Answer for It!

By Answer for It

Ever wonder why barber shops have that striped pole out front? What does it mean? Is it a warning? Perhaps a hypnotic device to lull you into spending too much on a haircut? We don’t know. But we will... more

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The podcast currently has 56 episodes available.

Answer for It! episodes:

April 07, 2026 #52: 'Demolition Man' producers banned Wesley Snipes from doing what?
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Irish playwright Samuel Beckett drove his friend’s son to school everyday... Who would that schoolboy grow up to be? What, even over a hundred years later, remains the loudest known sound in human history? Why did medieval castles have spiral staircases that twist clockwise? Plus, the first ever Weekly James Willems Beef Boy Award for Excellence in American Humor and Satire.
New episodes every Tuesday.
Answer for It is made by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio
Music by Casey Edwards

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49min
March 31, 2026 #51: Why did Samsung put blue jeans on their robots?
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Lots of big questions in this one, like, what the heck is boy kibble? And shouldn't James know? Plus, we investigate why and how the real star of Coraline, Mr Bobinsky, had his skin turn blue (fantastic AJ impression incoming!). Elyse makes the guys put their savvy social media skills to the test, challenging them to name the top five followed folks on Instagram (spoiler: it's not Grumpy Cat, or his clones). Finally, Zach's quest for knowledge brings this episode to its hilarious conclusion.
New episodes every Tuesday
Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio
Music by Casey Edwards

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51min
March 24, 2026 #50: Fifty Shades of Balls (in the Ball Pit)
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We celebrate our 50th episode with questions themed around the number 50! Including some "playful" Fifty Shades of Grey trivia, and a super-cali-fragi-what-the brain teaser from The B-52s. Plus, we throw it back to Johnny Cash's big 1953 death announcement (not his own), and remembering the original design of 7-Eleven's iconic Big Gulp.
New episodes every Tuesday.
Brought to you by:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠James Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zach Anner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AJ LoCascio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Casey Edwards⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Answer for It is supported by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please contact [email protected] if you would like to advertise on the show!

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53min
March 19, 2026 Patreon Preview #3: We Could've All Had Swords
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A shocking revelation is made: we could've ALL had SWORDS. A staggering failure from James, AJ and Elyse, as rightfully called out by Zach. Can they make it up to him with Sabrina the Teenage Witch trivia and Jamaican bob sled knowledge? Find out in this all-new bonus episode for the Piggy Tier and above!

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12min
March 17, 2026#49: Sabrina Carpenter's Secret Alias is a Real Bazinga
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Can Elyse stump James, AJ, and Zach with this week's round of trivia? Questions including, but not limited to:
What major act did President Jimmy Carter do on his second day in office?

Name the real world item used to make a Hush 98 comm link prop for Qui Gon Jinn in Phantom Menace?

Why was it popular to put wall-to-wall carpet in your 1960s bathroom?

Define "bazinga?"

And what alias did Sabrina Carpenter use while traveling?
New episodes every Tuesday.
Brought to you by:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠James Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zach Anner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AJ LoCascio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Casey Edwards⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Answer for It is supported by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please contact [email protected] if you would like to advertise on the show!

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49min
March 10, 2026 #48: Escaping the Dobby Border
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Volkswagen sold 5.2 million cars in 2024, but what other product did the company sell 8.5 million of? How did James Cameron and co. foley the sound of the T-1000 passes through metal bars in Terminator 2: Judgment Day? What is currently the most watched YouTube video of all time? Does the moon stink? And will a "dobby border" truly make us free? Elyse, Zach, James and AJ ask and answer these questions, and more.
New episodes every Tuesday.
Brought to you by:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠James Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zach Anner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AJ LoCascio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Casey Edwards⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Answer for It is supported by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please contact [email protected] if you would like to advertise on the show!

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56min
March 03, 2026 #47: Do CARS (2006) Have Souls?
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Are there humans inside of the Cars? Does World War II exist in the Cars universe? Did the Cars fight wars over oil? Can the Cars read? There's gotta be a library in the Cars world, right? Is Saturn the God of the Cars? Are the windshields their eyes? Why do they have doors? If the Cars have seats, what do they think those seats are for? Are there Cars ghosts? Are the radios in Cars connected, like a hivemind? What is the connection between singer Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas, and the Peanuts cartoon, and the Cars universe? Do the Cars have souls? Was Wes Craven influenced by Cars when he decided to make Freddie Krueger's sweater, striped red and green? Do they harvest ores in the Car mines to birth new cars? Are Cars born small or full size? What was the fate of unadopted Cabbage Patch kids, and did it involve Cars? Plus more answered and unanswered questions about Cars.
New episodes every Tuesday.
Brought to you by:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠James Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zach Anner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AJ LoCascio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Casey Edwards⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Answer for It is supported by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please contact [email protected] if you would like to advertise on the show!

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1h 1min
February 24, 2026 #46: Revisionist Jedi History
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What was Crystal Pepsi's slogan? Who died in the original Star Wars screenplay? Plus, obscure Aliens trivia from friend of the show, Secret Galaxy's Dan Larson; Margot Robbie's secret talent exposed; nervous breakdowns were different in the '90s; and we pose the question: would you get a beard transplant from a dead man?
New episodes every Tuesday.
Brought to you by:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠James Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zach Anner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AJ LoCascio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Casey Edwards⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Answer for It is supported by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please contact [email protected] if you would like to advertise on the show!

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1h
February 17, 2026 #45: Zach Wins the Super Bowl
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Where did the color orange get its English name from? What souvenirs did Ernest Hemingway acquire after surviving a plane crash? Is it harmless to refer to a person's bottom as a 'caboose?' Can AJ spell 'orangutan(g)?' Will James ever laugh at Elyse's "funny" answers? And did the Buffalo Bills actually win the Super Bowl, as Zach confidently claims they did? This, and more, in a all-new Answer for It.
New episodes every Tuesday.
Brought to you by:
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elyse Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠James Willems⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Zach Anner⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AJ LoCascio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Music by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Casey Edwards⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Answer for It is supported by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.airwavemedia.com.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Please contact [email protected] if you would like to advertise on the show!

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1h
February 12, 2026 Patreon Preview #2: Cheese Without Repercussions
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10min

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