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The JV Club is part of a thriving ecosystem of entertainment and society & culture podcasts!

Janet has been a guest on a wide variety of podcasts from the Nerdist Network, Earwolf, Maximum Fun, and beyond.

If you enjoy the JV Club, please check out the other shows that Janet has appeared on!

The Thrilling Adventure Hour

The Thrilling Adventure Hour is a live stage show in the style of old-time radio, starring all of your favorite stars from the worlds of television, film, comedy, animation, sketch, and the stage. The audio from the shows was released as a podcast on the Nerdist Network beginning in 2011. 

The WorkJuice Players are the stalwart troupe of actors and comedians who, along with special guests, perform the brilliant words written by Ben Acker & Ben Blacker. Janet officially became a WorkJuice Player on March 7th, 2015, after guest starring for several years. She has appeared in dozens of episodes, catalogued on the Thrilling Adventure Hour Wiki.

Please enjoy all the episodes of The Thrilling Adventure Hour on Nerdist, Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, or wherever fine podcasts are found!

Many of our wonderful guests have awesome podcasts of their very own. Please check them out!

M. A. S. H.

Janet ends each conversation with a game of M.A.S.H., bringing the podcast full circle with a customized & improvised series of questions designed to predict the guest's future.

The name M.A.S.H. is an acronym for "Mansion, Apartment, Shack, House." These are the four kinds of homes that a player could find themselves living in once their destiny is revealed–and forms the bedrock of the game.

For the other categories, Janet asks her guest to provide three choices each. These categories can include a dream job, or a superpower, a mythical pet or a food you can eat without consequence.

Once every category has been answered, the prognostication commences, and the newest member of the JV Club discovers their 100% guaranteed fictional future.

This wikihow article contains step-by-step instructions for multiple variations of M.A.S.H., complete with videos demonstrating the complex mathematical methodology you can master to achieve your results!

Support Janet & the show!

Check out t-shirts and more in our new JV Club store!

The JV Gift Club

In 2016, we started the JV Gift Club, wherein members of our global JV Club community chose books from their teen-hood to share. In 2017, our participation increased by almost 50%!

The deadline for participation each year is around December 1st, to give everyone a chance to shop, send, and receive their books by the end of the year.

To join in the fun, send an email to chris@christopherroyce.com with your name and a mailing address.

Press about the JV Club

Splitsider: Janet Varney on ‘Stan Against Evil’, ‘The JV Club’, and Empathy in the Age of Trump

The Huffington Post: Podcast Review: The JV Club

Splitsider: Keeping Your Childlike Enthusiasm Alive with Janet Varney

SFGate: Comic Varney, a nerd for life, still loves San Francisco

Rare: Meet the actress who is empowering and inspiring women through comedy

Nerdist: A “Legend” in our Midst: an Interview with Janet Varney

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