Good Job, Brain!
280 episodes - English - Latest episode: 7 days ago - ★★★★★ - 1.7K ratingsPart quiz show, part offbeat trivia, and all awesome. We here are nuts about trivia and pub quiz! And we are darn sure there are people out there who share our unusual obsession. Play along and laugh along as Karen, Colin, Dana, and Chris school each other on some of the weirdest and most interesting facts about our funny little world.
Do you relish beating your friends at Trivial Pursuit? Do you blab out the answers at the gym when Jeopardy! is on? And don't you just loathe badly worded questions? Gggrraahhh!
Then this podcast, fellow trivia nut, is the ultimate mental nutrition for your very big brain. So eat up!
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269: Fire in the Hole
April 09, 2024 07:00 - 59 minutes🔥 We're heating things up with some fiery facts! Colin shares an unbelievably real account about an epic fire... in an epic hole. Nerd out in Karen's pyromancy and pyrokinesis showdown challenge, and can you hold a candle to the fire logo quiz? And it's time for sad cheese sandwiches in our FEMA tents at the first annual FIRE (FILM) FESTIVAL. For advertising inquiries, please contact [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
268: Hot Diggity Dog
April 02, 2024 07:00 - 1 hourFact hounds and trivia retrievers rejoice! We're pawing for dog tidbits this week. Chow down on Karen's regional hot dog quiz, and Colin's got some "dog and dog-adjacent" questions. Go fetch your brain cells in time to play Chris' super impressive (and hard) game, DOG WORDS & CAT WORDS. And how well do you know your canine mascots? For advertising inquiries, please contact [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
267: Large and In Charge
March 26, 2024 07:19 - 1 hourBig facts about big things! Biggest Hollywood premiere! Guinness Records! How the Dutch keep smashing massive toppling domino records year after year, even in the face of national bird drama! And get out your pencils because it's time to play "30 Seconds to Glory" with a BIG theme, and Colin quizzes us about the biggest trends... in 1900. For advertising inquiries, please contact [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
266: Cheaper By the Dozen
March 19, 2024 07:00 - 1 hourNew season, new anniversary, and we're tweedledees tweezing facts about twelve! Karen's got a 12-question pub trivia challenge, and it's showtime at the Apollo and Colin has a movie twist quiz on the 12 Olympian Greek gods. Sure, every hardcore trivia fan can list out the bird-forward presents in the holiday carol, Twelve Days of Christmas but Chris finally finds out the true purpose of that dang confusing song. Why are the names of the months so... irregular? And we get flogged by some fasci...
265: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #53 with Dani Siller & Bill Sunderland
December 06, 2023 00:45 - 1 hourBid 2023 goodbye in quizzy style! We've seared the sides and kept this episode extra juicy with off-the-wall trivia games and challenges, featuring special guests Dani Siller and Bill Sunderland from Escape This Podcast! It's an epic battle between the hemispheres in Karen's middling challenge. How does a round of Pop Quiz, Hot Shot sound? Or a round of Mop Liz, Goth Shop? Dani quizzes us on the real dangers of the animal kingdom villains, and things go upside down down under. And a mysteriou...
264: Holiday Clips Spectacular!
November 28, 2023 19:07 - 1 hourStart getting into the jolly spirit with this anthology! We're shoving our favorite holiday-themed segments from the past decade into your ears. We got toys under the tree! We got scrumptious seasonal fare! We got family members who are up in your business! We got inescapable holiday tunes! So c'mon all, follow Trivia Santa this episode as he circumnavigates our catalogue through time and space on his Christmas donkey. (Even though we still cringe and hearing our younger selves.) For adverti...
263: Hard Mode
November 21, 2023 08:07 - 58 minutesPut on your hard hats and gulp down hardboiled eggs because it's all trivia about things that are hard. How about a super duper hard quiz for the most discerning trivia experts? (It's okay to feel discouraged, it's supposed to be hard.) Discover how the exoskeleton of a beetle tempted the British rule to make some bad decisions. What is the hardest puzzle on earth? What makes it "hard"? And take a knee as you get iced by some cold, hard facts about hard seltzers. ALSO: Largest snowman dispute...
262: Winter is Coming
November 14, 2023 09:00 - 1 hourIf we were to knit trivia into a chunky scarf, this episode would be it. Befriend a giant snowman and take a spin on ice in Colin's "Winter by the Numbers" quiz. Prepare for your jaw to drop in Chris' minty science segment, "Why Japanese People Don't Like Root Beer." Warm yourself with Karen's comforting soup trivia (just don't pair the chowder with tequila), and did you know people can actually be allergic to the cold? For advertising inquiries, please contact [email protected]! ...
261: Picture This!
November 07, 2023 08:33 - 57 minutesFrolicking facts about the pictures and images in our lives. Get your first brushstrokes in with Chris' picture idiom quiz, and then get uploaded to the pixel family tree. Find out about the fascinating tradition of courtroom sketch artists. And make your career a masterpiece with probably THE strangest quiz in GJB history, "If Famous Paintings Were on LinkedIn." ALSO: frog butt beetles For advertising inquiries, please contact [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. ...
260: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #52 + Sporclecon
October 31, 2023 07:23 - 1 hourTime to open your arms and embrace the triumphant return, nay, reincarnation of "Brad Pitt or Lasers" but now with more chicken nuggets! Before Chris' trademark quiz, I need to take some aspirin and rip off this bandaid so could you hand me that kleenex box next to the xerox machine? And we made this episode extra tasty by sprinkling bits from our live panel recording from Sporclecon! Take Karen's quiz about weird lactation in the animal kingdom, and our condolences to the losing teams having...
259: The Currency Exchange
October 24, 2023 07:15 - 1 hourGet your Scrooge McDuck on and let's dive into pool of coin and money trivia! Go big or go home in Chris' largest denominations quiz all about the high value coins and notes. And speaking of big, Colin looks into and through giant rai stones, the unusually heavy currency from Micronesia that looks like rock donuts. What makes our money dirty, or worse, contaminated? How do you clean or get rid of it? And play a round of Chump Change! where a world currency is hidden in the couch cushions of e...
258: The Hole Truth
October 17, 2023 07:08 - 1 hourHoley moley! We're all about trivia about holes this week, starting with Colin's [blank] hole word quiz! Happy learned how to putt, uh oh! Karen dodges windmill blades and laughing clowns to find the origin of mini-golf. Chris pushed a bunch of musicians down a hole, and their cries for help melded into a supercut music round. In trivia, we often get asked what are the highest points and structures in the world, but what about the lowest? Colin finds some strange stuff about the Kola Superdee...
257: We Got Beef
October 10, 2023 07:16 - 56 minutesRivalry! Spitefulness! Meat products! Let's agree that disagreeing can lead to bizarre facts and bonkers quizzes. Snikt and pow your way through Karen's comic book villain lightning challenge. Find out how the humble lobster almost started a war. Colin shares the most outrageous and strangest country border disputes. And of course, surf's up and mayo's down in Chris' regional beef sandwich quiz, "Beefin' USA." For advertising inquiries, please contact [email protected]! Learn more...
256: Flat Out
October 03, 2023 07:30 - 1 hourWe're flattering you with facts, trivia, and quizzes about flat foods, flat states, and flat tires! Try your flatulent vocabulary knowledge with a game of "FARTS OR SPORTS?" And Chris investigates the peculiar practice of covering food with flat sheets of gold leaf. Do you poop it out? How much does it cost? For advertising inquiries, please contact [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
255: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #51
September 26, 2023 07:08 - 1 hourOur brains have successfully recovered from having a grand ol' time at Sporclecon— yes, a TRIVIA convention! So many quizzes in this episode were inspired by jokes and moments from the convention. Our 2023 fall season opener kicks off with ferociously chasing Inky, Blinky, and Pinky in Chris' best-selling video game quiz. We got sports, we got Broadway, we got historical events, and we got Wayne's World while Karen tries to recreate that internal screaming energy by pitting the guys against e...
254: We're Going on a Road Trip
May 16, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourDirections? Check. Sunscreen for one arm? Check. Snack cracker tubes filled with semi slimy pizza-flavored cheese? Check! And now we're ready to hit the road and drive off to Trivia Land! Chris has our eyes peeled looking for license plate facts, and Karen treks through some rocky road in a pop culture lightning round. Get out your cameras as we pass by Australia's eccentric and huge roadside attractions in the Big Things quiz. Play a round of "One is Easy, Three is Hard" with us, and what's ...
253: Going Green
May 09, 2023 07:27 - 1 hourVexillologists rejoice! Colin's got a green flag quiz, and find out which country's flag is the most nightmarish to reproduce. Can you smell all that spring greenery? Karen has found plants that smell like everything from groin sweat to chocolate chip cookies. We got a green-making-green situation here with the powerful profiting prowess of Shrek. And boy, really test your musician ID skills because themed music round is back, now with 100% more green felt! For advertising inquiries, please ...
252: When We Were Young
May 02, 2023 10:41 - 59 minutesSure we are stepping into our Old Fart era but just like Whitney, we believe the children are our future. Enjoy facts and trivia about being young! From vampires to cryo-freeze, take Karen's quiz about anti-aging in famous fictional works, and find out just how mid you might be in the dreaded teen slang challenge. What's your internal age? Hear our jaws crash on to the floor as we play Chris' "How Young Were They?!" game about remarkable over-achievers in history. And was Ponce de León really...
251: Summer, Summer, Summertime
April 25, 2023 07:00 - 1 hourJust a few months shy from the scent of sunblock and chlorine, the taste of pink lemonade, the sound of radio jams, and the spectacle of the blockbuster. Yes all, it's time to sit back and unwind because it's summertime! We start with a tricky summer blockbuster quiz, and end with an epic AI-movie-trailer-voice-powered summer jams music challenge. Along the way, we bask in facts about lemonade (why does pink lemonade exist?!) and how would you go on to calculate just how many swimming pools t...
250: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #50
April 18, 2023 07:44 - 1 hourCan you believe we’re hitting our 50th All Quiz episode?! To celebrate, puzzle master Tyler Hinman joins us for a thicc and extra quizzy episode filled with games, puzzles, trivia, and yes, McDonalds around the world! We try to meld our minds in a quick revival of Password. Tyler hosts a googly “Did You Mean…” quiz, and has crafted a CCL word game. We hop into Colin’s DeLorean to go back in time, five years at a time in his “Fifty Years of History” quiz. Then Chris takes us on a dreamy tour a...
249: Make No Bones About It
April 11, 2023 07:58 - 1 hourGive your knuckles a good crack because it's time to bone up on bone trivia! What do Shakespeare, Chaplin, and Lincoln all have in common? Chris shares hilarious stories of major botched grave-robbing attempts in history. Test your bone superlatives knowledge, and learn some saucy facts about the most famous "pizza bone." And roll them bones! Colin looks into the tradition of using bones in games. So goth. Speaking of bone games, check out Colin's game, Bare Bones! For advertising inquiries,...
248: You're Embarrassing Me!
April 04, 2023 07:17 - 1 hourColin tests us on big-time embarrassing goofs in the world of music, politics, and sports! Ever been surprised/haunted by a truly embarrassing memory from the past? Find out why we have these cringe attacks. Adele Nazeem's got nothing on Chris in his awkward award show moment challenge. Do you remember when dog poop used to be white and crumbly? What happened to them and where did they go? And TV is in its cringe comedy era, and Karen can barely stomach the awkwardness in her multi-network qu...
247: Rooting for the Underdog
March 28, 2023 07:20 - 1 hourLet's give it up for the all the Davids who had to face the Goliaths of the world! We salute the little engines that could with facts and trivia about underdogs. When indie cool becomes popular: Colin surprises all of us with a quiz about the top grossing independent movies of all time, and we are still shocked. Karen celebrates the number twos and number twos of the toy world. Chris uncovers some way harsh professional reviews in his quiz, File Under "Dogs." And find out how a company took 4...
246: Signed, Sealed, Delivered
March 21, 2023 07:00 - 58 minutesOur tongues are now strangely sticky and weirdly sweet from licking all these envelopes to deliver you amazing facts about shipping and mail! Find out how Hugh Jackman is (kind of) connected to the US postal rules regarding mailing live scorpions. Chris sorts through rumors about a strange loophole in our nation's postal history. Karen's got a music round and directions to a secret theme, and Colin discover the deadly dangers of shipping food. ALSO: lottery update, grab bag delivery quiz, Goo...
245: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #49
March 14, 2023 08:12 - 1 hourTrivia is blooming, and the facts are emerging from the cold winter ground. Happy Spring 2023 season, and let's lush this place up with quizzes galore! Come meet our special quizmaster guest: ChatGPT! With some guidance from Colin, our new friend has written a quiz all about artificial intelligence domination. Take Chris' "Super Sugar Anything" challenge if you know your consumer product names. And it's time to blast some grunge and help Karen settle into her new home state with a quiz all ab...
244: It's a Switcheroo
November 15, 2022 08:54 - 1 hourScintillating swaps, scandalous switches, and sweet substitutions! Play Karen's letter-switching game focused around the best selling video games of all time. Learn about the most outrageous and bumbling horse racing scandal that involves copious amount of henna hair dye. We got a double dose of TV quizzes involving beloved shows that started out as midseason replacements, and shows that famously recasted actors. Find out how to make eggless egg whites, and the time has finally come to test y...
243: Sit Back and Relax
November 08, 2022 08:00 - 59 minutesRecline and kick your feed up, and let us soothe your mind with relaxing facts. From cucumber facials to nightcaps, wind down the night with Karen's personal rituals quiz. Maybe go on a stress-reducing camping expedition where you can sleep AND poop under the stars. Colin shares a truly wonderful recent breakthrough in P.I.T.W. (Pooping In The Woods) innovation. Does tinkering with a fidget spinner help ease the nerves? Then take our scientific desk toy challenge! And the (British) people hav...
242: Crashing the Party
November 01, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourTo celebrate NASA successfully smashing a spacecraft into an asteroid, we're all about impactful trivia this week! Oh dear, two words have collided into each other in Karen's portmanteau brand name quiz. We find out about the first ever recorded "car" crashes. From molasses to jelly packets, trucks spill the darnedest things! Chris tells us how to prevent a computer crash, and American hustle of the humble bubble wrap. For advertising inquiries, please contact [email protected]! Learn ...
241: Halloween Clips Spooktacular
October 25, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourMwwahah, we dug through the cemetery of past episodes to patch together this Frankenstein clips show. The infamous Ghost Host has graciously materialized to take you on a ride through our frightfully fall-themed face-filled festive favorites. Flesh eating bugs! Squash coffee! Trick or treat! (Turns out it's both when it comes to Scandinavian candy.) Fonsillectomy! A memorable scream, and more! For advertising inquiries, please contact [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices...
240: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #48
October 18, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourWe are living, laughing, and loving in this truly outrageous All Quiz this week with special guest: crossword designer & longtime listener, Neville Fogarty! It's us versus "the other guys" in Colin's top selling band quiz. And excuse you, it wasn't Karen who fartlek a deuce in the 5-hole, it was somebody in her sports jargon quiz! "Between You & Me" - Neville riddles us with what is sandwiched between two very specific things. (And we hope you didn't study because) Chris (finally) debuts the ...
239: Accessories Pull It All Together
October 11, 2022 07:00 - 59 minutesWe're shining the big, bright, brainy spotlight this week on the... more secondary things in our lives: the add-ons, the trimmings, the enhancements. Colin has prepared an unreal quiz about Barbie accessories that have caused arm-flailing outrage, cringe controversy, and risky recalls. Karen ponders about accessories in the digital world: what are some things people use to spruce up their online space and make it their own? And what does this have to do with the most viewed photograph in the ...
238: [REDACTED]
October 04, 2022 07:00 - 58 minutesTrivia and facts about things that have been wiped out and erased. Karen has removed one letter from famous book titles! Can you recognize these literary works by their bonkers updated plot summaries? Enjoy the debut of Colin's segment, "Hey, It's Not Written in Stone... Oh Wait, Actually It Is Written in Stone?" about how people remedied typo goofs on very, very, very famous monuments. Chris sparks our interest in mysterious movies that have been wiped out of existence all because old film h...
237: Good Morning, Brain!
September 27, 2022 07:00 - 52 minutesIt's a new dawn, it's a new day, it's a new life for... mesmerizing trivia, and we're feeling good! Chris is out in the barn, finding out just how hardcore roosters are. Why do they crow at daybreak? Colin's in the kitchen brewing an aromatic coffee quiz just for you. And if you're not a caffeine person, Karen can pour you a glass of a-peeling facts about how the once ignored orange ended up on your breakfast table. Make trivia a part of your complete breakfast! (But what technically makes a ...
236: It's Hip to Be Square
September 20, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourWombat poop, CD cases, and lunch boxes - join in on our revelatory revelry respectfully recognizing rectangles! Get your angles right with facts about squares and cubes. Take Chris' double question set challenge inspired by the Nintendo GameCube. Karen's got the scoop on historic ice cream square containers, and dishes out a food packaging quiz. Colin goes true crime on us, Ancient Greek style, and shares a tale about intrigue, secret societies, murder on the high seas....and the square root ...
235: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #47
September 13, 2022 07:49 - 1 hourWe had a raging "Orange Lobster Summer," and now we're back with more trivia! Dana takes us on an epic quizzy wiki dive, and Karen's showing off an alluring alliteration round where all the questions (and some answers) are completely alliterative. And the D's have it!...in Colin's Di, De, Da, Du famous name quiz. The candyman sure can in Chris' "It's Kinda Sweet" weird candy trivia tribute, dedicated to Dana! This will be Dana's last GJB episode - and yes, we are very sad! But let's rotate th...
234: SPECIAL - Lost Episode From the Vault
May 10, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourCan't think of a better way to spend our season finale than time travel back to 2018 when we recorded an All Quiz episode that we forgot about and never aired. So put get those fidget spinners out and get magically whisked away to a time where people tuned into HQ Trivia everyday, including Dana, who crafted a tricky multiple choice inspired by it. A time when NBA teams first debuted the jersey sponsor logo that inspired Colin to craft his hometown sponsor quiz. Karen goes international with ...
233: Some Friendly Competition
May 03, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourThe crew gets captivated by curious competitions and crazy contests. Scratch deep into the history of the state lottery. Take a juicy bite out of that red bell pepper, Chairman Kaga because we're going to crown the next Iron Chef expert in Dana's food competition...competition. PC vs. Mac, Campbell's vs. Progresso, Ford vs. Ferrari, test your rivalry knowledge in Karen's quiz. We lose our minds (and our balloons) over Chris' segment about the biggest Guinness World Record goofs. ALSO: eggcorn...
232: Dirt Off Your Shoulder
April 26, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourWe get our hands dirty this week! How can the most expensive dirt in the world be worth 9 BILLION dollars? And importantly, *where* can you find it? From Windex to Tide, Colin's cleaning brands challenge will be sure to leave you spotless. Dana's got a quiz all about dirty-titled movies, and Karen shares the aromatic mystery behind moon dust. And watch out for the goose poop when learning about dirty jobs like egg addling and cherry blowing. Also: Wordle logic puzzle, and recording from Las V...
231: In Circles
April 19, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourOur first episode dedicated to a shape! Facts and quizzes about things that are circular, spherical, and round. Take the International House of Food Balls quiz and learn about the worldly origins of Taiwanese boba milk tea. Colin shares a harrowing tale about the manhole cover that might have flown into outer space. Round shapes you'd want to nerd out about, turn tables, and a Wordle-inspired listener challenge! Good Job, Brain is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. For advertising in...
230: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #46
April 12, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourKaren has another round of "Drop a Deuce" and Dana has us filling in the missing lyrics. Do you know your TV finales? Then come on down for a round of "Last in Line!" Do you do the Freddo or eat the Freddo? We celebrate the magical world of Aussie foods with "Dance fad or Australian Snack"? And Colin's quiz got us traveling from point A to point B so we'll C U letter. Good Job, Brain is part of the Airwave Media podcast network. For advertising inquiries, please contact [email protected]...
229: Let's Get Loud
April 05, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourDecibels! Voices that shatter glass! Loudest concert records! We're pumping the trivia jam this week with intriguing facts about volume and sound. The 1883 eruption of the Krakatoa volcano holds the record of being the loudest event in human history, but is it possible to fully comprehend a volume of that magnitude? Blast that car radio and tune in for a twisty tale about an epic Singaporean radio call-in contest. And Chris turns it up to eleven with a quiz dedicated to the *loudest* number. ...
228: Lock and Key
March 29, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourC'mon, let's head down to the trivia vault filled with facts about security, protection, and secrets! Fort Knox has been called the most secure vault on planet Earth but what actually goes on at Fort Knox? Nowadays, we don't leave the house without our "wallet, keys, phone" but did you know people in the 1800s wouldn't leave the house without their chatelaines? Take Karen's famous secret recipe quiz and learn about how food companies protect and lock up their delicious secret formulas. Why is...
227: Seeing Red
March 22, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourIt's a red-letter day as Dana gets caught red-handed with the red herring in her general red quiz, and Colin dispels common myths about red traffic lights. Musicians are seeing red in Chris' truly epic trivia round about the biggest Grammy's upsets, inspired by Taylor Swift's album, Red. And Karen puts the literal cherry on top with facts about the artificial red flavor, and the most iconic red food, the maraschino cherry. We are airing bumpers created by GJB listeners this year! This week: ...
226: The Power of Ten
March 15, 2022 07:00 - 1 hourTEN YEARS since our first episode! Let's all celebrate the number 10. Butter up your cheddar bay biscuits because Karen looks into the strange repeating occurrence of rare-colored decapods that keep showing up at Red Lobster. "That was ten years ago!?" Dana tests our (foggy) recall with a 2012 vs 2019 dictionary quiz. Colin steps his foot in the yard as he tries to pound facts into our brains to get us fathom the hilarious history of Americans trying to adopt the base ten metric system. Chris...
225: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #45
March 08, 2022 08:00 - 1 hourHappy new 2022 season! We hit the ground running with our best Wordle strategies, and Colin's tricky cooperation multiple choice quiz, "Can You Beat a Monkey with a Dart Board?" We welcome spring with Chris' quiz about March-related sayings, and Dana's got us thinking hard about wood with "Tree People," inspired by her new carpentry hobby. And can you identify the Shakespeare play by its most famous line? What about when they're spoken by your favorite cartoon characters, thanks to AI technol...
224: Today is a Gift, That's Why They Call It "The Present"
December 21, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourWe're wrapping this season up with an episode all about gifts and presents! Remember Tickle Me Elmo, Razor scooters, and the Talk Boy? Then take a walk down memory lane with Colin's hottest toy challenge. Learn about a present you should never give yourself from the hardware store, and Dana's got a list of Christmas song presents and she's checking it twice. And Karen's writing gift tags in "From Country with Love," a quiz about country-to-country gifting traditions. Also: horror bird statue,...
224: Today is a Gift, That's Why It’s Called "The Present"
December 21, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourWe're wrapping this season up with an episode all about gifts and presents! Remember Tickle Me Elmo, Razor scooters, and the Talk Boy? Then take a walk down memory lane with Colin's hottest toy challenge. Learn about a present you should never give yourself from the hardware store, and Dana's got a list of Christmas song presents and she's checking it twice. And Karen's writing gift tags in "From Country with Love," a quiz about country-to-country gifting traditions. Also: horror bird statue,...
223: Braving the Elements
December 14, 2021 08:00 - 1 hourIt's elementary, my dear Watson! Find the hidden element name in Colin's quiz. Karen discovers her beloved childhood TV elementals have a strange and strong tie to Bruce Springsteen. There are 11 periodic elements whose symbols are not represented by their names. Chris finds out how and why that is, while sharing some bonkers facts about how some elements got their names. Relax the mind and play "Oh you mean...?" - the debut of Dana's very experimental homophone phrase game where we completel...
222: It Takes Two 2
December 07, 2021 08:34 - 1 hourWe're all seeing double this week now that we've made it to our 222nd episode. We don our raccoonnookkeeper uniforms for Chris' double letter Scrabble word challenge but this time, it's all about words that strangely begin with twinning letters. Celebrate human-animal pals in this Dana's duo quiz, and learn weird facts about reduplicated cities that are so nice, they named them twice: Walla Walla, Pago Pago, and what exactly is so funny about Canada's Saint-Louis-du-Ha!-Ha!? Buy low and sell ...
Bonus Episode: Escape Rooms with Laura E. Hall!
December 07, 2021 08:29 - 44 minutesAh hah! We trapped Laura E. Hall (author of Planning Your Escape, puzzle maker, and escape room designer) into a bonus interview with Chris! Can she escape before Chris starts overloading her with Fleetwood Mac facts? We are delighted to debut our first ever one-on-one interview special with Laura, a bona fide expert and pioneer in the field of escape room and immersive experience design. Laura shares some history, behind-the-scenes accounts, and stories about seeing way too many butts. And r...