"We are very tired, we are very merry." We're back from Japan and we're giving you a groggy recap of our trip told through...Bee words! It may be an uphill climb but with FAUNA, OOLONG, and a crying baby sumo festival ahead, it's 100% worth it.

With C & Jenn on holiday, your trusty T&B emergency host and lesser-known 'Georgia Wonder', Jared, is here to keep the word herd humming along.

For a whale of a good time, join us for a look into all things animal-related in this week's Bees, a new slate of Civil Words, and a Sad Sack Sentence that may have you questioning your APIAN existence.

Note: No, it's not your speakers, the audio quality is a bit wonky at times—apologies!

If you have a BEEF with a word in the NYTimes Spelling Bee (or the policies of the current administration), you've come to the right place! This week on T&B, we're talking TOPONOMY, muttering our MOTTOs, and playing a fun little game we like to call...Is It LEGAL? Take a listen and play along! It's not nearly as hard as it sounds.

On this week's episode we contend with COCHAIR, noodle on NEOLITH, and linger on LUGGAGE...or should it be baggage? We're trying our best the remain RIANT, but we can't hide the fact that we're HOWLING mad about what's happening to ELITE universities. Our message: Get smart, America!

This week on T&B C's making a COMEBACK, Jenn's hogging the conversation, and we're both sitting pretty in the CATBIRD seat! It's your CHOICE whether to listen, but we're in the pro camp!

What's left to say after "Omigod"? A lot, apparently! This week on T&B, Jared's filling in for C and we have opinions: PUCE is gross. MOONING is unadvisable. And this administration is totally COUP COUP.

We're in high DUDGEON 'cause the GOON Squad is here! Join us this week as we DOETH a review of the week in Bees, talk about all the GOONs in the current government, and take on DENGUE fever.

This week on T&B we’re making a FUSS about Sam’s most FABULOUS surprise, POUNCING on the opportunity to OPPUGN a COUP in progress, and flipping the bird at censorship by saying controversial words like: women, Black, and disability. No COUPONING needed. The fun is all free.

Who's ADJUDGING the New York Times Spelling Bee? We are! Put on your HARDHAT and step into our CIVIC center where CIVIL discourse is wildly overrated. It's just another WINGDING here on T&B!

T&B is back for an all new season! And we're still a 100% indie podcast. So we're using our INDEPENDENCE to say all the words that need to be said! Plus, in these FARCICAL days of BUNGLING INANITY, we could all use a few laughs, right?