Judge John Hodgman

John Hodgman's Today in the Past podcast is now The Judge John Hodgman Podcast. Have your pressing issues decided by Famous Minor Television Personality John Hodgman, Certified Judge. If you'd like John Hodgman to solve your pressing issue, simply email it, along with your phone number, to hodgman@maximumfun.org. THAT IS ALL.

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The Carry On Carryings On

Episode Date: January 4, 2012

Blair and her sister Lisa are frequent flyers.  Blair never checks her bags due to the inconvenience of it, opting instead to carry them on.  Since sh...

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The Clap Trap

Episode Date: December 22, 2011

Greg and Eric are longtime friends and sometime-bandmates.  They disagree on one area of performance; should members of the band ever ask the audience...

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Apocalypse Row

Episode Date: December 15, 2011

Carrie and her husband Phillip are planning for the future. A collapse of civilazation under the coming apocalypse to be exact. Carrie and "Sarge" are...

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The Bedding Crasher

Episode Date: December 8, 2011

When is it appropriate to ask to crash at a friend's place? Should the practice be curtailed when one reaches a certain age or level of financial secu...

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Triple Word Scorn

Episode Date: December 1, 2011

Jesse and Jessica are used to squaring off against one another when they play games like Scrabble & Hangman on their smartphones. In this episode of J...

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Driving Miss Drowsy

Episode Date: November 23, 2011

Austin brings the case against his good friend Ethan. A year ago, they drove cross-country from Santa Cruz, California to Brooklyn, New York. Austin s...

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Out of REC-order

Episode Date: November 9, 2011

Strife between two friends -- over DVR recordings.  If Anthony requests that Joseph record television programs for him on his personal DVR, is he obli...

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The Abuse of Flower Power

Episode Date: November 2, 2011

Not in MY backyard! Julienne and Emily are neighbors and romantically involved. Julienne has created a garden space  but wants to add a particular flo...

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Slash-Friction

Episode Date: October 26, 2011

What IS a horror movie? Bryan's list of 100 horror movies is all about content. His friend Jay says it's all about the audience's reaction. Who is the...

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Pepperoni Pauper

Episode Date: October 19, 2011

A young couple battle embarrassing behavior and bags of trash in search of unpeeled prize tickets for a shot at redemption. And a free slice of pizza....

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Panta-Lunacy

Episode Date: October 12, 2011

Seth and Stephen are colleagues in a Broadway show.  They bring a case of Lost and Found, Finders and Keepers, and Losers and Weepers.

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Beard Science

Episode Date: September 28, 2011

Guest bailiffed by ABC News Senior White House Correspondent Jake Tapper! Friends Mike, Mike and Dan seek a ruling on a modified but highly charged ga...

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Unbanded Brothers

Episode Date: September 22, 2011

Brothers and bandmates Jack and Jeff bring this argument over tourdates, a wedding and being the boss of the band.

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De Plane

Episode Date: August 31, 2011

Elisabeth and Melissa are good friends and enthusiastic travelers, who often journey together on planes and in cars across the country. While their t...

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Hors d'oeuvres in the Court

Episode Date: August 19, 2011

Mike's three children were enticed to try a foreign food -- bacon-wrapped scallops -- by an offer from their father of $5. However, Mike now claims th...

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The Cow Beef

Episode Date: July 20, 2011

Ted brings this case against his father Paul, who has become obsessed with cows.  Ted argues that his father's cow collection and his inclination to r...

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Garbage Man and Wife

Episode Date: July 6, 2011

Matt Haughey of Metafilter and his wife Kay split household chores right down the middle, except when it comes to garbage duty.  Does the person takin...

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Ob-Law-Di, Ob-Law-Da

Episode Date: June 24, 2011

Pat and Joe come before the court with a case about that famous rock band, The Beatles. Pat claims that The White Album is one of The Beatles' worst a...

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Justice is Out There

Episode Date: June 17, 2011

Randi and Chris were gifted Mulder and Scully action figures for Christmas, but differ on their purpose. Should they be kept in their original packagi...