Mar 30, 2021
This week, Brian screws up his microphone input (sorry, viewers), and it almost sounds as bad as the first series of the show, ca. 2009. Also: a new grid from Sid, a new song from a-ha, and a new word for the spelling bee. There's a contest crossword from Sid Sivakumar (you can download it at http://bit.ly/fmi288con),...
Mar 23, 2021
This week, Brian and Ryan strategize how to get fried chicken into what is allegedly a no-chicken zone in California, spend more time than usual talking about crosswords (hello, super long episode), but the highlight of the day is a chat with Ben Zimmer! There's a contest crossword from Sid Sivakumar (you can download...
Mar 16, 2021
This week, Brian and Ryan campaign to join apocalyptic survival teams, argue about the powers imbued in Mjölnir, and learn a little bit about the Montreal Expos. There's a contest crossword (you can download it at https://www.dropbox.com/s/rnzvztp9rpoys2d/fmi286con.puz?dl=1), and you should check out our twice-weekly...
Mar 9, 2021
This week, Brian and Ryan sit down with Hayley Gold and Mike Selinker to talk about the upcoming graphic novel "Letters to Margaret," a beautifully drawn story about politics, crosswords, and funny stuff. We encourage you to support their Kickstarter campaign, which launches at 3pm ET on Tuesday, March 9.
We also have...
Mar 2, 2021
This week, Brian and Ryan welcome a new member into the Pantheon of Compleatists, discuss whether Disney should support local comic book shops (they should), and pose an over/under on Will Shortz's retirement. Our contest puzzle comes from Neville Fogarty, and it's presented in Episode 284 (go listen!). Finally, join us...