kFt1xE

Saturday August 2nd - The Bitchuation Room LIVE in Seattle. Tickets here: https://bit.ly/4khBhnK

HOUSTON AUGUST 28 - Francesca and Matt will be at The Punchline in Houston. Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3A0062C3F8154B3F

Teen Witch, with Danielle Radford Jun 10, 2025

This week we are joined by comedian Danielle Radford to talk about the classic 80s teen movie Teen Witch, about a teenager who is also a witch!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... No Country For Old Men.

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Listen to Tights and Fights -a professional wrestling podcast with Danielle Radford - wherever you get your podcasts.

And subscribe to The Dropout

Emily will be a special guest on the improv show Lemon Pepper Wet, on June 25th at the Elysian in Los Angeles. Get your tickets now!

The Wolf Man (1941) Jun 03, 2025

This week we took a dive into Universal's dark universe with the werewolf movie that started it all The Wolf Man, the 1941 black and white classic about a creepy man who gets even creepier.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Teen Witch.

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Watch Emily, Jordan, and Matt every weekend on Good Mythical Weekend.

Also watch Emily's show Emily, Have You Seen This? on Mythical Society!

Jordan will be at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival on June 7th and 8th. The address is 50 Carlton Street in Toronto!

Stripped To Kill 2: Live Girls May 27, 2025

A listener found the movie that has been haunting Emily's dreams since she saw the box art as a child. And that movie is Stripped To Kill 2: Live Girls which is a movie about... idk man.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... The Wolfman (1941)

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See Matt and wife Francesca Fiorentini do a live podcast The Bitchuation Room at the Elysian Theater in Los Angeles on May 30th. Get your tickets now!

Watch Emily, Jordan, and Matt every weekend on Good Mythical Weekend.

Jordan will be at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival on June 7th and 8th. The address is 50 Carlton Street in Toronto!

Batman Returns May 20, 2025

This week we watched Tim Burton's greatest Batman movie Batman Returns, starring Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito, and Christopher Walken.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Stripped To Kill 2: Live Girls.

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See Matt and wife Francesca Fiorentini do a live podcast The Bitchuation Room at the Elysian Theater in Los Angeles on May 30th. Get your tickets now!

See Emily do stand up at the Broadwater Theater in LA on May 24th! Tickets here!

Jordan will be at the Toronto Comic Arts Festival on June 7th and 8th. The address is 50 Carlton Street in Toronto!

Varsity Blues May 13, 2025

This week we watched the movie that made whip cream bikinis every teen boy’s fantasy until they reached adulthood and realized the mess wasn’t worth it, the 1999 film Varsity Blues, starring James Van Der Beek.

Tune in next week when our movie will be… Batman Returns.

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Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

See Matt and Francesca do a live Bitchuation Room podcast at the Elysian Theatre in Los Angeles, May 30th at 7:30pm.

Emily Fleming has a NEW SHOW available right now on Mythical Society called "Emily, Have You Seen This?" and you should see this!

Jordan wrote on the newest season of Jellystone! Watch it now on Max!

The Land Before Time May 06, 2025

This week Emily, Jordan, and guest producer Steven Ray Morris (See Jurassic Right podcast) are joined by the hilarious Sierra Katow (TV Chef Fantasy League) to talk about Don Bluth's best masterpiece The Land Before Time.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Varsity Blues.

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LAST CHANCE TO GET TICKETS TO SEE MATT LIEB AT COBBS IN SAN FRANCISCO! MAY 7th!

Listen to TV Chef Fantasy League with Sierra Katow

Also, Sierra Katow's stand up special FUNT is playing on YouTube free with ads right now!

Listen to Steven Ray Morris's podcast See Jurassic Right

Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

The Talented Mr. Ripley Apr 29, 2025

This week we watched the classic 1999 thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley, starring Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jude Law, and the amazing Philip Seymour Hoffman. It's like Liar Liar but with more murder!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... The Land Before Time.

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Get our merch at https://maxfunstore.com/

Emily Fleming has a NEW SHOW available right now on Mythical Society called "Emily, Have You Seen This?" and you should see this!

Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini will be in San Francisco at Cobb's Comedy Club on May 7th! Buy tickets here!

Jordan Morris appearances and dates!

4/26 - Peninsula Libraries Comic and Arts Fest, Library Parks and Recreation Center South San Francisco.
4/30 - Collectors paradise North Hollywood. 5-7pm , Nicole Goux and Gabriel Hardman
5/2 - Litfest in the Dena Pasadena Presbetarian Church 6:30pm - 7:30pm with Yehudi Mercado, Sara Phoebe Miller, Eliot Kalan
5/3 - Things from another world Universal Citywalk - 2-4pm
5/10- Mission Comics in SF with Briana Lowenson.

Dune (1984) Apr 22, 2025

This week we are dune something we've always wanted to be dune! The free movie gods must have been dune us a solid when they made David Lynch's Dune (1984) free with ads and now we're dune you the favor of talking about it. Stop what you're dune and listen to it!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... The Talented Mr. Ripley

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Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini will be in San Francisco at Cobb's Comedy Club on May 7th! Buy tickets here!

Jordan Morris appearances and dates!

4/26 - Peninsula Libraries Comic and Arts Fest, Library Parks and Recreation Center South San Francisco.
4/30 - Collectors paradise North Hollywood. 5-7pm , Nicole Goux and Gabriel Hardman
5/2 - Litfest in the Dena Pasadena Presbetarian Church 6:30pm - 7:30pm with Yehudi Mercado, Sara Phoebe Miller, Eliot Kalan
5/3 - Things from another world Universal Citywalk - 2-4pm
5/10- Mission Comics in SF with Briana Lowenson.

Reefer Madness (1936) Apr 15, 2025

To celebrate 4/20 (the marijuana holiday), we decided to watch the infamous 1936 US propaganda film Reefer Madness, about how weed makes you violent and good at piano.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... David Lynch's Dune (1984)

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Thank you to our jumbotron from Magica Riot. You can get your own Jumbotron by going to Maximumfun.org/jumbotron

Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini will be in San Francisco at Cobb's Comedy Club on May 7th! Buy tickets here!

Jordan Morris appearances and dates!

4/30 - Collectors paradise North Hollywood. 5-7pm , Nicole Goux and Gabriel Hardman
5/2 - Litfest in the Dena Pasadena Presbetarian Church 6:30pm - 7:30pm with Yehudi Mercado, Sara Phoebe Miller, Eliot Kalan
5/3 - Things from another world Universal Citywalk - 2-4pm
5/10- Mission Comics in SF with Briana Lowenson.

She Freak Apr 08, 2025

We picked this week's movie based on vibes alone. We watched the 1967 horror film She Freak, about a woman who works at a carnival freak show.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Reefer Madness (1936)

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If you missed our Fern Gully watch-a-long during the MaxFunDrive, you can watch it here!

See Jordan Jesse Go! Live in Chicago 4/11 at the Sleeping Village. Buy tickets here.

While in Chicago, Jordan will also be at the C2E2 Comic Book convention!

Also, Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini will be in San Francisco at Cobb's Comedy Club on May 7th! Buy tickets here!

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie Apr 01, 2025

This week we watch Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie, the shockingly not bad film version of the 90's kids TV show about teens who do activities.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... She Freak (1967)

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See Jordan Jesse Go! Live in Chicago 4/11 at the Sleeping Village. Buy tickets here.

While in Chicago, Jordan will also be at the C2E2 Comic Book convention!

Also, Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

Emily Fleming has a NEW SHOW available right now on Mythical Society called "Emily, Have You Seen This?" and you should see this!

Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini will be in San Francisco at Cobb's Comedy Club on May 7th! Buy tickets here!

Finally, watch Emily on Survive The Mythical Kitchen Live, which will be streaming on April 3rd, at 7pm PST. Get your tickets here.

Boco Teaser: Buffy The Vampire Slayer Pilot Mar 26, 2025

If you haven't yet become a MaxFun member then you are missing out on Free With Ads bonus episodes in which we talk about TV pilots we saw for free!

In order to entice you, we've decided to break you off a little piece of boco from our bonus episode on the Buffy The Vampire Slayer pilot. Enjoy this tasty treat and please join to hear more!

The Apartment, with The Flop House Mar 25, 2025

For the final week of the MaxFunDrive we invited Stuart and Dan from The Flop House to take a break from bad movies and watch the Best Picture winner "The Apartment" starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

Listen to The Flop House, it's very good!

Catch Emily Fleming and Jordan Morris at Wondercon!

Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini will be in San Francisco at Cobb's Comedy Club on May 7th! Buy tickets here!

Showgirls Mar 18, 2025

It's the first week of the MaxFunDrive 2025 and to celebrate we are giving you a cult classic, the inimitable erotic 90s sexy dance movie Showgirls, starring Elizabeth Berkeley.

Tune in next week when our movie will be The Apartment, with special guests The Flop House

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We are doing a livestream AMA on the MaxFun Youtube channel tonight at 8pm PST! Come watch!

Jordan Morris in MFD Spring Break Mar 17, 2025

It’s not MaxFunDrive without a wild kickoff spectacular! Former real-life VJ and host of MTV's Spring Break 1999, Dave Holmes, takes your favorite MaxFun hosts through some wacky ‘90s- and Spring Break-themed mini games!!

Featuring: Dave Holmes, Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya, Dimitry Pompée, Tom Lum, Ellen Weatherford, Alex Schmidt, Brenda Snell, Drea Clark, Alonso Duralde, Dan McCoy, Jordan Morris, Manolo Moreno, Ella Hubber, Caroline Roper, Ella McLeod, John-Luke Roberts, Justin McElroy, Clint McElroy, Mike Cabellon, Sierra Katow, Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, John Moe, Christian Dueñas, Christian Duguay

Pride & Prejudice (2005) Mar 11, 2025

This week the free movie gods blessed us with a quality romantic period piece, the 2005 Keira Knightley version of Pride and Prejudice, starring Matthew Macfadyen as a british guy!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Showgirls.

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Emily Fleming has a NEW SHOW coming to Mythical Society called "Emily, Have You Seen This?" and you should see this!

Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini will be at the Sacramento Punch Line on March 16th! Buy tickets now!

Also, Matt and Francesca will be in San Francisco at Cobb's Comedy Club on May 7th! Buy tickets here!

Jordan has a story in an issue of Marvel Comics Spiderman, it's called Web Of Spiderverse which comes out on March 5th and you can pre-order it RIGHT HERE! So do it!

Also, Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

If you can't figure out how to get the comics, Jordan is offering tech support. Email us freewithads@maximumfun.org for Jordan to help you!

Jordan and Emily will be at Wondercon in Anaheim on March 28, 29, and 30th.

Jordan will be at Cape and Cowl Comics in Oakland on March 15th!

Finally, PLEASE BUY OUR MERCH HERE!

Cube, with Jordan D. White Mar 04, 2025

This week we invited podcaster and senior editor at Marvel Comics Jordan D. White to the pod to talk about the sci-fi horror film Cube!

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Pride and Prejudice (2005)

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Listen to Jordan D. White's podcast Nature Trail To Hell!

Emily Fleming has a NEW SHOW coming to Mythical Society called "Emily, Have You Seen This?" and you should see this!

Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini will be at the Sacramento Punch Line on March 16th! Buy tickets now!

Also, Matt and Francesca will be in San Francisco at Cobb's Comedy Club on May 7th! Buy tickets here!

Jordan has a story in an issue of Marvel Comics Spiderman, it's called Web Of Spiderverse which comes out on March 5th and you can pre-order it RIGHT HERE! So do it!

Also, Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

If you can't figure out how to get the comics, Jordan is offering tech support. Email us freewithads@maximumfun.org for Jordan to help you!

Jordan will be at Arsenal Comics on March 5th signing comics, then March 9th Golden Apple Comics in Hollywood, and March 15th at Cape and Cowl Comics in Oakland.

Finally, PLEASE BUY OUR MERCH HERE!

Nosferatu (1922) Feb 25, 2025

This week we watched our first ever silent film, the 1922 classic Nosferatu: A Symphony Of Horror.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Cube (1998)

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Become a MaxFun member and listen to our new bonus episode about the pilot to Pee-Wee's Playhouse.

Matt Lieb and Francesca Fiorentini will be at the Sacramento Punch Line on March 16th! Buy tickets now!

Also, Matt and Francesca will be in San Francisco at Cobb's Comedy Club on May 7th! Buy tickets here!

Jordan has a story in an issue of Marvel Comics Spiderman, it's called Web Of Spiderverse which comes out on March 5th and you can pre-order it RIGHT HERE! So do it!

Also, Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

If you can't figure out how to get the comics, Jordan is offering tech support. Email us freewithads@maximumfun.org for Jordan to help you!

Jordan will be at Arsenal Comics on March 5th signing comics, then March 9th Golden Apple Comics in Hollywood, and March 15th at Cape and Cowl Comics in Oakland.

Finally, PLEASE BUY OUR MERCH HERE!

Tremors Feb 18, 2025

Free With Ads is officially 1 year old! And to celebrate this milestone, we decided to watch a movie we have referenced many times on the pod, the 1990 monster movie Tremors, starring Kevin Bacon.

Tune in next week when our movie will be... Nosferatu (1922)

Become a MaxFun member and listen to our new bonus episode about the pilot to Pee-Wee's Playhouse.

Matt Lieb and his wife will be doing comedy at the Ice House in Pasadena on Wednesday February 19th, at 7:30pm!

Also Matt and Francesca will be at the Sacramento Punch Line on March 16th! Buy tickets now!

Jordan has a story in an issue of Marvel Comics Spiderman, it's called Web Of Spiderverse which comes out on March 5th and you can pre-order it RIGHT HERE! So do it!

Also, Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

If you can't figure out how to get the comics, Jordan is offering tech support. Email us freewithads@maximumfun.org for Jordan to help you!

Jordan will be at Arsenal Comics on March 5th signing comics, then March 9th Golden Apple Comics in Hollywood, and March 15th at Cape and Cowl Comics in Oakland.

Finally, PLEASE BUY OUR MERCH HERE!

Who Framed Roger Rabbit Feb 11, 2025

The free movie gods have blessed us this week with one of the podcast's most beloved childhood movies Who Framed Roger Rabbit, about a lovesick animated rabbit who is framed for murder.

Emily Fleming is on cameo now!

Matt Lieb and his wife will be doing comedy at the Ice House in Pasadena on Wednesday February 19th, at 7:30pm!

Jordan has a story in an issue of Marvel Comics Spiderman, it's called Web Of Spiderverse which comes out on March 5th and you can pre-order it RIGHT HERE! So do it!

Also, Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

If you can't figure out how to get the comics, Jordan is offering tech support. Email us freewithads@maximumfun.org for Jordan to help you!

Jordan will be at Arsenal Comics on March 5th signing comics, then March 9th Golden Apple Comics in Hollywood, and March 15th at Cape and Cowl Comics in Oakland.

Finally, PLEASE BUY OUR MERCH HERE!

Valley Girl, with Alison Rosen Feb 04, 2025

This week we had our new best friend Alison Rosen on the pod to talk about the cult classic Valley Girl, starring a teenage Nicolas Cage.

Listen to Alison Rosen's podcast Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend.

Also, subscribe to Alison Rosen's patreon and substack!

Emily Fleming is on cameo now!

Matt Lieb and his wife will be doing comedy at the Ice House in Pasadena on Wednesday February 19th, at 7:30pm!

Jordan has a story in an issue of Marvel Comics Spiderman, it's called Web Of Spiderverse which comes out on March 5th and you can pre-order it RIGHT HERE! So do it!

Also, Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

If you can't figure out how to get the comics, Jordan is offering tech support. Email us freewithads@maximumfun.org for Jordan to help you!

Twilight (Live at San Francisco Sketchfest 2025) Jan 28, 2025

This week we did our first ever live Free With Ads podcast at SF Sketchfest! Join Matt, Emily, Jordan, and special guest comedian Shanna Christmas as we talk about the movie Twilight, live at the San Francisco Punch Line comedy club.

Follow Shanna on instagram!

Emily Fleming is on cameo now!

Matt Lieb's sister's house burned down in the Altadena fire. If you can, please donate to her GoFundMe.

Jordan has a story in an issue of Marvel Comics Spiderman, it's called Web Of Spiderverse which comes out on March 5th and you can pre-order it RIGHT HERE! So do it!

Also, Jordan contributed to Godzilla vs LA, a comic book anthology which comes out April 30th and all the proceeds will go to those affected by the LA fires.

The Warriors Jan 21, 2025

Can you dig it? Yes, you can. And so can we. Which is why we all decided to watch the 1979 cult classic gang movie The Warriors!

Congratulations to the winner of the merch photo contest SHAWN ATWOOD! We hope you enjoy your Godzilla remix which you can hear at the very end of the episode!

Matt Lieb's sister's house burned down in the Altadena fire. If you can, please donate to her GoFundMe.

Join the MaxFun member feed here!

Jordan will be at Pasadena Comic Con on January 26th so get your tickets now!

We are excited to announce that Free With Ads will be doing our first ever LIVE SHOW at San Francisco Sketchfest 2025! We will be talking about the movie TWILIGHT! Join Jordan, Emily, producer Matt Lieb, and guest comedian Shanna Christmas at the Punch Line in San Francisco on January 23rd at 7:30pm for a live show you will never forget. Get your tickets NOW!

Free With Ads merch is finally here! Go to the MaxFun store now and buy something for yourself!

Dick Tracy Jan 14, 2025

This week the Free With Ads podcast finally found our white whale! The 1990 Warren Beatty comic book epic "Dick Tracy" starring some of the best actors in the world wearing some of the worst makeup in the world.

Matt Lieb's sister's house burned down in the Altadena fire. If you can, please donate to her GoFundMe.

Emily Fleming is on cameo now!

Jordan will be at Pasadena Comic Con on January 26th so get your tickets now!

We are excited to announce that Free With Ads will be doing our first ever LIVE SHOW at San Francisco Sketchfest 2025! We will be talking about the movie TWILIGHT! Join Jordan, Emily, producer Matt Lieb, and guest comedian Shanna Christmas at the Punch Line in San Francisco on January 23rd at 7:30pm for a live show you will never forget. Get your tickets NOW!

Free With Ads merch is finally here! Go to the MaxFun store now and buy something for yourself!

Bats Jan 07, 2025

Happy New Year! Our resolution? Watch more free movies! So in that spirit we decided to watch the 1999 horror flop BATS, which is about scary mutant bats and stars actual great actors like Lou Diamond Phillips.

Jordan has a story in an issue of Marvel Comics Spiderman, it's called Web Of Spiderverse which comes out on March 5th and you can pre-order it RIGHT HERE! So do it!

Spiderverse, coming out March 5th

We are excited to announce that Free With Ads will be doing our first ever LIVE SHOW at San Francisco Sketchfest 2025! We will be talking about the movie TWILIGHT! Join Jordan, Emily, producer Matt Lieb, and guest comedian Shanna Christmas at the Punch Line in San Francisco on January 23rd at 7:30pm for a live show you will never forget. Get your tickets NOW!

Free With Ads merch is finally here! Go to the MaxFun store now and buy something for yourself!

Also, we are having a contest! If you buy some merch and take a picture of yourself with that merch and send it to freewithads@maximumfun.org, we will pick one of you and the winner will get to have any song they want Godzilla-fied. That's right, Matt will make a Godzilla remix of your favorite song.

[UNLOCKED BOCO] Gotham Dec 31, 2024

Hey Free With Ads listeners (freebies? freeks? what do we call you guys again?). Today we have decided to post an episode of bonus content we did for MaxFun members, in order to entice you into becoming a member yourself! Which is something you should absolutely do as it helps keep the show going and it is truly great content. You can become a member by clicking here!

The episode we've unlocked for y'all is about the pilot to the CW series Gotham, a sort of Batman show for teens. Idk, Emily likes it.

Black Christmas (1974) Dec 24, 2024

This week we decided to celebrate the holidays by watching a classic Christmas horror film Black Christmas from 1974, about a sorority serial killer!

We are excited to announce that Free With Ads will be doing our first ever LIVE SHOW at San Francisco Sketchfest 2025! We will be talking about the movie TWILIGHT! Join Jordan, Emily, producer Matt Lieb, and guest comedian Shanna Christmas at the Punch Line in San Francisco on January 23rd at 7:30pm for a live show you will never forget. Get your tickets NOW!

Free With Ads merch is finally here! Go to the MaxFun store now and buy something for yourself!

Also, we are having a contest! If you buy some merch and take a picture of yourself with that merch and send it to freewithads@maximumfun.org, we will pick one of you and the winner will get to have any song they want Godzilla-fied. That's right, Matt will make a Godzilla remix of your favorite song.

Hitched For The Holidays Dec 17, 2024

This week we ring in the holiday season with the Hallmark Christmas movie Hitched For The Holidays starring Joey Lawrence and Emily Hampshire as two single people who get in a fake relationship to please their families.

Matt, Jordan, and Emily did an episode of Good Mythical Morning that was so raunchy they had to release it on Mythical Society! Please sign up for Mythical Society and watch "Spicy Spin The Bottle."

Maximum Fun just launched their own online bookshop! Buy books without supporting some of the more evil booksellers by going to Bookshop.org/shop/maxfun and buy books written by many of MaxFun's best podcast hosts, including the YA graphic novel Youth Group written by Jordan Morris!

We are excited to announce that Free With Ads will be doing our first ever LIVE SHOW at San Francisco Sketchfest 2025! Join Jordan, Emily, producer Matt Lieb, and a very special guest at the Punch Line in San Francisco on January 23rd at 7:30pm for a live show you will never forget. Get your tickets NOW!

Free With Ads merch is finally here! Go to the MaxFun store now and buy something for yourself!

Also, we are having a contest! If you buy some merch and take a picture of yourself with that merch and send it to freewithads@maximumfun.org, we will pick one of you and the winner will get to have any song they want Godzilla-fied. That's right, Matt will make a Godzilla remix of your favorite song.

Titanic, with Jon Gabrus Dec 10, 2024

This week we invited Jon Gabrus (High and Mighty) to carve out about 6 hours of his time to watch and talk about James Cameron's Titanic, starring Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Listen to one of Jon Gabrus's many shows such as High and Mighty and Action Boyz which is mostly Patreon-only but you can listen to a few of them for free here! Finally you can listen to all 30 episodes of the Gino Lombardo Show here!

We are excited to announce that Free With Ads will be doing our first ever LIVE SHOW at San Francisco Sketchfest 2025! Join Jordan, Emily, producer Matt Lieb, and a very special guest at the Punch Line in San Francisco on January 23rd at 7:30pm for a live show you will never forget. Get your tickets NOW!

Free With Ads merch is finally here! Go to the MaxFun store now and buy something for yourself!

Also, we are having a contest! If you buy some merch and take a picture of yourself with that merch and send it to freewithads@maximumfun.org, we will pick one of you and the winner will get to have any song they want Godzilla-fied. That's right, Matt will make a Godzilla remix of your favorite song.

Face/Off, with Cole Stratton Dec 03, 2024

This week we invited comedian and podcaster Cole Stratton to watch the John Woo action classic Face/Off, starring Nicolas Cage wearing John Travolta's face and John Travolta wearing Nicolas Cage's face.

Come to SF Sketchfest on January 18th and watch Cole Stratton's amazing improv show Theme Park with Rachel Dratch, Ana Gasteyer, Oscar Nuñez, Kevin Pollack, and more! Buy your tickets here!

We are excited to announce that Free With Ads will be doing our first ever LIVE SHOW at San Francisco Sketchfest 2025! Join Jordan, Emily, producer Matt Lieb, and a very special guest at the Punch Line in San Francisco on January 23rd at 7:30pm for a live show you will never forget. Get your tickets NOW!

Free With Ads merch is finally here! Go to the MaxFun store now and buy something for yourself!

Also, we are having a contest! If you buy some merch and take a picture of yourself with that merch and send it to freewithads@maximumfun.org, we will pick one of you and the winner will get to have any song they want Godzilla-fied. That's right, Matt will make a Godzilla remix of your favorite song.

Gladiator Nov 26, 2024

This week we decided to celebrate the season of giving thanks by watching the Ridley Scott epic Gladiator, starring Russell Crowe as a hunky Spaniard who must defeat the a sexy ratboy Emperor played by Joaquin Phoenix.

We are excited to announce that Free With Ads will be doing our first ever LIVE SHOW at San Francisco Sketchfest 2025! Join Jordan, Emily, producer Matt Lieb, and a very special guest at the Punch Line in San Francisco on January 23rd at 7:30pm for a live show you will never forget. Get your tickets NOW!

Free With Ads merch is finally here! Go to the MaxFun store now and buy something for yourself!

Also, we are having a contest! If you buy some merch and take a picture of yourself with that merch and send it to freewithads@maximumfun.org, we will pick one of you and the winner will get to have any song they want Godzilla-fied. That's right, Matt will make a Godzilla remix of your favorite song.

Penelope, with Mikayla Nov 19, 2024

This week we invited Good Mythical Morning's very own Mikayla Barnes to talk about a movie that she has loved since childhood, the young adult fairy tale film Penelope starring Christina Ricci as a lady with a pig face.

Watch the newest episode of Good Mythical Weekend in which Mikayla goes on a date live on the show.

Free With Ads merch is finally here! Go to the MaxFun store now and buy something for yourself!

Also, we are having a contest! If you buy some merch and take a picture of yourself with that merch and send it to freewithads@maximumfun.org, we will pick one of you and the winner will get to have any song they want Godzilla-fied. That's right, Matt will make a Godzilla remix of your favorite song.

Son Of Godzilla Nov 12, 2024

This week we all watched Son Of Godzilla, a Japanese film about a radioactive super-lizard/single dad struggling to teach his son how to be a grown-up.

Free With Ads merch is finally here! Go to the MaxFun store now and buy something for yourself!

Also, we are having a contest! If you buy some merch and take a picture of yourself with that merch and send it to freewithads@maximumfun.org, we will pick one of you and the winner will get to have any song they want Godzilla-fied. That's right, Matt will make a Godzilla remix of your favorite song.

How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days Nov 05, 2024

This week we finally got around to watching a Matthew McConaughey movie, the romcom hit "How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days" where he and Kate Hudson con eachother into falling in love.

Jordan will be at the Berkeley Public Library ComicCon on Novmber 9th! At 11am he will doing a panel at the second floor Mystery Room. Find more info at BerkeleyPublicLibrary.com

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff! Great for holiday shopping!

Emily will be doing some Texas shows with the Good Mythical Tour. November 15th in Dallas and November 16th in Houston. Buy your tickets immediately!

Practical Magic Oct 29, 2024

For the final Free With Ads Hallow-Peen celebration, we all watched the 1998 classic Practical Magic, staring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as two very 90's witches.

Jordan Morris will be at Revenge of Comics and Pinball on November 2nd for the Creators Block Party featuring such luminaries as Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Josh Gad, Jesse Thorn, Elliot Kalan, and so much more! Find out more here!

Also, Jordan will be at the Berkeley Public Library ComicCon on Novmber 9th! At 11am he will doing a panel at the second floor Mystery Room. Find more info at BerkeleyPublicLibrary.com

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff! Great for holiday shopping!

Children of the Corn (1984) Oct 22, 2024

This week we continue our Hallo-peen celebration with guest Josh Davis (Red Letter Media) talking to us about the 1984 cult classic Children of the Corn, starring Linda Hamilton.

Listen to Josh's band here IFIHADAHIFI.

Also, watch Josh and friends do livestream on Twitch November 1st here twitch.tv/fuzzboxchicago

Jordan Morris will be at Revenge of Comics and Pinball on November 2nd for the Creators Block Party featuring such luminaries as Patton Oswalt, Jordan Blum, Josh Gad, Jesse Thorn, Elliot Kalan, and so much more! Find out more here!

Get your tickets to watch Good Mythical Evening on Oct 25th!

The Faculty, with Janet Varney Oct 15, 2024

On this week's Hallo-Peen episode of Free With Ads, we invited comedian Janet Varney (The JV Club) to talk about the high school sci-fi horror film The Faculty, starring Josh Hartnett, Elijah Wood, Clea DuVall, and Jon Stewart!

Check out Janet's podcast The JV Club and also her new podcast E. Pluribus Motto with Janet Varney and John Hodgman.

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff! Great for holiday shopping!

Jordan, Emily, and Matt did an AMA livestream on YouTube, so if you missed it you can watch it right here!

We have a TREAT for you MaxFun members! We just released a new BONUS episode of FWA - the never-before-released pilot episode of the podcast Free With Ads in which we talk about the 1972 horror movie Frogs. We recorded this episode on Emily's couch and had no idea we'd ever do more than one episode. To listen to our bonus content, join Maximum Fun now

The Bye Bye Man Oct 08, 2024

Are you ready for another Hallo-peen Screamfest? Well, too bad because today we all watched the 2017 horror movie "The Bye Bye Man" about a man who is called the Bye Bye Man who uh has a dog? You may not enjoy the movie, but you'll love this episode.

We are doing our FIRST EVER FREE WITH ADS LIVESTREAM on the MaxFun YouTube channel this Wednesday Oct 9th at 6pm PST. We will be talking movies and taking questions.

Don't miss this years Good Mythical Evening on October 25th where Matt, Emily. and Jordan (plus 2 guys named Rhett and Link) will be doing a NFSW halloween-theme'd live stream! You can buy tickets for the stream here, or watch with friends at your local Alamo Draft House.

Jordan Morris will be at Heavy Manners Comics Fair Oct 12. You can reserve your FREE tickets here.

We have a new BONUS episode of FWA available right now, where we talk about the pilot to the teen comic book drama "Gotham." You do not want to miss it! To listen to our bonus content, join Maximum Fun now.

House On Haunted Hill (1959) Oct 01, 2024

Happy HallowPeen to all you ghouls and boys out there. This week we watched the classic Vincent Price B-movie "House on Haunted Hill" about a man who really hates his 4th wife. It's spooktacularly bad.

Don't miss this years Good Mythical Evening on October 25th where Matt, Emily. and Jordan (plus 2 guys named Rhett and Link) will be doing a NFSW halloween-theme'd live stream! You can buy tickets for the stream here, or watch with friends at your local Alamo Draft House.

Jordan Morris will be at LA ComicCon on October 4th and 5th signing books at booth F10.

Also Jordan will be at Heavy Manners Comics Fair Oct 12. You can reserve your FREE tickets here.

The Blob (1958) Sep 24, 2024

This week we all watched a classic horror film about a blob that eats everything in sight. It's called The Blob! Great title!

If you want to support a cool local indie bookstore AND get your book signed and PERSONALIZED, you can get it via Book Soup! Jordan Morris will write anything you want in your copy (Personal message, sweet nothing, Free With Ads catch phrase, etc) as long as it's PG-13 (it's a YA book after all). Book Soup ships ANYWHERE!

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff! Great for holiday shopping!

To listen to our bonus content, join Maximum Fun now

Godzilla 1998, with Hector Navarro Sep 17, 2024

This week we are joined by comedian Hector Navarro (Heroes Reforged, New Rockstars) to talk about the 1998 mega-flop Godzilla, starring Matthew Broderick as a worm science guy whose life is forever changed when he meets a Godzilla.

Check out Hector on New Rockstars, or you can check him out on Heroes Reforged. And if that isn't enough, you can watch/listen to The Break Room!

Want to have your very own message read by Emily, Jordan, and Matt? Well you can for a very reasonable price by going to https://maximumfun.org/jumbotron/

To listen to our bonus content, join Maximum Fun now

Cool World Sep 10, 2024

This week we watched a movie that answered the question "what if Roger Rabbit but more horny?" That's right, we are talking Cool World, the half animated/half dead inside box office bomb starring Brad Pitt and a cartoon Kim Basinger.

Want to have your very own message read by Emily, Jordan, and Matt? Well you can for a very reasonable price by going to https://maximumfun.org/jumbotron/

Watch Emily on a new Meals Of History on the Mythical Kitchen channel.

Talk about Free With Ads on Reddit! Join www.reddit.com/r/maximumfun/ and while you're at it also join www.reddit.com/r/freewithads/

To listen to our bonus content, join Maximum Fun now

Thumbelina Sep 03, 2024

Jordan and Emily watched another Don Bluth animated classic this week, the 1994 Hans Christian Andersen adaptation Thumbelina, starring The Little Mermaid, Iago The Parrot from Aladdin, and Charo as a frog.

Jordan will be in Portland, Oregon from Sept 6-8 for Rose City Comic Con where he will be signing books at Artist's Alley, table AL-04.

Want to have your very own message read by Emily, Jordan, and Matt? Well you can for a very reasonable price by going to https://maximumfun.org/jumbotron/

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

Talk about Free With Ads on Reddit! Join www.reddit.com/r/maximumfun/ and while you're at it also join www.reddit.com/r/freewithads/

To listen to our bonus content, join Maximum Fun now

Point Break Aug 27, 2024

This week we watched the classic surf action film Point Break starring Keanu Reeves, Patrick Swayze, and the amazing Lori Petty. You can watch it free with ads here!

Want to have your very own message read by Emily, Jordan, and Matt? Well you can for a very reasonable price by going to https://maximumfun.org/jumbotron/

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

Emily, Jordan, and producer Matt Lieb will be on Good Mythical Weekend throughout the summer, so if you haven’t subscribed to GMM on YouTube, you should do so immediately.

Listen to our newest bonus episode of Free With Ads about The Outer Limits pilot! To listen, join Maximum Fun now (if you haven't already!)

A Walk To Remember Aug 20, 2024

This week Jordan and Emily watched the 2002 romantic teen tragedy movie "A Walk To Remember" starring Mandy Moore as a perfect Christian high schooler who falls in love with a bad boy. Also she is dying. Also she can sing.

Want to have your very own message read by Emily, Jordan, and Matt? Well you can for a very reasonable price by going to https://maximumfun.org/jumbotron/

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

Make sure to purchase a copy of Jordan's YA horror graphic novel Youth Group, AND see him in Los Angeles on August 24th at 826LA.

Emily, Jordan, and producer Matt Lieb will be on Good Mythical Weekend throughout the summer, so if you haven’t subscribed to GMM on YouTube, you should do so immediately.

Listen to our newest bonus episode of Free With Ads about The Outer Limits pilot! To listen, join Maximum Fun now (if you haven't already!)

Psycho 2 Aug 13, 2024

This week Jordan and Emily watch the sequel to one of the greatest horror films ever made... Psycho 2! It's like Psycho 1 except with full penetration!

Make sure to purchase a copy of Jordan's YA horror graphic novel Youth Group, AND see him in Los Angeles on August 24th at 826LA.

Emily, Jordan, and producer Matt Lieb will be on Good Mythical Weekend throughout the summer, so if you haven’t subscribed to GMM on YouTube, you should do so immediately.

Listen to our newest bonus episode of Free With Ads about The Outer Limits pilot! To listen, join Maximum Fun now (if you haven’t already!)

Burlesque, with Amy Roberts Aug 06, 2024

This week Emily and Jordan welcome Amy Roberts of Style Theory to the podcast to talk about one of the most fashionable movies of the 2000's Burlesque, starring Cher, Christina Aguilera, and Alan Cumming.

Check out Style Theory on YouTube!

Make sure to purchase a copy of Jordan's YA horror graphic novel Youth Group, AND see him in Los Angeles on August 24th at 826LA.

Emily, Jordan, and producer Matt Lieb will be on Good Mythical Weekend throughout the summer, so if you haven’t subscribed to GMM on YouTube, you should do so immediately.

Listen to our newest bonus episode of Free With Ads about The Outer Limits pilot! To listen, join Maximum Fun now (if you haven’t already!)

Labyrinth Jul 30, 2024

This week Emily and Jordan watch the classic Jim Henson/David Bowie/Monty Python kids film Labyrinth, starring David Bowie, Jennifer Connolly, and some puppets.

Also, see Jordan live at the following locations: August 2nd at Book Passage in San Francisco at 5:30pm. Or see Jordan in Los Angeles on August 24th at 826LA.

Listen to our newest bonus episode of Free With Ads about The Outer Limits pilot! To listen, join Maximum Fun now (if you haven’t already!)

Emily, Jordan, and producer Matt Lieb will be on Good Mythical Weekend throughout the summer, so if you haven’t subscribed to GMM on YouTube, you should do so immediately.

The Trial of the Incredible Hulk Jul 23, 2024

This week Emily and Jordan watched the best kind of movie there is, a TV movie. We watched The Trial Of The Incredible Hulk (1989) which is less of a movie and more of a failed Daredevil pilot. Enjoy!

Jordan Morris is doing a book tour for Youth Group! See his panel at SD Comic Con on Friday July 26 from 1pm-2pm called “Graphic Novels and The Real World. He'll also be doing some signings: Friday July 26th, between 2:30pm - 3:30pm Jordan will be signing books at autograph area AA09 and Saturday July 27th, at 5:30pm Jordan will be signing books at booth 2800.

Also, see Jordan live at the following locations: August 2nd at Book Passage in San Francisco at 5:30pm. Or see Jordan in Los Angeles on August 24th at 826LA.

Listen to our newest bonus episode of Free With Ads about The Outer Limits pilot! To listen, join Maximum Fun now (if you haven't already!)

Alligator Jul 16, 2024

This week we watched Alligator, a movie from 1980 about a giant Alligator who eats people in Chicago starring Robert Forster.

Jordan Morris is doing a book tour for Youth Group (which you can order here!) See him in Sacramento at the Wild Sisters Book Company July 19. You can pre-register for this event here and as an added bonus, after the event Jordan will be at Cheaters Sports Bar hanging out so please go to the book event and then head on down to Cheaters!

You can also see Jordan do a panel at SD Comic Con on July 26 from 1pm-2pm.

Emily, Jordan, and producer Matt Lieb will be on Good Mythical Weekend throughout the summer, so if you haven't subscribed to GMM on YouTube, you should do so immediately.

Make sure to join Maximum Fun so you can listen to our newest bonus episode about Street Fighter The Animated Series.

Give us 5 stars and a review on the Apple Podcast Store! DO IT NOW!

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

The Sting, with John Ross Bowie Jul 09, 2024

This week Emily and Jordan welcome comedian and rock and roll superstar John Ross Bowie to the pod to talk about the movie The Sting, starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman.

John Ross Bowie's band Egghead is going on tour! Get tickets to see them in Philadelphia, or Baltimore, or Brooklyn, or even Boston.

Jordan Morris is doing a book tour for Youth Group! See him at the OC Book Fair on July 13th, or see him in Sacramento at the Wild Sisters Book Company July 19, or see his panel at SD Comic Con on July 26 from 1pm-2pm, or see him on August 2nd at Silver Sprocket in San Francisco. Finally, see him in Los Angeles on August 24th at 826LA.

Emily, Jordan, and producer Matt Lieb will be on Good Mythical Weekend throughout the summer, so if you haven't subscribed to GMM on YouTube, you should do so immediately.

Moonstruck Jul 02, 2024

Emily and Jordan watched Moonstruck, the movie that won Cher an Oscar and made the whole world fall in love with Nicolas Cage.

Get tickets to the Good Mythical Tour which will be in Dallas and Houston in November.

Jordan was on Comic Book Couples Counseling recently. Check out his appearance here, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Matt Lieb and his wife Francesca Fiorentini will be in Chicago Monday and Tuesday August 19 and 20 at Lincoln Lodge in Chicago. Monday will be a live Bitchuation Room Podcast with Matt and Francesca and some other great guests, and Tuesday will be a live stand up show with us and some friends.

August 19th Live Podcast Tickets

August 20th Live Stand Up Tickets

Jupiter Ascending Jun 25, 2024

Emily and Jordan watched the Lana and Lilly Wachowski film Jupiter Ascending, a sci-fi movie about bees recognizing royalty and about other things, I'm sure. It stars Channing Tatum, Mila Kunis, and Eddie Redmayne and was chosen by our contest winner Carrie.

Matt, Emily, and Jordan recently did a roast of Rhett and Link which you can watch by joining Mythical Society right now!

Jordan is heavily hinting that he will be at San Diego Comic Con this year, so if you're planning on going maybe clear your schedule on the afternoon of July 26th. I'm sure there will be more details to come.

Make sure to join Maximum Fun so you can listen to our newest bonus episode about Street Fighter The Animated Series.

Give us 5 stars and a review on the Apple Podcast Store! DO IT NOW!

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

The Purge Jun 18, 2024

This week Emily and Jordan watched The Purge, a closed room horror movie where murder is legal!

Make sure to join Maximum Fun so you can listen to our newest bonus episode about Street Fighter The Animated Series.

Give us 5 stars and a review on the Apple Podcast Store! DO IT NOW!

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

The Opposite of Sex, with Alonso Duralde Jun 11, 2024

Emily and Jordan invited Alonso Duralde from Maximum Film to talk about the queer cinema classic The Opposite of Sex starring Christina Ricci, Lisa Kudrow, and Lyle Lovett.

Make sure to join Maximum Fun so you can listen to our newest bonus episode about Street Fighter The Animated Series.

Buy Alonso's book Hollywood Pride - A Celebration of LGBTQ+ Representation and Perseverance in Film. Get it wherever you purchase fine literature.

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

Give us 5 stars and a review on the Apple Podcast Store! DO IT NOW!

Tank Girl, with Comic Book Couples Counseling Jun 04, 2024

Emily and Jordan are joined by Brad and Lisa Gullickson of the podcast Comic Book Couples Counseling to talk about the 1995 cult classic Tank Girl, starring Lori Petty and Malcolm McDowell.

Give us 5 stars and a review on the Apple Podcast Store! DO IT NOW!

Listen to Comic Book Couples Counseling and check out their episode on the 40th Anniversary of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Pre-order Jordan's new graphic novel Youth Group here bit.ly/youthgroupbook

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

All Dogs Go To Heaven May 28, 2024

This week Emily and Jordan finally got around to watching a Burt Reynold's movie, sort of: the animated Don Bluth kids classic All Dogs Go To Heaven about a dog who ironically goes to dog hell. If this scared you as a kid, you were right!

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If you would like to pick the next Free With Ads movie, you can! Here's how: pre-order Jordan's new graphic novel Youth Group. Then shoot us an email at freewithads@maximumfun.org with the receipt and you will be automatically entered into a contest to choose the next Free With Ads movie. The winner will also receive a homemade rosary made by Emily Fleming (you can request an upside down cross!) Don't have money? Don't worry! Here's another way to enter. We are also accepting people who request Youth Group at their local library. Email us a screenshot of you asking, or if you just talked to a librarian you can just tell us that you did that. Honor system, so don't lie please.

Alien vs. Predator May 21, 2024

Emily and Jordan watched the long awaited IP synergy extravaganza Alien Vs. Predator on Free With Ads this week! It's a movie where they took two amazing franchises, put the bad guys in a catacomb of some kind and made them fight like a child shaking up an ant farm. Enjoy!

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

If you would like to pick the next Free With Ads movie, you can! Here's how: pre-order Jordan's new graphic novel Youth Group. Then shoot us an email at freewithads@maximumfun.org with the receipt and you will be automatically entered into a contest to choose the next Free With Ads movie. The winner will also receive a homemade rosary made by Emily Fleming (you can request an upside down cross!) Don't have money? Don't worry! Here's another way to enter. We are also accepting people who request Youth Group at their local library. Email us a screenshot of you asking, or if you just talked to a librarian you can just tell us that you did that. Honor system, so don't lie please.

The Godfather Part 2 May 14, 2024

This week Jordan and Emily decided to watch a movie that some have argued is the greatest film of all time. No, not Death To Smoochy, we watched The Godfather Part 2. Also, Jordan brought Emily some canned wine from the Francis Ford Coppola vineyard.

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Watch Emily on Meals of History on the Mythical Kitchen channel.

If you would like to pick the next Free With Ads movie, you can! Here's how: pre-order Jordan's new graphic novel Youth Group. Then shoot us an email at freewithads@maximumfun.org with the receipt and you will be automatically entered into a contest to choose the next Free With Ads movie. The winner will also receive a homemade rosary made by Emily Fleming (you can request an upside down cross!) Don't have money? Don't worry! Here's another way to enter. We are also accepting people who request Youth Group at their local library. Email us a screenshot of you asking, or if you just talked to a librarian you can just tell us that you did that. Honor system, so don't lie please.

The Godfather May 07, 2024

This week we watched a movie so classic that we can't believe it's free, Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather.

If you would like to pick the next Free With Ads movie, you can! Here's how: pre-order Jordan's new graphic novel Youth Group. bit.ly/youthgroupbook. Then shoot us an email at freewithads@maximumfun.org with the receipt and you will be automatically entered into a contest to choose the next Free With Ads movie. The winner will also receive a homemade rosary made by Emily Fleming.

Watch Emily on Meals of History on the Mythical Kitchen channel.

Watch Stallone's Knockouts - Beta Snip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmMoZ2ojJDc

Alexis Bittar’s series featuring characters Margeux and her assistant Jules. This is the first video Emily saw of the story and I cannot get enough. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C0cJQbgOcet/?igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA%3D%3D

Death Becomes Her, with Reading Glasses Apr 30, 2024

This week Emily and Jordan invited Mallory and Brea from Reading Glasses to the MaxFun studio to talk about the classic dark goofball comedy Death Becomes Her, starring Meryl Streep, Goldie Hawn, and Bruce Willis.

If you would like to pick the next Free With Ads movie, you can! Here's how: pre-order Jordan's new graphic novel Youth Group. bit.ly/youthgroupbook. Then shoot us an email at freewithads@maximumfun.org with the receipt and you will be automatically entered into a contest to choose the next Free With Ads movie.

Come see Jordan Morris at the YALLWEST Book Festival in Santa Monica on May 3rd and 4th. Get your tickets to see Jordan here. And if you can't make it to LA, pre-order Youth Group here for a discount.

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

Over The Top Apr 23, 2024

This week Emily and Jordan watched the Sylvester Stallone classic Over The Top, about a trucker who meets his son and also arm wrestles. This movie was picked by contest winner Shannon Pace. Thank you for boosting or joining MaxFun during the MaxFun Drive Shannon!

If you would like to pick the next Free With Ads movie, you can! Here's how: pre-order Jordan's new graphic novel Youth Group. bit.ly/youthgroupbook. Then shoot us an email at freewithads@maximumfun.org with the receipt and you will be automatically entered into a contest to choose the next Free With Ads movie.

Come see Jordan Morris at the YALLWEST Book Festival in Santa Monica on May 3rd and 4th. Get your tickets to see Jordan here. And if you can't make it to LA, pre-order Youth Group here for a discount.

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

The Skeleton Key (2005) Apr 16, 2024

This week Emily and Jordan watched the 2005 horror film The Skeleton Key, starring Kate Hudson and Peter Sarsgaard, a movie about how scary it is to attempt a New Orlean's accent.

Come see Jordan Morris at the YALLWEST Book Festival in Santa Monica on May 3rd and 4th. Get your tickets to see Jordan here. And if you can't make it to LA, pre-order Youth Group here for a discount.

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

Empire Records Apr 08, 2024

This week Jordan and Emily watch the 90's cult classic Empire Records, a movie about a group of misfit 90's kids working at an independent Delaware CD store.

Visit Emily's ETSY store and buy some amazing matchbook paints created by the very talented artist Caitlin Alyse Riley (@king_margo)

If you’re in the LA area, come to Golden Apple Comics on April 14th from 12pm-2pm. Jordan is signing a new Archie comic and also friends of the show Elliot Kalan, Casey Gilly, and Amy Chase will also be signing stuff! Come through!

Grease 2 Apr 02, 2024

This week, Jordan and Emily watched Grease 2 - the sequel to the musical classic that had people around the world saying "but why though?" You can watch it free with ads on Pluto TV.

Come see Jordan Morris at the YALLWEST Book Festival in Santa Monica on May 3rd and 4th. Get your tickets to see Jordan here. And if you can't make it to LA, pre-order Youth Group here for a discount.

Visit Emily's ETSY store right now and buy some stuff!

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It Takes Two (1995) Mar 25, 2024

It's week 2 of the MaxFun Drive and to celebrate Emily Fleming and Jordan Morris watched It Takes Two, starring the Olsen Twins who play two identical strangers who do a sort of parent trap type thing. But it's not the parent trap because they are not twins in the movie, just in real life. Anyway, you can watch It Takes Two free with ads right here.

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Go Fact Yourself #MaxFunDrive Kick-off Spectacular featuring Teresa McElroy, Ross Blocher, Ella Hubber, Tom Lum, and Jordan Morris Mar 18, 2024

This special network wide event is a celebration of the MaxFunDrive! If you’d like to support podcasts you love for just $5 a month and get bonus gifts in the process, go to maximumfun.org/join.

We’re kicking off the most exciting time of the year for the MaxFun Network with a trivia game show featuring hosts from tons of great podcasts.

J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong from “Go Fact Yourself” are joined by:

Teresa McElroy - “Shmanners”

Ross Blocher - “Oh No, Ross and Carrie!”

Ella Hubber & Tom Lum - “Let’s Learn Everything!”

Jordan Morris - “Jordan, Jesse, Go!” and "Free With Ads"

If you’d like to hear more hosts competing for trivia supremacy, visit Maximumfun.org for the full version of this show.

Lifetime Television's "House of Versace" Mar 18, 2024

Emily and Jordan are taking a break from watching movies that ever appeared in a theater with a movie that has only appeared on television. This week we watched Lifetime's "House of Versace" - a made-for-tv biopic about Donatella Versace.

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Please pre-order "Youth Group" on Booksoup and get a signed and personalized message from Jordan Morris! Please keep it PG-13 but feel free to make it weird! DIRECTIONS: When you are purchasing it on Booksoup, at the end of the shopping cart page you can write what you want Jordan to say in the section that says “Use this area for special instructions or questions regarding your order."

Dungeons & Dragons (2000) with Travis McElroy Mar 12, 2024

Why listen to a bad podcast about the good Dungeons & Dragons movie (2023) when you could listen to a good podcast about the bad Dungeons & Dragons movie (2000)? Hosts Emily Fleming and Jordan Morris invite special guest Travis McElroy (My Brother, My Brother and Me) to talk about this wonderfully terrible film.

Please pre-order "Youth Group" on Booksoup and get a signed and personalized message from Jordan Morris! Please keep it PG-13 but feel free to make it weird! DIRECTIONS: When you are purchasing it on Booksoup, at the end of the shopping cart page you can write what you want Jordan to say in the section that says “Use this area for special instructions or questions regarding your order."

The Birds (1963) Mar 05, 2024

Finally, a classic movie is available for free... with ads! Hosts Emily Fleming and Jordan Morris watched Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds on this week's Free With Ads.

Please pre-order "Youth Group" on Booksoup and get a signed and personalized message from Jordan Morris! Please keep it PG-13 but feel free to make it weird! DIRECTIONS: When you are purchasing it on Booksoup, at the end of the shopping cart page you can write what you want Jordan to say in the section that says “Use this area for special instructions or questions regarding your order."

He's Just Not That Into You Feb 27, 2024

This week your hosts Emily Fleming and Jordan Morris are bringing you the classic mid-aughts romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You, starring some of Hollywood's most beautiful people like Drew Barrymore, Bradley Cooper, Ben Affleck, and E from Entourage.

Please pre-order "Youth Group" on Booksoup and get a signed and personalized message from Jordan Morris! Please keep it PG-13 but feel free to make it weird! DIRECTIONS: When you are purchasing it on Booksoup, at the end of the shopping cart page you can write what you want Jordan to say in the section that says “Use this area for special instructions or questions regarding your order."

Timecop (1994) starring Jean-Claude Van Damme Feb 27, 2024

It's finally here! The first ever episode of Free With Ads with your hosts Emily Fleming and Jordan Morris! Deep within the ad-supported bowels of YouTube, we found the classic 90's sci-fi martial arts thriller action movie Timecop starring Jean-Claude Van Damme and Ron Silver.

Please pre-order "Youth Group" on Booksoup and get a signed and personalized message from Jordan Morris! Please keep it PG-13 but feel free to make it weird! DIRECTIONS: When you are purchasing it on Booksoup, at the end of the shopping cart page you can write what you want Jordan to say in the section that says “Use this area for special instructions or questions regarding your order."

Introducing: Free With Ads Feb 14, 2024

Why pay for streaming services when movies like Timecop and Grease 2 can be watched for nothing more than the cost of enduring a few loud, unskippable ads? Join us every week for a dive into the internet’s bargain bin!

Emily Fleming and Jordan Morris are real friends, real comedy writers and real cheapskates. They met working in comedy writing rooms and bonded over their love of “trashy” pop culture and saving a buck. They’re combining these loves for the podcast Free With Ads, a movie review show dedicated to the weird, amazing, inexplicable movies streaming free on an internet near you.

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