The JV Club with Janet Varney

In what might qualify as the biggest “no-brainer” in the history of The JV Club, we’re thrilled to welcome superstars Tegan and Sara, whose fantastic multi-media memoir “High School” is about to be followed up with their take on “Junior High.” Feast your ears on this convo— we DARE you not to relate to their experience!

This episode is part of the #MaxFunDrive! To directly help this show for as little as $5 a month, you can join, upgrade or boost your membership just by visiting maximumfun.org/join. There’s TONS of bonus content, gifts and MORE! It’s the final week of Max Fun Drive and we’re celebrating with the divine Ella McLeod ("Comfort Creatures" pod!)! Ella was born and lives in London, and this is one of our favorite convos about “where we come from” and “who we are” and “how we reconcile conflicting realities” of all time! She’s the perfect guest to celebrate everything that’s uniquely special about all of the hosts and podcasts on Maximum Fun, and why we’re all so proud to be a part of this diverse and joyful community. Of which YOU are a huge part!This show was edited with help from Daniel Zafran.

This is a special preview of a bonus episode of The JV Club. To hear the full episode, go sign up to become a MaxFun Member at maximumfun.org/join! For as little as $5 a month, you can help this podcast continue and earn access to tons of other members-only episodes of the show. JV is joined by familiar face Carrie Poppy from the "Oh No, Ross and Carrie!" podcast to open up their high school diaries. They'll discover such long-forgotten secrets like Carrie's hilarious list of “favorites," Janet's (topless??) trips with friends, the age of self-discovery and so much more!

This episode is part of the #MaxFunDrive! To directly help this show for as little as $5 a month, you can join, upgrade or boost your membership just by visiting maximumfun.org/join. There’s TONS of bonus content, gifts and MORE! #MaxFunDrive 2023 kicks off with a MaxFun pod crossover! It’s Maddy Myers of Triple Click  hanging with JV for a chew about video games, early fan fic, Massachusetts pride, and the mystical M.A.S.H. power of the grapevine! Thanks for making The JV Club possible with your support, Wonderfuls! 

It’s the legendary Annette O’Toole! JV is thrilled to welcome Annette to talk about her migration from Texas to LA just in time for adolescence, her early love of dance and music, and her prodigious and inspiring career (Smallville! Halt and Catch Fire! Virgin River! So much more!). The ladies also reminisce about Annette’s performances at the most recent SF Sketchfest, including a performance of two songs she and husband Michael McKean wrote for A Mighty Wind. This show was edited by Daniel Zafran with help from Julian Burrell

JV and her buddy, filmmaker/writer/actor Christine Weatherup sit down to chat about canine adventures during the Northridge earthquake, the inspiring Ms. Foster, and Christine’s film (that JV is in, and YOU can watch), See You Next Christmas!

Catch and release those sewer crawdads and pop into your yurt for this chat with FOGO s creator and host, Ivy Le! Ivy dishes on her 5,000-person high school in Dallas, her distrust of the outdoors (hence her hit podcast), and crushes on the folks in Band. Plus! What if you could sniff out the danger of, say, snakes?

Grab your late-night pop tart and get ready to DIG DEEP with JV and her scrumptious guest, Holly Laurent of the fabulous MEGA podcast! Seriously, Wonderfuls, this is an emotional, philosophical, and deeply sincere episode that also MAY OR MAY NOT BE RIGHT ABOUT GREYHOUNDS. From moms to Jesus to “What About Bob,” we GO THERE. 

Load up your San Francisco burrito and hit the beach for some shark-adjacent surfing! Or maybe just one of those things! It’s the great Sarah Lane, who hosts the  Daily Tech News Show and Have Such a Good Day, among other cool stuff. From only child bonding with JV to apple orchards and books, there’s plenty of No-Cal love to go around in this week’s ep! 

The dynamic and awesome Margo Donohue, author of Filmed in Brooklyn and host of several sweet pods including Book Vs. Movie, talks with JV about great horror villains, the white witch (Stevie Nicks!), and her own teen years filled with so many familiar teen feels. If you love movies, books, or can relate to being a human, this episode is a must!