Wonderful!

We're suspending our usual ethos of unabashed enthusiasm and positivity as we recount our experience during Texas' recent infrastructural collapse. Strap the hell in! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Please consider supporting these various causes to provide relief to those living in Texas still suffering from the damage of Winter Storm Uri: Feeding Texas: https://feedingtexas.networkforgood.com/projects/124201-texas-disaster-response Austin Mutual Aid: https://www.instagram.com/p/CLrfiSNFmiL/ Other volunteering and donation opportunities: https://www.austintexas.gov/help-atx-winter?fbclid=IwAR1U_9fbwP2jglq11rY9wZR2jJePgQoxN934-bOFOPvbcckdRUPOVgK0Znk

Griffin's favorite offbeat comic! Rachel's favorite hard sports shot! Griffin's favorite theme song makers! Rachel's favorite tracking! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatter

Rachel's favorite driving lessons! Griffin's favorite arcade competition! Rachel's favorite off-brand products! Griffin's favorite science museum! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatter

Griffin's favorite investment fad! Rachel's favorite national poem! Griffin's favorite good-smelling plant! Rachel's favorite animal movement! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatter

Rachel's favorite eye moistener! Griffin's favorite pricey pastime! Rachel's favorite portable storage! Griffin's favorite old synth!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaWays to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatter

Griffin's favorite metal instrument! Rachel's favorite keepsake poem! Griffin's favorite live TV! Rachel's favorite fast speaking! Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya CALL YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES TODAY: https://5calls.org/ Demand police accountability and reform: https://action.justiceforbreonna.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/ Ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatter

Rachel's favorite animation! Griffin's favorite comic sci-fi! Rachel's favorite surf rock! Griffin's favorite safe zone!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaCALL YOUR ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES TODAY: https://5calls.org/Demand police accountability and reform: https://action.justiceforbreonna.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/Ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatter

IT'S PARTY TIME!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaDemand police accountability and reform: https://action.justiceforbreonna.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/Ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatter

Rachel's favorite abandoned entertainment complexes! Griffin's favorite bleak genre! Rachel's favorite handheld holiday food! Griffin's favorite Scottish synth-pop!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaDemand police accountability and reform: https://action.justiceforbreonna.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/Ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatter

Griffin's favorite pump-up holiday song! Rachel's favorite campfire food! Griffin's favorite ubiquitous freeware! Rachel's favorite magazine profiles!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaDemand police accountability and reform: https://action.justiceforbreonna.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/Ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatter

Rachel's favorite reporting! Griffin's favorite oddly bottled soda! Rachel's favorite arboreal scent! Griffin's favorite German board game!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaDemand police accountability and reform: https://action.justiceforbreonna.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/Ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatter

Griffin's favorite art instructor! Rachel's favorite big floaty boys! Griffin's favorite communal music experience! Rachel's favorite family!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaDemand police accountability and reform: https://action.justiceforbreonna.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/Ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatter

Rachel's favorite stare down! Griffin's favorite unwritten grammatical rule! Rachel's favorite quick nourishment! Griffin's favorite sea life power jam!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaDemand police accountability and reform: https://action.justiceforbreonna.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/Ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatter

Well, this is a weird one, isn't it?Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaDemand police accountability and reform: https://action.justiceforbreonna.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/Ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatter

Rachel's favorite impromptu gathering! Griffin's favorite always-on TV show! Rachel's favorite grammatical poetry! Griffin's favorite ghost movie!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaDemand police accountability and reform: https://action.justiceforbreonna.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/Ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatterVote! - https://vote.gov/

Griffin's favorite annual vaccine! Rachel's favorite biorhythmic poem! Griffin's favorite modifiable platformer! Rachel's favorite improvised mouth noises!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaDemand police accountability and reform: https://action.justiceforbreonna.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/Ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatterVote! - https://vote.gov/

Rachel's favorite upwards arbor! Griffin's new favorite candy bar! Rachel's favorite linear physical challenges! Griffin's favorite mid-aughts rock album!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Demand police accountability and reform: https://action.justiceforbreonna.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/Ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatterVote! - https://vote.gov/

Griffin's favorite hot water! Rachel's favorite early aughts pop! Griffin's favorite Halloween texture! Rachel's favorite pseudo-apology!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaDemand police accountability and reform: https://action.justiceforbreonna.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/Ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatterRegister to vote: https://vote.gov/

Rachel's favorite electoral food! Griffin's favorite throwing game! Rachel's favorite old snacks! Griffin's favorite fall album!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaDemand police accountability and reform: https://action.justiceforbreonna.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/Ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatterRegister to vote: https://vote.gov/

Griffin's favorite big camera! Rachel's favorite suggestive workout! Griffin's favorite ill-advised customer support! Rachel's favorite odd-rhyming poem!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya Support Breonna Taylor's family: https://www.gofundme.com/f/9v4q2-justice-for-breonna-taylorDemand police accountability and reform: https://action.justiceforbreonna.org/sign/BreonnaWasEssential/Support Black Lives Matter Louisville: https://linktr.ee/BLMLouisvilleFor more ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://linktr.ee/blacklivesmatterRegister to vote: https://vote.gov/

Rachel's favorite ambitious music video! Griffin's favorite outdoor treasure hunt! Rachel's favorite snake reproduction! Griffin's favorite bass riff!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaFor more ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/Support the Northwest Response Fund to aid those affected by wildfires: https://www.redcross.org/donate/cm/kgwmediagroup-pub.html/Register to vote: https://vote.gov/

Griffin's favorite throwable object! Rachel's favorite tropical fruit! Griffin's favorite nu-disco duo! Rachel's favorite impersonations!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaFor more ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/Donate to the Milwaukee Freedom Fund in support of the protesters in Kenosha: https://supportwomenshealth.salsalabs.org/mkefreedomfund/index.htmlSupport the California Wildfire Relief Fund: https://www.calfund.org/wildfire-relief-fund/Register to vote: https://vote.gov/

Rachel's favorite parenting poem! Griffin's favorite remote-controlled toy! Rachel's favorite torso piercing! Griffin's favorite short-lived game genre!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaFor more ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/Donate to the Milwaukee Freedom Fund in support of the protesters in Kenosha: https://supportwomenshealth.salsalabs.org/mkefreedomfund/index.htmlSupport the California Wildfire Relief Fund: https://www.calfund.org/wildfire-relief-fund/Register to vote: https://vote.gov/

Griffin's favorite night out activity! Rachel's favorite electronic pop! Griffin's favorite obscure Renaissance instrument! Rachel's favorite temporal anomaly!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaFor more ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/Donate to the Milwaukee Freedom Fund in support of the protesters in Kenosha: https://supportwomenshealth.salsalabs.org/mkefreedomfund/index.htmlSupport the California Wildfire Relief Fund: https://www.calfund.org/wildfire-relief-fund/Register to vote: https://vote.gov/

Rachel's favorite mistakes! Griffin's favorite musical tower! Rachel's favorite post-food feeling! Griffin's favorite team-based game!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaFor more ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Griffin's favorite tree juice! Rachel's favorite beach find! Griffin's favorite communal eating experience! Rachel's favorite Chicago hip-hop duo!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaFor more ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Rachel's favorite imaginative activity! Griffin's favorite second chances! Rachel's favorite tall circle! Griffin's favorite music video!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaFor more ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/To become a supporter of the Maximum Fun network: https://maximumfun.org/join/

Griffin's favorite seminal skateboarding game! Rachel's favorite holes! Griffin's favorite Seattle rock! Rachel's favorite kid's channel!Music: “Money Won’t Pay” by bo en and Augustus – https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaFor more ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/To become a supporter of the Maximum Fun network: https://maximumfun.org/join/

Rachel's favorite local cryptid! Griffin's favorite sword fighting! Rachel's favorite body meat! Griffin's favorite double album!For more ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/To become a supporter of the Maximum Fun network: https://maximumfun.org/join/

Griffin's favorite personal data storage! Rachel's favorite educational animal! Griffin's favorite timeless aughts rock! Rachel's favorite transit drain!For more ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/To become a supporter of the Maximum Fun network: https://maximumfun.org/join/

Rachel's favorite patchwork art! Griffin's favorite valuable boxes! Rachel's favorite revolutionary poet! Griffin's favorite educational TV show!Music: "Money Won't Pay" by bo en and Augustus - https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaFor more on the Audre Lorde Project: https://alp.org/For more ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Griffin's favorite home manufacturing! Rachel's favorite giggle! Griffin's favorite British challenges! Rachel's favorite keepsakes!Music: "Money Won't Pay" by bo en and Augustus - https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaFor more ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Rachel's favorite many-toothed sea creature! Griffin's favorite basketball game! Rachel's favorite memory machine! Griffin's favorite transportive anime movie!Music: "Money Won't Pay" by bo en and Augustus - https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaFor more ways to support Black Lives Matter and find anti-racism resources: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/

Griffin's favorite adult snack! Rachel's favorite endorsed smells! Griffin's favorite sketch comedy! Rachel's favorite relevant tune!Music: "Money Won't Pay" by bo en and Augustus - https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaFor more info on the Marsha P. Johnson Institute: https://marshap.org/

Rachel's favorite childhood development! Griffin's favorite ancient game! Rachel's favorite revolutionary poem! Griffin's favorite imaginative song!Music: "Money Won't Pay" by bo en and Augustus - https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoyaFor more info on The Okra Project: https://www.theokraproject.com/

Instead of posting a regular episode this week, we’re happy to share with you a new episode of FANTI, one of the newest shows on MaxFun! FANTI is hosted by journalists Jarrett Hill and Tre’vell Anderson, who provide hilarious discussions and insightful criticism about beloved pop culture topics each week. We’re wild about this show, and we think you will be, too — and we’re so grateful to Jarrett and Tre’vell for allowing us to cross-post their latest episode in our feed.Their latest episode breaks the regular format as they discuss the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, and the rampant, inhumane escalation of police violence against protestors and Black communities across the country during this period of unrest. We encourage you to listen, subscribe to FANTI, and find ways to amplify black voices however you can.Subscribe to FANTI: https://maximumfun.org/episodes/fanti/Find ways you can help: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/National Bail Fund Network: https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directoryMore educational Anti-Racism resources: http://bit.ly/ANTIRACISMRESOURCES

Griffin's favorite automotive film franchise! Rachel's favorite eggy bread! Griffin's favorite hard-earned album! Rachel's favorite place to play!Music: "Money Won't Pay" by bo en and Augustus - https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya

Rachel's favorite moving movies! Griffin's favorite cleaning videos! Rachel's favorite esteemed poetry position! Griffin's favorite food stink!Music: "Money Won't Pay" by bo en and Augustus - https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya

We had a difficult time getting this recording together, so we decided to do a special episode! Hop in the self-care sedan as we pack it up with all kinds of good, good, seemingly random stuff.Music: "Money Won't Pay" by bo en and Augustus - https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya

Rachel's favorite kitschy light source! Griffin's favorite laser games! Rachel's favorite reminiscing! Griffin's favorite restaurant freebie!Music: "Money Won't Pay" by bo en and Augustus - https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya

Griffin's favorite remixes! Rachel's favorite natural sound! Griffin's favorite cooking method! Rachel's favorite groundbreaking politician!Music: "Money Won't Pay" by bo en and Augustus - https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya

Rachel's favorite rhythmic poet! Griffin's favorite animal sighting! Rachel's favorite traffic invention! Griffin's favorite emotional musical!Music: "Money Won't Pay" by bo en and Augustus - https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya

Griffin's favorite superteam subgenre! Rachel's favorite dried fruit mascots! Griffin's favorite mouth sound! Rachel's favorite kids show pump-up jam!Music: "Money Won't Pay" by bo en and Augustus - https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya

Griffin's favorite armored animal! Rachel's favorite evolved music! Griffin's favorite nasty guitar solos! Rachel's favorite balanced proportion!Music: "Money Won't Pay" by bo en and Augustus - https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya

Rachel's favorite TV plot device! Griffin's favorite Japanese electronica duo! Rachel's favorite humble pants! Griffin's favorite mind power!Music: "Money Won't Pay" by bo en and Augustus - https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya

Griffin's favorite social gaming! Rachel's favorite food preserver! Griffin's favorite temporary fortress! Rachel's favorite reassuring poet!Music: "Money Won't Pay" by bo en and Augustus - https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya

(Note: This was going to be our kick-off episode for the MaxFunDrive, which has been postponed. We’ve cut most of the drive-talk out of the episode — hence the shorter-than-usual runtime and occasional pauses. Hang in there, y’all.)Rachel's favorite burger science! Griffin's favorite fruit! Rachel's favorite strange reflex! Griffin's favorite funk band!Music: "Money Won't Pay" by bo en and Augustus - https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya

Griffin's favorite packaging! Rachel's favorite temporary film distributor! Griffin's favorite meaningful book! Rachel's favorite animal sounds!Music: "Money Won't Pay" by bo en and Augustus - https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya

Music: "Money Won't Pay" by bo en and Augustus - https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya

Griffin's favorite foundational messaging app! Rachel's favorite sports entertainment! Griffin's favorite gaming place! Rachel's favorite eye hair!Music: "Money Won't Pay" by bo en and Augustus - https://open.spotify.com/album/7n6zRzTrGPIHt0kRvmWoya