Fill Me In

Mar 10, 2026

This week, Ryan and Brian revisit Manet/Monet mnemonics, make an effort to self-educate on Jewish holidays, question the powers of various fruit juices, and get an abundance of antipodal advice on maintaining crossword streaks. All that plus annoying the crap out of Ryan with another Kealoa.

If you get bored (how could...

Mar 3, 2026

This week, Ryan and Brian delve back into food curiosities through no fault of their own! It was you, gentle viewers, who sent this stuff in! That, plus the usual junk (including an arboreal Kealoa).

Stuff to click:

• Grid Prix, a new crossword tournament in Michigan (March 19)
• The Breakfast Simplex
• Garson O'Toole...

Feb 24, 2026

This week, Ryan and Brian ponder Manet/Monet mnemonics (say that ten times fast), feel ancient when faced with allegedly comedic "memes" and "other internet lore," and realize they don't actually understand how groundhogs determine the weather.

If you get bored (how could you?!), write something for the Fill Me In wiki....

Feb 10, 2026

This week, Ryan and Brian discuss levels of pain (some of which they inflict on each other), listen to 50-year-old music, and dismiss potentially quality sandwiches by virtue of poor personal relationships.

Stuff to click:

• The Globe and Mail Puzzles and Games
• "Cover of the Rolling Stone"
• Manet & Morisot
• a cat eating...

Feb 3, 2026

This week, Ryan and Brian plan on matching dinners, nearly break records, and appreciate that an overseas listener wants America to find more positive new vocabulary. Go watch some Catherine O'Hara movies this week. She was a legend. (This has nothing to do with the podcast, we're just fans.)

If you get bored (how could...