An episode of Stop Podcasting Yourself with guest Paul F. Tompkins. Dave and Graham from Stop Podcasting Yourself will be joining us for MaxFunCon 2011.

MaxFunCon 2010 Ep. 4: Marc Maron

Dec 20th, 2010 37m 41s

Marc Maron performing standup at MaxFunCon 2010.

MaxFunCon 2010 Ep. 3: Al Madrigal

Dec 17th, 2010 22m 21s

Al Madrigal performing standup at MaxFunCon 2010.

MaxFunCon 2010 Ep. 2: Maria Bamford

Dec 8th, 2010 19m 4s

The hilarious Maria Bamford performing standup at MaxFunCon 2010.

MaxFunCon 2010 Ep. 1: Jad Abumrad

Dec 1st, 2010 1h 6m

Jad Abumrad gives the MaxFunCon audience some insight into how Radiolab is made. Jad explains some of the behind-the-scenes techniques used to make the information presented on his radio program sound like music.

MaxFunCon 2011

Nov 18th, 2010 1m 4s

Tickets go on sale Black Friday at MaxFunCon.com.

A MaxFunCon Message

Nov 5th, 2010 54s

Tickets for MaxFunCon 2011 will go on sale on Black Friday, November 26th.

Ep. 14: Julia Crookston

Apr 1st, 2010 21m 55s

Chef Julia Crookston will be our in-house cooking instructor at MaxFunCon, and she'll be helping us make delicious zucchini pickles in her workshop. Her cooking tip for today: experiment with making your own salad dressing. It's easier than you

Ep. 13: Elephant Larry Presents The Wow!

Mar 10th, 2010 20m 32s

Sketch group Elephant Larry offers this take on pre-movie entertainment.

Ep. 12: Keep Moving

Feb 27th, 2010 43m 16s

This week's podcast features Jesse's recent conversation with Merlin Mann about his forthcoming book Inbox Zero, the difference between thinking and doing, distractibility, and perceived barriers to doing work. In other words, how (and why) you

Ep. 11: Merlin Mann

Feb 19th, 2010 26m 23s

Merlin Mann shared his thoughts on creativity and producing creative work in a very popular talk at last year's MaxFunCon.Maybe you couldn't make it in 2009. Well, you lucky duck, Merlin will be joining us again this year. In anticipation of n

Ep. 10: John Hodgman in Conversation with Merlin Mann

Feb 4th, 2010 1h

A few months ago, MaxFunster Merlin Mann (of 43 Folders and You Look Nice Today fame) conducted a live interview with MaxFunster John Hodgman (of Daily Show and Areas of My Expertise fame). Enjoy the conversation betwixt the two.

Ep. 9: Andrew WK at WNYC

Jan 28th, 2010 19m 17s

We guarantee the always epic Andrew WK will be ready to motivate and inspire you again at this year's MaxFunCon. Need to get pumped up now? Take a listen to his live interview and performance on an episode of The Sound of Young America taped at

Ep. 8: Al Madrigal - The Man of 81 Voices

Jan 27th, 2010 1h 35m

Al Madrigal is a super guy. He's hilarious is for one: You've probably seen him on Conan or on Craig Ferguson, he is Jury Award winner for Best Stand-Up Comedian at the Aspen Comedy Arts Festival.We've actually known Al since our college radio

Ep. 7: Jonathan Coulton

Jan 13th, 2010 34m 44s

Jonathan Coulton returns to perform at MaxFunCon after touring his new DVD/CD combo of live performances, it's called: BEST. CONCERT. EVER. If you've never heard his songs before then seriously: get ready to have a new favorite person in your l

Ep. 6: Maria Bamford

Jan 4th, 2010 36m 57s

The Bammer will be returning toMaxFunCon this year, but not only to perform: She will also be leadinga standup comedy open-mic for comedians of all levels of skill, so ifyou've always wanted to give standup comedy a try- now's your chance!

Ep. 5: Marc Maron

Dec 17th, 2009 41m 4s

Marc Maron is one of our headliners at MaxFunCon 2010 and one of our favorite comedians ever. His very own podcast, WTF, remains the top ten on iTunes popularity because yeah: he is that good. Here he is with Janeane Garofalo, an old friend & p