Underestimated
New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake and her husband John Pastore take a quiz about culinary, literary and cultural underdogs from around the world.
Games & Humor
Funky Stuff
Friend-testants Aimee Mann and Michael Penn join Jonathan Coulton in a game that rewrites funk songs to be about things that are funky.
Connection Difficulties
Married musicians Aimee Mann and Michael Penn try unplugging (and then plugging back in) their router to play this game about various kinds of connection difficulties.
Marc Maron: End Times Fun
Comedian Marc Maron talks about his career, his new special, End Times Fun, and honing his skills as an actor. Then, he takes a quiz about the 2019 movie, Cats (which he hasn't seen).
Ask Me Another Hotline
Listeners call in to talk about their most decadent and/or shameful thing they've eaten since social distancing began. Octuple-stuffed Oreos don't count, right?
Not So Angry Birds: The Ornithology-Inspired Board Game 'Wingspan'
Imagine a board game inspired by the natural lives of birds. That's the premise of Wingspan, an award-winning game designed by Elizabeth Hargrave. It's been lauded for its scientific accuracy.
'Half-Life: Alyx' And The Promise of Virtual Reality
After thirteen years, a new Half-Life video game is finally here. Aside from being the latest entry into an anticipated franchise — it's also one of the biggest virtual reality games yet.
Not My Job: The Creators Of 'The Big Sick' Get Quizzed On A Big Chick
Kumail Nanjiani and Emily Gordon created a film about their very unusual courtship called The Big Sick, so we've invited them to play a game called "The Big Chick" — three questions about Big Bird.
Guffawing Through Face Masks: Some Turn To Gallows Humor To Cope With Pandemic
After others were aghast at her jokes, Lori Day formed a Facebook group to share dark coronavirus humor. "There are people in the group who are COVID-positive ... literally laughing from their beds."
Teletherapy
In this audio quiz, Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman hear the blues a-callin' in this quiz on fictional television therapists.