Judge John Hodgman
John Hodgman and Maximum Fun
John Hodgman's Today in the Past podcast is now The Judge John Hodgman Podcast. Have your pressing issues decided by Famous Minor Television Personality John Hodgman, Certified Judge. If you'd like John Hodgman to solve your pressing issue, simply email it, along with your phone number, to hodgman@maximumfun.org. THAT IS ALL.
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Mar 2, 2011 • 29min
Sesame Street Justice
A group of high school kids kidnapped their youth group leader's life-size Ernie doll as a prank, but he was stolen from them before his safe return. Can they be held responsible for Ernie's disappearance if they intended to return him?
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Feb 24, 2011 • 30min
Snob V. Slob
A fiancee demands that her sweetheart shape up and dress for a promotion, plus other clothing-related disputes.
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Feb 16, 2011 • 21min
The Tahitian Take-Out
A friends' night out at a Polynesian restaurant, several Scorpion bowls and an abandoned bag of takeout are involved in this accusation of impropriety and substandard hygiene.
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Feb 9, 2011 • 20min
You Say Martucci, I Say Martucci
Sisters Carol and Michelle have a disagreement over the pronunciation of their last name, Martucci. Carol believes in the traditional Italian "Mar-too-CHEE" and Michelle thinks it honors their grandfather to pronounce the name in his preferred fashion, "Mar-too-SEE".
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Jan 31, 2011 • 18min
The Case of the Youthful Indiscretions
Brothers Evan and Michael battle it out: as a toddler, Michael stole Evans things, and gave them away at pre-school. Does Evan deserve an apology?
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Jan 21, 2011 • 30min
The Cone-tractual Dispute
The manufacture of a food truck awning leads to a Portland-infused nightmare.
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Jan 3, 2011 • 19min
The Parenthetical Petition
Recorded live on stage at The Talent Show in Brooklyn! Judge John Hodgman decides the case of a couple who disagree: do parentheses have a place in fiction?
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Dec 20, 2010 • 26min
To Tree Or Not To Tree
A married couple disagrees: when should the Christmas decorations go up? That is the question. Skakespeare.
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Dec 14, 2010 • 23min
The Lion's Den
A married couple disagrees: what is a den?
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Dec 8, 2010 • 26min
The Lovely Couple
A married couple disagrees: is physical attractiveness a component of romantic love?
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