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Nick Kroll: The Story Of The Toothpaste Wedgie

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Nick Kroll: The Story Of The Toothpaste Wedgie

Actor and comedian Nick Kroll talks about character comedy, lightly stalking elderly men, and his Netflix series, Big Mouth. Then, he plays a game about commercials turned into TV shows and movies.

Nick Kroll: The Story Of The Toothpaste Wedgie

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Hot Math

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Hot Math

The pun limit does not exist in this game that mashes up math terms with other words and phrases.

Hot Math

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1990s Nostalgia

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1990s Nostalgia

Break out the brown lipstick and buckle your jelly sandals! In this 1990s themed music parody game, contestants must identify events and cultural phenomena from the 1990s.

1990s Nostalgia

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Fact Bag

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Fact Bag

7UP. Pennies. Charles Dickens. It's time for your favorite bag of facts. Fact Bag is back!

Fact Bag

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What's More

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What's More

Sometimes less is more, but not today. In this final round, contestants must pick which of two things there's more of.

What's More

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Not My Job: We Quiz Ellie Kemper Of 'Kimmy Schmidt' On Jimmy Smits
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Not My Job: We Quiz Ellie Kemper Of 'Kimmy Schmidt' On Jimmy Smits

Kemper has just written a book called My Squirrel Days. She stars in the Netflix sitcom Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

Not My Job: We Quiz Ellie Kemper Of 'Kimmy Schmidt' On Jimmy Smits

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Measured Response

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Measured Response

Still struggling with the metric system? Well that doesn't matter here! In this game, contestants guess if historical measurement facts are true or false.

Measured Response

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Podcast Themes

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Podcast Themes

Ask Me Another shows some love for other podcasts in this audio quiz. Contestants identify podcasts from their theme songs.

Podcast Themes

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Tom Arnold: Don't Call It A Comeback

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Tom Arnold: Don't Call It A Comeback

Tom Arnold takes the stage to discuss his early job at a meatpacking plant, breaking into comedy, and his Viceland series, The Hunt for the Trump Tapes. Then, he plays a game about sports comebacks.

Tom Arnold: Don't Call It A Comeback

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Word Capitals

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Word Capitals

An atlas and a dictionary combine powers in this game where every answer is a word that contains the name of a world capital.

Word Capitals

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Jill Sobule: A Shredder Right From The Beginning

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Jill Sobule: A Shredder Right From The Beginning

Singer-songwriter Jill Sobule talks about her early career and her new album Nostalgia Kills, then joins Jonathan Coulton to perform a music parody game.

Jill Sobule: A Shredder Right From The Beginning

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Month To Month

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Month To Month

In this final round, every answer includes a month of the year.

Month To Month

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Sunday Puzzle: From Left To Right And Hiding In Sight
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Sunday Puzzle: From Left To Right And Hiding In Sight

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a word game with listener Lisa Muré of Holderness, N.H.

Sunday Puzzle: From Left To Right And Hiding In Sight

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Not My Job: Actor Jon Hamm Gets Quizzed On Spam
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Not My Job: Actor Jon Hamm Gets Quizzed On Spam

The Mad Men star will answer three questions about the canned meat product with a verrrry long shelf life.

Not My Job: Actor Jon Hamm Gets Quizzed On Spam

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This, That, Or The Other

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This, That, Or The Other

Is a "vorpal" a sea creature, gadget, or fictional sword? Contestants guess from these categories in this edition of "This, That or The Other."

This, That, Or The Other

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New Scrabble Dictionary For A New Generation

A competitor arranges letter tiles while competing in the 2008 National School Scrabble Championship, in Providence, R.I. On Monday, Merriam-Webster published a revised version of the Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, adding 300 new words. Stew Milne/AP hide caption

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New Scrabble Dictionary For A New Generation

Hasbro and Merriam-Webster have freshened the 70-year-old reference book by adding 300 new words to The Official Scrabble Players Dictionary.

Not My Job: Gymnast Aly Raisman Plays A Game Called 'Oy! A Vault!'
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Not My Job: Gymnast Aly Raisman Plays A Game Called 'Oy! A Vault!'

Gymnasts are experts in one kind of vault ... but what about the kind you store your stuff in? Three questions for Olympian Aly Raisman, who has chronicled her career in the memoir Fierce.

Not My Job: Gymnast Aly Raisman Plays A Game Called 'Oy! A Vault!'

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