Talking Heads
TV pundits in absurdly large suits star in this music game. We rewrote Talking Heads songs to be about the hosts, pundits, and game show sidekicks who make their living as talking heads.
Games & Humor
Mystery Guest
This episode's mystery guest, Emily Perina, teaches an unusual class for women. Can you solve the mystery before Jonathan and Ophira do?
Cray Crayola
We pick the brightest crayon in the box with this final round in which every answer is also the color of a Crayola crayon. It's "bittersweet," which also happens to be a very nice shade of orange.
Not My Job: We Quiz Arcade Fire's Win Butler On Odd Arcade Games
The band's fifth album, Everything Now, was released in July. We'll ask Butler about a game from the 1980s, a rather surprising game from Japan, and The Last Barfighter — a game with a twist.
In 'Crash Override,' Zoe Quinn Shares Her Boss Battle Against Online Harassment
Having watched many colleagues attacked for speaking up, gamer Latoya Peterson offers a deeply personal review "I applaud Quinn for ... accepting that she is messy, imperfect, and, well: Human."
'Blood, Sweat, And Pixels': For Designers Of Video Games, It's Always Crunch Time
Journalist Jason Schreier walks readers through the development of 10 recent games, finding marked similarities in the essential infrastructure of their design and production.
Not My Job: 'BoJack Horseman' Creator Gets Quizzed On Centaurs
Raphael Bob-Waksberg had a friend who liked to draw people with animal heads, so he did what anyone would do: He created a TV show about a washed-up '90s sitcom star who happens to be a horse.
Reading The Game: 'What Remains Of Edith Finch'
Our occasional series on storytelling in video games continues with What Remains of Edith Finch, a complex, time-skipping family tragedy that'll leave you with scars — but trust us, it's worth it.
Opening Act
This first game plays on the slang term "Netflix and Chill," where every answer rhymes with the word "chill." Then, a game where contestants identify the movie based on the redubbed swear word.
Headliner
We talk to sex columnist Dan Savage in San Francisco, then contestants play a round of This, That, or the Other featuring prescription drugs, Harry Potter spells, and Ikea products.