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b'Go Fact Yourself is coming to Chicago! Join us on August 9 & 10 at Sleeping Village. Visit gofactyourpod.com for tickets and details. Cristela Alonzo is a comedian and former guest on Go Fact Yourself. This week, she\\u2019s stepping in as the co-host! Her new book "Music to My Years" will be out in October. Jessica McKenna is known for the podcast "Off Book" where she and her co-host Zach Reino improvise a full musical with special guests\\u2026 even if the guests aren\\u2019t totally aware of what\\u2019s going on when they first join the program. Jessica is also a voice-artist who\\u2019s cornered a very specific portrayal: scrappy ten-year-old boys. She\\u2019ll explain what\\u2019s behind her expertise. Jessica will face off against someone who also knows a lot about musicals: actor Anthony Rapp. He was part of the original cast of Rent and now stars on the CBS show "Star Trek: Discovery." You could say he\\u2019s a pretty accomplished guy, but he\\u2019ll tell us about his formative years where he got some unsolicited advice from legendary stage actor Yul Brynner. The guests will also discuss American presidents, contemporary films and denim jackets. What\\u2019s the Difference: Pay me back What\\u2019s the difference between "loan" and "lend?" What\\u2019s the difference between a charge card and a credit card? Areas of Expertise Jessica McKenna: American Presidents, the musical Hamilton and Christmas & Christmas movies Anthony Rapp: The Coen Brothers movies, the Chicago Cubs baseball team from the early 2000\\u2019s to the present and the Mass Effect video-game series. Appearing in this episode: J. Keith van Straaten Cristela Alonzo Jessica McKenna Anthony Rapp With guest experts: Rory O\\u2019Malley, Tony Award-nominated actor who\'s performed in the stage shows Hamilton and The Book of Mormon. Stephen Park, actor who\\u2019s known for his performances in the films Fargo and Do the Right Thing. Helen Hong, comedian and actress who appeared in the film Inside Llewyn Davis and who\\u2019s the regular co-host of Go Fact Yourself! 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.'