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Chris Royce
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writer; podcaster; sometimes I post pictures of my dog
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Submissions are open to perform at SF Sketchfest 2026!

The 23rd SF Sketchfest runs January 15 - February 1, 2026!
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May 22, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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I used to do a basketball podcast. I still do a basketball podcast, but I used to, too.

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PISTOL SHRIMPS RADIO 4/1/2025
Podcast Episode · Mallwalkin' By Pistol Shrimps Radio · 04/02/2025 · 1h 4m
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April 2, 2025 at 6:33 AM
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I feel the same way about ai music. Maybe it will be able to make something that approximates a good song at some point but the second I learn it was created by a thing that can't experience loss or joy or whatever it immediately becomes uninteresting by definition
raxkingisdead.bsky.social rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · Mar 17
the problem with a story, essay, etc written by LLM is that i lose interest as soon as you tell me that’s how it was made. i have yet to see one that’s ‘good’ but i don’t doubt the tech will soon be advanced enough to write ‘well.’ but i’d rather see what a person thinks and how they’d phrase it
March 18, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Hey Wonderfuls! Visit maximumfun.org/join/ to find out all about #MaxFunDrive2025 and how you can support the show!
MaxFunDrive 2025 logo: a rocket ship zooms through the stars above the logo text against a purple background.
March 18, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Lots of MaxFun folks and friends this year, including incomparable SF Sketchfest cofounder (and multiple MaxFun podcast-haver) Janet Varney! If you're anywhere near San Francisco, get in on this.
thejvclubpodcast.bsky.social The JV Club Podcast @thejvclubpodcast.bsky.social · Jan 17
The wait is over—SF Sketchfest starts tonight!
Get ready for a whirlwind of comedy, creativity, and unforgettable performances. Whether you're a die-hard fan or a first-timer, there's something for everyone to enjoy!
sfsketchfest.com/schedule-and...
The 22nd SF Sketchfest runs January 16th through February 2nd, 2025. Hundreds of comedy shows throughout San Francisco! Standup, sketch, improv, podcasts, tributes, and more! Visit <sfsketchfest.com> for the full lineup!
January 17, 2025 at 1:29 AM
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The wait is over—SF Sketchfest starts tonight!
Get ready for a whirlwind of comedy, creativity, and unforgettable performances. Whether you're a die-hard fan or a first-timer, there's something for everyone to enjoy!
sfsketchfest.com/schedule-and...
The 22nd SF Sketchfest runs January 16th through February 2nd, 2025. Hundreds of comedy shows throughout San Francisco! Standup, sketch, improv, podcasts, tributes, and more! Visit <sfsketchfest.com> for the full lineup!
January 17, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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On episode#587: Whether you’re camping for a music festival in Florida or hitting a warehouse party in New York, this week’s guest Star Stone has some valuable advice about what to eat, and what questions to ask before you do!
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Teen Star Stone wearing a black fedora with a feather in it Star Stone sitting with her back against a big window in a brick wall. She has her booted feet resting in a freestanding white porcelain bathtub.
January 16, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Whether you’re in Birkenstocks, combat boots or some other fine shoe, traipse on into this conversation with author/illustrator MariNaomi @marinaomi.bsky.social for a chat about Marin County, edgy high school subway-related plays, and a side helping of Tupac!
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Teen MariNaomi sitting on a couch wearing all black. A caption written by MariNaomi reads, "Me at 14. So very goth." MariNaomi smiling and looking off to the side, wearing a black long-sleeve top with a rainbow across the chest.
January 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Exciting news! 2025 is our 20th anniversary + we're celebrating by bringing our show to you! (If you live in or near one of the cities we're touring).
Info here: thrillingadventure.live
Tix already on sale for our Patreon supporters. Join now if you wanna join later! www.patreon.com/c/thrillinga...
December 18, 2024 at 6:46 PM
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On episode#585: Dr. Jon Paul brings their warmth, insight and humor to this week’s episode! From their candid exploration of being a JW to their love of Melissa McCarthy, this star is changing the world one new book — or peanut butter jar— at a time!
www.thejvclub.org/episodes/202...
Jon Paul looking off to the side with a smile Teen Jon Paul wearing a ringer tee and rimless glasses
December 19, 2024 at 10:45 PM
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Get ready for an incredibly intimidating & bitter rivalry this week!
But it’s not between JV and the fantastic Kelly McCaughan, it’s a long-held feud between Kelly’s high school and another which shall not be named!
Grab a fistful of triple creme brie and let’s GO!
www.thejvclub.org/episodes/202...
Kelly McCaughan looking simultaneously angelic, tragic, and powerful: she is wearing a crystalline golden crown that halos her as she stares upwards as if towards the heavens. She also appears to be in the process of receiving a tattoo on her upper arm, given by a mysterious hand jutting in from out of the frame. Teen Kelly McCaughan is a red print dress with small flowers. She is sitting in a wooden chair, leaning back at a jaunty angle as if mid-musical-number.
December 12, 2024 at 9:23 PM
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It’s a mother & daughter reunion this week, at least when it comes to “The Legend of Korra!”
JV is joined by her fabulous co-star Alex McKenna ("Red Dead Redemption 2") who voiced Senna, Korra’s mom!
Grab a single, double, or heck—triple cheeseburger and settle in!
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A headshot of Alex McKenna, who has long blonde hair and is wearing a brown hat with a wide brim. A picture of Alex McKenna when she was a teen. She is wearing a black tank top and is surrounded by greenery.
December 5, 2024 at 6:21 PM
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for new bsky friends
A picture of 2 dogs sleeping on a carpeted floor in a sunbeam. The larger dog is a butterscotch-colored shepherd mix, about 20kg, and the other is much smaller, darker in color, and wearing lil puppy pajamas.
November 27, 2024 at 4:21 AM
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I heard we're posting pet pictures
photo of a butterscotch colored retriever mix laying on grey carpet
November 6, 2024 at 12:31 AM
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also pizza and calzones are beautiful things, some of the best things this mortal life has to offer, and if you hate them you’re my enemy
November 2, 2024 at 5:40 AM
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I guess it has fallen to me, the humor columnist, to endorse Harris for president wapo.st/3UqHWRM
The Washington Post is not bothering to endorse a candidate in the 2024 presidential election. (Jeff Bezos, the founder of Blue Origin and the founder and executive chairman of Amazon and Amazon Web Services, also owns The Post.) We as a newspaper suddenly remembered, less than two weeks before the election, that we had a robust tradition 50 years ago of not telling anyone what to do with their vote for president. It is time we got back to those “roots,” I’m told! Roots are important, of course. As recently as the 1970s, The Post did not endorse a candidate for president. As recently as centuries ago, there was no Post and the country had a king! Go even further back, and the entire continent of North America was totally uninhabitable, and we were all spineless creatures who lived in the ocean, and certainly there were no Post subscribers. But if I were the paper, I would be a little embarrassed that it has fallen to me, the humor columnist, to make our presidential endorsement. I will spare you the suspense: I am endorsing Kamala Harris for president, because I like elections and want to keep having them. Let me tell you something. I am having a baby (It’s a boy!), and he is expected on Jan. 6, 2025 (It’s a … Proud Boy?). This is either slightly funny or not at all funny. This whole election, I have been lurching around, increasingly heavily pregnant, nauseated, unwieldy, full of the commingled hopes and terrors that come every time you are on the verge of introducing a new person to the world. Well, that world will look very different, depending on the outcome of November’s election, and I care which world my kid gets born into. I also live here myself. And I happen to care about the people who are already here, in this world. Come to think of it, I have a lot of reasons for caring how the election goes. I think it should be obvious that this is not an election for sitting out. The case for Donald Trump is “I erroneously think the economy used to be better? I know that he has made many ominous-sounding threats about mass deportations, going after his political enemies, shutting down the speech of those who disagree with him (especially media outlets), and that he wants to make things worse for almost every category of person — people with wombs, immigrants, transgender people, journalists, protesters, people of color — but … maybe he’ll forget.” “But maybe he’ll forget” is not enough to hang a country on! Embarrassingly enough, I like this country. But everything good about it has been the product of centuries of people who had no reason to hope for better but chose to believe that better things were possible, clawing their way uphill — protesting, marching, voting, and, yes, doing the work of journalism — to build this fragile thing called democracy. But to be fragile is not the same as to be perishable, as G.K. Chesterton wrote. Simply do not break a glass, and it will last a thousand years. Smash it, and it will not last an instant. Democracy is like that: fragile, but only if you shatter it. Trust is like that, too, as newspapers know. I’m just a humor columnist. I only know what’s happening because our actual journalists are out there reporting, knowing that their editors have their backs, that there’s no one too powerful to report on, that we would never pull a punch out of fear. That’s what our readers deserve and expect: that we are saying what we really think, reporting what we really see; that if we think Trump should not return to the White House and Harris would make a fine president, we’re going to be able to say so. That’s why I, the humor columnist, am endorsing Kamala Harris by myself!
October 26, 2024 at 10:50 PM
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*whispers into the wind* Attorney General Elizabeth Warren
paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com Paul Crider @paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com · Oct 25
Elon Musk should have his security clearance revoked, Starlink nationalized, and his defense contracts shredded.

But also Kamala Harris needs to appoint an Attorney General with a *lust* for turning treasonous Nazi oligarchs into smoking grease spots.
sharonk.bsky.social Sharon @sharonk.bsky.social · Oct 25
what the FUCK
October 25, 2024 at 3:46 AM
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October 23, 2024 at 8:50 PM
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Our guest-star-studded 500th episode spectacular of WE GOT THIS! is out now!

Come celebrate with Mark Gagliardi & @hallublin.bsky.social & so many more!

Go to bit.ly/wgt500 to listen!
October 23, 2024 at 4:55 AM
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I love this idea from Emily Atkin of summoning courage rather than trying feel hope if you don’t have hope. It’s ok to know the odds are really bad. Fight anyway.

Thinking about this a lot recently. No reason.

Please listen to my podcast. “90 Days with Ana Marie Cox,” wherever you pod.
October 18, 2024 at 12:54 AM
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While E Pluribus Motto has now officially kicked off, there’s still time for you to get involved!

If you live in MA, VA, SC, NY, VT, GA, TN, or IL, you can submit a voice memo, send us some pictures, or even book a promotional spot.

More info here: maximumfun.org/news/epm
October 14, 2024 at 6:28 PM
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We know you’re gonna love E Pluribus Motto, so give it a listen, tell a friend, and make sure to subscribe for a new ep every other week!

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E Pluribus Motto | Maximum Fun
In each episode, Janet Varney and John Hodgman spotlight one state and chat about its motto, bird, beverages, songs, and–occasionally–muffins in a celebration of regional culture. Pack your snacks and...
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October 14, 2024 at 6:05 PM
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The first 2 eps of E Pluribus Motto with Janet Varney & John Hodgman (@hodgman.bsky.social) are out now!

From debating the best pizza in CT to discussing the New England Vampire Panic, listening to EPM feels just like getting cozy on a road trip while your friends treat you to obscure trivia.
E Pluribus Motto | Maximum Fun
In each episode, Janet Varney and John Hodgman spotlight one state and chat about its motto, bird, beverages, songs, and–occasionally–muffins in a celebration of regional culture. Pack your snacks and...
maximumfun.org
October 14, 2024 at 6:05 PM
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here's an old tweet that I keep a screenshot of on my desktop
Image of a 2016 tweet from twitter user @LaurenDeStefano: "Writing is like reading except the book is trying to kill you"
October 10, 2024 at 6:20 AM
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For The Story, I looked at this year's National Novel Writing Month controversy around AI, and made the case that whatever this tech can or can't do, "authors" who rely on it are only betraying themselves:
They wanted to let AI write a novel. The backlash was fierce—and illuminating.
The group behind NaNoWriMo called opposing AI “classist and ableist”. Authors revolted—sparking a heated debate about the very nature of creativity.
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September 26, 2024 at 6:39 PM