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"Audio Connections" w/ Mina Kimes [Best-Of Episode]

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The Puzzler team is taking a short break, and in the meantime we're bringing you some of our favorite episodes from the archives. We'll be back with brand new episodes soon!

Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling with us today: ESPN analyst and podcaster Mina Kimes.

Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old favorites, like anagrams and palindromes, as well as quirky originals such as “Ask AI” and audio rebuses.

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