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 Band" w/ Myq Kaplan
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"Myq's Mic" w/ Myq Kaplan
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"Random Connections" w/ Wyna Liu [Best-Of Episode]
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"Bewilder Wilder" w/ Charlotte Wilder [Best-Of Episode]
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"Core Competence" w/ Negin Farsad [Best-Of Episode]
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"Bayer vs. Bayer" w/ Vanessa and Jonah Bayer [Best-Of Episode]
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"Ohio My God" w/ Ophira Eisenberg [Best-Of Episode]
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"Name That Year And Tune" w/ Susie Banikarim
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"Piazza Pizza" w/ Jo Piazza [Best-Of Episode]
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"Get Ted Fed" w/ Ted Allen [Best-Of Episode]
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"Ants in France" w/ Stephen J. Dubner [Best-Of Episode]
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"The Weird World of Sports" w/ Bomani Jones [Best-Of Episode]
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"Inside Out" w/ Paula Poundstone
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"Prime Rhyme Time" w/ Paula Poundstone
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"Paula's Puzzle" w/ Paula Poundstone
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"Aptronyms" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"Isograms" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"Retronyms" w/ Stephen J. Dubner [Best-Of Episode]
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"Bucket Lost" w/ Baratunde Thurston [Best-Of Episode]
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"One Tree Skill" w/ Bethany Joy Lenz [Best-Of Episode]
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"Chopped Foods" w/ Ted Allen [Best-Of Episode]
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Weekend Favorites: "Ask ChatGPT" w/ Kevin Roose
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"Eye-Rhymes" w/ Peter Gordon
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"Black's Back" w/ Michael Ian Black
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"Tragic Comedies" w/ Michael Ian Black
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"False Colors" w/ Michael Ian Black
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"Hidden Ians" w/ Michael Ian Black
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Weekend Favorites: "Rhymer in Chief" w/ Andy Borowitz
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"This or That" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"Eye Rhymes" w/ David Wain
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"Wet Hot American Adjectives" w/ David Wain
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"Charades" w/ David Wain
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"Dad Jam Band Madness" w/ David Wain
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Weekend Favorites: "Gorillas in the Mystic Pizza" w/ Myq Kaplan
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"Misunderstood 90s Movies" w/ Susie Banikarim
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"Earbuses" w/ Katie Grogg
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"PillowTok" w/ Katie Grogg
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"Can Can-can" w/ Katie Grogg
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"Katie Grogg is Groggy" w/ Katie Grogg
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Weekend Favorites: "Armchair Export" w/ Dax Shepard and Monica Padman
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"Random Connections" w/ Wyna Liu
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"Cryptic Crossword Charades" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"The New York Tides" w/ Wyna Liu
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"Win or Lose" w/ Wyna Liu
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"Audio Connections" w/ Wyna Liu
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Weekend Favorites: "Master of the D'oh-main" w/ Mike Reiss
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"Ask Me Another Movie Title" w/ Ophira Eisenberg
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"Greg's Grog" w/ A.J. & Greg
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"O Canada" w/ Ophira Eisenberg
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"Oph the Cuff" w/ Ophira Eisenberg
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