# 78 “What is Your Opinion of Art?” featuring Pat McCaughey

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Podcast: [The Marx Brothers Council Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-marx-brothers-council-podcast-550144)
Published: 2025-02-26T12:00:02+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3664

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By all accounts, the brothers acquired their iconic names in 1914 while playing cards with a performer named Art Fisher…but does this story hold water, or even milk? To get to the bottom of this, we welcome master Marx researcher Pat McCaughey...and without spoiling anything, let’s just say, “it’s complicated”. We also reflect on the importance of the stage names and whether the brothers would have been successful without them. Later, Bob and Pat detail obstacles they’ve encountered while searching for the identity of the "Night at the Opera" manicurist.

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