The Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show

Ryan Morrison is a lawyer who represents games, gamers, and the gaming community. Here, he explains how and why. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tyler Hinman is a crossword puzzle solver and constructor. He's won the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament 5 times and also holds the record for youngest champion ever. Here, he explains how and why. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Robb Alvey of Theme Park Review has been to theme parks across the globe. Here, he describes the best and craziest things he's seen in his journey. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Walton Goggins is an actor best known for The Shield, Justified, and The Hateful Eight. This week, Jeff and Pat do a deep dive on his career. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Matthew Borgatti used to work on props for movies like Snakes on a Plane and Alien vs Predator, but now he designs and builds soft robots. Here, he explains how and why. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Arnold & Stewart are father-and-son, professional knife-throwing duo. Here, they discuss how and why. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Joe Sonnenburg has been behind the camera for broadcasts of every major sport. Here, he explains how and why. (thumbnail by Buffaboy on Flickr) See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Adam Ruins Everything's Adam Conover stops by to explain some of his most opinionated opinions and their origins. WARNING/PROMISE: We spend the last 15 minutes of this podcast talking about videogames and our trip to Indiecade. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Matt Little shot a pizza rat video that went viral. Here, he explains why and what happened next. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Todd Strauss-Schulson (director of Harold & Kumar 3, and the new film Final Girls) discusses his favorite movie moments, and what makes movies work for him. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show Book Club! We discuss the Martian with Laura M Brooker, a PHd student studying the surface of Mars. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jeff is assigning everyone homework. Your assignment is to read The Martian, so we can discuss it with a real Martian scientist on 10/6. Here, with a quick assist from Pat Cassels, he explains how and why. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

David Michael Latt has produced over 200 movies with his company the Asylum. These range from monster movies like Sharknado to "mockbusters" like Snakes on a Train. Here, he explains how and why. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Zac Bissonnette just wrote an entire book about Beanie Babies called "The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute." Here, he explains how and why. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jeff and Pat’s fourth annual summer movie review featuring Age of Ultron, Ex Machina, Jurassic World, Ant-Man, Tomorrowland, Mad Max, Inside Out, and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

If Shakespeare is the greatest writer of all time, how come he can be difficult to get into? Cristina Lundy of the New York Shakespeare Exchange explains. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Kathryn Potts of the Whitney Museum of American Art explains how to understand art, you dummy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Opera has existed for centuries but, in this week's Jeff Rubin Jeff Rubin Show, we finally learn how to enjoy it. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ben Model accompanies silent movies on a piano. Here he explains how, why, and how you can learn to appreciate silent film. silent See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Will Brooker might be the world's expert on Batman. Here, he tells us how to enjoy Batman comics. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Grucci Fireworks is a six-generation family owned/operated company with several world records. In this week's episode, the CEO explains how to appreciate fireworks. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In episode 2 of Mental Floss’ new podcast An Even Better You, Jeff talks to Eric Zimmerman about how to enjoy board games. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In episode 1 of Mental Floss’ new podcast An Even Better You, Jeff talks to Scott of Scott’s Pizza Tour about how to enjoy your pizza like a pro. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lisa Hanawalt is an illustrator who designed the look and characters of Netflix’s Bojack Horseman. Here, she explains how and why. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mark Edlitz interviewed 35 actors who have played superheroes and wrote a book about them. Here, he explains how and why. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.