Verboten

By PTE Podcast Network

A word game podcast that promises to entertain you in 30 words or less, or it’s free!... more

4.7

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How many episodes does Verboten have?

The podcast currently has 50 episodes available.

Verboten episodes:

August 26, 2025 #43 - My Very Wet Humor (Featuring Matt Lamia, Ian Schulze, David Abolafia, and Erin Wyner)
After an expected (and then unexpected) delay, Verboten is back featuring:

Sinners And Saints:
Matt - Support your trivia hosts online and IRL, be kind to others and yourself, stay positive!
Ian - Get all of the PTE Network an editor, be nice to each other!

Vs.

Doggone Tired:
David - Merry's Berries jam at the New Marlborough Farmers' Market in western Massachusetts, check out Trivia Monster if you're in the Sarasota area starting July 2nd!
Erin - Rough times now, check your biases, listen without reacting, be kind, the only way out is respecting each other, if you want to support fire victims, buy pins by DragonsFyre Design on Etsy!

This week's featured supporter is Andrew Brown! Thanks for the isolation booth amenity!

This episode sponsored by Critical Grind Board Game Cafe and Liquid Kourage Entertainment. Want to sponsor this show as well? Reach out to us!

Editing's expensive and listening to ads sucks! Help us pay our editor and get back to new episodes every week by supporting us on Patreon, where you can hear this episode of Verboten completely ad-free! All patrons get to add an "amenity" to the isolation booth as well!

Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky!
To contact the show directly, email us at [email protected]!
Think you have the best words? Apply to appear on the show at https://ptepodcasts.com/appearance-request/! We are ALWAYS looking for new voices on this show!

Please consider leaving the show a 5 star rating and review. See you next time!

This episode edited by Jacob Hein. Thank you Jacob!
©2025, Verboten. Proud member of the PTE Network.
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1h 51min
July 08, 2025 #42 - Let's Just Say Yours Is... Butt (Featuring David Kantorski, Johnson Earls, Jane Hansen, and Blue Jey)
Settle in for a long one, as Jay spends a fun evening with:

Those Guys That Are Back To Play Jay's Game - Not Those Guys, The Ones That Are Back:
David - Support small businesses! (and like... 450 more words)
Johnson - Masks and vaccines work, check out Skillet Brew Trivia, take care of yourself, get Jay an(other) editor!
Vs.
The Jane Blues:
Jane - Join your library, support your favorite podcasts, donate to get Jay to Australia!
Blue Jey - Trans rights are human rights - the gays, theys, and babes need help from our allies!

This week's featured supporter is Jacob Hein! Thanks for the isolation booth amenity!
Be sure to check out Verboten LIVE at SporcleCon 2025, August 15th-17th in Chicago!
This episode sponsored by Critical Grind Board Game Cafe and Liquid Kourage Entertainment. Want to sponsor this show as well? Reach out to us!
Editing's expensive and listening to ads sucks! Help us pay our editor and get back to new episodes every week by supporting us on Patreon, where you can hear this episode of Verboten completely ad-free! All patrons get to add an "amenity" to the isolation booth as well!
Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky!
To contact the show directly, email us at [email protected]!
Think you have the best words? Apply to appear on the show at https://ptepodcasts.com/appearance-request/! We are ALWAYS looking for new voices on this show!

Please consider leaving the show a 5 star rating and review. See you next time!

This episode edited by Jacob Hein. Thank you Jacob!
©2025, Verboten. Proud member of the PTE Network.
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2h 7min
June 17, 2025 #41 - I Have Mental Splinters Now (Featuring Alan Kreisel, Jared Chown, Corin Purifoy, and DJ Carlile)
We've got a first-time player in the house among three seasoned veterans as Jay hangs out with:

The Hitmen:
Alan - Be kind to each other and yourself, adopt don't shop, and homies help homies always!
Jared - Be kind to one another, shop local, keep supporting the PTE Network and Liquid Kourage on Patreon!
Vs.
Two In The Pink:
Corin - Love you all, Trans/Black/Immigrant/Neurodivergent Lives Matter, go create something, Rufus has the best "Hallelujah"! (and check them out on Instagram, buy them a Ko-Fi, and support them on Patreon as a special favor to me!)
DJ - Take care of yourself, take care of the people you love, and take care of those who can't take care of themselves!

This week's featured supporter is Andrew Brown! Thanks for the isolation booth amenity!
Be sure to check out Verboten LIVE at SporcleCon 2025, August 15th-17th in Chicago!
This episode sponsored by Critical Grind Board Game Cafe and Liquid Kourage Entertainment. Want to sponsor this show as well? Reach out to us!
Editing's expensive and listening to ads sucks! Help us pay our editor and get back to new episodes every week by supporting us on Patreon, where you can hear this episode of Verboten completely ad-free! All patrons get to add an "amenity" to the isolation booth as well!
Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky!
To contact the show directly, email us at [email protected]!
Think you have the best words? Apply to appear on the show at https://ptepodcasts.com/appearance-request/! We are ALWAYS looking for new voices on this show!

Please consider leaving the show a 5 star rating and review. See you next time!

This episode edited by Jacob Hein. Thank you Jacob!
©2025, Verboten. Proud member of the PTE Network.
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1h 52min
May 20, 2025 #40 - Is it Bowline for Soup or Bowlin for Soup? (Featuring Shara Hinkel, Melissa Mack, Nanci Skinner, and Dustin Resch, with Special Guest Jeff Clear)
Do not adjust your podcatcher, there are in fact FIVE guests on this episode as Jay shares the limelight with:

66% of Mack Attack:
Shara - Check in on government workers you know, be kind to people!
Melissa - Had a blast, be kind!
Vs.
Still The Only Worders In The Building:
Nanci - Be kind to retail workers, prices aren't their fault!
Dustin - Shoutout to my wife Brooke, look out for Octavio in Spring 2026!

Along with Unofficial Verboten Statistician Jeff - Luc Leavenworth and I want to challenge Only Worders In The Building!
This week's featured supporter is Billie! Thanks for the isolation booth amenity!
This episode sponsored by Critical Grind Board Game Cafe and Liquid Kourage Entertainment. Want to sponsor this show as well? Reach out to us!
Editing's expensive and listening to ads sucks! Help us pay our editor and get back to new episodes every week by supporting us on Patreon, where you can hear this episode of Verboten completely ad-free! All patrons get to add an "amenity" to the isolation booth as well!
Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky!
To contact the show directly, email us at [email protected]!
Think you have the best words? Apply to appear on the show at https://ptepodcasts.com/appearance-request/! We are ALWAYS looking for new voices on this show!

Please consider leaving the show a 5 star rating and review. See you next time!

This episode edited by Jacob Hein. Thank you Jacob!
©2025, Verboten. Proud member of the PTE Network.
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1h 44min
May 06, 2025 #39 - They Can't All Be Legs! (Featuring Liv Ivie, Dani Siller, Kara Strait, and Bill Sunderland)
We're super-starred and super-sized this week as podcast worlds collide and Jay has to battle for the spotlight with:

Liv And Let Dani:
Liv - Tom Scott... get Jay on Lateral already!
Dani - Join the Consume this Media Discord, play Blood on the Clocktower!
Vs.
Arnold:
Kara - Find Kara on Twitch, Listen to the Film Reroll, Check out the Frame Fatales, and everything else Kara does!
Bill - Check out Escape This Podcast, Solve This Murder, The Rise of the Golden Idol, be cool!
This week's featured supporter is Quincy Borsom! Thanks for the isolation booth amenity!
This episode sponsored by Critical Grind Board Game Cafe and Liquid Kourage Entertainment. Want to sponsor this show as well? Reach out to us!
Editing's expensive and listening to ads sucks! Help us pay our editor and get back to new episodes every week by supporting us on Patreon, where you can hear this episode of Verboten completely ad-free! All patrons get to add an "amenity" to the isolation booth as well!
Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky!
To contact the show directly, email us at [email protected]!
Think you have the best words? Apply to appear on the show at https://ptepodcasts.com/appearance-request/! We are ALWAYS looking for new voices on this show!

Please consider leaving the show a 5 star rating and review. See you next time!

This episode edited by Jacob Hein. Thank you Jacob!
©2025, Verboten. Proud member of the PTE Network.
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2h 16min
April 22, 2025 #38 - A Clockwork Blorange (Featuring Tim Dippel, Chris Liguori, Brittany Shaw, and Stacey Melquist)
It's finally BACK! Jay kicks off season TWO of Verboten with some returning and very friendly faces:

The Lost Jedi:
Tim - Listen to Frenemy Trivia & the Perfect Ten podcast, welcome back Jay!
Chris - Check out Uncle Nearest Distillery and Republic Restoratives Distillery, both owned by marginalized communities!
Vs.
Two Cats, Three Eyes, and a Pizza Place:
Brittany - Make good trouble, trans identities are valid, the PTE Network is a safe space, support locally-owned businesses (especially owned by underrepresented demographics!)
Stacey - The ProgChamps are happy Jay is back, keep the victims of the California wildfires in your heart and thoughts!
This week's featured supporter is Sara Callori! Thanks for the isolation booth amenity!
This episode sponsored by Critical Grind Board Game Cafe and Liquid Kourage Entertainment. Want to sponsor this show as well? Reach out to us!
Editing's expensive and listening to ads sucks! Help us pay our editor and get back to new episodes every week by supporting us on Patreon, where you can hear this episode of Verboten completely ad-free! All patrons get to add an "amenity" to the isolation booth as well!
Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky!
To contact the show directly, email us at [email protected]!
Think you have the best words? Apply to appear on the show at https://ptepodcasts.com/appearance-request/! We are ALWAYS looking for new voices on this show!

Please consider leaving the show a 5 star rating and review. See you next time!

This episode edited by Jacob Hein. Thank you Jacob!
©2025, Verboten. Proud member of the PTE Network.
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1h 51min
January 14, 2025 #37 - Ring, Dong, Gong (Featuring Billie, Lav, Tom, and CJ)
Two of Jay's loves come together, as she hosts Verboten for these wonderful friends from her Blood on the Clocktower group:

Team Sweet Tea:
Billie - Support the Trivia Advent-ure Calendar (it's not too late!), follow Liquid Kourage in Chicagoland, then come to Critical Grind in Shorewood on Saturdays to play Blood on the Clocktower!
Lav - Be nice to yourself, always find your support structures, and never be afraid to ask for help!
Vs.
Team Lucy:
Tom - Support your local gaming store, don't be afraid to look into local racing if you're interested!
CJ - Support Jay's Patreon and the PTE Network, make the trip out to Critical Grind!
This week's featured Patreon supporter is Karin Randolph! Thanks for the isolation booth upgrade!
This episode sponsored by Critical Grind Board Game Cafe and Liquid Kourage Entertainment. Want to sponsor this show as well? Reach out to us!
Editing's expensive and listening to ads sucks! Help us pay our editor and get back to new episodes every week by supporting us on Patreon, where you can hear this episode of Verboten completely ad-free! All patrons get to add an "amenity" to the isolation booth as well!
Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky!
To contact the show directly, email us at [email protected]!
Think you have the best words? Apply to appear on the show at https://ptepodcasts.com/appearance-request/! We are ALWAYS looking for new voices on this show!

Please consider leaving the show a 5 star rating and review. See you next time!

This episode edited by Jacob Hein. Thank you Jacob!
©2024, Verboten. Proud member of the PTE Network.
...more
2h 5min
December 31, 2024 #36 - Chock-full of Slimers (Featuring Chaz Vukotich, Jenn Wimmer, Scott Brill, and Seth Morrigan)
It's the final episode of 2024, which sees Jay surrounded by:

Thots:
Chaz Vukotich - Learn more math, go Pens!
Jenn Wimmer - Community organizers rule, fascists drool!
Vs.
The "S" in ESP:
Scott Brill - Support your local library!
Seth Morrigan - Live well, take care of each other, and go Blazers!
This week's featured Patreon supporter is Johnson Earls! Thanks for the isolation booth upgrade!
This episode sponsored by Critical Grind Board Game Cafe and Liquid Kourage Entertainment. Want to sponsor this show as well? Reach out to us!
Editing's expensive and listening to ads sucks! Help us pay our editor and get back to new episodes every week by supporting us on Patreon, where you can hear this episode of Verboten completely ad-free! All patrons get to add an "amenity" to the isolation booth as well!
Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky!
To contact the show directly, email us at [email protected]!
Think you have the best words? Apply to appear on the show at https://ptepodcasts.com/appearance-request/! We are ALWAYS looking for new voices on this show!

Please consider leaving the show a 5 star rating and review. See you next time!

This episode edited by Jacob Hein. Thank you Jacob!
©2024, Verboten. Proud member of the PTE Network.
...more
1h 41min
December 18, 2024 #35 - Yo Dawg, I Heard You Like Tramp Stamps (Featuring Nanci Skinner, Dustin Resch, Jeff Clear, and Carmela Smith)
Someone old, someone new, someone borrowed (from another podcast) and this episode definitely works blue as Jay is joined by:

Only Word-ers In The Building:
Nanci Skinner - Remember to keep your cool, walk away from your phones if needed everything, will be okay if we just stick together!
Dustin Resch - Thanks Brooke for putting up with me, check out reschasketch.com for art and news about Dustin's upcoming book!
Vs.
The Team With Two Brains:
Jeff Clear - Please check out Sara Ryan's queer-friendly YA books and Steve Lieber's comic art!
Carmela Smith - Please vote, be kind to yourselves and each other, listen to OMG shows!
This week's featured Patreon supporter is Bryan Nash! Thanks for the isolation booth upgrade!
This episode sponsored by Critical Grind Board Game Cafe and Liquid Kourage Entertainment. Want to sponsor this show as well? Reach out to us!

Editing's expensive and listening to ads sucks! Help us pay our editor and get back to new episodes every week by supporting us on Patreon, where you can hear this episode of Verboten completely ad-free! All patrons get to add an "amenity" to the isolation booth as well!
Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky!
To contact the show directly, email us at [email protected]!
Think you have the best words? Apply to appear on the show at https://ptepodcasts.com/appearance-request/! We are ALWAYS looking for new voices on this show!

Please consider leaving the show a 5 star rating and review. See you next time!

This episode edited by Jacob Hein. Thank you Jacob!
©2024, Verboten. Proud member of the PTE Network.
...more
1h 48min
December 03, 2024 #34 - Skipping Through The Poppy Plants, Gonna Put Them In My Veins, Oh Yeah! (Featuring Adam Speas, John Speas, Irene Brewer, and Chris Brewer)
It's a family affair as we see who has the stronger connection: siblings, or a father and daughter, as Jay serves as drunk aunt to:

Big Speas Energy:
Adam Speas - Check out Throwback Trivia Takedown!
John Speas - BFOP Network, listen to our special tournament at the end of 2024!
Vs.
The Penguin Tats:
Irene Brewer - Thank you to Jay, my dad, John and Adam, and be kind!
Chris Brewer - Support Throwback Trivia Takedown, the PTE Network, and Liquid Kourage on Patreon!
This week's featured Patreon supporter is Johnson Earls! Thanks for the isolation booth upgrade!
This episode sponsored by Critical Grind Board Game Cafe and Liquid Kourage Entertainment. Want to sponsor this show as well? Reach out to us!

Editing's expensive and listening to ads sucks! Help us hire and pay a permanent editor and get back to new episodes every week by supporting us on Patreon, where you can now hear this episode of Verboten completely ad-free! All patrons get to add an "amenity" to the isolation booth as well!
Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, and Bluesky!
To contact the show directly, email us at [email protected]!
Think you have the best words? Apply to appear on the show at https://ptepodcasts.com/appearance-request/! We are ALWAYS looking for new voices on this show!

Please consider leaving the show a 5 star rating and review. See you next time!

This episode edited by Jacob Hein. Thank you Jacob!
©2024, Verboten. Proud member of the PTE Network.
...more
1h 51min

FAQs about Verboten:

How many episodes does Verboten have?

The podcast currently has 50 episodes available.