The prolific Paul McLaughlin joins us from Pittsburgh, PA in search of questions on Star Wars, 80s Hair Bands, and The Simpsons.

If you listen to more than a couple of trivia podcasts an a regular basis, you've probably heard Paul play before. He's played everything out there, so could I even call Tangents a real quiz podcast until Paul had been on? Well, that's sorted now.

Episode Links

• Paul's Trivia Company: Steel City Trivia

• Non-trivia Podcast: Frank Turner’s Tales From No Man’s Land

• Favorite TV Theme: Mystery Science Theater 3000

• Favorite Movie Soundtrack: SLC Punk

• Favorite Trivia: Dueling Hersheys

• Where Do You Quiz: OQL with “Island of Quizfit Toys” and every other Monday at Hop Farm Brewing

Thank you, Paul!

And thanks to our Patreon Crew! If you would like to help keep this ship afloat, here’s a link to join us: https://www.patreon.com/TriviaWorkshop

You might remember Nanci’s great run from Episode 78 where she ended up with 26 points. She joins us again this week from Warren, Maine for another attempt at finding questions on wordplay, commercials, and 80s & 90s stuff. This was a very special LIVE recording in front of an audience on Twitch, which made for an interesting dynamic. Stay tuned…we may do this again soon.

Episode Links:

• Last Wikipedia Search: How “Yogi” Berra got his nickname

• Current Pop Culture Thing: The return of Below the Deck and Press Your Luck

• Recent Podcast Appearances: Brain Ladle, The PTE Network

• Non-Trivia Podcasts: Not Gonna Lie

Thanks, Nanci!

And thank you to our Patreon crew for continuing to support the show! If you’d like to join them, check out the Patreon page here: https://www.patreon.com/c/TriviaWorkshop

Luc Returns for his third solo trip and fourth game overall - this time in search of questions about 90s and 2000s nostalgia, and wordplay. He’s always a fun guest - and sounds great too! Before you listen to this one, be sure to check out those previous episodes here:

• Episode 22

• Episode 45

• Episode 46

Episode Links:

• Current Pop Culture: Blue Prince

• Other Podcasts: Lock Down Trivia, Skilletbrew, Pablo Torre Finds Out

Thanks again Luc!

If you’d like to help support the podcast as we prepare for our next 100 episodes, please check out the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TriviaWorkshop

And you can see everything else at the LinkTree here: https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

If you google "Paul Maki”, you’ll get a Japanese actor, a basketball player, and the host of the “One Idjit’s Thoughts On…” Podcast. They’re all different people, and it’s that last one who joins us for Episode 89. Paul is a public broadcaster in Duluth, MN (our third Minnesotan!) looking for questions on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and 80s Music.

Episode Links:

• Paul’s Podcast - “One Idjit’s Thoughts On…”

• Other recommended trivia podcasts: BBC Quiz Shows, Good Job Brain, Throwback Trivia Takedown, Who’ll Save Generation X

• Dog Days of Podcasting

• Last Wikipedia Search: List of Garfield Characters

• Favorite TV Theme Song: X-Files & Twin Peaks

• Favorite Movie Soundtrack: Cool World

• Where do you quiz? Duluth Cider on Monday nights

Thanks, Paul!

We’re quickly approaching episode 100 and need your input on what comes after that for the podcast. If you haven’t already, please join the discussion on Discord!

And check out all of our links here: https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop.

Keith is back for his fourth game - this time in search of questions on movies, Oscars, Tonys, theater, math, and television. He’s always a fun guest, and has a wide range of knowledge…a good combo for this game.

You can hear Keith’s previous games here:

• Episode 31

• Episode 56

• Episode 73

Episode Links:

• Last movie you saw in a theater? Sinners

• Last thing you looked up online? The Helix Bridge in Singapore

• Current Pop Culture Thing? Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins

Thanks Keith!

Be sure to check out the LinkTree here: https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

Dalton returns this week for his second solo game and fourth episode overall in search of questions on Star Wars, Anatomy, Ru Paul's Drag Race, or Family Guy. We also talked about his new podcast - ⁠Lock Down Trivia⁠.

Episode Links:

• Your last Wikipedia search: The captain of the Enterprise’s sister ship on TNG - Donald Varley

• Current Pop Culture Thing: Collecting Pokemon cards

Thanks Dalton! Make sure to check out Lock Down Trivia and sign up to be part of his second season.

I’m actually just getting home from Boone’s Saloon where I got to play with these two for the first time, while Greg from Episode 48 hosted. They are the perfect combination of hilarious and interesting, and if they never do a podcast of their own, we are going to miss out on a lot of great stories. I will keep the pressure on.

In this game, Sam was looking for Anatomy & Physiology, 2010s Pop Culture, and The Sopranos. Vicky was in search of questions on Zoology, Movies, and King of the Hill.

This won’t be the last you hear from them on here either.

Be sure to check all the links at the Linktree: https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

You may remember Matt from episodes 50, 55, or 64, but he’s joining us once again from Winter Springs, Florida to see if he can finally catch a break and find one of his categories. This time, those categories were Friends, 80s Movies, and 80s Music. Have a listen and see if he managed to hit one this time!

Episode Links:

• Something you learned this week: Only three names appear in the King James Bible that begin with the letter “F”.

• Current Pop Culture: MLB The Show ‘25

• What are you looking forward to this year? Karate Kid: Legends, Superman, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, The Ballerina

Thanks, Matt!

See you next time for a Tandem Mode game between sisters when Vicky Hopper and Sam Kuchar join us for Episode 86!

Ben Coughlin joins us from Michigan for his first attempt at building a quiz, hoping to find some questions about The Office, Parks & Rec, US Geography, and Sci-Fi. He runs a very successful pub quiz at his family business, Bayne’s Apple Valley in Freeland, Michigan. So we spent the first half hour of our visit talking about the pub quiz business, and that got pretty industry-specific, so we may save that chunk for a special bonus episode combined with some of the other quiz hosts and owners we’ve had on.

Episode Links:

• Last movie in a theater? Thor: Love and Thunder

• Favorite Non-Trivia Podcast: Beyond Yacht Rock

• Last Wikipedia Search: Clive Revill & The Holy Grail

• Something you learned in the last week? It takes 8,795 cans of Spaghetti-Oh’s to write the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

• Favorite TV Theme song: Modern Family or Ted Lasso

• Where do you quiz? Bayne’s Apple Valley

Thanks, Ben!

Be sure to check all the links in the LinkTree (https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop) - especially the link to the new sign-up page!

Amy got 12 points in her last Tangents appearance back in Episode 59, so she was looking to improve that score by finding questions on the 80s, One Hit Wonders, celebrity marriages, and “anything that gives me half the answer”. You’ll have to listen to see if she was able to do any better than last time…

Episode Links:

• Most Recent Film in a Theater: STILL 80 for Brady!

• Last Online Search: Summer’s Eve

• Favorite Movie Soundtrack: Pretty in Pink

• Favorite Non-Trivia Podcast: TV Cast Rewatch Podcasts (7th Heaven, Melrose Place, etc.)

Thanks Amy!

I hope to see some of you in New Orleans over the Memorial Day weekend for Trivia Nationals 2025! You can get more info (and tickets) at TriviaNationals.org

And as always, check out all the links at linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop