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We just wrapped up our East Coast meetup and have a bunch of great stories to share. Plus some Nix ups and downs, and more. Special Guest: Alex Kretzschmar.
If you’d like to support this show, go to Maximumfun.org/join to become a Max Fun Member for as little as $5 a month! You’ll help keep this show going and be eligible for tons of great bonus gifts, including special bonus episodes of Go Fact Yourself.Happy Max Fun Drive! To celebrate we’ve brought on a pair of Max Fun podcasters.John Roderick hosts the show “Friendly Fire.” It started out as a way to make fun of war movies; But the show has since evolved into a look at culture and humanity through film… while still finding a way to make fun of war movies. John’s new album with his band, The Western State Hurricanes. is entitled Through with Love.Moujan Zolfaghari is one of the co-creators and voices on the improv comedy sci-fi show “Mission to Zyxx.” If you’ve never heard the show before, it’s got all the hilarious jokes from a good improv class combined with the professional sound design and cohesive story of a radio drama. Plus, she gets to play the voice of an actual spaceship!What’s the difference: That’s so dirtyWhat’s the difference between obscenity and profanity?What’s the difference between dirt and ]soil?Areas of ExpertiseJohn Roderick: Muscle cars, The GMC RV, the Judas Priest albums British Steel and Screaming for Vengeance.Moujan Zolfaghari: Celebrity relationships and divorces, Farsi phrases and the movie Gremlins, Appearing in this episode:J. Keith van StraatenHelen HongJohn RoderickMoujan ZolfaghariWith guest experts:Vinny Costa, editor of Street Muscle Magazine.Joe Dante, director of hit films, including Gremlins and its sequel.Go Fact Yourself was devised by Jim Newman and J. Keith van Straaten, and produced in collaboration with Maximum Fun. The show is recorded within multiple homes at a safe social distance.Theme Song by Jonathan GreenMaximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura SwisherThe show is edited by Julian Burrell.Mask-wearing by YOU.
September 2017 - We time travel back to the 70's with a retro look at a 1973 GMC Motorcoach. Owners Keith and Kim Weeks talk to Peggy about these special RV's and the loyal following they command. We take a look at this "off the chassis" restoration and tour the inside of this unique GMC. If you have been a GMC Motorcoach fan, this is the show for you. And, if not, this may make a believer out of you!
September 2017 - We time travel back to the 70's with a retro look at a 1973 GMC Motorcoach. Owners Keith and Kim Weeks talk to Peggy about these special RV's and the loyal following they command. We take a look at this "off the chassis" restoration and tour the inside of this unique GMC. If you have been a GMC Motorcoach fan, this is the show for you. And, if not, this may make a believer out of you!
Intro Tornados: a Primer General Tornado Information How do tornadoes form How Tornados Form Where do Tornados Form The F-scale Tornado Damage Scale (Fujita Scale) More info on Fujita Scale Predictability? Tornado Forecasting Why are tornado’s so hard to predict Will Tornado Prediction Ever Improve? Storm Prediction Center HRRR model The Feb. 26 Tornado in Tidewater VA Tornado’s aren’t just in the plains... National Weather Service Review of this event The path The damage Jimmy’s first and third-hand accounts of the destruction What to do in the event of a Tornado How to Prepare for Severe Weather and Stay Safe During an Outbreak Fact or Fiction?: If the Sky Is Green, Run for Cover—A Tornado Is Coming The "evil meteorologist convoy" from Twister (look at that GMC RV in the back!!!) Outro music, "Shania Twain - No One Needs To Know" from the Twister Soundtrack. (Apparently the music video was shot in the house that you saw in the movie Twister that they "aunt"(?) lived in).