About this podcast
The people of The Incomparable play various games, including trivia, classic board games, word games, and even a few reimagined classic game shows from years gone by.
Episodes
The newest 50 of 297 episodes
- 294: The Full Vincent · 60 min · Episode 294Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. This is a special episode of the show, recorded live at…
- 293: This is Relayparty! · 32 min · Episode 293From the Relay St. Jude fundraising campaign comes this game where three familiar Incomparable voices with a bit of televised game show history compete in a game of answers and…
- 292: Who Is the Pope? · 1 h 36 min · Episode 292For the second time this year, we bring together some lovely, generous Kickstarter backers who helped make Uncanny Magazine Year 12 happen! The cards bring us scandals, numbers…
- 291: USS Nope · 1 h 34 min · Episode 291Trivia, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the Starship Random Pursuit. Its 90-minute mission: to explore Star Trek Trivial Pursuit, to seek out new answers to new…
- 290: Purple Polar Bear Parachute Pants · 1 h 30 min · Episode 290In this edition of Random Pursuit there’s a lot of guessing, many colours, and quite a bit of self-doxxing. Most importantly, a good time is had by all!...
- 289: The Odyssey Would Like a Word · 1 h 10 min · Episode 289Once again, we bring together some lovely, generous Kickstarter backers who helped make Uncanny Magazine Year 12 happen! Will the cards be kind to a first-timer? Will there be…
- 288: There Are Four Cats · 1 h 29 min · Episode 288In the return of the choose-your-edition edition of Random Pursuit, we bring back the same players with their same chosen editions, but this time we make sure they get more…
- 287: A Portion of a Duck · 1 h 28 min · Episode 287Your favorite (and perhaps only) podcast game show about making connections to various words returns, with a battle between the Pacific Northwest and Big Oil Country(ies)! Nobody…
- 286: Technically Canadian · 1 h 33 min · Episode 286It’s the 50th edition of Random Pursuit! Erika was too lazy to do anything that took extra work, so this is basically a regular episode. But we do have a new player — who even…
- 285: There Used To Be Guano Here · 58 min · Episode 285And now, the conclusion! Having left our players (and our listeners) on a cliffhanger last time, a slightly diminished crew try to make their way through, and eventually off, the…
- 284: South By Northwest · 1 h 1 min · Episode 284Arrrr, it be another Parsely Games adventure, this time an old timey pirate adventure as our players visit ye olde Cursed Island! Avast! Hold hard!...
- 283: Dan Sold One Book to Every American · 1 h 1 min · Episode 283Disregarding popular demand, Inestimable is back with another installment that pits panelists against numbers and Glenn against himself. Scorekeeper Tony helps keep chaos at…
- 282: Psychedelic Pizza · 59 min · Episode 282Welcome back to Missed Connections, a game in which our contestants must make four colorful word connections while guessing tricky (some might say problematically tricky) word…
- 281: I Have No Hate Towards Other Mystical Creatures · 59 min · Episode 281It’s another instalment of You Think You Know Me! how well do you think each of the contestants know about each other? How well do you think they know themselves? Get your own…
- 280: How Long Do We Have To Do This? · 27 min · Episode 280A new game! Each round, players are presented with an assortment of letters. They must retcon the best initialism for the round’s category and hope that everyone else votes for…
- 279: Number One Moon · 1 h 3 min · Episode 279It’s time to Mind Meld again, where five contestants across six rounds have second thoughts about being wrong in order to be at one with each other for points. Except for the…
- 278: Let's Lean into the Weirdness · 58 min · Episode 278Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. This time around, our panelists must divine means of…
- 277: The Time is Still the Future · 59 min · Episode 277Action Castle returns! This time, the players navigate the charred remains of post apocalyptic Ne Ork City. Watch out for rat people and burning rivers! Another amusing and…
- 276: Car Boot Salad · 54 min · Episode 276Welcome to Missed Connections, a new-ish game with some familiar twists, in which two pairs of contestants try to guess words and then find the hidden bonds that connect them…
- 275: Many Things Are Not Chupacabras · 1 h 40 min · Episode 275Does everyone on this episode have a good time playing trivia—with THREE new editions? Oh yes we didgeridoo!...
- 274: The Amount of Ten in a Thing · 1 h 37 min · Episode 274Low Definition returns in a a special episode commemorating it’s tenth(ish) anniversary! Well, it’s not that special, in that there are still definitions to be determined…
- 273: The Strategy Is to Know Things · 1 h 15 min · Episode 273In another experimental Random Pursuit, we bring you the Ghost Points Edition, in which ghost points become REAL! Will knowing another person’s answers help someone claim…
- 272: Christmas Broadcasting Service · 52 min · Episode 272Christmas Trivia returns, and in this year’s celebration we learn about festive broadcasting networks, nondenominational reindeer, who invented gifts, and so many birds....
- 271: Peppermint Scented Fog · 1 h 2 min · Episode 271Bracket Case returns for the third time, and on this occasion our panelists whittle down a list of the best Christmas movies to determine which one is the most Christmassy of…
- 270: More Questions About Buildings and Food · 1 h 5 min · Episode 270It’s the return of Eat or Be Eaten! Three years after its debut episode, here are some more questions that are all food or drink related. Let’s call this one “lunch”. You may…
- 269: I Should Have Known It But I Didn't Say It · 1 h 9 min · Episode 269It’s Random Pursuit, but with a twist! Welcome to the pilot episode of Random Pursuit: Choose Your Own Edition! In this new occasional variant, each contestant chooses their…
- 268: 8 Scary Vampires · 46 min · Episode 268Bracket Case “vaaants to suck your bloooood!” New players gather for spooky season to determine who is the greatest of all-time vampire. Will the classics win out, or will the…
- 267: The Pumpkin Spice Must Flow · 1 h 19 min · Episode 267It’s the return of Mind Meld, but this time it’s a spoooOOOooky edition, just in time for Halloween, autumn, leaves falling, pumpkins, and so on. Let’s hope everyone agrees on…
- 266: Can You Solve the Murder? · 52 min · Episode 266Antony Johnston brings the live event inspired by his latest book, Can You Solve the Murder?, to The Incomparable Game Show! Can our panelists sleuth their way to a solution?…
- 265: The Sons of Shark Tale · 1 h 30 min · Episode 265How many sport editions of Trivial Pursuit are too many? This many....
- 264: But That's Not a Real Point · 1 h 38 min · Episode 264This episode of Random Pursuit features a quest for CanCon, fours for everyone, and two new editions of Trivial Pursuit! Numbers!...
- 263: Zaddy Zeitgeist · 45 min · Episode 263Join us for a new experimental game show: Bracket Case. In our inaugural episode, five players try to decide who’s our Zaddy....
- 262: There Are No Lessons to Be Learned · 42 min · Episode 262The last of the recent trilogy of Doctor Who episodes of Feuding Families is ready for your ears! Do we still love our listeners? Of course we do! Do they know a lot about Doctor…
- 261: Extortion Isn't Measured in Hearts · 59 min · Episode 261In this installment of the 1955 edition of Careers, one player is a slick politician, one player is a business tycoon, and one player…gets hit by a karma....
- 260: Ginger Ale and Toblerone · 1 h 20 min · Episode 260In our second of two Uncanny Magazine Kickstarter Backer editions, we visit the world of places, learn about baseball, and do not learn about the U.S. Constitution....
- 259: Just Like Yugoslavia · 1 h 18 min · Episode 259It’s time once again to salute Uncanny Magazine Kickstarter Backers, and salute them we do, with questions! Difficult, specific, mostly-American questions!...
- 258: Banter Fodder · 1 h 16 min · Episode 258A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, MIND MELD! Yes, the twelfth edition of America’s favorite game show is an all-Star Wars edition! Five Star Wars fans, attempting the…
- 257: I Know Names of Things! · 50 min · Episode 257Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. In our latest episode, our panelists must find the Star…
- 256: Is Somerville a Real Place? · 51 min · Episode 256Once again, it’s “Inestimable,” a show that answers the question: how many? how big? and, never, why???? On this episode, host Glenn Fleishman tortures guests Brian Hamilton, Liz…
- 255: They Could Be Doing a Tricksy · 49 min · Episode 255Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. In this battle for the ages, our panelists try to figure…
- 254: Zero Points For Yugo · 1 h 5 min · Episode 254Amazing! It’s the return of 7 or C, that long lost Game Show Thanksgiving tradition, this time not at Thanksgiving, nor is it returning in the seventh month, or in a month that…
- 253: Not Lazy Doctor Who · 52 min · Episode 253It’s a special edition of Doctor Who Feuding Families, recorded live in the courtyard at the LAX Marriott during Gallifrey One 2025! Join us as a group of Doctor Who fans (and…
- 252: Frog and Sleeves are Casual Acquaintances · 1 h 19 min · Episode 252Mind Meld goes to eleven! Prepare yourselves for an extra chaotic episode of America’s favorite game show, full of ruining of game shows, not melding at all, and far too many…
- 251: Nature's Sausage · 55 min · Episode 251Recorded live in the courtyard at the LAX Marriott at Gallifrey One in February 2025! Listen as random podcasters and one astrophysicist are ambushed during a nice brunch in the…
- 250: I Just Flipped It in My Head · 1 h 18 min · Episode 250Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. For our tenth anniversary episode, we’ve invited our most…
- 249: Lousy with Fins · 1 h 13 min · Episode 249Kathy returns to defend her Careers crown, this time with a real nature vibe. Will Dan’s two wives help him unseat her? Will Glenn’s princess-wife carry him to victory instead?…
- 248: Cognac and Milky Way · 1 h 17 min · Episode 248In this episode of Random Pursuit, knowledge of the works of John Lucarotti will come in handy more often than you might think!...
- 247: Two Unpopular Robots · 58 min · Episode 247Feuding Families returns, and it’s about time! Our loveable listeners have provided answers to a survey about Doctor Who. It’s up to our two teams of contestants to decide…
- 246: Bare Butts and Flubber · 1 h 22 min · Episode 246Zip up your vest and look out for dinosaurs—Random Pursuit is back with some silly questions and some very dark ones. At one point, Steven asks “What is wrong with Trivial…
- 245: A Mind Meld Tenmas · 1 h 12 min · Episode 245The tenth edition of Mind Meld is a Christmas special! Listen as our contestants try to match their knowledge of what they think they should know, or if they’ll do better at…
