Ep. 146: Listener Tournament Finals: Ashley Pagnotta & Rich Permenter (#MaxFunDrive!)

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This episode is part of The #MaxFunDrive! If you love Go Fact Yourself, please go to Maximumfun.org/join to become a MaxFun Member, or to upgrade or boost your existing membership. For a monthly contribution as little as $5 a month, you have a direct hand in helping this show continue. Plus, you have a chance to BE on the show!Happy #MaxFunDrive! We’ve got more fun and surprises for you than ever before. Listen to the pledge breaks for details on all the exciting stuff. And thank you for your support!In this episode…Guests:Rich Permenter is a team leader at a large financial firm in Missouri. He’ll tell us how being a finalist in the Listener Tournament is the culmination of a lifelong love of trivia … at least until he gets on “Jeopardy!”. Rich was so dedicated to joining the podcast that he actually delayed a procedure for his son!Ashley Pagnotta is a professor of physics and astronomy at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Her research focuses on the science behind exploding stars – which she says aren’t a problem for us here on Earth. Ashley is currently on sabbatical working on a new project: Astronomer in Residence at the Grand Canyon!Areas of ExpertiseAshley: The Killer B’s of the 1990s Houston Astros, Formula One racing from 2018 to the present, and the movie Clueless.Rich: The TV show “Boy Meets World,” 1980s baseball cards, and the band The Aquabats.What’s the difference: A glimmer of hopeWhat’s the difference between to glimmer and to shimmer?What’s the difference between a hope and an aspiration?Experts:Christian Jacobs: lead singer and founder of The Aquabats.James Hinchcliffe and Alexander Rossi: icons of auto racing and hosts of the Off Track with Hinch and Rossi podcast.Hosts: J. Keith van StraatenHelen HongCredits:Theme Song by Jonathan Green.Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.Show engineer is Dave McKeever.Associate Producer and Editor is Julian Burrell.Supporting GFY in the MaxFunDrive by YOU – Go to maximumfun.org/join Help support this show and unlock bonus content! Become a member at https://maximumfun.org/joingofact

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As part of our celebration of the MaxFun Members who make Go Fact Yourself possible, we’ve invited our supporting listeners Rich Permenter and Ashley Pagnotta to join the podcast as the finalists of our second annual Listener Tournament.

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