Fill Me In

This week, Ryan and Brian discuss Carol Channing, Edward I of England, and whether joon pahk can play all the instruments.

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• "Dem Bones"
• Arika Okrent's take on "rigmarole"
• Hello, D…

This week, Ryan and Brian watch the Dodgers, learn about orange(s), and discuss music theory and hot dogs.

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• Gilligan's Island
• Andrew Ries's puzzles
• Will Nediger's puzzles
• Peter Wa…

This week, Ryan and Brian revisit NPL puzzles and learn a little something about the history of the diagramless, but the feature of the day is FOOD! Special guests Laura Braunstein and Ben Smith take…

This week, Ryan and Brian discuss flats, cats, and hats (except maybe not hats).

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• The National Puzzlers' League -- and sample flats
• Boswords
• Lollapuzzoola
• The Wizard of Id
• All Ab…

This week, Ryan and Brian talk metapuzzles, 20-sided dice, and argue the merits of "live action" Disney remakes (though much of that may have been cut from the episode).

SPECIAL NOTE: This week's Con…

This week, Ryan and Brian discuss tertiary Muppets, how to make soup, and get a phone call from a runaway groom. Also we may have cut it out of the show, but we were reminded about when Shane Victori…

This week, Ryan and Brian celebrate a milestone with two fictional and two real guest voices. See if you can tell the difference!

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• Three rebus puzzles we discussed
• Do-Re-Mi
• P&A Ma…

Ryan is hanging out with Weird Al Yankovic this week, so Fill Me In is graced with the brilliant wit and charm of guest host Jeff Talbott, Not The Dentist and Compleatist.

But here's the thing. We do…

This week, Ryan and Brian ignore the New York Times, focus intently on the Muppets, and (once again) feel the impending threat of cheating.

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• The Muppets Take Manhattan
• Learned Lea…

This week, Ryan and Brian hash out the ups and downs of a day in Learned League, discuss poor pronunciation, and Ryan recounts a surprise visit from a fan!

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• Learned League
• Stuff w…

This week, Ryan and Brian remember Panda Magazine, a viewer reups a club membership, and the Oracle's expertise in mathematics is rejected.

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• The Cros…

This week, Brian guesses soda and salary, Ryan doesn't go to dinner with anyone famous, and no one understands the Monday puzzle.

• Blenheim Ginger Ale
• Mack & Mabel
• Crossword Nation
• The New York Time…

This week, Ryan oversleeps and in doing so, reduces the length of the podcast by half. Well done, Ryan! Get last week's (which is also this week's) contest here (and listen to the show for the passwo…

This week, Ryan and Brian fight through illness to bring you the best in crossword podcasting. We apologize for sounding like crap. Get this week's contest here (and listen to the show for the passwo…

This week, on a special extended episode of Fill Me In, Brian is joined by guest cohost Amanda Yesnowitz, tUPVEaSLtUA. Also: news from the UK, The Pinch Snapper, and CheatGate2019.

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This week, on Fill Me In, Ryan invents a new segment, manifests music out of thin air, and leaves Brian searching for answers to ... everything.

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This week, on Fill Me In, Ryan and Brian discuss an ACPT scoring scandal, Yu Darvish's season debut, and whether or not Dan Feyer deserves 15 seconds more than everyone else.

• Comics Ahoy
• The Indie 5…

In this special post-ACPT episode of Fill Me In, guest cohost Angela Olson Halsted talks tournament with Brian.

• Sports Night
• A-Frame Games
• The American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
• The Indie 500 Cros…

In this week's episode of Fill Me In, Ryan and Brian watch "Crossword Mysteries" and wonder if Will Shortz is hiding something.

• Highly illegal YouTube stream of Crossword Mysteries
• Not illegal (but …