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Paget Brewster: Star of Screen, Stage, and Barnyard Bone Broth Jul 02, 2025

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You may know Paget Brewster as FBI Supervisory Special Agent Emily Prentiss on the television series Criminal Minds or as Joey’s girlfriend Kathy on multiple episodes of Friends. If you’re a particularly discerning entertainment consumer, you also know her from Andy Richter Controls the Universe or as Sadie Doyle on the podcast and stage series The Thrilling Adventure Hour. We’re not going to talk about any of that here, however, because we are going to spend a long time talking about bone broth. Paget walks us through the extensive days-long process of creating a broth that provides the foundation for many delicious meals. Listen to Paget’s soothing voice and drift off to sleep and maybe when you wake up you’ll have expert bone broth skills of your own.

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John’s acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.

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John Hodgman Attempts To Memorize All of Maine’s Coastal Islands (RERUN) Jun 25, 2025

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This episode originally ran August 14th, 2024.

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Is this a feat that the beloved author, actor, and host of Maximum Fun’s Judge John Hodgman can actually pull off? Well, no, probably not. There are over 4,600 such islands and he’s only one mortal human. Come on. But will he make a pretty game attempt for a little while and invite you to join his efforts as you drift off to sleep? Oh yes. Oh absolutely yes. And together, we’ll learn about geodesic domes along the way and that will be neat.

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John’s acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.

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Julie Klausner Tours You Through Her Pleasant and Less-Than-Pleasant Massages Jun 18, 2025

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The very funny and charming Julie Klausner is known for her starring role in the acclaimed Hulu dark comedy series Difficult People and she has appeared in Big Mouth, What We Do in the Shadows, At Home with Amy Sedaris, and many other beloved and hilarious programs. It’s stressful work, we think, because Julie has had a lot of massages over the years and she’s here to tell you all about them. We hope you’ll find our conversation as relaxing and sleep-inducing as a real massage but we assure you there will be no oils applied to you, nor will there be a CD of whale songs or the vague threat of wind chimes. And you can wear whatever you like.

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John’s acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.

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Chris Duffy and the Joy of Sox Jun 11, 2025

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Chris Duffy is a writer, extremely funny comedian, and host of the TED podcast How To Be a Better Human. He’s also a former contestant on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? (answer: well, we all do, of course) where a producer asked what he would do if he won the titular million bucks and Chris said he would buy a lifetime supply of new socks. That’s a bad answer, the producer said, but Chris stands by it. He loves the feel of new socks quite a bit and has many thoughts on sock selection based on length, material, and overall foot feel. He cares about socks a whole lot and, being the show we are, we let him go on talking about socks and you can listen while you fall asleep, giggling occasionally. Doesn’t that sound pleasant? Sure it does.

Learn more about Chris Duffy by visiting his website, www.chrisduffycomedy.com. Watch his Ted talk, "How to Find Laughter Anywhere" at www.ted.com. Listen to Chris's new podcast with Ted, How to Be a Better Human, wherever fine pods are cast.

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John is on Bluesky @JohnMoe

John’s acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.

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NPR’s Tamara Keith Has Strong Yet Soothing Opinions On Pie Jun 04, 2025

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You know Tamara Keith as NPR’s Senior White House Correspondent and as one of the hosts of the NPR Politics Podcast. You can count on her to deliver up-to-the-minute news and analysis on the most dramatic beat in journalism, even if it’s news that you may find very alarming. But there’s nothing alarming or upsetting about Tamara’s thoughts on the vast and delicious world of pies, it’s all very pleasant. She tells about making her favorite cherry pie and the pecan pie served at the secret White House basement Christmas party. Tamara’s job forbids her from offering an opinion on politics but she offers one here: cheesecake is not a pie. Drift off to sleep and dream of delicious, delicious pie served by a gentle NPR voice.

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John is on Bluesky @JohnMoe

John’s acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.

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Tamara Yajia: Brad Pitt’s Charcuterie Pal May 28, 2025

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Comedian, actor, and author Tamara Yajia has a new book Cry for Me, Argentina: My Life as a Failed Child Star that doesn’t spend all that much time on the subject of charcuterie boards. But that’s what our discussion is for. Learn about Tamara’s grandfather’s extensive and somewhat emotionally charged boards and how they inspired her to make vast boards of her own, first in England and then in America. Learn also about how Brad Pitt became such a fan of Tamara’s charcuterie-informed podcast that he invited her over to his place for... charcuterie. Truth be told, he probably had someone else put it together but it was a nice gesture nonetheless. Tamara lays out a spread of conversation about salami, cheese, but never candy or fish, as you drift off to a delicious sleep.

Pre-order your copy of Tamara Yajia's new book, Cry for Me, Argentina: My Life as a Failed Child Star, at the online book retailer of your choice. Listen to Hollywood Star Brad Pitt's favorite podcast featuring Tamara and her sister Nat, Chorizo Talk with Tam Yajia, wherever fine pods are cast.

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John is on Bluesky @JohnMoe

John’s acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.

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Hanif Abdurraqib Has 90 Band Shirts. Which We Think You’ll Agree Is a Lot. May 21, 2025

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Hanif Abdurraqib is a poet, cultural critic, and author of numerous books, including They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us, A Little Devil in America, and There’s Always This Year. He’s very passionate about music, as is evidenced in his massive collection, purchased online and at concert venues, of concert t-shirts, band sweatshirts, and other vintage apparel linked to various artists. Hanif walks us through his criteria for selecting which shirts to buy as well as what will determine the coming culling of his collection down to a more manageable 70. He also details the white whale that’s still out there, the item he dreams of: Tina Weymouth’s Talking Heads jacket last spotted onstage in Rome in 1980. Tina, if you still have that jacket, give us a call. Fall asleep as you listen to Hanif, who has a lovely soothing voice, take you through his closet and his thinking.

Learn more about Hanif Abdurraqib and his writing by visiting his website, www.abdurraqib.com. Get your Hanif Abdurraqib Portrait T-Shirt from the Bread & Water Print Shop (and not Wal-Mart) by going to their shop at www.breadandwaterprintshop.com or www.tinyurl.com/hanifshirt.

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John is on Bluesky @JohnMoe

John’s acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.

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Nate DiMeo of The Memory Palace Has THOUGHTS on Sports Team Names and Logos May 14, 2025

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If you love history, you already know about the lovely podcast The Memory Palace, which celebrates the quirky and intriguing elements of stuff that has happened. If you haven’t heard it, go listen. But first, hear honey-voiced host Nate DiMeo explain his complex and impassioned opinions on team names, logos, the nefarious nature of image consultants, and Utah somehow being known for Jazz.

Get your copy of The Memory Palace book wherever books are sold. Listen to and learn more about Nate and The Memory Palace by visiting www.thememorypalace.us.

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John is on Bluesky @JohnMoe

John’s acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.

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NPR’s Linda Holmes Takes You on a Sleepy Tour of Beverly Hills, 90210 May 07, 2025

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Nobody knows pop culture better than Linda Holmes, one of the hosts of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour, and culture doesn’t get much more pop than the nineties teen prime time soap Beverly Hills, 90210. Let Linda guide you to sleep while she introduces you to Brandon, Brenda, Kelly, Steve, Donna, and even Scott, who we frankly didn’t even know existed until Linda told us about him. We also challenge Linda to tell us, in the calmest and most soothing way possible, about the car bomb that killed Dylan’s dad. Linda Holmes has the honor of being the first returning guest on Sleeping with Celebrities and if you’re still awake after this episode, go back and listen to her give the full scoop on Melrose Place.

Learn more about Linda, her writing, and her podcasts by visiting her website, www.ThisIsLindaHolmes.com. Get your copy of Linda's newest novel, Back After This, wherever books are sold.

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John is on Bluesky @JohnMoe

John’s acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.

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Comedian, Actor, and Podcaster Sierra Katow Gently Takes You Grocery Shopping Apr 30, 2025

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There are many places to acquire food and household items in the greater Los Angeles area. You could go to Costco, you could go to Ralphs, you could even swing by 99 Ranch. Or if you listen to this episode with the delightful Sierra Katow, you could visit all these places and let Sierra do the driving while you zonk off to sleep, sated with the audio equivalent of free samples of tasty snacks. You might have seen Sierra on Sex Lives of College Girls or Last Comic Standing or perhaps you’ve heard her as one of the hosts of Maximum Fun’s TV Chef Fantasy League. Or maybe you just know her from the produce aisle.

Listen to TV Chef Fantasy League at www.MaximumFun.org/podcasts/TV-Chef-Fantasy-League or on the podcatcher of your choice. Watch Sierra's stand-up special Sierra Katow: Funt on Amazon Prime.

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Hey Sleepy Heads, is there anyone whose voice you’d like to drift off to, or do you have suggestions on things we could do to aid your slumber?

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Bluesky @sleepwithcelebs

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John is on Bluesky @JohnMoe

John’s acclaimed, best-selling memoir, The Hilarious World of Depression, is now available in paperback.

Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joinsleeping

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