The Puzzler with A.J. Jacobs

    Finally, your daily puzzle fix—in audio form! Every day, in 10 minutes or less, New York Times bestselling author A.J. Jacobs and his celebrity guests will puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old puzzle favorites, like anagrams and palindromes, as well as quirky originals such as “Ask Chat GPT” and audio rebuses.  Plus, Chief Puzzle Officer Greg Pliska joins A.J. each week to present new puzzles from the Puzzle Lab. And there’s a daily Extra Credit Puzzler for our Puzzlers at home. (Answers revealed in the following episode.)  Subscribe to The Puzzler podcast today for more puzzl...

  • "F-Bombs" w/ Adam Conover

  • "Charades" w/ Adam Conover

  • "Adam Ruins Aphorisms" w/ Adam Conover

  • "Friday Farrago" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Chuck Chuckle" w/ Chuck Bryant

  • "Metric Movies" w/ Chuck Bryant

  • "Charades" w/ Chuck Bryant

  • Welcome to Season 2!

  • "Trios" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Kids Lit Mashup" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Myq's Cue" w/ Myq Kaplan

  • "Name That Band" w/ Myq Kaplan

  • "Myq's Mic" w/ Myq Kaplan

  • "Random Connections" w/ Wyna Liu [Best-Of Episode]

  • "Bewilder Wilder" w/ Charlotte Wilder [Best-Of Episode]

  • "Core Competence" w/ Negin Farsad [Best-Of Episode]

  • "Bayer vs. Bayer" w/ Vanessa and Jonah Bayer [Best-Of Episode]

  • "Ohio My God" w/ Ophira Eisenberg [Best-Of Episode]

  • "Name That Year And Tune" w/ Susie Banikarim

  • "Piazza Pizza" w/ Jo Piazza [Best-Of Episode]

  • "Get Ted Fed" w/ Ted Allen [Best-Of Episode]

  • "Ants in France" w/ Stephen J. Dubner [Best-Of Episode]

  • "The Weird World of Sports" w/ Bomani Jones [Best-Of Episode]

  • "Inside Out" w/ Paula Poundstone

  • "Prime Rhyme Time" w/ Paula Poundstone

  • "Paula's Puzzle" w/ Paula Poundstone

  • "Aptronyms" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Isograms" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Retronyms" w/ Stephen J. Dubner [Best-Of Episode]

  • "Bucket Lost" w/ Baratunde Thurston [Best-Of Episode]

  • "One Tree Skill" w/ Bethany Joy Lenz [Best-Of Episode]

  • "Chopped Foods" w/ Ted Allen [Best-Of Episode]

  • Weekend Favorites: "Ask ChatGPT" w/ Kevin Roose

  • "Eye-Rhymes" w/ Peter Gordon

  • "Black's Back" w/ Michael Ian Black

  • "Tragic Comedies" w/ Michael Ian Black

  • "False Colors" w/ Michael Ian Black

  • "Hidden Ians" w/ Michael Ian Black

  • Weekend Favorites: "Rhymer in Chief" w/ Andy Borowitz

  • "This or That" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Eye Rhymes" w/ David Wain

  • "Wet Hot American Adjectives" w/ David Wain

  • "Charades" w/ David Wain

  • "Dad Jam Band Madness" w/ David Wain

  • Weekend Favorites: "Gorillas in the Mystic Pizza" w/ Myq Kaplan

  • "Misunderstood 90s Movies" w/ Susie Banikarim

  • "Earbuses" w/ Katie Grogg

  • "PillowTok" w/ Katie Grogg

  • "Can Can-can" w/ Katie Grogg

  • "Katie Grogg is Groggy" w/ Katie Grogg

  • Weekend Favorites: "Armchair Export" w/ Dax Shepard and Monica Padman

  • "Random Connections" w/ Wyna Liu

  • "Cryptic Crossword Charades" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "The New York Tides" w/ Wyna Liu

  • "Win or Lose" w/ Wyna Liu

  • "Audio Connections" w/ Wyna Liu

  • Weekend Favorites: "Master of the D'oh-main" w/ Mike Reiss

  • "Ask Me Another Movie Title" w/ Ophira Eisenberg

  • "Greg's Grog" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "O Canada" w/ Ophira Eisenberg

  • "Oph the Cuff" w/ Ophira Eisenberg

  • "Saskatoon Balloon" w/ Ophira Eisenberg

  • Weekend Favorites: "Ditloids" w/ Noel Brown

  • The A-Maizing History Of Corn Mazes w/ A.J. and Greg

  • "Epitaphs" w/ Mo Rocca [Best-Of Episode]

  • "Malika in Topeka" w/ Malika Andrews [Best-Of Episode]

  • "Charades" w/ Dan Pashman (LIVE from On Air Fest!) [Best-Of Episode]

  • Belushi's Sushi" w/ Vanessa and Jonah Bayer" [Best-Of Episode]

  • Weekend Favorites: "Big Foul Sports Teams" w/ Bomani Jones

  • "A World of Wordles" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Good Minton" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Rhyme Time" w/ Jessica Shaw

  • "ETs Everywhere" w/ Ben Bowlin

  • "Ditloids" w/ Kevin Roose

  • Weekend Favorites: "Eye Rhymes" w/ Negin Farsad

  • "Spelling Bee" w/ Helen Zaltzman

  • "A Bedazzled Puzzle" w/ Helen Zaltzman

  • "French Mensch" w/ Helen Zaltzman

  • "Jane Marie's Marine" w/ Jane Marie

  • "J.M." w/ Jane Marie

  • Weekend Favorites: "Middle America Charades" w/ Jeremy Hobson

  • "Sports Onomatopoeia" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Social Medic" w/ Jo Piazza

  • "Syllable Charades" w/ Jo Piazza

  • "Piazza Pizza" w/ Jo Piazza

  • "Cup of Jo" w/ Jo Piazza

  • Weekend Favorite: "Find the Link" w/ Jessica Shaw

  • "Questionable Songs" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Four Letter Words" w/ Judy Gold

  • "Ditloids" w/ Judy Gold

  • "Blazing Paddles" w/ Judy Gold

  • "All That Glitters" w/ Judy Gold

  • Weekend Favorite: “Hidden Mina” w/ Mina Kimes

  • "False Opposites" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Hard Cork" w/ Kevin Roose

  • "Chest Orb" w/ Kevin Roose

  • "Ask ChatGPT" w/ Kevin Roose

  • "Roose Rose" w/ Kevin Roose

  • Weekend Favorite: "Kid Riddle Peril" w/ Joel Stein

  • "Queer Eye Rainbow" w/ Ted Allen

  • "Crossword Friend Battle" w/ Juliana Pache

  • "Schmike Schmeiss" w/ Mike Reiss

  • "Find the Link" w/ Joel Stein

  • "Potatoe" w/ Andy Borowitz

  • Weekend Favorites: “Mo Rocca Goes to Morocco” w/ Mo Rocca

  • "Earbuses" w/ Myq Kaplan

  • "Name That Laugh" w/ Myq Kaplan

  • "Hidden NBA" w/ Jason Concepcion

  • "Ender's Game of Thrones" w/ Jason Concepcion

  • "Man of the Month" w/ Jason Concepcion

  • Weekend Favorites: "Random Fandom" w/ Charlotte Wilder

  • "Earbuses" w/ Malika Andrews

  • "Wide Opposite World of Sports" w/ Malika Andrews

  • "Malika in Topeka" w/ Malika Andrews

  • "Gorillas in the Mystic Pizza" w/ Myq Kaplan

  • "Ditloids" w/ Myq Kaplan

  • Weekend Favorites: "Syllable Charades" w/ Faith Salie"

  • "Al Gone" w/ Jakob Poeltl

  • "Aboot Time" w/ Jakob Poeltl

  • "B-Ball Recall" w/ Jakob Poeltl

  • "Get Ted Fed" w/ Ted Allen

  • "Chopped Foods" w/ Ted Allen

  • Weekend Favorites: “Hidden Bugs” w/ Chuck Bryant

  • "Anti-Pangrams" w/ Peter Gordon

  • "Eponyms" w/ Arika Okrent

  • "I/O" w/ Kara Swisher

  • "Wuthering Bytes" w/ Kara Swisher

  • "Musk's Tusks" w/ Kara Swisher

  • "Aye or Nay" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "O Say Can You CC" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Charades" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Bill of Mights" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Fact or Fiction" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • Weekend Favorite: "Earbuses" w/ Dax Shepard and Monica Padman

  • "Letters Witch" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • Weekend Favorite: "The Bill of Wrongs" w/ Peter Sagal

  • "Eponymously Yours" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Ditloids" w/ Noel Brown

  • "A Colorful Puzzle" w/ Noel Brown

  • "ETs Everywhere" w/ Noel Brown

  • "The Psychology of Puzzles" w/ Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman

  • "Bayer vs. Bayer" w/ Vanessa and Jonah Bayer

  • "Really Weird Stuff" w/ Vanessa and Jonah Bayer

  • "I Love That For U" w/ Vanessa and Jonah Bayer

  • "Belushi's Sushi" w/ Vanessa and Jonah Bayer

  • Weekend Favorites: "Woody Goody" w/ Roy Wood Jr.

  • "Bad Ass" w/ Ben Thompson and Pat Larash

  • "A Funnish Puzzle" w/ Arika Okrent

  • "Eye Rhymes" w/ Arika Okrent

  • "Letters Witch" w/ Adam Felber

  • "B Movies" w/ Adam Felber

  • Weekend Favorite: "Taking the Simpsons to the Bank" w/ Mike Reiss

  • "Could You Solve A Puzzle To Save The World?" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Far/Sad" w/ Negin Farsad

  • "Core Competence" w/ Negin Farsad

  • "Eye Rhymes" w/ Negin Farsad

  • "Television Newt" w/ Negin Farsad

  • Weekend Favorites: "Wide Opposite World Of Sports" w/ Jay Bilas

  • "Greeks Who Sink" w/ Christopher Short

  • "1-2-3 Hill" w/ Bethany Joy Lenz

  • "Categories" w/ Jay Bilas

  • "El-literation" w/ Lisa Loeb

  • "April Fools" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • Weekend Favorites: "In the Form of a Question" w/ Ken Jennings

  • "Invented Languages" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "The Middle" w/ Jeremy Hobson

  • "Middle America Charades" w/ Jeremy Hobson

  • "Other Rooms" w/ David Spira, Lisa Spira, and Peih-Gee Law

  • "Palindromania" w/ Reality Escape Pod

  • Weekend Favorites: "Galahad's Bahamas Caravan" w/ Ophira Eisenberg

  • "The Untied States" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Chess Master Pieces" w/ James Altucher

  • "The J.A. Show" w/ James Altucher

  • "Charades" w/ Dan Pashman (LIVE from On Air Fest!)

  • "Lotsa Pasta" w/ Dan Pashman (LIVE from On Air Fest!)

  • Weekend Favorites: Panamania w/ Ken Jennings

  • "Bewilder Wilder" w/ Charlotte Wilder

  • "Stuffing Your Pi Hole" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Name That Sports Sound" w/ Charlotte Wilder

  • "Wide Opposite World of Sports" w/ Charlotte Wilder

  • "Random Fandom" w/ Charlotte Wilder

  • Weekend Favorites: Movie Mashups w/ Chuck Bryant

  • "Charades" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Riddles Around the World" w/ Jessica Shaw

  • "Name That Streaming Service" w/ Jessica Shaw

  • "Find the Link" w/ Jessica Shaw

  • "Anagrams" w/ Jessica Shaw

  • "P-p-p Poker Face" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Title Drop" w/ Dax Shepard and Monica Padman

  • "Fact-Checking" w/ Dax Shepard and Monica Padman

  • "Armchair Export" w/ Dax Shepard and Monica Padman

  • "Earbuses" w/ Dax Shepard and Monica Padman

  • "Which Is It?" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Retronyms" w/ Stephen J. Dubner

  • "Find the Link" w/ Stephen J. Dubner

  • "Fact-Checking" w/ Stephen J. Dubner

  • "Ants in France" w/ Stephen J. Dubner

  • "Political Insults" w/ Andy Borowitz

  • "William Snakespeare" w/ Andy Borowitz

  • "Candy Hearts" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Anagrams" w/ Andy Borowitz

  • "Rhymer in Chief" w/ Andy Borowitz

  • "It's De-Lightful, It's De-Lovely" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Faith, Hope, and Love" w/ Faith Salie

  • "Absolute Joy" w/ Faith Salie

  • "Syllable Charades" w/ Faith Salie

  • "Word, Word...Don't Tell Me!" w/ Faith Salie

  • "Leader of the Pack-age" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Magazines, Literally" w/ Joel Stein

  • "Name That Mating Call" w/ Joel Stein

  • "Stein's Rhymes" w/ Joel Stein

  • "Kid Riddle Peril" w/ Joel Stein

  • "Univocalics" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Ask ChatGPT" w/ Mike Reiss

  • "Taking the Simpsons to the Bank" w/ Mike Reiss

  • "Uniting Nations" w/ Mike Reiss

  • "Master of the D'oh-main" w/ Mike Reiss

  • "Odd One Out" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Lend Me Your Ears" w/ Bethany Joy Lenz

  • "Lenz Lens" w/ Bethany Joy Lenz

  • "One Tree Skill" w/ Bethany Joy Lenz

  • "RuPaul Revere" w/ Bethany Joy Lenz

  • "My Summer Job at the Bookstore" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "History, Ridiculous" w/ Ben Bowlin

  • "Hidden Birds" w/ Ben Bowlin

  • "Ridiculously Wrong History" w/ Ben Bowlin

  • "Let's Go Bowlin" w/ Ben Bowlin

  • "The Surprising History of 'Where's Waldo'" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Wide Opposite World of Sports" w/ Jay Bilas

  • "D-U-K-E" w/ Jay Bilas

  • "Palindromania" w/ Jay Bilas

  • "Man of Letter" w/ Jay Bilas

  • "The First Crossword" LIVE w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "G.T." w/ Bomani Jones

  • "Weight Wait" w/ Peter Sagal

  • "Parenting Joke Jeopardy" w/ Ophira Eisenberg

  • "How Puzzles Explain WWII" w/ Jody Avirgan

  • "Off With Their Heads" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Big Foul Sports Teams" w/ Bomani Jones

  • "The Weird World of Sports" w/ Bomani Jones

  • "Know Your Jones" w/ Bomani Jones

  • "Ditloids" w/ Bomani Jones

  • "Consecutive Branch" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "The Book of VI-CE" w/ Peter Sagal

  • "The Bill of Wrongs" w/ Peter Sagal

  • "Ask ChatGPT" w/ Peter Sagal

  • "Not Anyone's Job" w/ Peter Sagal

  • "Happy Hour" w/ Dan Harris

  • "Contradictions" w/ Juliana Pache

  • "Categories" w/ Juliana Pache

  • "Hidden Gems" w/ Juliana Pache

  • "Ditloids" w/ Juliana Pache

  • "The One You Weed" w/ Eric Zimmer

  • "Daily Shows" w/ Roy Wood Jr.

  • "The Chicago Cubes" w/ Roy Wood Jr.

  • "Chris Rock's Rocks" w/ Roy Wood Jr.

  • "Woody Goody" w/ Roy Wood Jr.

  • "Her Ripe Begonias" w/ Ophira Eisenberg

  • "Thanksgiving Feats" LIVE w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Crossword Friend Battle" w/ Ophira Eisenberg

  • "Ohio My God" w/ Ophira Eisenberg

  • "Galahad's Bahamas Caravan" w/ Ophira Eisenberg

  • "Set, Game, Match" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Letters Witch" w/ Michael Ian Black

  • "Ask ChatGPT" w/ Michael Ian Black

  • "Name That Super Short Tune" w/ Michael Ian Black

  • "Misunderstood Movies" w/ Michael Ian Black

  • "Capital Gains" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "ASMR" w/ Lisa Loeb

  • "Find the Link" w/ Lisa Loeb

  • "Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes" w/ Lisa Loeb

  • "Earbus" w/ Lisa Loeb

  • "Toponyms" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • "Odd One Out" w/ Mo Rocca

  • "Epitaphs" w/ Mo Rocca

  • "Spoooky" w/ Mo Rocca

  • "Joanie Loves Tchotchkes" w/ Mo Rocca

  • "Festival of Sport Films" w/ Mina Kimes

  • "Danube Art" w/ Baratunde Thurston

  • "Bucket Lost" w/ Baratunde Thurston

  • "Mandela's Umbrellas" w/ Baratunde Thurston

  • "Your Moment of Zen" w/ Baratunde Thurston

  • "Links to Links" w/ A.J. & Greg

  • “Title Drop” w/ Chuck Bryant

  • “No You Should Stuff” w/ Chuck Bryant

  • “Hidden Bugs” w/ Chuck Bryant

  • “Stuff You Should Blank” w/ Chuck Bryant

  • "Name That Game Show Sound Effect" w/ Ken Jennings

  • "Omni Omnibus" w/ Ken Jennings

  • "En En" w/ Ken Jennings

  • "In the Form of a Question" w/ Ken Jennings

  • "Pan in Panama" w/ Ken Jennings

  • “Rubik’s Magic” w/ A.J. & Greg

  • “Gorillas in the Mystic Pizza” w/ Chuck Bryant

  • “Hidden Mina” w/ Mina Kimes

  • “Ditloids” w/ Michael Ian Black

  • Preview 1: "Earbus" w/ Roy Wood, Jr.

  • Preview 2: “Mo Rocca Goes to Morocco” w/ Mo Rocca

  • Introducing: The Puzzler with A.J. Jacobs

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