E Pluribus Motto
Episodes
E Pluribus Motto LIVE at SF Sketchfest!
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can't wait for Season 3 of E Pluribus Motto? Neither can we!And the first stop of the next season of the show will be Janet and John recording a LIVE ...
Episode 20: Nevada - “All for our Country”
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Janet Varney and John Hodgman are ready for the season finale of the podcast! And where better to visit than a state full of slot machines, deserts, g...
Episode 19: Washington D.C. - “Justicia Omnibus”
28 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Janet Varney and John Hodgman celebrate the first non-state and non-commonwealth in the brief history of the podcast: The capital of the United Stat...
Episode 18: Pennsylvania - “Virtue, liberty and independence”
14 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Janet Varney and John Hodgman have arrived in the keystone state! First order of business: What on Earth is a keystone anyway?If nothing else, it’s ...
Episode 17: Iowa- “Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain.”
30 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Janet Varney and John Hodgman are on to the Hawkeye State! And while there are some very respectable hawkeyes to take sight of, our hosts will also ta...
Episode 16: Oregon - “Alis Volat Propriis”
16 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Janet Varney and John Hodgman visit their first state in the Pacific Northwest: Oregon! There’s a Latin motto and so much flora and fauna to discuss...
Episode 15: New Mexico - “Crescit eundo”
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Janet Varney and John Hodgman are ready to talk all about “The land of enchantment”: New Mexico! Or as the locals call it, “The land of entrapme...
Episode 14: Kentucky - “United we stand, divided we fall”
19 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
NOTE: A previous version of this episode erroneously stated that Kentucky was a Confederate State in the US Civil War. It was in fact, a Union State. ...
Episode 13: Wisconsin - “Forward”
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Janet Varney and John Hodgman are ready to yell, “On Wisconsin!” And no, that’s not the official state motto. The actual one is MUCH more bori...
Minnesota - “L'etoile du Nord”
22 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Janet Varney and John Hodgman are ready to dive into some lakes! And what better place to do that than the state with more than 10,000 of them?That’...
Maryland - “Fatti Maschii Parole Femine”
08 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Janet Varney and John Hodgman are back with Season 2 of E Pluribus Motto. They’ve chosen none other than Maryland to kick off this brand new tour o...
Mail from around the states!
27 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Janet Varney and John Hodgman are back! This is a brief reprieve from the wait for Season 2 of E Pluribus Motto. The pair respond to a number of emai...
#MaxFunDrive special – Even MORE State Cryptids
27 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy MaxFun Drive!This show is supported by our beloved MaxFun Members! To become one yourself as part of the #MaxFunDrive, go to maximumfun.org/join...
#MaxFunDrive special – State Cryptids
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy MaxFun Drive!This show is supported by our beloved MaxFun Members! To become one yourself as part of the #MaxFunDrive, go to maximumfun.org/join...
#MaxFunDrive special – Amy Holden Jones
17 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Janet Varney and John Hodgman chat about the start of the #MaxFunDrive!This episode is being released on the first day of the drive– March 17th. Now...
Tennessee - Agriculture and Commerce
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Hodgman and Janet Varney are pouring some lovely Tennessee tea on the season finale of E Pluribus Motto!That’s right, Tennessee is the final st...
Illinois - State Sovereignty, National Union
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Hodgman and Janet Varney are calling for freedom from the juventocracy as they visit Illinois!It’s got a motto that makes you think but a state...
Georgia - Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation (Unofficial)
06 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
John Hodgman and Janet Varney are ready for an episode as sweet as a peach: Georgia! Up until now we’ve dealt exclusively with official mottos. But...
Vermont - Freedom and Unity
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a bit of maple in the air because this week John Hodgman and Janet Varney visit Vermont! Green mountain boys and sea monsters await.Plus: A...
New York - Excelsior!
10 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Hodgman and Janet Varney are heading ever upward! This week is all about New York!We’re going through a bunch of the Empire state’s historica...
South Carolina - Dum Spiro Spero & Animis Opibusque Parati
25 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Hodgman presents to Janet Varney the state that’s obsessed with having an excessive amount of mottos: South Carolina!It features two mottoes, t...
Virginia - Sic Semper Tyrannis
11 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Janet Varney presents to John Hodgman the commonwealth of Virginia!What a creature filled state! Everything from tiny bats with big ears, directional ...
Massachusetts - Ense Petit Placidam Sub Libertate Quietem
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
John Hodgman presents his home commonwealth to Janet Varney. It’s time to spotlight Massachusetts!Keep your Boston accents to yourself (for now) bec...
Rhode Island - Hope
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s Janet Varney’s turn to present to John Hodgman; it’s the biggest little state in the union: Rhode Island!While Rhode Island does have a lim...
Connecticut - Qui transtulit sustinet
14 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the very first episode of E Pluribus Motto!John Hodgman and Janet Varney’s first stop on their tour of every state, commonwealth and territor...
Coming soon from Maximum Fun: E Pluribus Motto
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listening to E Pluribus Motto is like taking a road trip with friends Janet Varney and John Hodgman. In each episode, they spotlight one state and cha...