Go Fact Yourself Podcast

09/07/2026

Shuki Levy shares the story of how he came to compose the theme song for “Inspector Gadget” !

Hosts: J. Keith van Straaten & Helen Hong
Guests: Nico Santos & Jemele J Hill
Experts: shukilevyofficial & charnele brown

To listen to the full episode find us at gofactyourpod.com or wherever you get your podcasts!
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09/05/2026

🎉OUR 200th EPISODE IS OUT!🎊 Guests Dana Gould and Roz Hernandez battle it out! LISTEN ON THE RADIO this weekend in LA this Saturday at 10a and 5p and Sunday at 8p PST on 89.3 LAist.
Listen in Chicago on Sat. At 1p CT on wbezchicago.

📻Thank you for continuing to listen and support our show! 🎉200 episodes means we’ve booked 400 guests, almost 450 surprise celebrity experts and countless !

🎉200 episodes with hosts: J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong

🎉200 episodes with photos by M.C. Valada! Thank you Christine!

🎉200 episodes on the Max Fun Network! Maximum Fun HQ

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09/04/2026

🎉OUR 200th EPISODE IS OUT!🎊 Guests Dana Gould and Roz Hernandez battle it out! LISTEN ON THE RADIO this weekend in LA this Saturday at 10a and 5p and Sunday at 8p PST on 89.3 LAist!
Listen in Chicago on Sat. At 1p CT on wbezchicago.

📻Thank you for continuing to listen and support our show!

🎉200 episodes means we’ve booked 400 guests, almost 450 surprise celebrity experts and countless !

🎉200 episodes with hosts J. Keith van Straaten and Helen Hong

🎉200 episodes with photos by M.C. Valada! Thank you Christine!

🎉200 episodes on the Max Fun Network! Maximum Fun HQ

09/02/2026

Charnele Brown from “A Different World” surprises Jemele Hill!

Hosts: J. Keith van Straaten & Helen Hong
Guests: Nico Santos & Jemele J Hill
Experts: charnele brown & shukilevyofficial

To listen to the full episode find us at gofactyourpod.com or wherever you get your podcasts!

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08/31/2026

Jemele Hill shares why she loves sports!

Hosts: J. Keith van Straaten & Helen Hong
Guests: Jemele J Hill & Nico Santos

To listen to the full episode find us at gofactyourpod.com or wherever you get your podcasts!

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08/29/2026

ON THE RADIO THIS WEEKEND! Jon Lovett vs Christine Lakin is a great THROWBACK episode airing on LAist 89.3 TODAY (Sat.) at 10a and 5p and Sun. at 8p PST!

Listen to wbezchicago TODAY at 1p CT! Check your local NPR station for times!

Hosts J. Keith van Straaten Helen Hong

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Stacy Keanan Christine Lakin

08/26/2026

Nico Santos shares how his character Mateo in “Superstore” came to be!

Hosts: J. Keith van Straaten & Helen Hong
Guests: Nico Santos & Jemele J Hill

To listen to the full episode find us at gofactyourpod.com or wherever you get your podcasts!
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08/26/2026

Due to unforeseen circumstances beyond our control, we have canceled our show at Los Angeles Worldcon this weekend.
We hope to reschedule these fabulous guests in the future for our live show at LAist studios.
We apologize for any inconvenience.

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08/26/2026

Thank you Shuki Levy!

Had a great time sharing memories as a surprise guest on the NPR Go Fact Yourself Podcast with Nico Santos and Jemele Hill! Link in the comments.

08/21/2026

Kira Kosarin shares why she loves the movie “Stick It” !

To listen to the full episode find us at gofactyourpod.com or wherever you get your podcasts!

Hosts: J. Keith van Straaten & Helen Hong
Guests: kira & Jay Chandrasekhar

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