About this podcast
Hello, Puzzlers! (formerly The Puzzler) is the puzzle and word game podcast hosted by New York Times bestselling author A.J. Jacobs and Chief Puzzle Officer Greg Pliska. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday: anagrams, palindromes, trivia and head to head word battles, plus celebrity guests, listener puzzles, and brand new original games from the Puzzle Lab. Play along, sharpen your brain, and join a community of thousands of puzzlers.
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Episodes
The newest 50 of 716 episodes
- Happy Symphonic Metal Day! · 15 min · Season 4A.J. goes over his autumn reading list. Later, Greg challenges him and Andrea with a puzzle about spotting instruments and metals hidden in anagrams.In honor of World Symphonic…
- I Ate Curry in Missouri and Other State Songs · 10 min · Season 4A.J. challenges Greg and Andrea to turn geography into country music. Bonus points for singing along, questionable accents, and relentless rhyme criticism.This episode features a…
- Elise Hu plays TED talks from Cinderella · 35 min · Season 4Elise Hu, host of "TED Talks Daily" and author of Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital, joins A.J. and Greg for a fairy tale puzzle challenge and a…
- Ares' Ears and Arse · 15 min · Season 4A.J. and Greg tackle a clever word puzzle before welcoming a listener-submitted anagram challenge.The team solves laugh-out-loud clues involving Roman goats, evil wedding veils…
- V is for Vanishing · 16 min · Season 4A.J. and Greg kick off a wordplay-filled episode with clever trivia about Guy Fawkes Day, then challenge each other with a brain-bending puzzle about words that transform when…
- Four cheers for Season 4! · 20 min · Season 4A.J. and Greg kick off Season 4 with backwards brand names, clever wordplay, and a celebration of all things puzzling. Can you solve a party puzzle before the hosts do?Play along…
- State Names and Puzzlemaxxing [Best-Of Episode] · 22 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! While the team is down in the puzzler lab getting ready for Season 4, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from last season!Hello, Puzzlers! Today…
- Grant Sanderson plays "Which Big Number is Bigger" [Best-Of Episode] · 46 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! While the team is down in the puzzler lab getting ready for Season 4, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from last season!Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling…
- Jess Zafarris plays "Catching Colds" [Best-Of Episode] · 44 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! While the team is down in the puzzler lab getting ready for Season 4, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from last season!Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling…
- X-Treme Puzzles [Best-Of Episode] · 28 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! While the team is down in the puzzler lab getting ready for Season 4, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from last season!Hello, Puzzlers! Today…
- Tara DeFrancisco plays "Yes and And" [Best-Of Episode] · 40 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! While the team is down in the puzzler lab getting ready for Season 4, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from last season!Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling…
- Brad Meltzer plays "Earbus" [Best-Of Episode] · 49 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! While the team is down in the puzzler lab getting ready for Season 4, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from last season!Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling…
- Ahoy, Puzzlers! · 22 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: we are sending off Season 3 with one more puzzle exchange. Thanks for puzzling with us!Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their…
- Razzle Dazzle and Hugger Mugger · 21 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. & Greg present puzzling puzzles to each other.Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old…
- How Are the Beans? · 26 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. & Greg present puzzling puzzles to each other.Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old…
- De-lightful Listener Puzzles · 22 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: a special listener-submitted puzzle extravaganza!Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old…
- Maria or Mary or Mariah or Marie? · 21 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. & Greg present puzzling puzzles to each other.Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old…
- Alex Goldmark vs. Portmanteaus and Hidden Words · 30 min · Season 3NPR’s "Planet Money" executive producer Alex Goldmark joins A.J. and Greg to play a pun-filled corporate merger puzzle before introducing his new economics-inspired card game…
- The Wizard's Challenge and Other Listener Puzzles · 20 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: a special listener-submitted puzzle extravaganza!Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old…
- Downbeat Updates and Blasphemes · 20 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. & Greg present puzzling puzzles to each other.Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old…
- Allie Miller tackles Charades and Trivia · 41 min · Season 3AI expert and Open Machine CEO Allie Miller tackles a robot-themed charades challenge and attempts to stump A.J. and Greg with AI trivia.Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as…
- Greenland is not Green! · 21 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. & Greg cook up some more spicy geography-themed puzzles.Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on…
- Bi-curious Puzzles · 19 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. & Greg present puzzling puzzles to each other.Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old…
- Roman Mars Wrestles with Roman Numerals · 31 min · Season 3"99% Invisible" host Roman Mars joins A.J. and Greg for a numerically challenging puzzle that replaces everyday numbers with Roman numerals. Plus, hear the surprising history…
- Asking about Axes and Axes · 25 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. & Greg present puzzling puzzles to each other.Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old…
- What are Washboard Weepers? · 22 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. & Greg present puzzling puzzles to each other.Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old…
- RobWords plays Punctuation Puns · 34 min · Season 3Rob Watts, creator of the hugely popular YouTube channel RobWords and co-host of the language podcast "Words Unravelled," joins A.J. and Greg for a word-nerd extravaganza.Join…
- Mmm that's some good puzzling! [Best-Of Episode] · 28 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! While the team is busy cooking up more puzzling goodies in the puzzler lab, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from the past season.Hello…
- Erika Ettin plays "Dating Oops" [Best-Of Episode] · 36 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! While the team is busy cooking up more puzzling goodies in the puzzler lab, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from the past season.Hello…
- The Will Shortz Interview [Best-Of Episode] · 1 h 1 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! While the team is busy cooking up more puzzling goodies in the puzzler lab, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from the past season.Hello…
- A Not Not Hard Puzzle · 25 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: a special listener-submitted puzzle extravaganza!Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old…
- Introducing...Earbus: The Home Game! · 34 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today in exciting puzzle news: we're launching a home game! Bring the fun of audio-based puzzling into your home with Earbus! Order today at…
- The Hosts of What Went Wrong decipher Movie Typos · 34 min · Season 3Chris Winterbauer and Lizzie Bassett, hosts of the hit movie podcast What Went Wrong, join A.J. and Greg for a hilarious movie-themed puzzle challenge, guessing films from wildly…
- Scandinavian Swimmers and other Spicy Puzzles · 28 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. & Greg cook up some spicy hot food-themed puzzles.Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old…
- “Take the L!” and other Listener Puzzles · 21 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: a special listener-submitted puzzle extravaganza!Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old…
- Words from Presidents….Literally! · 21 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. & Greg present puzzling puzzles to each other.Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old…
- Perilously Piquant Animal Puzzles · 26 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. & Greg try to stump each other with animal-themed puzzles.Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins…
- Tomatoes, Dragons, and LeAnn Rimes · 20 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. & Greg present puzzling puzzles to each other.Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old…
- Ben Deeb plays Typonyms · 32 min · Season 3Game designer Ben Deeb, creator of the daily word game Typonyms, joins A.J. and Greg for a laugh-filled challenge involving a cat named Jeff. Then it’s the hosts’ turn to solve…
- Sizzling Hot Music Puzzles · 26 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. & Greg cook up some sizzling hot music-themed puzzles to serve to our listeners!Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their…
- Eclipse Clips and Eye-literation · 19 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. & Greg present puzzling puzzles to each other.Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old…
- Michael Cruz Kayne tackles Letter Changes, Fishy Wordplay, and Geography · 43 min · Season 3Comedian Michael Cruz Kayne revisits his repeatedly rejected, eventually viral “It’s Raining Fish” song and discovers that fish puns are no match for his lightning-fast…
- Getting Spicy with Geography · 25 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. & Greg experiment in the puzzle lab with some extra spicy geography-themed puzzles.Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and…
- Behind the Scenes on a Worldwide $1 Million Puzzle · 58 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. talks with game designer Mike Selinker about designing one of the craziest puzzle hunts of all time, and later they are joined by the winner to…
- Ben Orlin tackles Math Puzzles and Anagrams · 44 min · Season 3Ben Orlin, author of Math with Bad Drawings and Math for English Majors, estimates the absurd, from the worth of a pot of Lucky Charms gold to a 104-foot King Kong's caloric…
- Pokémon, Latin Phrase, or Harry Potter Spell? · 25 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. & Greg answer an age-old question: is it a Pokémon, a latin phrase, or a spell from Harry Potter?Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they…
- Laughing Around the World · 20 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. & Greg present puzzling puzzles to each other. Explore more laughs from around the world here…
- G.T. Karber plays Murdle Hurdle: Rhyming Puzzle · 45 min · Season 3Murdle creator G.T. Karber comes on the podcast for a muderously fun puzzle challenge. Along the way, he shares his theory about Agatha Christie’s mysterious 11-day…
- Puzzle-gate and Rules for Writing Good · 19 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. and Greg present puzzling puzzles to each other.Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old…
- Baggers and Waggers · 20 min · Season 3Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. & Greg present puzzling puzzles to each other.Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old…
