John Hodgman

John Hodgman is an author, actor, comedian and an all-around intelligent dude. You may know him from his lengthy stint on The Daily Show with John Stewart, his role on HBO’s Bored to Death, one of his many best-selling books or his comedy special RAGNORAK which is now streaming on Netflix.

Guest Appearances

February 12, 2023

Humorist John Hodgman joins Scott to talk about his new musical romantic comedy series Up Here, pancakes vs. waffles, and a terrific moment in Super Bowl history.

August 16, 2022

Where are all the TV shows this week? Ashley Ray turns to Dicktown sleuths (and co-creators) John Hodgman and David Rees to solve the mystery of the missing shows from the various streaming platforms and get into some TV shows about sailing boats, baseball players and the people living in your walls. The three dive to the bottom of where Dicktown comes from and where it’s going, covering community, generational connectedness and small town stories. Watch both seasons of Dicktown, streaming now on Hulu.

Everything We Watched This Week!

Resident Alien

A League of Their Own

Phrogging

P-Valley

Below Deck

The Anarchists

The Bear

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds

Ted Lasso

Dicktown

The Rockford Files

Reservation Dogs

Next Week’s Homework

101 Places to Party Before You Die

Ghost

Abbott Elementary

League of Their Own

Industry

The Con

The Most Hated Man on the Internet

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July 5, 2020

Humorists John Hodgman and David Rees join Scott to talk about their new animated show “Dick Town” as part of Cake on FXX, the Arrowverse, and Neil Young trivia. Then, edutainer Jill Noll the magic doll stops by to edutain listeners about magic. Plus, the first artificial intelligence guest P.A.I.G.E. makes its podcast debut.

May 14, 2020

John Hodgman and Maz Jobrani join Negin to celebrate 200 episodes of Fake the Nation. They cover the latest White House chaos, what it’s like being in lockdown with kids, and whether or not the handshake will survive in a post-pandemic world. This special episode also features voicemails from past guests and fans telling us what they hope to see change in the next 4 years.

December 26, 2019

This boxing day, Negin is joined by John Hodgman and Selena Coppock to discuss whether AI should be doing our menial tasks. Then she talks holiday traditions with Benari Poulten and John F. O’Donnell.

November 3, 2019

John Hodgman (Medallion Status, Judge John Hodgman) joins Nick and Heather to discuss the viral phenomenon Untitled Goose Game! They discuss the appeal of the awful goose, the Atlantic article, and debut a new segment: the Untitled Quiz Game.

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