Ep. 173: Thomas Jane & Grey DeLisle

2025-06-06

Kick off your shoes and play some trivia on a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself!Thomas Jane is an actor whose roles often required a lot of training. He’ll tell us how he got in shape for The Punisher, learned to play baseball for 61*, and more. Plus, we’ll learn about the unusual way he was paid for his very first film gig.Grey Delisle is a singer and voice actor whose characters can be heard in everything from “The Simpsons” to “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” She’ll give us samples of some of her most well-known voices and tell us about her newest music ...

Kick off your shoes and play some trivia on a brand new episode of Go Fact Yourself!

Thomas Jane is an actor whose roles often required a lot of training. He’ll tell us how he got in shape for The Punisher, learned to play baseball for 61*, and more. Plus, we’ll learn about the unusual way he was paid for his very first film gig.

Grey Delisle is a singer and voice actor whose characters can be heard in everything from “The Simpsons” to “Avatar: The Last Airbender.” She’ll give us samples of some of her most well-known voices and tell us about her newest music album, The Grey Album.

Areas of Expertise:

Grey: The Carter Family, Robert Duvall, and Dr. Pepper.

Thomas: Pioneers of UFOlogy (specifically J. Allen Hynek), the movie Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and absinthe.

What’s the Difference: Frenemies

What’s the difference between genial and congenial?

What’s the difference between an enemy and a nemesis?

Guest Experts:

Carlene Carter: Grammy-nominated musician and third- generation member of the Carter family.

Cary Guffey: Former actor known for his childhood role in Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Hosts:

J. Keith van Straaten

Helen Hong