What Is...? A Bonus Episode 10: Training John 2 w/ @joshgondelman.bsky.social and Joel Bergen. Our smartest movie buff friend makes a board for John so he can stop sucking at movie trivia! And Josh Gondelman is here to play too! $5! www.patreon.com/posts/142467...

Week of October 20: Two For Me, One For You. It's a great week of gameplay dominated by two champs who face off in an epic game. Plus, Emily gets fooled by a JFAF headline, we get a Response of the Year candidate, and we dive deep on the Algonquin Round Table. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Week of October 13: You Gotta See This Guy! The title says it all as we get a very fun new champ in a week full of them. It's also a pod first: John agrees with the fuming fans. Plus, we get a very charming anecdote and dive deep on Agatha Christie. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

What Is...? A Bonus Episode 9: Paolo Pasco's Puzzle Corner w/ @gppasco.bsky.social. We are joined by the 7-game champ and puzzle designer to discuss his J! run, his Canadian girlfriend (who is real), and his ToC prep. Plus! He runs us through some original puzzles! www.patreon.com/posts/141376...

Week of October 6: Absolute Clown. TJ Fisher makes the ToC and earns an insane US Mirror headline as a result as Ken gets a Trebek-like slam on a contestant, we talk wagering strategy, and we dive deep on VeggieTales. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Week of September 29: The Ghost of Merv Griffin. Emily turns 40 and we spend a lot of time pondering our mortality as Emily receives a gift that turns the pod upside down. Plus, a bunch of new champs, a SHOCKING Final, and we dive deep on Secretariat. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Week of September 22: Read It the Way I Wrote It. We head to Big Melon Town this week as Steven Olson has a nice run (and a couple great responses), Ken looks back on his fashion choices, and we dive deep on Occupy Wall Street. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Week of September 15: [Borat voice]. You know when J! does a FJ! clue referencing Borat, we're diving deep on it. Plus, the National Enquirer wades into the JFAF waters, Paolo makes the ToC, and we are tickled by a contestants' reaction to a wrong answer. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Week of September 8: W-E-'-R-E-B-A-C-K-! After 6 torturous weeks, we and J! are back, and we have two listeners squaring off, a great week of games, and some fantastic responses. Plus, J! fans are mad Ken is an empty nester and we dive deep on the Spelling Bee. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Happy "Jeopardy! is Back" Day! And a reminder, for those of you with no cable but with streaming services, J! episodes will start going up tomorrow on Peacock and Hulu! It's gonna be a huge season for the show and we can't wait!

The 2025 Jeoppy Awards Show is HERE! We hand out the most prestigious prizes in television, as we select our Anecdote and Response of the Year, introduce a few new categories and winners, and we do the first-ever awards show-style monologue about Jeopardy!. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

The 2025 WIAJP Player of the year is Drew Goins! We begin the prestigious Jeoppy Awards season by bringing Drew on the show to discuss his charmed J! run, his burgeoning friendship with Lisa Ann Walter, being a J! gay icon, and his prep process. It's so fun! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

You can prepare by subscribing to @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social, where we will soon be recapping our favorite moments of Season 41 with the Jeoppy Awards. We are the ONLY comedy podcast about Jeopardy and it had better stay that way

I think what ends up happening to John on this ep is worse for him than the IWasPoisoned stuff from the last Blocked Party

What Is...? A Bonus Episode 7: Training John w/ @louispeitzman.bsky.social and @stefanheck.bsky.social. John needs help with pop culture, so who better to help him than Emily and Louis, who run him through custom boards designed to make him feel pain. And it works! www.patreon.com/posts/135710...

Week of July 21: Andrew Dice Clay Impressions. It's the final week of Season 41 as we see if Scott Riccardi can have a Superchamp Summer. We also do Dice impressions, learn about an IRONCLAD Jeopardy! LAW, and dive deep on William Randolph Hearst. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Week of July 14: Triumphant Little Crumpet. Scott Riccardi continues his massive run as we pop off on all the HP clues, get another ROTY candidate, and Emily finally gets to see her stoned Las Vegas dream become reality. Plus, we dive deep on Disneyland. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Week of July 7: Great Scott! Scott Riccardi becomes the newest ToC member with a very impressive week as we get a Response of the Year candidate, a very puzzling anecdote, and J! fans are mad about an FJ that two contestants got right. Plus, the Hope Diamond. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Week of June 30: JCAF. It's a wild week on the show as some misreporting about Jeopardy! history gets fans and former contestants in a tizzy. We break that all down plus some expressiveness from a player leads to great moments and we dive deep on Bush v. Gore. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Week of June 23: The Contraption. It's yet another series of one-day champs as we get an insane FJ that references a contestant's great aunt (whom she is named after), we debate jocks vs. hippies, and we get a potential Response of the Year candidate. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

What Is...? A Bonus Episode 6: The Victoria Groce Interview. The Queen is here! Victoria joins us for a wide-ranging interview about Masters, her insane prep regimen, life as a sommelier and author, and the anecdotes she couldn't tell on TV. $5 to become a patron! www.patreon.com/posts/132321...

Week of June 16: We're Tired. It's jetlag-induced delirium all over this episode as John returns from Iceland and Emily returns from her camp reunion to barely keep it together while discussing one VERY chaotic FJ, Phineas and Ferb, and the Biltmore estate. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

I just found out yesterday that this podcast exists, and it's wild to hear people talk about me! Thankfully the hosts said nice things and I enjoyed listening to them recap the full week of games I got to see play out twice. Turns out we have the same taste in great anecdotes.

Week of June 9: Blubbering Up the Pups w/ @louispeitzman.bsky.social. Louis is back to fill in for a vacationing John and him and Emily discuss Matt Massie's enjoyable run, Jejson Jennings, and one of the more insane clues in recent memory. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Week of June 2: Everybody in the Pool. It's another week of musical chairs as we say hi and bye to several new champs. We discuss the big streaming news, Dance Hall Crashers, and dive deep on the CN Tower (oo OOO). Oh, and John's in the contestant pool. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Week of May 26: What is The Space Jam? It's another week of rotating champions as we find out J! fans fume when there's a superchamp, and when there's not. Plus, we investigate the dik-dik's history on the show, and we dive very deep on Dred Scott. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Week of May 19: The Vancouver Conspiracy. Yet another Vancouver contestant has a harrowing defeat at the judges' table as we enjoy a week of great games, John discusses taking the J! audition test, and we dive deep on Margaret Hughes, Emily's dog, and ghost towns. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Week of May 12: Hotties Night. It's an up-and-down week with a few new champs, a classic Ken callback, a contestant getting to answer "peen", and, well, a night of hotties. Fans also get mad at an FJ Triple Stumper and we dive deep on Michael Dell. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Tomorrow's episode will be coming in a bit late, probably Tuesday afternoon or evening. Thanks for understanding!

What Is...? A Bonus Episode 4: The Andy Richter Interview w/ @andyrichter.co. Wow! Andy's here to discuss his 3 Celebrity Jeopardy! eps, from his recent crushing defeat to his largest CJ victory of all-time (that included destroying Wolf Blitzer). It's so fun! $5! www.patreon.com/posts/128996...

Week of May 5: Pork E. Pig. We say goodbye to Ben Ganger and hello to an uneven week featuring the most cringeworthy game of the season, a tough judges' ruling, and we meet another charming J! player from Hawaii. Plus, we dive deep on The Beatles at the Grammys. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Week of April 28: It's Not Grovelling, It's Beseeching. It's a long-term champs week as we say goodbye to Liam Starnes and hello to Ben Ganger. Emily confuses a song lyric, J! fans get mad at an innocuous Reddit comment, and we dive deep on Lee Child. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Week of April 21: Disgusting, Ageist, Gen Z Slang. John and Emily are reunited and not a moment too soon, as Liam Starnes goes HAM all week. He also gives a response of the year, old J! fans get upset about a category, and we go in on the League of Nations. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Week of April 14: Holy Sweater, Batman! w/ @beckthegirl.bsky.social. Official "Wife of the Pod" Becca joins the show to discuss Andrew Hayes' run to the ToC, Steven's sweater selection, and how her relationship with John got her into J! in the first place. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

What Is...? A Bonus Episode 3: Masters Prep w/ @ibhirsch.bsky.social and @juveria.bsky.social. It's our first-ever video bonus and our first live play episode, as Juveria and Isaac square off against Emily as they prep for Masters, playing John's homemade boards. $5! www.patreon.com/posts/126948...

Week of April 7: Heel Turns w/ Handsome Kevin Seccia. Our favorite good-looking man joins the show for a turn as guest host and in the process makes a ton of wrestling analogies. We also get the inside scoop on Mike Dawson's height and the Hollywood Walk of Fame. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Week of March 31: An Outrageously Biased Episode. Past guest host and great friend of the show Guy Branum is a contestant this week, so we mostly talk about that. And we dive deep on Louis Braille. Guy, though. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Hey friends. Episode will be up a bit later today as Producer Dan is under the weather. But it's coming! Hang tight.

Week of March 24: Gold Medal in the Nerd Olympics. It's Josh Weikert week as he rides a bit of luck and a lot of skill to a ToC invite. We also get some super geeky anecdotes, J! continues to get hornier, the Masters lineup is here, and we dive deep on Korea. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Week of March 17: The One With Matt LeBlanc's Porno. Alex DeFrank has a great week, we remember Matt LeBlanc's softcore beginnings, and enough with the Kanye clues already. Plus, Andy Samberg texts into the pod and we dive deep on Copenhagen the Horse. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

everything sucks (yes...obviously) but this is a wonderful little reprieve. Alison is a national treasure.

What Is...? A Bonus Episode 2: The Alison Betts Interview. March's bonus episode is here, and only for our Patreon donors! The great @msalphabetts.bsky.social joins us to discuss her J! history, her TOC prep, and the Foghorn Leghorn incident. www.patreon.com/posts/124871...

Week of March 10: When I'm Under, I'm So Under. We are back and we are covering two weeks of J! play, from Juveria's iconic "cocaine bear answer" to a great week of regular-play games that rivalled tournament play. H-Bomb! Colin Jost! Twister! It's all here. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

You probably saw this on Instagram, but just in case you didn't: no episode this week. Emily's been having some medical stuff (she's ok) so we will be back next week. Thank you for understanding!

Week of February 24: John Can Have One Good Joke, As a Treat. The JIT continues with more of our sweeties, a contestant blames her lack of success on her small hands, and Ken has a ball with a category about fascism. Plus, we dive deep on Harry Houdini. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Week of February 17: A Hershey's Kiss. Your two favorite JIT-heads are HERE as we love seeing a few of our faves back on the J! stage. We also talk a lot about Reacher. Plus, fans are mad about something they don't understand and we go deep on Plessy v. Ferguson. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

What Is...? A Bonus Episode 1 is now LIVE on our Patreon. We are discussing the first two games of this Celebrity Jeopardy! season, and woo boy. They are bad. This is behind a paywall so we go truly unhinged on this one. Plus: some new segments! $5! Support the show! www.patreon.com/posts/what-i...

Week of February 10: In Life, You Have Certain Photos. The ToC finals conclude with some excellent games and an exhibition one, for some reason. Plus, an anecdote makes J! that was first told on our pod and we think Ken might be listening. It's a big week. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Week of February 3: Sexual Water. The ToC continues as we get both the semifinals and the start of the finals this week! Even though it's the ToC, J! can't beat the horniness allegations, Isaac messes up a wager again, and we go deep on the French monarchy. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...