Hello, Puzzlers!
Your puzzle diet just got an upgrade! On this season of Hello, Puzzlers! (the podcast formerly known as The Puzzler), New York Times bestselling author A.J. Jacobs and Chief Puzzle Officer Greg Pliska bring you celebrity puzzle showdowns, head-to-head word battles, and insider news straight from the Puzzle Lab. Expect anagrams, palindromes, quirky originals–and plenty of laughs. Subscribe to the Hello, Puzzlers! podcast today for more puzzling puzzles that will puzzle you, puzzlingly. Can’t wait...
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Episodes (688)
"Kid Riddle Peril" w/ Joel Stein
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"Univocalics" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"Ask ChatGPT" w/ Mike Reiss
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"Taking the Simpsons to the Bank" w/ Mike Reiss
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"Uniting Nations" w/ Mike Reiss
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"Master of the D'oh-main" w/ Mike Reiss
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"Odd One Out" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"Lend Me Your Ears" w/ Bethany Joy Lenz
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"Lenz Lens" w/ Bethany Joy Lenz
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"One Tree Skill" w/ Bethany Joy Lenz
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"RuPaul Revere" w/ Bethany Joy Lenz
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"My Summer Job at the Bookstore" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"History, Ridiculous" w/ Ben Bowlin
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"Hidden Birds" w/ Ben Bowlin
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"Ridiculously Wrong History" w/ Ben Bowlin
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"Let's Go Bowlin" w/ Ben Bowlin
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"The Surprising History of 'Where's Waldo'" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"Wide Opposite World of Sports" w/ Jay Bilas
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"D-U-K-E" w/ Jay Bilas
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"Palindromania" w/ Jay Bilas
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"Man of Letter" w/ Jay Bilas
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"The First Crossword" LIVE w/ A.J. & Greg
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"G.T." w/ Bomani Jones
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"Weight Wait" w/ Peter Sagal
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"Parenting Joke Jeopardy" w/ Ophira Eisenberg
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"How Puzzles Explain WWII" w/ Jody Avirgan
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"Off With Their Heads" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"Big Foul Sports Teams" w/ Bomani Jones
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"The Weird World of Sports" w/ Bomani Jones
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"Know Your Jones" w/ Bomani Jones
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"Ditloids" w/ Bomani Jones
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"Consecutive Branch" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"The Book of VI-CE" w/ Peter Sagal
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"The Bill of Wrongs" w/ Peter Sagal
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"Ask ChatGPT" w/ Peter Sagal
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"Not Anyone's Job" w/ Peter Sagal
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"Happy Hour" w/ Dan Harris
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"Contradictions" w/ Juliana Pache
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"Categories" w/ Juliana Pache
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"Hidden Gems" w/ Juliana Pache
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"Ditloids" w/ Juliana Pache
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"The One You Weed" w/ Eric Zimmer
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"Daily Shows" w/ Roy Wood Jr.
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"The Chicago Cubes" w/ Roy Wood Jr.
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"Chris Rock's Rocks" w/ Roy Wood Jr.
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"Woody Goody" w/ Roy Wood Jr.
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"Her Ripe Begonias" w/ Ophira Eisenberg
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"Thanksgiving Feats" LIVE w/ A.J. & Greg
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"Crossword Friend Battle" w/ Ophira Eisenberg
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"Ohio My God" w/ Ophira Eisenberg
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