Episode 009: Pete Holmes & Annabelle Gurwitch

== Description ==
In this episode, Pete Holmes and Annabelle Gurwitch grace Go Fact Yourself with their wit, joy and, yes, abject frustration. And we learn fun facts about the performers. For example, Pete Holmes reveals that The New Yorker rejected his avocado cartoon, and calls into question the magazine’s editorial judgment. J. Keith reminds Annabelle Gurwitch that they both appeared in a pilot together that was so unmemorable…he had to tell her what it was.
== Rounds ==
=== What's the Difference? ===
==== Annabelle Gurwitch ====
Subject: Agreements
Question: The United States enters into agreements but not all of them are created equal. In legal terms, what is the difference between a treaty and an accord?
Annabelle's Response: A treaty is longer than an accord, and lasts longer than an accord.
Pete's Response: A treaty is shorter, meaning it's a sort-of deal you make in an elevator, while an accord is something you make over a meal (the location of an agreement, per se).
Answer: An accord is an executive agreement between the U.S. and another country or countries. These executive agreements might be called accords or pacts or covenants or charters, but they can change from a president to a president. They are binding until the president decides they are not.
A treaty requires two-thirds approval by the U.S. Senate and becomes the law of the land until it is super-ceded by a new law, so they are quite rare. For example, the U.S. is part of NATO, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization; and was going to be a member of the Paris Climate Accord.
Point totals at the end of this round: Annabelle 0 | Pete 0
==== Pete Holmes ====
Subject: Disagreements
Question (submitted by a listener): In the past, parties and disagreements were limited to one recourse: the civil court system. Today, people have two options, which are less formal and less expensive, but when selecting between the two, it is important to understand which solution is best for the circumstances. What is the difference between an arbitration and mediation?
Pete's Response: Arbitration doesn't matter; it's arbitrary. Mediation is when there's a psychic involved.
Annabelle's Response: Arbitration is a contract ... usually behind closed doors. Mediation is a negotiation around a table, such as in a court.
Answer: Mediation is negotiation between parties where a neutral party, or mediator, facilitates communication and suggests options, but has no power to make decisions. Mediations only reach a successful conclusion when both parties agree on the terms of settlement at the end of negotiations.
If you enter arbitration, you agree ahead of time to be bound by the decisions that the arbitrator makes. You may present evidence and argue your case, but ultimately what the arbitrator says is binding.
Point totals at the end of this round: Annabelle 1 | Pete 0
=== Trivia ===
==== Annabelle Gurwitch ====
===== Topics =====
Topic 	Context
Joni Mitchell's "Blue" 	
Commercials from the 1970s 	
Secessionist painters in Vienna	
#	Question 	Response 	Answer 	Hint
1	What was Mr. Lee's Ancient Chinese Secret? 	Calgon 	Calgon 	It shared its name with a product that can take you away
2	Commercials from the 1970s featured many memorable jingles, most of which were written by people we've never heard of. Many were written by someone who's had a long and successful career as a singer/songwriter, including a jingle for Band-Aids. Who wrote that jingle?	Melissa Manchester	Barry Manilow 	
3	Bounty paper towels became known in the 1970s as the quicker-picker upper thanks to its commercials featuring Rosie the Waitress. The actress who played Rosie also played a role between the commercials as the mom on Rhoda. Who was that actor? 	No answer 	Nancy Walker 	She shares a last name with the star of Good Times
4	What brand of margarine was "not nice to fool Mother Nature?" 	Land O' Lakes 	Chiffon 	I think you'll come with this answer one fine day
5	One of the most famous commercials to come from the 1970s was a 1979 Coke commercial, featuring football player Mean Joe Green tossing his jersey to a kid. What team's jersey did he toss? 	Green Bay Packers 	Pittsburgh Steelers	
===== Cluster Fact =====
Context: In 1973, a restaurant chain made a five-year-old boy their national spokesperson. The commercials they made became sensations, and in one of them, the boy sang a tune that was turned into a record that hit the Billboard charts, making him the youngest person ever to have a Billboard-charting song, a record that still stands today. 
#	Question 	Response 	Answer
1	Name the restaurant chain 	McDonald's 	Jack in the Box
2	Name the five-year-old boy	Pete Holmes 	Rodney Allen Rippy
3	Name the song he recorded 	Memories from Cats	Take Life a Little Easier
Expert: Rodney Allen Rippy an actor who, as a five-year-old, was the national spokesperson for a restaurant chain and recorded a Billboard-charting song.
Point totals at the end of this round: Annabelle 2 | Pete 0 
==== Pete Holmes ====
===== Topics =====
Topic 	Context
Vegan nutrition 	
Judd Apatow movies	
AMC's Mad Men 	
#	Question 	Response 	Answer 	Hint
1	Don Draper worked in an ad agency, but that agency changed its name more than once. Name two of the names the agency had during the series. 	Sterling Cooper; Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce	Sterling Cooper; Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce	
2	Through the seven seasons of Mad Men, eight different actors played Don and Betty's son, Bobby, but only one played their daughter. What is her name? 	Sheernan Gipka 	Kiernan Shipka 	It rhymes with Beernon Bipka
3	In season six, Pete Campbell rushes into an elevator, where Bob Benton asks "how are you?" Pete's answer has become an internet meme, what is the answer? 	"Not great, Bob!" 	"Not great, Bob!" 	
4	Mad Men featured many imaginary ad campaigns for real-life companies, but also for fake companies. Which one of the following companies existed only in the Mad Men universe: Butler Footwear, Accutron Watches, United Fruit, Glo-Coat Floor Wax, Secor Laxatives	Accutron Watches 	Secor Laxatives 	Butler Footwear still exists
5	Mad Men had a very memorable theme song, as you've demonstrated, but it was not an original composition written for the show. What was the name of the theme song? 	Take Life a Little Easier 	A Beautiful Mine by RJD2 	
===== Cluster Fact =====
Context: One of the running jokes at the ad agency was an executive who drew a comic strip on the side. He got the last laugh, though, as in the final season of the show, he left the agency after selling the strip to a company in Japan to make it into a cartoon.
#	Question 	Response 	Answer
1	What was the name of the character? 	Sham Dillworthy	Lou Avery
2	Who was the actor who played him? 	Allan Havey 	Allan Havey
3	What was the name of the comic strip?	Loo-tenant 	Scout's Honor
Expert: Actor and comedian Allan Havey, who appeared as an executive on Mad Men.
Point totals at the end of this round: Annabelle 2 | Pete 3
=== Fast Facts ===
# 	Guest 	Question 	Response	Answer
1 	Annabelle Gurwitch	Chris Hemsworth is native to Australia 	False 	True
2 	Pete Holmes 	Giraffes are native to Australia 	False 	False
3 	Annabelle Gurwitch	David Alan Grier played Jackie Robinson in a Broadway musical	True 	True
4 	Pete Holmes 	Tommy Tune played Larry Bird in a Broadway musical 	False 	False
5 	Annabelle Gurwitch	The can in canola oil is short for Canada 	False 	True
6 	Pete Holmes 	Nabisco made a watermelon Oreo 	True 	True
7 	Annabelle Gurwitch	Rocker Alice Cooper wrote a book about golf 	True 	True
8 	Pete Holmes 	Alice Cooper owns a Dairy Queen in Brownsboro, Kentucky 	True 	False
9 	Annabelle Gurwitch	Alice Cooper is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 	True 	True
10	Pete Holmes 	Alice Cooper is in the White Castle Hamburgers Hall of Fame 	False 	True
Point totals at the end of this round: Annabelle 5.5 | Pete 6
== Promotions ==
Where to find Pete Holmes: You Made It Weird podcast, Crashing on HBO
Where to find Annabelle Gurwitch: annabellegurwitch.com
Where to find Rodney Allen Rippy: realrodneyallenrippy.com, "Rodney Allen Rippy Official" on Facebook, @rodneyallenrippy on Instagram
Where to find Allan Havey: allanhavey.com