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alexschmidty.com listen to "Secretly Incredibly Fascinating" (a great podcast) every week!
The French Revolution’s first rebel armament was roof tiles 🇫🇷🏠
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The French Revolution’s first rebel armament was roof tiles 🇫🇷🏠 #history #DIY
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about 22 hours ago
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Adam Serwer
4 days ago
New rule, if you're a "how is diversity our strength???" dipshit you are not allowed to root for the team whose star player is an agnostic biracial frenchman representing a majority hispanic city
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Erik Hane
6 days ago
Oh did you guys not enjoy Chud Stalingrad
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MaxFunHQ
7 days ago
new Guy Branum nickname just dropped
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California is so obsessed with prunes they built a “Prune Knight” in Chicago ⚔️
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California is so obsessed with prunes they built a “Prune Knight” in Chicago ⚔️ #history #food @SecretlyIncrediblyFascinating
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7 days ago
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this guy became President of the United States by falling off his horse 🐴
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this guy became President of the United States by falling off his horse 🐴 #history #FranklinPierce #booktok #NathanielHawthorne @SecretlyIncrediblyFascinating
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8 days ago
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Toilet paper was one of the biggest advantages West Germany had over East Germany 🧻
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Toilet paper was one of the biggest advantages West Germany had over East Germany 🧻 #history #ColdWar @SecretlyIncrediblyFascinating
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9 days ago
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Andrew Lawrence
11 days ago
i cant believe tom steyer is the first dem politician (that ive seen) to proudly and forcefully make this correct and obvious counter argument to the bigotry but im glad he did
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King Louis XIV changed the world by receiving butt surgery 🇫🇷
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King Louis XIV changed global medical history by receiving butt surgery 🏥 #France #HistoricalStories
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mayonnaise is French sauce named after a Carthaginian general 🇫🇷🏛️
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mayonnaise is French sauce named after a Carthaginian general 🇫🇷🏛️ #history #food @SecretlyIncrediblyFascinating
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13 days ago
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Corinne Green
16 days ago
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Star Trek Minus Context
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Judge John Hodgman
17 days ago
We can't wait for tomorrow's episode, featuring author of the viral phenomenon Heated Rivalry, Rachel Reid! Subscribe and set your reminder - you won't want to miss it:
youtu.be/Mc17pjbyNN4
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Zachary Robert Long (Writing Darkness)
18 days ago
I spent my college fund trying to beat Badical with Timothée Chalamet -- I never got those bragging rights but I was the only eight year old in my class with carpal tunnel.
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I had a wonderful time guesting on 'Badical', the very real podcast about the very real video game we all really obsessed over back in the day. Thank you to
@moviehooligan.bsky.social
@startthemachine.bsky.social
@gamefullyun.bsky.social
for having me 🙌
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𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝙲. 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚗
21 days ago
In the West, the Trump Administration has gone to war against… buffalo. Under the umbrella of the InterTribal Buffalo Council, 80+ tribes have been restoring free-range bison to the plains. They're working with big green NGOs like the Nature Conservancy, which have buffalo on land of their own.🧵
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HOME | ITBC
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𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝙲. 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚗
21 days ago
Bison are a symbol and embodiment of the plains and the plains’ first peoples. The federal government deliberately tried to get rid of them in the late 19th century as a way to force Indians off land and give it to settlers. It’s incredible to see this being repeated 150 years later.
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Ernie Fuglevand
24 days ago
I am going to lose my fucking shit if someone doesn't green light one of these David Bell sceenplays soon.
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Gamefully Unemployed
28 days ago
On this special day, we celebrate a brand new BADICAL with guest
@alexschmidty.bsky.social
! Listen now!!! Apple:
shorturl.at/bAXs1
SoundCloud:
shorturl.at/buLWN
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Annie Cardi
about 1 month ago
We’ve been a
@maximumfun.org
household for years. These days, I especially appreciate putting my money toward employee owned networks with excellent content.
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Greg With Two G's
about 1 month ago
I've supported
@maximumfun.org
for like 20 years. Celeb podcasters caused an advertising bubble that is popping hard, and it means a lot to directly support people I love making incredible work that they own. Too many shows to name.
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Harriet - Pumpkin Spite
about 1 month ago
my financial resolution this year was to give less money to big corporations and more to artists, art, local and indie stores. delighted that I just got a raise at work and can raise my monthly donation to
@maximumfun.org
and support artist-owned podcasts that I love
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Cuatro Ballenas
about 1 month ago
please become a member so we can have a second season of my favorite interview series ever 🙌🙌🙌🙌
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Nick V
about 1 month ago
Sliding in before the end of MaxFunDrive to support my favorite podcasting family and a business model that treats creators well 🤯
@maximumfun.org
PS - Fellow Dropout-heads, a lot of our favorite folks make stuff at MaxFun too! You should check it out
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If you like one or more shows on MaxFun, and you value independent artists being able to do their thing, you’re the perfect person to become a MaxFun monthly member.
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Ellen Weatherford
about 1 month ago
You're laughing. The CEO and senior producer are stuck in the elevator and you're laughing
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Cuatro Ballenas
about 1 month ago
I bumped up my
@maximumfun.org
membership and here's why: there are few things left in this world that are still fun, authentic, and not ruined by corporate greed. MaxFun is one of them. If you're in a financial position to do so, please become a member. Good things only thrive if we support them!
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It’s me: Alex “12th Amendment” Schmidt
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about 1 month ago
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Gorgasmo: The Legend of Dongslayer
about 1 month ago
Listen, there’s a whole lotta suck out there right now but
@maximumfun.org
is one of the bright spots in my life. This worker-owned co-op is doing a lot of cool, fun stuff right now. If you’ve got a spare $5 a month, consider supporting them. It’s worth every penny and then some.
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John Moe
about 1 month ago
Sleeping with Celebrities thinks a reminder of the underpinnings of American democracy could help you relax or sleep. Here's THE ENTIRE U.S. CONSTITUTION read aloud by 44 PEOPLE including stars of NPR, comedy, music, and Maximum Fun. THIS TOOK SO LONG TO MAKE. Enjoy!
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Sleeping with the U.S. Constitution featuring SO MANY STARS | Maximum Fun
Pretty big celebrity this week: the document that forms the spine of the United States. The one that members of the military pledge loyalty to instead of the President. The words that serves as a manu...
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Jesse Thorn
about 1 month ago
Good morning! I am a podcaster of (gulp) 20+ years, founded the
@maximumfun.org
network and helped convert it to a worker-owned cooperative. I host NPR’s Bullseye, Judge John Hodgman and Jordan Jesse Go. I’ve never done this on BlueSky, but ask me anything! Hosting! Interviewing! Comedy! Podbiz!
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“Musk ox diplomacy” was a key U.S. tool of the Cold War ❄️
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“Musk ox diplomacy” was a key U.S. tool of the Cold War ❄️ #history #pandas @SecretlyIncrediblyFascinating
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about 1 month ago
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guillotines originated as rich peoples’ preferred way to go 🇫🇷
#History
#FrenchRevolution
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guillotines originated as rich peoples’ preferred way to go 🇫🇷 #History #FrenchRevolution @SecretlyIncrediblyFascinating
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about 1 month ago
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John Moe
about 1 month ago
Set out to write a LinkedIn post (I know, I know) about
@maximumfun.org
and the Max Fun Drive. It ended up getting more philosophical and heartfelt than I expected and I thought you might like to read it.
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Brandon
about 1 month ago
Today one of my clients got a victim notice letter where the investigating agency was USPIS.
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Patience Lovell Wright is my favorite spy of the American Revolutionary War 🇺🇸
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Patience Lovell Wright is my favorite spy of the American Revolutionary War 🇺🇸 #history #WomenInBusiness
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about 1 month ago
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Jesse Thorn
about 1 month ago
I think this is the main reason to join MaxFun. If you like it, you gotta support it.
maximumfun.org/join
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Jesse Thorn
about 1 month ago
Thank you Brian! MaxFun shows are truly independent. We creators own them. MaxFun supports us and is entirely worker-owned. The whole thing only works if you join!
maximumfun.org/join
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Lilah Sturges
about 1 month ago
Have you ever noticed that the massive, coordinated, multi-year assault on trans rights is based on NOTHING WHATSOEVER
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Aryn Keen
about 1 month ago
Devastating
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the U.S. lost the title of “world’s largest chair” 🪑🇦🇹
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the U.S. is no longer home to the world’s largest chair 🇦🇹 #history #Austria #ChairGap @SecretlyIncrediblyFascinating
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about 1 month ago
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molly conger
about 1 month ago
this is america. you could find yourself within 100yds of a shooting at any time, in any place. school, the grocery store, a movie theater, a block party, a public park… it happens to regular people every day. but this week we’ll get 50+ weepy op-eds because it happened to the guys who write op-eds
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Jordan Morris
about 1 month ago
THANK YOU! If you listen to
@jordanjessego.bsky.social
, FREE WITH ADS or any of the fine shows on
@maximumfun.org
, please support them in the MAX FUN DRIVE! Maximum Fun is a worker-owed co-op run by nice folks and the shows are artist-owned.
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please enjoy the silly Muslim gargoyle on a French cathedral 🇫🇷
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please enjoy the silly Muslim gargoyle on a French cathedral 🇫🇷 #art #architecture #history @SecretlyIncrediblyFascinating
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about 1 month ago
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Conspicuous Character (They/Them)
about 1 month ago
"Inspectors Inspectors" is the best, please support Secretly Incrediblely Fascinating to hear more!
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AmandaTheHerder
about 1 month ago
MaxFunDrive is here and I just have to say: if you support independent media, you should consider supporting MaxFun. Truly independent networks are rare, and they're dedicated to maintaining that for themselves and the shows. Support the art you want to see in the world (if funds allow obviously)
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about 1 month ago
Hey that’s me on that pillar! And a bunch of really cool people. Support independent media and fart jokes
Maximumfun.org/join
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John Moe
about 2 months ago
Hi! If we get to 450 new contributions to Depresh Mode during the
@maximumfun.org
Drive, we can make Your Best Life In Hell. It's a limited series that recognizes the toll of current events on your mental health and how to live your best life despite that. Please pitch in!
maximumfun.org/join
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MaxFunHQ
about 2 months ago
MaxFun is about putting more good into the world in a sustainable way. So, why does sustainability need new/upgrading members every year? Because every year, folks drop off. Life happens! Not everyone can be a member right now. Maybe you can’t, either. But maybe you can!
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Join in the fun:
maximumfun.org/joinsifpod
🚀
#MaxFunDrive
about 1 month ago
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Nick Wester, PI
about 2 months ago
I've been a member since the year they had bandanas as an incentive. My level has fluctuated over the years as my income and cost of living has fluctuated, but donating to worker- and artist-owned media is 100% worth it. The difference between $0 and $5 is infinitely greater than that of $5 and $50.
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