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Go Fact Yourself quiz for April 19

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This week on Go Fact Yourself, we're joined by Tim Russ and Amber Nelson to quiz each of them on a topic they know and love.

If you haven't listened to this week's show yet, and don't want to know what their topics are... Catch up now!

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April 19, 2025: Tim Russ & Amber Nelson

Our guests this week are...

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Tim Russ is a director, musician, and actor, perhaps best known for his role as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager. He's also appeared in other roles across different editions of the franchise — but it wasn't until he attended a convention that he understood how dedicated the fanbase is. Plus: he'll tell us how he explores the stars in real life!

Amber Nelson is a comedian who also hosts a number of podcasts. One, The Brighter Side, is all about finding optimism in troubling times (something that Amber never expected to work). Another, Some Place Under Neith examines stories of missing women and children.


Tim - World War II

Amber - the TV show 'The Twilight Zone'

Want more facts? Tune in to LAist 89.3 or the LAist app every week on Saturdays at 10 AM and 5 PM and Sundays at 8 PM, come to a live taping, listen to past episodes of Go Fact Yourself at gofactyourpod.com, and come back here each week to Go Fact Yourself with our weekly listener trivia challenge.

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