Fill Me In

This week, Ryan and Brian discuss Boswords, debate cupcakes, and delight in the return of the The Oracle. There's another week left on our current contest (you can download it at http://bit.ly/fmi266…

This week, Ryan and Brian inevitably talk a little baseball since Ryan's beloved Dodgers have made it to the World Series … but there's plenty of puzzle talk, too. Also: a beautiful letter, some Finn…

This week, Ryan and Brian welcome two new reviews to the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club, share a Barnacle palindrome, and talk about more than a handful of non-NYT crosswords! Our current contest is fr…

This week, Ryan and Brian wish happy birthday to one non-listener and belated happy birthday to one favorite listener. We've got a new Contest of Now from Foggy Brume (http://bit.ly/fmi264con), and y…

This week, Ryan and Brian discuss Annie Get Your Gun, Learned League statistics, ampersands, and still don't know how to pronounce "lagniappe." Our biweekly contest was written by Scott Weiss (and yo…

This week, Ryan and Brian talk asterisks and defenestration, and your guess is as good as ours whether it has anything to do with crosswords. There's a new contest, courtesy of Scott Weiss (which you…

This week, there's crossword talk in the first ten minutes of the show, which (as you may know) is somewhat shocking. The Contest of Still Going On is, in fact, still going on – this one, guest const…

This week, Ryan and Brian spend nearly half the show talking about crosswords, which is kind of insane. (Also, FYI, we don't actually spoil the Outside the Box puzzle even though we say that we will.…

This week, Ryan and Brian present a montage of nostalgia "music," amazing speed-solve times from an avid baseball fan, and a book report like none other. We have a Contest, guest constructed by Sid S…

This week, Ryan and Brian fail to premiere Season Six with any kind of excitement as they show up to the studio to discover an empty Viewer Mail Bag. Ah well. We have a new Contest of Now, guest cons…

This week, Ryan and Brian present a hefty Lollapuzzoola wrap-up (with no puzzle spoilers), and remind you to visit bemoresmarter.com to get the puzzles, if you haven't yet had a chance. Also, we've d…

This week, there's a little more promotion of Lollapuzzoola, which happens on Saturday, August 15. Sign up now! Also, strange discussions of copyright, "groovy," and skulks of foxes. No new contest t…

This week, there's the inevitable nonsense about bacon and baseball, but we also announce Lollapuzzoola details! Constructors, schedule, how to sign up (as if you don't know already). Our Contest of …

This week, Ryan and Brian talk Sondheim (but not really in the way you'd think), learn about mass nouns, and attempt to tame a small bit of literary criticism fire. There's a new contest (which you c…

This week, Ryan and Brian learn some stuff about boats, consider the essence of Finnegan's Wake, and receive some suggestions from AY, UPVE, ALTUA (WOPS). There's a contest (which you can download at…

This week, Ryan and Brian learn how to pronounce cities in Massachusetts, where to find "Weltanschauung" on the internet, and glorify the typesetting of The Westing Game (briefly). There's a contest …

This week, Ryan and Brian solve previously unsolved cryptic clues live on the air (well, Ryan does most of it), discuss the merits of a book they haven't read, and discover the concept of the disposa…

This week, Ryan and Brian save a date, plan for long distance puzzling, and learn the term "randomgram." There's a brand new Contest of Now (which you can download at https://bit.ly/fmi250con), and m…

This week, Ryan and Brian are delighted to bring you another interview segment – puzzlemaker and musical theater pianist Amanda Rafkin! Amanda writes daily puzzles for her own blog, has been publishe…

This week, Ryan and Brian do their best to stick to the script – it's a Thunder Round of fun puzzles, a new Contest of Now (download it here), and don't forget our Twitch stream for cryptic crossword…