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)
"Name That Very Fast Tune" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"Dog Days and Spring Spring Spring" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"Broshagrams" w/ Aline Brosh McKenna
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"Red State, Cerulean State" w/ Aline Brosh McKenna
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"Spinoffs" w/ Aline Brosh McKenna
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"Country Names, 1-Year-Old Hens, and Cannonball Sundays!" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"Cap Cape Caper" w/ Zaron Burnett & Elizabeth Dutton
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"Ridiculous Laws" w/ Zaron Burnett & Elizabeth Dutton
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"Weather or Not" w/ Jorge Cham
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"Name That Patent" w/ Jorge Cham
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"Éclaircissement and Old Apartments!" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"BEQ Sauce" w/ Brendan Emmett Quigley
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"iHeartbeat" w/ Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur
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"True True False False" w/ Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur
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"Earbuses" w/ Will Pearson and Mangesh Hattikudur
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Bonus Episode: "Gen Z Slang" w/ Nicky Pliska
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"Bootball" w/ Nicky Pliska
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"Waiter, There's a Bee in my Beef" w/ Zane Jacobs
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"Stock Phrases" w/ Jasper Jacobs
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"Pop's Music" w/ Margot Pliska
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"Into the Woody" w/ Lucas Jacobs
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"Tall Tales, Coins, and Conundra!" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"Bordello Woozy" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"Find the Foursome" w/ Sarah Spain
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"Pun-tries" w/ Sarah Spain
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"Hoops Groups" w/ Sarah Spain
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"Audio Connections" w/ Mina Kimes [Best-Of Episode]
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"Sanders' Sand" w/ Sam Sanders [Best-Of Episode]
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"Chilly Chili" w/ Alex Edelman [Best-Of Episode]
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"Levitt or Leave It" w/ Joseph Gordon-Levitt [Best-Of Episode]
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"In the Form of a Question" w/ Katie Nolan [Best-Of Episode]
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"The Mamas and the Papas" w/ Susan Dominus
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"Initial Conditions" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"Sock Fails" w/ Joshua Malina
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"Audio Connections" w/ Joshua Malina
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"Josh Joshes" w/ Joshua Malina
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"Kentucky Derby, 9 Puzzles, and HBCUs!" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"Everyone Should Have a Ron Vara" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"C is for Cat" w/ Michael Showalter
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"Ariana Tall" w/ Michael Showalter
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"Showalter Show" w/ Michael Showalter
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"My Two Cents!" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"Seasons" w/ Jody Avirgan
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"Hidden Instruments" w/ Dan Levitin
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"Earbuses" w/ Dan Levitin
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"This Music is On Your Brain" w/ Dan Levitin
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"Major malfunctions and Redheads!" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"Mayday, mayday, mayday!" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"Are You My Mother?" w/ Josh Radnor
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"How I Bet Your Mother" w/ Josh Radnor
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