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This week, Brian and Ryan campaign to join apocalyptic survival teams, argue about the powers imbued in Mjölnir, and learn a little bit about the Montreal Expos. There's a contest crossword (you can …

This week, Brian and Ryan sit down with Hayley Gold and Mike Selinker to talk about the upcoming graphic novel "Letters to Margaret," a beautifully drawn story about politics, crosswords, and funny s…

This week, Brian and Ryan welcome a new member into the Pantheon of Compleatists, discuss whether Disney should support local comic book shops (they should), and pose an over/under on Will Shortz's r…

This week, Brian and Ryan are in the hot seat as special guest Neville Fogarty stops by to twist their brains with some fun puzzles! Neville gives us this week's Contest Puzzle (which is described in…

This week, the Barnacle is back with talk of all kinds of "nyms" as well some racy background on "ya yas." We also got Necco wafers and bread flour, and maybe even a few crosswords. There's a non-cro…

This week, Brian goes back to school, Ryan suffers no sophomore slumps, and both agree that old candy is old. There's a brand new non-crossword contest (you can download it at http://bit.ly/fmi282con…

This week, Ryan and Brian hang out for a while with self-proclaimed computer girl and crossword maker Malaika Handa, creator of 7xwords.com. We have a contest crossword (you can download it at (https…

This week, Ryan and Brian double down on interviews, and share conversations with both NYT Spelling Bee aficionado Deb Koker and our very own Barnacle, Ben Zimmer. We have a new contest crossword (yo…

In this week's super-sized episode, Ryan and Brian join forces with Chelsea Rowan and Grace Topinka, hosts of "Two Girls, One Crossword." We hope you like meandering conversations about musicals (esp…

This week, The Barnacle (our own word oracle Ben Zimmer) stops by for a little behind-the-scenes on his linguistic research syst. We also have a contest puzzle by Brian Gubin (you can download it at …

This week, Ryan and Brian welcome guest author and crossword maker Milo Beckman to the show to talk about his new book, "Math Without Numbers." Milo graciously entertains the Great Decker Debate, tho…

This week, Ryan and Brian count down the best of 2020, and reflect on all the positive things the past year has brought them. We also have a contest puzzle (you can download it at http://bit.ly/fmi27…

This week, Ryan and Brian have the great privilege of talking crosswords and more with the illustrious Brooke Husic! We also have a new contest puzzle (you can download it at http://bit.ly/fmi275con)…

This week, Ryan and Brian discuss cancel culture, the Cleveland Spiders, and Japanese onomatopoeia. We have a currently impossible contest puzzle (you can download it at https://bit.ly/fmi273con), an…

This week, Ryan and Brian discuss clue-writing, ketchup (catsup), and talk about a new book, "So to Speak" (@sotospeakbook). There's a new contest puzzle (you can download it at https://bit.ly/fmi273…

This week, Ryan and Brian talk turkey, amaze at aeronautics, and banter 'bout buttcheeks. Yup. There's a Contest of Still Going On (you can download it at https://bit.ly/fmi271con), and you should ch…

This week, R&B talk puzzles, representation, and inclusivity with Michelle McGhee, author of "Who's In the Crossword?" (pudding.cool/2020/11/crossword). We have a new contest puzzle (you can download…

This week, Ryan and Brian argue about pluralization, (re)learn about clams, and struggle with moral quandaries. Our biweekly contest is still running (you can download it at https://bit.ly/fmi269con)…

This week, Ryan and Brian wax nostalgic about ACTPs gone by, play a round of the 12-guess movie game, and wonder where Sid is. There's a new contest crossword (you can download it at https://bit.ly/f…

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This week, Ryan and Brian are confronted by a potential undercover operative and also launch a boat. There's another week left on our current contest (you can download it at http://bit.ly/fmi26…