Good Job, Brain!
Part quiz show, part offbeat trivia, and all awesome. We here are nuts about trivia and pub quiz! And we are darn sure there are people out there who share our unusual obsession. Play along and laugh along as Karen, Colin, Dana, and Chris school each other on some of the weirdest and most interesting facts about our funny little world.Do you relish beating your friends at Trivial Pursuit? Do you blab out the answers at the gym when Jeopardy! is on? And don't you just loathe badly worded questions? Gggrraahhh!Then this podcast, fellow trivia nut, is the ultimate mental nutrition for your very big brain. So eat up!
Latest episodes
Nov 12, 2024 • 1h 1min
278: Butts II: The Rebuttal Electric Buttaloo
Can you believe it has been 10 years since our butt episode? We're back with more butt facts and trivia: we got turkey butts, we got jelly butts, we got art history butts, we got Leprechaun butts, and more. What's up with all the naked angel babies in Renaissance art? Are they angels? Are they mythical? Are they cupids? And 👏where👏are👏their👏parents? Play a round of Pain in the Butt!, Karen's grab-bag butt quiz where each question hides a cheeky surprise. Hold on to your butts because Chris blows our mind about the amazing discoveries and research done on the humble "sea walnut," truly, GJB's Lifetime Achievement Awards winner.ALSO: more live solving featuring Chris' original cryptic crossword cluesFor advertising inquiries, please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nov 5, 2024 • 1h 8min
277: It's in the Details
Whip out your magnifying glass and let's rummage through trivia and facts about the details all around us: from "dinkuses" to Nick Fury's ocular ailment, from miniscule bat nipples to the flag of Portugal. Karen's got a quiz about unusual typographical symbols, and don't fall for tricky little marketing disclaimers in the mouseprint! Chris celebrates his own recent Guinness win with a world record quiz about the tiniest detailed things. And we got our first Music Round of the season so let's see if you've been paying attention to these oddly punctuated mega hits! Also: ant farms, ~live~ cryptic crossword solving thanks to AVCX @ avxwords.com and give the gift of puzzlesFor advertising inquiries, please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oct 29, 2024 • 1h 1min
276: Title This
Dear Trivia Listeners of the Realm, Protectors of Pause and Playback, Champions of Cheek, the Keen-Eared Keepers of Weird Foods, the Ever-Enlightened Gatherers of Eggcorns... let us welcome you all to the first episode of our fall 2024 season, and it's all about titles and titling! Daenerys' got nothin' on Colin's forgotten long title quiz. With his fresh BAFTA member acceptance letter in hand, Chris schools us about the weird cases where films had to change their titles in the UK. Hi Hungry, what about titling yourself after your dad? Dive into the world of (surprising) patronyms and take Karen's "Son of a Gun!" challenge. Also: Pixar titles around the world, Eggcorn Watch, the dog named TriviaFor advertising inquiries, please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 23, 2024 • 1h 11min
275: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #55
Join in for a quiz bonanza! Test your music knowledge, learn about long names in sports, guess the real names of fictional characters, and create new movie titles. Explore RIAA certifications and best-selling songs, with fun banter and interactive games throughout.
May 15, 2024 • 1h 5min
274: Sibling Revelry
Learn about sibling relationships and quiz games in this episode. Discover the history of Parker Brothers and the impact of marketing. Enjoy a fun music round with a secret twin theme and decipher name abbreviations. Explore sister cities around the world and the dynamics of sibling relationships.
May 7, 2024 • 1h 3min
273: You Can't See Me!
Professional wrestler and actor John Cena joins in for a fun episode discussing invisible ink, clear cola, and a hidden word game. Delve into quirky remedies, lemon juice bank robberies, and the psychological phenomena of imposter syndrome and the Dunning-Kruger effect.
Apr 30, 2024 • 1h 3min
272: By The Numbers
Learn about the worst baseball team in history, prime number Pokémons, and Cicadapocalypse. Enjoy music quizzes and quirky facts about numbers in this entertaining episode.
Apr 23, 2024 • 1h 7min
271: Sailing the Seven Seas
Delve into salty trivia about being at sea, exclusive ship parts, strange heliophiles, potential oceanic Moana-land, Disney patents, islands' top-level domains, Cook Islands, solar eclipses, Moana attraction, Disney's latest patents, and Zootopia connections.
Apr 16, 2024 • 1h 7min
270: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #54
Get ready for a quiz bonanza with TV show theme song challenges, Broadway musicals, and sports leagues. Dive into the origins of everyday phrases and test your knowledge on historical events and movie trivia. Learn about ancient defensive strategies, undermining, and the launch of a new women's hockey league. All this and more in a fun and eclectic podcast episode!
Apr 9, 2024 • 59min
269: Fire in the Hole
Get ready for some fiery facts as the hosts delve into stories about epic fires, play fire-themed movie guessing games, and explore the mysterious behavior of spiders drawn to flames. Join the fun with trivia quizzes covering a range of topics from tech to entertainment, and learn about the Gates of Hell in Turkmenistan.
