Jeremy is a prolific quiz writer and host for his company, Brain Bash Trivia in Chicago. For his first run at Tangents, he was looking for questions on Cardinals baseball, 80s hairbands and pop culture. If you know Jeremy, or if you’ve heard him on other trivia podcasts, you pretty much know what you’re about to get into. If this is your first encounter, grab a snack, hydrate, and enjoy.

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As always, thanks for listening! Be sure to check the linktree: https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop - especially for the link to sign up for Tangents! It’s free.

And get your tickets to Trivia Nationals 2025 in New Orleans!

Former local, now Nashville-based teacher Dalton McGhiey drops in for his first attempt at building a quiz this week. He was in search of questions about the Galapagos Islands and anatomy.

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Apologies again - my voice was still a wreck when we recorded this!

Keith returns this week, looking to beat the 15 he scored back in Episode 31. This time around he was in search of questions about movies, TV, and Broadway. Have a listen and see if he found any!

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TRIVIA NATIONALS is back! The Tropicana is gone now, so they’re moving from Las Vegas to New Orleans for Trivia Nationals 2025. That’s happening over the long Memorial Day weekend in May, so mark your calendars (and buy your tickets)! Go to https://trivianationals.org/ for more info.

And the Trivia Advent-ure Calendar is back again this year! I’ll be providing a “Mystery Theme” quiz for that on December 16, so be sure you get yours - or gift a trivia lover! Head to https://ko-fi.com/triviaadvent to get in on that.

As always, check the linktree at https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop for all the links - including one to sign up to play Tangents!

Fellow IT Guy, Matt Lamia joins me this week from Winter Springs, Florida for his first solo trip, and he was searching for Major League Baseball, the TV show Friends and 1980s music. At the time of recording, I was recovering from an illness, so please excuse my voice!

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Catch live shows from Tangents and your other favorite trivia podcasts at Trivia Nationals 2025 in New Orleans!

Jeff and Chris have both been on before, so you need no introduction. This was actually a second take for their head-to-head showdown thanks to some technical difficulties, and it was a good one. Enjoy!

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Chris Brewer joins us from Ottawa, Illinois in search of questions about professional wrestling and The Office. Chris is a great guy who you may know from our weekly Twitch stream since he’s gifted several of you with subscriptions to the channel! You’ll get to hear him in back-to-back episodes because he’ll be facing off against Jeff Clear in a Tandem Mode game next week. Enjoy!
*Unfortunately, when we recorded this, I was recovering from Covid, so my voice is pretty weak and tired. It get’s better in a couple of weeks.

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Chris Parkinson, AKA “Siege” joins us from Wisconsin this week in search of questions on Cop Shows and The West Wing. I’m sure you’ve heard him on other podcasts, but this was his first attempt at a Tangents game. I’m definitely looking forward to having him back!

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See you next week for a Tandem Mode game between Chris Brewer and Jeff Clear!

Alan Kreisel joins us this week from Jacksonville, Florida in search of questions about college football team names and 80s movies. If you listen to other trivia podcasts, you’ve probably heard Alan many times before, but this is his first attempt at Tangents. Have a listen and see how it went!

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As always, be sure to check all the links at https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop - including a link to sign up for Tangents.

Now let’s find out who actually reads the show notes!

The first person to email [email protected] with your name, address, and t-shirt size will get a free Trivia Workshop t-shirt!

We made it to FIFTY!

Why not make episode 50 a Tandem Mode game? Paul Paquet is back for his third search for It’s Always Sunny and history content- but his first since episode 20, so he was due. He faces off against first-timer, Matt Lamia who was in search of MLB, Friends, and 80s Music. It was a fun game, so I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did hosting.

And since we're celebrating #50, I'll be adding some extra benefits to the Patreon memberships on Halloween night. There's still time to join us and help support the show!

Quick note: Paul will be presenting another great World Trivia Night event on November 1. You should definitely check it out at this link: https://cafott.ca/annual-events-cafo/world-trivia-night/

Coming up next time on Episode 51, we’ll have Alan Kreisel taking his first turn at the game. See you then!

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It took 48 episodes for the “Peterson Shuffle” to be employed for the first time, but only one more episode for it to get a second run. Tony Schmit joins us from Minnesota for his first attempt at the game, and he did his homework to craft quite a strategy. You’ll have to listen to see if it paid off.

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Coming up next week - IT’S EPISODE 50! We’ll have Paul Paquet and Matt Lamia facing off in a special Tandem Mode game. We’ll also be doing something special for the Patreon crew, so stay tuned for that.