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    "Meaghan Rath",
    "LAist",
    "hrishikesh hirway",
    "Game Show",
    "Zeke Smith",
    "Trivia",
    "The Audacity",
    "Song Exploder",
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  "textContent": "The trivia is ready to explode on _Go Fact Yourself_!  Hrishikesh Hirway is a songwriter. He’s also known for the podcast Song Exploder_._ He started the show as a way to explore his peers’ creative process and get over his writer’s block. He’ll tell us how years of conversations on the podcast led him to releasing his new album “In the Last Hour of Light.”  Meaghan Rath is an actor who can be seen on the AMC show “The Audacity” as the Chief Ethics Officer. She’ll tell us about how her husband has helped her develop her performance… and why she’s gotten married to him _three_ times. **Areas of Expertise:** Hrishikesh: The 1985-86 Boston Celtics, the best ice cream in Los Angeles, and 1985 caper movies adapted from Elmore Leonard novels. Meaghan: The movie _The Little Mermaid,_ the TV show “Survivor,” and training a Labradoodle. **What’s the Difference: Deep Fake** What’s the difference between a gorge and a canyon? What’s the difference between a forgery and a counterfeit? **With Guest Experts:** LisaGay Hamilton: Peabody award-winning actor and director who’s starred in several productions across Broadway, TV and film – including the Elmore Leonard caper movie _Jackie Brown_.  Zeke Smith: Writer, comedian, and activist who's a two-time contestant on “Survivor.” Hosts:  J. Keith van Straaten Helen Hong **Credits:** It’s always a good time to go to maximumfun.org/joingofact to support this show and get monthly bonus episodes. Theme Song by Jonathan Green. Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher. Co-Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell. Additional editing by Valerie Moffat. Seeing our next live-audience shows by YOU!",
  "title": "Ep. 196: Hrishikesh Hirway & Meaghan Rath"
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