hydro's rowing machine delivers more work out in less time. Jackass forever did something a lot of the movies that got best picture nominations did not: It made boat loads of money. The most popular movie in america is jackass forever, which came in at number one with 20 thre million dollars.
The Oscar nominations are out, but the No. 1 movie in America features Johnny Knoxville and his friends hurting each other. He attempts to explain why, and Vox's Alissa Wilkinson picks up his slack.
This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh and Miles Bryan, edited by Matt Collette, engineered by Efim Shapiro, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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