You're Invited
23 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsA peek inside the sophisticated yet scatological, erudite yet airheaded Style Invitational of the Washington Post. Interviews with royalty, winners, and contributors. How to "get ink." What Mike Liked--best entries of the week.The secret history. The unpublishable entries. And much more.
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Episodes
Season 3, Episode 3: Picoult-Boo!--Leif Brings the Laughs
August 29, 2023 22:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBFavorite Losers The Puissant Challenge Octopus A to Octopus C Cousin Rivalry, or 29-Novel Headstart The Mighty Swede, Solomon Hershkovitz Dosido with Koh Picoult What Mike Liked and the Guest Blessed A Genius Idea for Getting More Subscribers to the Gene Pool: I'M NOT MAKING THIS UP!! Get the Kid on the Podcast
Season 3, Episode 2: Points of Doparture, or 'Deviant Pork' Bellies Up to the Mic
April 22, 2023 14:00 - 25 minutes - 17.3 MBGrapes of Wrath Favorite New Losers Roaming Charge A DC Life If the Ax Wasn't Split, You Must Acquit Jury-Rigging Rinks at MIT What Mike Liked and the Guest Blessed Judging Your Own Contest
Season 3, Episode 1. The Royal Wee-Wee: the E and the Czar Bless the New Invitational
March 18, 2023 19:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBThe ___ Invitational Dall-E Impartin': Tips on the New Contest The E, the Czar, and the Host, in the Nude, Smoking Cigars Irish Texans, Drones, Flying Handbags, and Exploding Blinds How Do You Settle on Winners? What Mike Liked and What Each Guest REALLY Blessed
Season 2, Episode 5: Devotee Feud!
November 24, 2021 17:00 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBTeam O: Katherine Delano, Matt Monitto, Carlo Panno Tea H: Kyle Hendrickson, Miriam H. Nadel, Jon Holder Let's Play the Feud! Ways to Earn Points Top 8 Female Losers Popular Song Parodies Popular Contests What Mike Liked, and What the Six Guests Blessed
Season 2, Episode 4: What Went Down at the Flushies
September 25, 2021 23:00 - 27 minutes - 19.3 MBPrevar the Prize Pro Jensen Sings His Own Praises Matt Monitto Does His Best Work in Church Sarah Walsh, Clothed! Miriam Nadel Doesn't Drink and Derive Everyone In the Pool? Serenading Sam Elden and the Most/Least Imporved Now the Empress Sings Jensen's Praises What Mike Liked, Sam's Jam, and What Jensen Mentioned Frank Mann Makes History
Season 2, Episode 3: Frankly, Mr. Frankovich
August 24, 2021 03:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBJesse vs. Duncan Jesse and the Glamorous World of Modeling Jesse's Various Obsessions OEDILF Explained Meta Limericks A Glitch in NRARS! Clever vs. Funny I Wish I Had Jesse's Stats What Mike Liked and What Jess Blessed
Our Guest Is the Best /'Cuz/ Ogden Ain't Logged In
August 07, 2021 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBMystery Guest Revealed! Jonesing for Jensen Lapsed Loser A Young Nash? Lookie Loo, No Loo Winsome, Lose Some, Drink Some Mae Scanlan's Dachshund Limerick Smackdown What Mike Liked, What the Guest Blessed Our Own Limerick!
Season 2, Episode 2: Our Guest Is the Best /'Cuz/ Ogden Ain't Logged In
August 07, 2021 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBMystery Guest Revealed! Jonesing for Jensen Lapsed Loser A Young Nash? Lookie Loo, No Loo Winsome, Lose Some, Drink Some Mae Scanlan's Dachshund Limerick Smackdown What Mike Liked, What the Guest Blessed Our Own Limerick!
Season 2, Episode 1, Part 2: Quick Schtick at the Pic-nic
July 18, 2021 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBJonathan Jensen (Almost) Sociopathic Beginnings BMOC at BSO Gilbert and Jensen Favorite Entries Kathleen Delano Devotee Devotion Bon Vivants!? Facebook: Love at First Like Pandemic Relief Mike Creveling Tiny Crosswords Baculum and Owl Pellets Dr. Venkman, I Presume Gil Glass Indentured Sound Engineer Bona Fide Flight Engineer Inks in Space! Through the Looking Glass What Mike Liked and What the Guest Blessed (Surprise Guest!)
Season 2, Episode 1: It's Alex! (And a Couple of Smart Alecks)
July 05, 2021 22:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MBAlex's Backstory Understanding SI Humor Brendan Beary > Ogden Nash Alex's Inks The Very Model of Modern Page Administrator Spanish Puns Ay, a Papaya Green Butt Cheeks ------ What Mike Liked, and What Jolted (Mark) Holt Valerie Provides the Greek Chorus
Episode 12: Mark Raffman: He's OUR Guest!
March 15, 2021 01:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBSecrets of Success Supreme Court Justice Drag Queen Mark's Favorite Be Our Guest Parody Mark is Not A Cat Podcast Episodes as Disney Rides What Mike Liked and What the Guest Blessed Bonus Song!
Episode 11: Nowlin, Wit Crafter/Leaves You/Howlin' Wit' Laughter
February 14, 2021 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBThis one time, in band class A or B? Today knock-knock jokes, tomorrow double dactyls For whom Danielle's fave entry tolls What Mike liked, what sat well with Danielle Driving (with) Ms. Dani
Episode 11: Nowlin, Wit Crafter/Howlin' Wit' Laughter
February 14, 2021 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.7 MBThis one time, in band class A or B? Today knock-knock jokes, tomorrow double dactyls For whom Danielle's fave entry tolls What Mike liked, what sat well with Danielle Driving (with) Ms. Dani
Episode 10: Sarah Walsh Is In Jeopardy!
February 01, 2021 03:00 - 24 minutes - 16.8 MBWhat's in a name? Fair use disclaimer This is Jeopardy! Or is it the Chase? Being Abigail Adams What Mike Liked and What the Guest Blessed
Episode 9: Staake Talks Smaake
January 13, 2021 02:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MBThe Auteur's Process The True Story Behind the Hidden Penis Jabots, and Other Fancy Staake Art The Best Art You've Never Seen Confusing the Pope with Marilyn Monroe Mounting Abe The Big List Of... A MADe Man What Mike Liked/What the Guest Blessed
Episode 8: Nary A Flat Entry From B. Sharp
December 19, 2020 15:00 - 27 minutes - 18.7 MBBev's Horoscope Word Association Game Making Friends Nurse Wretched and Her Groupies Ooh-la Ulaanbaatar The Great 8 What Mike Liked and What the Guest Blessed Bev's Top Secret Strategy Bev Dons the Don's Hair
Episode 7: JEFCON WON, Maximum Headiness
December 01, 2020 11:00 - 28 minutes - 19.8 MBThe Origin Story The SI Jargon Game Weird Contests and Other Oddities What Mike Liked/What the Guest Blessed
Episode 6: The Invite's First Celebrity: (Chuck Smith, Woodbridge)
November 21, 2020 23:00 - 26 minutes - 18.4 MBWinning On His First Entry Chuck the Menace Off-Off Broadway: Albuquerque The Other Queen's Gambit Lending An Ear That No One Reads Sprachgefuhl The "Easy" Years What Mike Liked/What Stuck with Chuck Ann Coulter's Secret Pleasure
Episode 5: Dude, Where's My Czar?
October 25, 2020 22:00 - 30 minutes - 20.9 MBOrigins of the SI Favorite entries and contests How ingenious editors saved the SI The Worst Contest Ever The real reason the Czar abdicated Who's That? It's Pat What Mike Liked/What the Guest Blessed Parting Wisdom
Episode 4: Duncan Goes Nuts!
September 21, 2020 20:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBIntroducing Duncan Stevens - The Church Calls Him to the SI - Winning Strategies - Favorite Contests - Favorite Entries (His and Others') - That's One Awesome Ciderhouse! - Duncan Sings! - Duncan's Secret Weapon - HOW many entries??? - What Mike Liked/What Dunc Thunk
Episode 3: The Graceful(ler) Elden Carnahan: Keeper of the Stats
September 15, 2020 23:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MBWhat Mike Liked/What the Guest Blessed SI/NRARS Origins Secret Connection Between NRARS and NRA! My, What Nice Knockerballs You Have Homer Simpson: Fool with a Purpose ISO Little Stat Nerds The Stats Engine The Warm Heart of nrars.org Who Arrogated Gopher Drool?
Episode 2: Tiddlywink, Fiddlywink / Chris Doyle Gets the Ink
September 08, 2020 01:00 - 30 minutes - 21.1 MBChris Woos His Wife With Wordplay Pre-SI Contests Going All in on the SI Contests Chris Won't Enter Favorite Contests Is It Harder to Ink Now? There Once Was a Chris from Pawtucket Chris's Secret Anagram Tool Chris Explains His Contest Strategy Where In the World Is Chris Doyle? What Mike Liked/What the Guest Blessed Final Words of Wisdom
Episode 1: The Empress Tells All
September 01, 2020 10:00 - 34 minutes - 23.6 MB-- Most Popular Contests -- The Biggest Loser -- The Origins of the SI -- How to Please the Empress -- 70s Show Tunes Vs. Gangsta Rap -- Putting the Ass in Assonance and the Zoo in Zeugma -- The E's Succession Plan -- What Mike Liked