Episodios

  • Week of July 8: Three Kinds of Joshes

    Week of July 8: Three Kinds of Joshes
    Jul 16 2024
    Which kind of Josh are you? It's the question on everyone's mind this week as John records in a foreign land (his parents' basement) and we see another man added to the Tournament of Champions invite list as Isaac Hirsch punches his ticket with another delightful week of play. Isaac also continues his great run of anecdotes and we get a surprise contender for "Anecdote of the Season" when Stephanie describes her unfortunate run-in with glow sticks. Plus, Emily has a unique week ahead at work due to being close to an adult toy trade show, we dive deep on the tales of Sinbad the Sailor, and Jeopardy! has a major scoring correction moment that leaves John and Emily dizzy with excitement. Please follow the show on Instagram at @whatisajeopardypodcast and on Twitter at @jeopardypodcast. SOURCE: Britannica: "Sindbad the Sailor", and Library of Congress: "The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor" by Anchi Hoh. Special thank you to J-Archive and The Jeopardy! Fan. This episode is produced by Producer Dan. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.
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    1 h y 29 m
  • Week of July 1: Turns Out, Karma Isn't Real

    Week of July 1: Turns Out, Karma Isn't Real
    Jul 9 2024
    Isaac Hirsch tempted fate with a Wednesday anecdote about his Jeopardy!-losing father, but it mattered not, as he rattled off three straight wins and has the look of a potential ToC entrant, leisure suit and all. It was a fun week on the show as Emily wonders if Canada Day is real and John is furious when the contestants treat a Canadian category like it isn't. We also get one of the responses of the year in a French slang category, Parade Magazine enters the fray in the J! Fans Are Fuming segment, and we dive deep on the "Most Beautiful Woman Slayer", Beulah Annan. Please follow the show on Instagram at @whatisajeopardypodcast and on Twitter at @jeopardypodcast. SOURCE: Chicago History Museum: "True Crime in the '20s: The Beulah Annan Story" by Jojo Galvin, and Chicago History Magazine: "Jailhouse Makeovers" by Douglas Perry. Special thank you to The Jeopardy! Fan and J-Archive. This episode is produced by Producer Dan. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert. Additional content by Chris Thayer.
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    1 h y 27 m
  • Week of June 24: Not Just the Name of a Cake

    Week of June 24: Not Just the Name of a Cake
    Jul 2 2024
    It's a full week of Drew Basile on the podcast, as he wins his way into the Tournament of Champions, finds himself exhausted on Friday and his streak ends at 7 days. But what a week it was, and we run it all down here, from Jeopardy! clue writers picking a hilarious category name to John learning that Duncan Hines was a guy who did some other stuff also. Plus, J! fans are upset and just a little bit pedantic about a clue, we hear a perfect Jeopardy! anecdote, and we dive deep on the legend of Colonel Harland Sanders. Please follow the show on Instagram at @whatisajeopardypodcast and on Twitter at @jeopardypodcast. And if you like the show...tell a friend! SOURCE: The New Yorker: "Kentucky-Fried" by William Whitworth. Special thank you to the J-Archive and The Jeopardy! Fan. This episode is produced by Producer Dan. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.
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    1 h y 19 m
  • Week of June 17: John Meets Fred Durst

    Week of June 17: John Meets Fred Durst
    Jun 25 2024
    John is BACK from his European vacation where he gets revenge on Katie and Emily making fun of him by actually meeting Limp Bizkit's lead singer Fred Durst, and having a lovely time seeing them in Belfast. We go super long on this one as the week has so much to offer, from the end of Adriana Harmeyer's run to a potential new streak as Drew Basile stacks up three wins. One of those wins? It's in a TIEBREAKER, folks. What a week! Plus, John finds some commonality with one of Drew's anecdotes, Emily finds some more J! fans FUMING over the use of new slang, and we go deep on Wagner's Ring Cycle. Please follow the show on Instagram at @whatisajeopardypodcast and on Twitter at @jeopardypodcast. SOURCE: Music History Monday: "The Miracle at Bayreuth" by Robert Greenberg. Special thank you to The Jeopardy! Fan and the J-Archive. This episode is produced by Rob Pera. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.
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    1 h y 50 m
  • Week of June 10: TMI? w/ Louis Peitzman

    Week of June 10: TMI? w/ Louis Peitzman
    Jun 18 2024
    Surprise! In more ways than one. With John still away on vacation, writer, editor, Jeopardy! fan, Ken Jennings twitter mutual, and friend of the pod Louis Peitzman is formally invited to guest co-host the show. We recap another week of Harmeyer dominance, only slightly overshadowed by the best anecdote of the season. All my IBS girlies, rise up! Plus, famous fingers and nipples get discussed. And we were so busy incepting ourselves into the JFAF segment that we didn’t even notice a huge change to our favorite show! Special thanks to J-Archive and The Jeopardy! Fan for the data. This episode is produced by Producer Rob. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.
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    1 h y 19 m
  • Week of June 3: Kippers on a Limp Bizkit w/ Katie Nolan

    Week of June 3: Kippers on a Limp Bizkit w/ Katie Nolan
    Jun 11 2024
    While John’s away for not at all embarrassing reasons, Celebrity Jeopardy! finalist Katie Nolan steps in to fill his shoes. We hear some juicy BTS gossip about her time on the Alex Trebek stage, before celebrating the (so far) unstoppable force that is Adriana Harmeyer. Some absolute cuties got fed into the Adriana wood chipper this week, and we try to give them their due. Emily did some killing this week, and not in the comedy way. And did you know you can negotiate with your dentist? Katie tells you how! Plus: what *is* chili? And where *is* Detroit? Special Hot Dog Correspondent Jamie Loftus helps us out via text to set the Jeopardy! fans at ease. Special thanks to the J-Archive and The Jeopardy! Fan. This episode is produced by Producer Rob. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.
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    1 h y 9 m
  • Week of May 27: It's Awesome to Have a Potato

    Week of May 27: It's Awesome to Have a Potato
    Jun 4 2024
    We're back to our regularly scheduled programming with our weekly recaps and the season of the just-shy-of-five-day champions continues, as we wave goodbye to 4-day champ Amar Kakirde and say hello to current 3-day champion Adriana Harmeyer. It's a very fun week on the show as Emily forgets to provide an anecdote so John gets to freelance, Jeopardy fans (and John!) are fuming about the attribution of a song, and we learn a bunch about Magellan's death at the hands of Lapulapu. Please follow the show on Instagram at @whatisajeopardypodcast and on Twitter at @jeopardypodcast. SOURCE: History Extra: "Dire Straits: The Story of Ferdinand Magellan's Fatal Voyage of Discovery" by Pat Kinsella. Special thank you to The Jeopardy! Fan and J-Archive. This episode is produced by Producer Dan. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.
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    1 h y 16 m
  • BONUS: The 2024 Masters w/ Juveria Zaheer

    BONUS: The 2024 Masters w/ Juveria Zaheer
    Jun 3 2024
    As promised, we recap the entire 2024 Masters tournament in one episode with none other than Second Chance and Champions Wildcard winner (and ToC quarterfinalist!) Juveria Zaheer! While we do discuss the Masters and Victoria proving she is truly the Queen of Quiz, this episode is so much more than that as we dig into Juveria's Jeopardy! journey, what J! fame can mean and how to deal with it, game theory, and Juveria wildly impresses us with a game we invented just for her. It's an episode you absolutely do NOT want to miss!
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    1 h y 45 m