Contestants: Mehrun Etebari, Christine Grace Whelchel, Devin Landin

The outside world rears its ugly head in this episode of "Recreational Thinking," as it is the first of three I recorded while suffering from ... let's call it SOMETHING-19.

Luckily, the contestants brought more than enough energy to make up for me as they showed off their knowledge of Parks and Rec, classical music, international geopolitics, and all sorts of other interesting stuff! Plus soccer.

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Contestants: Mike Jeziorski, Tucker Warner, Jack Rousseau

A true collision of expertise occurs in this episode that's heavy on baseball and cinema but also detours into video games, mythology, alt-rock, and molecular biology! Stay tuned to the end for a discussion that shapes the future direction of the show.

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Contestants: Steve Oppenheim, Wayne Schiff, Joe Trela

Welcome to another episode of the quizzing podcast where even a contestant who earned the top prize on WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE feels challenged ... and isn't guaranteed to win!

Topics include Seinfeld, the Cleveland Indians, the Indianapolis 500, and speculative fiction legend Harlan Ellison

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Contestants: Patti Mansbach, Darren Munk, Adam Bee

Come for the cute doggos and Jonas Brothers content; stay for one contestant's incredible streak of bad luck and another's amazing Round 3 comeback; *really* stay for the scintillating discussion of microeconomics!

Featuring a final question so mystifying it provoked 20 full seconds of complete silence (which, don't worry, was heavily trimmed in editing).

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Contestants: Victoria Groce, Guy Jordan, Susannah Brooks

Welcome to an all-star episode of the only podcast where you'll hear two of the best quizzers in the world each describe their experience of being pregnant! Topics include viral diseases, cooking techniques, Star Wars, the history of alcohol, and shoes. Note that the length is an extreme outlier; no other episode this season will be as long, and most will be considerably shorter.

As you'll hear ~59 mins in, this episode contains a sponsored plug from NAQT for their Buzzword TV tournament. Sign up and play before September 8 at http://naqt.com/go/YRTV (please use my link so they know I referred you).

Contestants: James Lasker, David Plotkin, Nolan Werner

Topics include ‘80s animation, the sitcom Scrubs, the New York Mets, astrophysics, and lots of tasty insects! And yes, this is the episode where technical difficulties forced one dedicated contestant to record from his own freezer.

This episode includes a special announcement ~30 mins in. It and Episode 7 are extra-long; lengths will become much more reasonable after that.

Contestants: Matt Jones, Joel Hess, Jonathan Graham

Topics include current worldwide politics, Buckeyes football, geography, and the ups and downs (or rather, acrosses and downs) of crosswords

Contestants: Jason Myrowitz, Michael Sturm, Andy Greeley

The Internet is really, really great for ... memes! Other topics include law, TV, and the Seattle Mariners

Contestants: Amanda Walker, Ryan Rosenberg, Jakob Myers

Topics include The Good Place, the NBA, modernist literature, '60s pop, and (of course) Happy Days

(Note: Sit tight for the first 10 mins - the audio issues go away after that)

Contestants: Jakob Myers, Amanda Walker, Mike Cameron

Topics include superheroes, African history, Happy Days, and more Happy Days