'Judge John Hodgman' comedy podcast renders verdicts live at Variety Playhouse

Co-hosts of the “Judge John Hodgman” podcast, Jesse Thorn (lft) and John Hodgman (rt), are coming to Atlanta to record the podcast live at the Variety Playhouse on October 29. (Courtesy of Ibarionex Perello)

Comedian, writer, actor and former “Daily Show” “resident expert” John Hodgman is an individual possessed of unusually extensive knowledge on all topics, as well as the magnanimity to share it with mere mortals like us. 

On the podcast “Judge John Hodgman,” he delivers rulings on disputes as crucial as “Is chili a soup or a stew?” and “Is a machine gun a robot?”

Along with co-host and producer Jesse Thorn, the podcast will live in Atlanta at the Variety Playhouse on Oct. 29.