Ep. 27: Cara Santa Maria & Glen Weldon

Published: Jan. 4, 2019, 11:23 p.m.

Happy National Trivia Day! Let\u2019s celebrate with a collision of journalists who also host podcasts! Cara Santa Maria is the host of the podcast Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria. She\u2019s also a science communicator and there\u2019s a chance that her proficiency in STEM will lead her to victory in this trivia battle. Her opponent is Glen Weldon, panelist on NPR\u2019s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast. He\u2019s written the book on Batman and Superman (literally) but will that knowledge be enough to guide him to victory? In this episode, we\u2019ll learn about fashion, drag queens and art with deceased creatures. What\u2019s the difference: Top and Bottom What\u2019s the difference between a shirt that is \u201cbutton-up\u201d and \u201cbutton-down\u201d? What\u2019s the difference between \u201cbelow\u201d and \u201cunder\u201d? Areas of Expertise Cara Santa Maria: Hold \u2018em poker, the artist Christopher Marley and the Olive Garden menu. Glen Weldon: Wine tasting, Rupaul\u2019s Drag Race and Catherine O\u2019Hara. Appearing in this episode: J. Keith van Straaten Helen Hong Cara Santa Maria Glen Weldon With guest experts: Christopher Marley- international artist. Brian Firkus- actor, singer and embodiment of drag-queen Trixie Mattel. Go Fact Yourself was devised by Jim Newman and J. Keith van Straaten, and produced in collaboration with Maximum Fun. The show was recorded at The Angel City Brewery in Los Angeles. Theme Song by Jonathan Green. Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher. The show is edited by Julian Burrell.