70 Best Maximum Fun Podcasts

1. The Adventure Zone

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Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy from My Brother, My Brother and Me have recruited their dad Clint for a campaign of high adventure. Join the McElroys as they find their fortune and slay an unconscionable number of ... you know, kobolds or whatever in ... The Adventure Zone..MORE Ranking #4 in Apple Charts (US)
Hosts Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, Griffin McElroy
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 44.7K Avg Length 64 min Format Long form Since Dec 2014 Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Triple Click

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Video games: They're serious business! Except when they're not serious at all. Each week on Triple Click, video game experts Kirk Hamilton, Maddy Myers, and Jason Schreier journey into the fascinating world of games. They'll explore hot topics in video game news and culture, answer burning listener questions, debate the pros and cons of the biggest new games, and replay old classics together.MORE Ranking #27 in Spotify Charts (US)
Hosts Kirk Hamilton, Maddy Myers, Jason Schreier
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@maximumfun.org
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 1.5KFacebook 1.1KTwitter 13.6KInstagram 13.8K Avg Length 74 min Format Long form Since Apr 2020 Get Email Contact

3. My Brother, My Brother And Me

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Free advice from three of the world's most qualified, most related experts: Justin, Travis and Griffin McElroy. For one-half to three-quarters of an hour every Monday, we tell people how to live their lives, because we're obviously doing such a great job of it so far.MORE Ranking #39 in Apple Charts (US)
Hosts Justin McElroy, Travis McElroy, Griffin McElroy
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@maximumfun.org
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 36.7K Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Since Jan 2011 Get Email Contact

4. Go Fact Yourself

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Twice a month, host J. Keith van Straaten and co-host Helen Hong quiz the smartest celebrities they know to find out why they love what they love! Recorded before a live audience in downtown Los Angeles, this game show features comedians, actors, and musicians answering arcane questions on topics they claim to be experts in. But don't worry; if they slip up, there are real experts on hand to give us the facts!MORE Ranking #75 in Apple Charts (US)
Hosts J. Keith van Straaten, Helen Hong
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 858Twitter 1.7KInstagram 2.8K Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Since Dec 2017 Get Email Contact

5. Let's Learn Everything!

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Science communicators Ella Hubber, Tom Lum, and Caroline Roper learn about anything and everything interesting! Each episode they teach each other about a science topic, and learn about a miscellaneous topic. Whether it's bugs on drugs, temporal illusions, or fanfiction, there's so much out there, so let's learn everything! Join our Discord, email us, and follow us everywhere at www.LetsLearnEverything.comMORE Ranking #97 in Apple Charts (US)
Hosts Tom Lum, Caroline Roper, Ella Hubber
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 625Facebook 1.1KTwitter 1.3KInstagram 8.1K Avg Length 100 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

6. Sawbones: A Marital Tour of Misguided Medicine

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Join Dr. Sydnee McElroy and her husband Justin McElroy for a tour of all the dumb, bad, gross, weird and wrong ways we've tried to fix people.
Hosts Dr. Sydnee McElroy, Justin McElroy
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@mbmbam.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 18.2KFacebook 30.2KTwitter 59.5K Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Since Jun 2013 Get Email Contact

7. Stop Podcasting Yourself

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Canada's top comedy podcast. Hosted by Graham Clark and Dave Shumka, with weekly guests. Hilarious weekly guests? Yup.
Hosts Graham Clark, Dave Shumka
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 3.2K Avg Length 109 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

8. The Greatest Generation

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A Star Trek podcast by two guys who are a bit embarrassed to have a Star Trek podcast. After reviewing all of Star Trek: The Next Generation, DS9, and Voyager, we're reviewing Star Trek: Enterprise from beginning to end. Check out Greatest Trek, our companion podcast about all the new Star Trek series!MORE Hosts Adam Pranica, Benjamin Harrison
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 5KFacebook 4.4KTwitter 27.4KInstagram 13.8K Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Since Jan 2016 Get Email Contact

9. Judge John Hodgman

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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 ****@maximumfun.org. THAT IS ALL.MORE Host Judge John Hodgman
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 9KFacebook 26.8KTwitter 2.2KInstagram 49.5K Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Jordan, Jesse, GO!

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What is the dumbest show you can imagine? This award-winning show may be dumber. It has no content. No format. Yet it's going on ten years of delighting hundreds of thousands of people. It's been an iTunes editors choice, and Rolling Stone picked it as one of the world's best comedy podcasts. It's light in the dark, comfort in the cold and a penguin in the pants (long story). Join hosts Jesse Thorn (NPR's Bullseye) and Jordan Morris (Comedy Central's @Midnight) and a celebrity guest on a raucous, vulgar and warm-hearted romp that will probably leave you a better person...MORE Hosts Jesse Thorn, Jordan Morris
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@maximumfun.org
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 3.9KFacebook 6.4KTwitter 1.6KInstagram 40 Avg Length 74 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

11. Dr. Gameshow

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Jo Firestone and Manolo Moreno play original listener-created games with callers from all over the world! Listen as Jo, Manolo and the players struggle through these outrageous family-friendly games that are played regardless of quality!MORE Hosts Jo Firestone, Manolo Moreno
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1.3KFacebook 3KTwitter 2.5KInstagram 3.3K Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

12. Maximum Film!

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A movie podcast that isn't just a bunch of straight white dudes. Comedian Ify Nwadiwe is joined by film producer Drea Clark and film critic Alonso Duralde for a fast, funny, flight through film. Maximum Film! is news, reviews and in-depth insight, beamed directly into your ears every week.MORE Hosts Kevin Ferguson, Ify Nwadiwe, Drea Clark
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@maximumfun.org
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 1.1KTwitter 2.7KInstagram 830 Avg Length 65 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

13. Troubled Waters

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Troubled Waters is the pop culture quiz show where comedians disagree to disagree. Twice a month, Dave will stoke pointless arguments between two teams of comedians and make them compete against each other in order to settle their meaningless debates once and for all. Winner takes home the right to be right.MORE Host Dave Holmes
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Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 942Facebook 1.1KTwitter 27.4KInstagram 13.8K Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

14. Depresh Mode with John Moe

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Join host John Moe (The Hilarious World of Depression) for honest, relatable, and, yes, sometimes funny conversations about mental health. Hear from comedians, musicians, authors, actors, and other top names in entertainment and the arts about living with depression, anxiety, and many other common disorders. Find out what they've done to address it, what worked, and what didn't. Depresh Mode also features useful insights on mental health issues with experts in the field. It's honest talk from people who have been there and know their stuff...MORE Host John Moe
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 920Twitter 2.2KInstagram 2K Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Since Mar 2021 Get Email Contact

15. Feeling Seen

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On Feeling Seen, writer and general enthusiast Jordan Crucchiola invites filmmakers, writers, comedians, and artists to discuss the movie characters that made them 'feel seen.' It's about that instant when a person connects to a piece of art so deeply that they see themselves reflected in it. Every week Jordan gabs it up with a guest about those magical moments when they were watching a film and realized, 'That's me!' It's an informative, funny, and comforting show about our intimate relationship with movies, the impact they have on our lives, and how they influence our art.MORE Host Jordan Crucchiola
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@maximumfun.org
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 54Twitter 324Instagram 311 Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

16. Beef And Dairy Network

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The number one podcast for those involved or just interested in the production of beef animals and dairy herds. A comedy podcast by Benjamin Partridge.
Host Benjamin Partridge
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 3KFacebook 2.9KTwitter 13KInstagram 4.3K Avg Length 47 min Format Long form Since Jul 2015 Get Email Contact

17. Reading Glasses

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Want to learn how to make the most of your reading life? Join Brea Grant and Mallory O'Meara every week as they discuss tips and tricks for reading better! Listeners will learn how to vanquish their To-Be-Read piles, get pointers on organizing their bookshelves and hear reviews on the newest reading gadgets. Brea and Mallory also offer advice on bookish problems...MORE Hosts Brea Grant, Mallory OMeara
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 2KTwitter 4.1KInstagram 9.9K Avg Length 39 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

18. Wonderful!

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Welcome to Wonderful! It's an enthusiast podcast by Griffin and Rachel McElroy in which they discuss Very Good Things, and the Things that Make Them Good. Got a Good Thing you're excited about that you want them to talk about on the show? Shoot 'em an email at ****@gmail.com.MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 6.9K Avg Length 36 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

19. We Got This with Mark and Hal

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Each week, actors Mark Gagliardi and Hal Lublin (Drunk History, The Thrilling Adventure Hour, Welcome to Night Vale) sit down to settle all the small debates that are a big deal to YOU - once and for all. No subject is too small for Mark and Hal to tackle! Even though you may think it's an impossible puzzle to solve, don't worry... We Got ThisMORE Hosts Mark Gagliardi, Hal Lublin
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1.1KFacebook 1.1KTwitter 2.3K Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

20. Shmanners

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Join husband Travis McElroy and wife Teresa McElroy every Friday and they'll improve your etiquette week by week! Perplexed by thank you notes? Baffled by black tie? Dismayed by dinner parties? Worry no more, Shmanners has your answers!MORE Hosts Travis McElroy, Teresa McElroy
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 2.3K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

21. Dead Pilots Society

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In Dead Pilots Society, scripts that were developed by studios and networks but were never produced are given the table reads they deserve. Starring actors you know and love from television and film, a live audience, and a good time in which no one gets notes, no one is fired, and everyone laughs. Presented by Andrew Reich (Friends; Worst Week) Ben Blacker (The Writers Panel podcast; co-creator, Thrilling Adventure Hour), and Noah Findling (The New York Times, Comedy Central).MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@deadpilotssociety.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 617Facebook 1KTwitter 2.5KInstagram 2.8K Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

22. Secret Histories of Nerd Mysteries

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Two friends, Austin and Brenda, delve into the rich history of secret nerd mysteries near and dear to their hearts in their own loose, light-hearted way. If you've ever wondered 'Why Saturday morning for cartoons?' or 'How come Chuck E. Cheese cares so much about other people's birthdays?', this is the show for you!MORE Hosts Austin Taylor, Brenda Snell
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Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 77Twitter 658Instagram 316 Avg Length 53 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

23. Valley Heat

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Freelance insurance adjuster Doug Duguay uses his self-honed investigative skills to chronicle suspicious activities around his home and neighborhood in the Rancho Equestrian District of Burbank, California. Soundtrack by local Burbank band Cephalopods Are People.MORE Host Doug Duguay
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 984 Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

24. The Flop House

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The Flop House is a comedy podcast devoted to the worst in recent film. Your hosts (Elliott Kalan, Dan McCoy, and Stuart Wellington) watch a questionable film, then engage in an unscripted discussion about the movie's shortcomings and occasional delights, while never being afraid of a pointless, silly digression or two hundred.MORE Hosts Elliott Kalan, Dan McCoy, Stuart Wellington
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@maximumfun.org
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 5.5KTwitter 12.8KInstagram 6K Avg Length 70 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

25. The Jackie and Laurie Show

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Two women in comedy, Jackie Kashian and Laurie Kilmartin, talking about women and comedy. No guests, just two headliners who started in the 80s and never stopped.
Hosts Jackie Kashian, Laurie Kilmartin
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@jackiekashian.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 706Twitter 3.7KInstagram 1.4K Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

26. Pop Rocket

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Producer/Network Maximum Fun
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1.8K Get Email Contact

27. Greatest Trek: New Star Trek Reviewed

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The unofficial, irreverent and filthy aftershow for all the new Star Trek television: Discovery, Picard, Lower Decks, Short Treks, Prodigy, Strange New Worlds, and anything else they throw at us. Each Friday after a new episode of Star Trek, Adam and Ben recap, review and roast all the New Trek. Check out our other show, The Greatest Generation, a Star Trek podcast by a couple of guys who are a little bit embarrassed to have a Star Trek podcast!MORE Hosts Benjamin Ahr Harrison, Adam Pranica
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@hey.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 1.7K Avg Length 71 min Format Long form Since Sep 2017 Get Email Contact

28. Tights and Fights

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Tights and Fights is the podcast that covers pro-wrestling with the sincerity and hilarity that it deserves. Every week, hosts Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford and Lindsey Kelk make sense of the chaos that is the world of sports-entertainment. Whether it's the latest headlines, a cultural analysis of an old angle or a debate about which wrestler has the best merch, Tights and Fights will examine every corner of the squared-circle for your enjoyment.MORE Hosts Hal Lublin, Danielle Radford, Lindsey Kelk
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@maximumfun.org
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 790Twitter 3.2KInstagram 1.1K Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

29. Still Buffering

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A cross-generational guide to the culture that made us, by Sydnee McElroy, Teylor Smirl, and Rileigh Smirl. New episodes every Thursday.
Hosts Sydnee McElroy, Teylor Smirl, Rileigh Smirl
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@mcelroyforwv.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 2K Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

30. Comfort Creatures

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Comfort Creatures is a show for people who prefer their friends to have paws instead of hands! Every week, Alexis and Ella talk to guests about their pets or creatures that give them comfort, discuss their favorite fictional critters, learn about pets in history, and discover differences between pet ownership across the pond. Whether you have a giant sloth, two siamese skinks, or just know way too much about unicorns, every animal friend is welcome on Comfort Creatures!MORE Hosts Ella McLeod, Alexis B Preston
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@maximumfun.org
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 281Twitter 89Instagram 591 Avg Length 42 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

31. E Pluribus Motto

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Listening to E Pluribus Motto is like taking a road trip with friends Janet Varney and John Hodgman. In each episode, they spotlight one state and chat about its motto, bird, beverages, songs, and occasionally muffins. Plus, you'll hear from residents and guests whose lives or work have been inspired by that state. This podcast is a celebration of regional culture and an homage to the love we all seem to have for the place we call home. Pack your snacks and jump on in!MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@maximumfun.org
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 348 Avg Length 68 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

32. Eurovangelists

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What has more pomp, spectacle, and sequins than the Olympics, Wrestlemania, and RuPaul's Drag Race combined? The Eurovision Song Contest, Europe's yearly competition to determine which country has the best original song. It's an extraordinary live musical showdown in which Europe's most dynamic singers put it all on the line in the name of national pride...MORE Hosts Jeremy Bent, Oscar Montoya, Dimitry Pompu00e9e
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@gmail.com
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 109 Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

33. Free With Ads

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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.MORE Hosts Emily Fleming, Jordan Morris
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@maximumfun.org
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 1.1K Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

34. Walkin' About

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Join Allan McLeod as he moseys through the streets, trails, parks, and public spaces that shape our cities. From tranquil nature hikes and cemetery strolls, to urban exploration and bar crawls, come along with Allan and his funny, famous, and friendly guests as they find their way on foot. Let's get our walk on!MORE Host Allan McLeod
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Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 364 Avg Length 65 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

35. Reading Smut

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Reading Smut is a show about spicy books and the people who love them! Join hosts Brea Grant and Mallory O'Meara as they explore the world of romance and erotica. In each episode, they discuss a sexy title or dive into a hot topic from the world of horny literature. What's so appealing about enemies to lovers? How come the smartest people you know are reading the dirtiest books? And why are readers so hot for fairies? Smut it up with us every other Friday!MORE Hosts Brea Grant, Mallory Ou0026#39;Meara
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@maximumfun.org
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 122 Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

36. Sleeping with Celebrities

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Getting to sleep can be difficult sometimes. Now you can achieve that urgently needed rest by taking advantage of our most precious natural resource: celebrities. Each week on the slyly humorous and reassuring Sleeping with Celebrities, host John Moe talks with a different guest from the world of entertainment about something they know a lot about. The conversation is guaranteed to be just interesting enough to draw your attention away from your own swirling anxieties but never interesting enough to keep you awake...MORE Host John Moe
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@maximumfun.org
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 429 Avg Length 44 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

37. Sound Heap with John-Luke Roberts

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John-Luke Roberts, the CEO and Fun Captain of Sound Heap, Inc., welcomes you to the Sound Heap podcast the podcast of podcasts. It will give you a taste of shows from across the Sound Heap network, which was set up in 2008, with a simple mission statement: 'Make Too Many Podcasts,' and Lord knows we've been churning them out since then.MORE Host John Luke Roberts
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@maximumfun.org
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Apple Rating 4.2/5Apple Reviews 26 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

38. Adam Ruins Everything

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First, on the Adam Ruins Everything TV show, Adam Conover broke down widespread misconceptions about everything we take for granted. Now, join Adam as he sits down with the experts and stars from the show to go into even more detail.MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@maximumfun.org
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 1.5KFacebook 1.4MTwitter 201.3KInstagram 207.6K Avg Length 54 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

39. Oh No, Ross and Carrie

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Welcome to Oh No, Ross and Carrie, the show where we don't just report on fringe science, spirituality, and claims of the paranormal, but take part ourselves. Follow us as we join religions, undergo alternative treatments, seek out the paranormal, and always find the humor in life's biggest mysteries. We show up - so you don't have to.MORE Hosts Ross Blocher, Carrie Poppy
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@ohnopodcast.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 6.5KFacebook 28.6KTwitter 12.1K Avg Length 82 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

40. Baby Geniuses

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Baby Geniuses is a show for people who know stuff and people who don't know stuff, but would like to. Every week, comedian and super-genius Emily Heller and cartoonist and mastermind Lisa Hanawalt, challenge their guests to share some knowledge on any topic they want.MORE Hosts Baby Geniuses, Maximum Fun
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 1.2KFacebook 1.1KTwitter 516Instagram 13.8K Avg Length 61 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

41. One Bad Mother

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A comedy podcast about motherhood and how unnatural it sometimes is. We aren't all magical vessels! Join us every week as we deal with the thrills and embarrassments of motherhood and strive for less judging, and more laughing.MORE Hosts Biz Ellis, Theresa Thorn
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@maximumfun.org
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 2KFacebook 11.3KTwitter 3.6KInstagram 4.7K Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Since Mar 2013 Get Email Contact

42. Queery with Cameron Esposito

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Sit in on an hour long-conversation between host and standup comic, Cameron Esposito, and some of the brightest luminaries in the LGBTQ family. Queery explores individual stories of identity, personality and the shifting cultural matrix around gender, sexuality and civil rights.MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 4KFacebook 2KTwitter 5.8KInstagram 15K Avg Length 51 min Format Long form Since Aug 2017 Get Email Contact

43. Minority Korner

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Are you easily confused by terms like cultural appropriation, cisgender, toxic masculinity, twunk, queer, black girl magic, and woke? Or maybe you're tired of explaining terms like these and you need a community that gets you! Welcome to Minority Korner, where we take an introspective look at the world. through an intersectional lens...MORE Host James Arthur M
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Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 524Facebook 714Twitter 1.2K Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

44. Can I Pet Your Dog?

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Every Tuesday, dog owner Renee Colvert and puppy owner Alexis Preston talk to guests about their dogs, discuss dogs they met this week, and brief you on dogs news. They go on assignment to dog events and report back with what you need to know. If there's a dog, they're gonna pet it!MORE Hosts Alexis Preston, Renee Colvert
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 1.5KTwitter 14.1KInstagram 6.8K Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Since Jun 2015 Get Email Contact

45. Round Springfield

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Round Springfield is a Simpsons-adjacent podcast hosted by Allie Goertz and Julia Prescott where they interview writers, directors, showrunners, and voice-actors from the Simpsons-verse on their various paths to Springfield, failed pilots, other projects, and beyond. In this 20-episode limited series, you'll hear David X. Cohen talk Futurama, Josh Weinstein talk Mission Hill, and Yeardley Smith dig deep into her diverse path of becoming Lisa Simpson.MORE Hosts Allie Goertz, Julia Prescott
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 543Twitter 7.2K Avg Length 56 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

46. FANTI

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Sometimes the people, places, and things we love don't love us back. We're fans, but we also have some ANTI- feelings toward them. Every week on FANTI, journalists Tre'vell Anderson and Jarrett Hill bring their pop culture and political expertise to things we must stan and stand up against. FANTI is a place where nuance reigns supreme with energetic, complicated, and sometimes difficult conversations that bring deep knowledge and thoughtful perspective to the things we love and rage about, from the White House to the Real House(wives).MORE Hosts Maximum Fun, Trevell Anderson, Jarrett hill
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@maximumfun.org
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 1.8KTwitter 2.1KInstagram 2.9K Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

47. Wham Bam Pow with Cameron Esposito

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Wham Bam Pow is an action/scifi moviecast. Each week, host Cameron Esposito and panelists Rhea Butcher and Ricky Carmona will terminate your boredom with movies news, interviews & watch along film reviews. It's one show to rule them all!MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@maximumfun.org
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 25 Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

48. Story Break

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Story Break is a weekly podcast from RocketJump where we (Will Campos, Matt Arnold, and Freddie Wong) sit down in the RocketJump writer's room and attempt to 'break' a story for a ridiculous concept, property, or idea that we in NO way have any rights to. Join us every week as we attempt to tackle everything from beloved video games to billion dollar franchises!MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@rocketjump.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 1.5K Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

49. Trends Like These

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Trends Like These is a weekly round-up of what's trending on Facebook, Twitter and all over the Internet. Brought to you every Friday by Travis McElroy, Brent Black, and Courtney Enlow. Follow us on Twitter @TrendsLikeThese! Join us, won't you?MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@gmail.com
Estimated listeners
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 1.6KTwitter 6.4K Avg Length 80 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

50. I, Podius

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I, Podius is a twelve episode weekly series in which hosts John Hodgman and Elliott Kalan recap the BBC miniseries I, Claudius, an adaptation of Robert Graves' I, Claudius and Claudius the God. John's watched the show before. Elliott's watching for the first time. The miniseries features an obscenely talented ensemble cast, and is chock full of sex, backstabbing and murder. This ain't your daddy's I, Claudius. Well, actually it is as the series premiered in 1976. But this ain't your daddy's I, Claudius-based podcast! Parental discretion advised.MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
Email ****@maximumfun.org
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 486 Avg Length 83 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

51. Heat Rocks

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Scorching guests and sizzling records: join music writer Oliver Wang and music supervisor Morgan Rhodes each week as they invite their favorite artists, critics and scholars for in-depth conversations about the albums that shape our lives. Each week our special guests will take you deep into their heat rocks from the world of hip-hop, soul, dance, jazz, funk and more. Get with us!MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 526Twitter 1.5KInstagram 2K Avg Length 52 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

52. Switchblade Sisters

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Switchblade Sisters is a podcast providing deep cuts on genre flicks from a female perspective. Every week, film critic and screenwriter April Wolfe sits down with a phenomenal female film-maker to slice-and-dice a classic genre movie - horror, exploitation, sci-fi and many others! Along the way, they cover craft, the state of the industry, how films get made, and more. Mothers, lock up your sons, the Switchblade Sisters are coming!MORE Host April Wolfe
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 584Twitter 2.6K Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

53. Friendly Fire

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A history podcast with a twist: Friendly Fire uses war movies as a point of entry on not only the history of war, but the history of how societies think about war. John Roderick, Adam Pranica and Benjamin Ahr Harrison dissect movies from throughout the history of cinema, talk about film production, pedantic quibbles with costumes and airplanes, and keep you laughing the entire time.MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 1.8K Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

54. The Turnaround with Jesse Thorn

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The Turnaround is a new series about our greatest living interviewers, hosted by Jesse Thorn and produced by Maximum Fun and The Columbia Journalism Review. Featuring conversations with prominent interviewers about their careers and their craft, the show is a perfect resource for a new generation of storytellers and journalists. You'll hear Jesse speak with Larry King, Terry Gross, Werner Herzog, Audie Cornish, and so many more!MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 298 Avg Length 63 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

55. Tiny Victories

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Tiny Victories is the 15 minute podcast that pushes back on the notion that you have to 'go big' or 'go home'. Sometimes just going is the victory. Each week, hosts Annabelle Gurwitch and Laura House invite listeners to adopt a TINY victory frame of mind, and share tales of fleeting joys and minor accomplishments in this majorly messed-up world.MORE Hosts Maximum Fun, Annabelle Gurwitch, Laura House
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 289Twitter 310Instagram 310 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

56. So... You're Canadian with Dave Hill

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Dave Hill isn't from Canada. But his grandfather Clarence Vincent Blake, Sr. was, and he wouldn't shut up about it. Still, Dave wondered: what do we even really know about Canadians? So every Tuesday, Dave attempts to get to know our neighbors to the north - one Canadian at a time. And yeah, of course he talks about curling.This podcast is seriously Canadian. And it's not sorry about it.Artwork by Danny Hellman.MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 106 Avg Length 58 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

57. Magic Lessons with Elizabeth Gilbert

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Bestselling author Elizabeth Gilbert returns for the second season of her hit podcast MAGIC LESSONS, ready to help another batch of aspiring artists overcome their fears and create more joyfully. This year's guest experts include Neil Gaiman, Gary Shteyngart, Amy Purdy, Michael Ian Black, Brandon Stanton, Martha Beck, and Glennon Doyle Melton. MAGIC LESSONS art courtesy of Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
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Apple Rating 4.6/5Apple Reviews 2K Avg Length 46 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

58. Be Podding You

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Be Podding You is a limited release series in which hosts John Hodgman and Elliott Kalan discuss the innovative late 1960s British series The Prisoner. Each episode, creator and star Patrick McGoohan, known only as 'Number Six' attempts to escape a mysterious island staffed by a powerful force and a giant orb. Will our hero discover the secrets of the village? Will his captors eventually break Number Six down enough to learn why he resigned from his post? Will Number Six ever escape? John and Elliot give the ahead of its time series a rewatch and discuss all of that and more!MORE Hosts Maximum Fun, John Hodgman
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Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 118Facebook 1.1KTwitter 27.4KInstagram 13.8K Avg Length 74 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

59. Rendered

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Rendered (formerly Destination DIY) finds stories about getting creative, making meaning, and breaking rules. We are an independent show from the public radio world carefully crafted for an audience of makers, doers, and curious minds. We are proud to be a part of Maximum Fun family of podcasts.MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 85 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

60. The JV Club with Janet Varney

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Remember what it was like to be an awkward teenager? And remember how some things haven't really changed that much for you since then? Join proud dork Janet Varney as she explores the highs and lows of the bygone years with some of her favorite women as they talk their way through the terrible teens into adult-lescence. Warning: This Podcast Contains Sincerity.MORE Host Janet Varney
Producer/Network Maximum Fun
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Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 1.2KTwitter 3.6KInstagram 66.2K Avg Length 66 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

61. The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour (Formerly known as Dave Hill's Podcasting Incident and The Goddamn Dave

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The Dave Hill Goodtime Hour (formerly known as both Dave Hill's Podcasting Incident and The Goddamn Dave Hill Show on WFMU) features comedian/musician/writer/actor/artist/man-about-town/thinking man Dave Hill and sidekicks Dez and Chris Gersbeck sitting down to have a delightful conversation with various notable people, including but not limited to fellow comedians, musicians, actors, authors, supermodels, convicts and whoever else he can talk into it. Watch live every Monday at 8pm ET on Twitch. Call in (201) 584-7071MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 334 Avg Length 64 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

62. The Art of Process with Aimee Mann and Ted Leo

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The Art of Process with Aimee Mann and Ted Leo is the newest artistic collaboration from legendary singer-songwriters Aimee Mann and Ted Leo. Every other week, Aimee and Ted talk to friends across the creative spectrum to find out how they work. And sure, they're friends with a lot of musicians, but weirdly not as many as you'd expect. So you'll hear from comedians, directors, novelists, show creators - ok, yes, some musicians - writers, producers and more, as they discuss the process of turning an idea into art.MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 248 Avg Length 57 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

63. We See Each Other: The Podcast

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'We See Each Other: The Podcast' is a limited series that explores the histories and present realities of trans visibility. Hosted by journalists Tre'vell Anderson and Shar Jossell, this podcast aims to have a different kind of conversation about the images of trans folks on-screen, breathing new life into 'the discourse.' It's based on Tre'vell's debut book, 'We See Each Other: A Black, Trans Journey Through TV and Film.'MORE Email ****@slayzhon.com
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Apple Rating 4.3/5Apple Reviews 92 Avg Length 43 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

64. Primer

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Primer is a music podcast about translation and illumination. Host Christian Dueñas is joined by a different co-host each season to explore a genre of music from outside the English-speaking world. In its debut season, music writer Yosuke Kitazawa (PBS SoCal, Light in the Attic) joins Christian and special guests to explore Japanese City Pop. They celebrate the lives of its artists, explore the cultural and historical context of the songs, and reflect on the impact that music had on listeners everywhere - including personally, as fans...MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 59 Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

65. MaxFun Presents

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MaxFun Presents is dedicated to stuff a little more behind the scenes and fun at Maximum Fun, a worker-owned podcast network.
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Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 22 Avg Length 37 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

66. Bubble

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Welcome to Fairhaven, a literal Bubble of corporate utopia set amid the wild, goblin-infested Brush. The first scripted comedy series from Maximum Fun, Bubble was created by Jordan Morris, and tells the tale of a small band of monster killers struggling to make ends meet and find love in a nightmarish version of the gig economy. Starring: Alison Becker (Parks and Recreation), Keith Powell (30 Rock), Cristela Alonzo (Cristela), Eliza Skinner (The Late Late Show) and Mike Mitchell (Love), with appearances by Judy Greer, John Hodgman, Martin Starr, Paul F. Tompkins, and many, many more.MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 4K Avg Length 27 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

67. The Outer Reach: Stories from Beyond

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THE OUTER REACH: Stories from Beyond is an anthology series inspired by pulp science fiction of the mid-century.In this distant future, space travel is common and colonies span hundreds of different planets - but humans still struggle with small stuff: love, jealousy, ambition, failure and what it all means.MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
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Apple Rating 4.8/5Apple Reviews 213 Avg Length 20 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

68. The Kasper Hauser Comedy Podcast

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The dark and brilliant sketch comedy of San Francisco's Kasper Hauser Comedy Group has dazzled audiences around the world, on stage and on Comedy Central. Hear audio comedy, watch videos, and read pages from the hilarious catalog parody 'Skymaul: Happy Crap You Can Buy From A Plane,' which has already been acclaimed by Patton Oswalt, George Saunders, Fred Willard and John Hodgman.MORE Producer/Network Maximum Fun
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Apple Rating 4.4/5Apple Reviews 75 Avg Length 4 min Format Bite size Get Email Contact