Go Fact Yourself - Bonus Mini-Episode with Listeners Rae Harada & Ian Morrison
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From listeners to contributors to contestants, it's a special bonus episode of Go Fact Yourself, featuring two of our beloved MaxFun Members who contributed to the show – plus questions on TEN of their topics!
Ian Morrison is an airline ramp agent at Denver International Airport. He'll tell us about the secret language that he and his fellow agents use to coordinate planes on the runway. Plus, we'll hear about his time on another game show: "The Weakest Link!"
Rae Harada is a professor of Media Studies and English at Shizuoka University in Japan. She'll tell us about some of the differences between media in the U.S. and Japan. Rae will also tell us about what she's learned about the study habits of her Japanese students.
Areas of Expertise
Ian: Geckos, 1990s Nickelodeon shows, EGOT winners, Daft Punk, and Blue Man Group.
Rae: The movie Star Wars: Return of the Jedi, Japanese customs, "Sailor Moon" season 1, "Smallville" season 2, and the band Sunspin.
What’s the Difference: Books
What’s the difference between a bookshelf and a bookcase?
What’s the difference between a library fee and a library fine?
Appearing in this episode:
J. Keith van Straaten
Helen Hong
Ian Morrison
Rae Harada
Theme Song by Jonathan Green.
Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.
Associate Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.
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