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Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. We have questions, they (hopefully) have answers! This time we quiz our panelists about fictional cities, have them mash up TV shows and songs, and, of course, recite some verse. Antony Johnston, Jean MacDonald, and Tony Sindelar take on Brian Hamilton, Kathy Campbell, and Cicero Holmes. <p>Dan Moren and Lex Friedman with Antony Johnston, Jean MacDonald, Tony Sindelar, Brian Hamilton, Kathy Campbell and Cicero Holmes.</p>

It’s time to get random again! Another group of intrepid players gathers to do their best to avoid Chex Trivia questions. Is Fred Astaire the answer to everything? Is Dan a pile of ants? Just how much homework is Erika assigning? Listen to find out! <p>Erika Ensign with Antony Johnston, Deborah Stanish, Dan Moren, Sarah Murphy and Mikah Sargent.</p>

Welcome back to “Are You The Spy?” Panelists must name clues that point to potential topics like chess, Darth Vader, or waffles. One spy doesn’t know the topic they’re trying to discuss, and must figure it out before the rest of the group figures them out. In this episode, players put their knowledge (or lack thereof) of Incomparable podcasts, Star Wars characters, board games, and breakfast foods to good use. If you would like to play along as a civilian and know the topic words that the spies are trying to guess, click here to see the answers. If you would like to play along as the spy, just start listening! <p>Quinn Rose with Brian Hamilton, Lizbeth Myles, Glenn Fleishman, Shelly Brisbin and Kathy Campbell.</p>

Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. It’s some of our most diabolical questions yet, as panelists try to identify cryptic cryptids, figure who uttered those memorable (or not so memorable) last words, and untangle some mashed-up Disney movies. Chip Sudderth, Quinn Rose, and Steve Lutz take on Kelly Guimont, Glenn Fleishman, and Liz Myles for the title. <p>Dan Moren and Lex Friedman with Chip Sudderth, Quinn Rose, Steve Lutz, Kelly Guimont, Glenn Fleishman and Lizbeth Myles.</p>

In this edition of Random Pursuit, a friendship is on the line. Will it survive a bunch of questions about geography and underwear? Listen and see. <p>Erika Ensign with Monty Ashley, Annette Wierstra, Sage Young, David J. Loehr and Kirsten Goruk.</p>

It’s time for more Low Definition, the game show that builds your word power! But with poop jokes! We also investigate government agencies, ponder the final words of French philosophers, and ponder some questionable input from the users of Google. <p>Steve Lutz with Antony Johnston, Kathy Campbell, Allison Truj, Jean MacDonald, Brian Hamilton and Erika Ensign.</p>

Death, destruction, slaughter, and a bit more death — and that’s just the questions. Once again, Antony Johnston gathers a panel of north Americans to play a British edition of Trivial Pursuit, and it gets dark… <p>Antony Johnston with Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky, David J. Loehr and Quinn Rose.</p>

This is the first episode of a new game show, Are You The Spy? Panelists must name clues that point to potential topics like Bigfoot, Transfiguration, or the Fast and the Furious movie franchise. One spy doesn’t know the topic they’re trying to discuss, and must figure it out before the rest of the group figures them out. In this episode, players put their knowledge (or lack thereof) of cryptids, Hogwarts classes, blockbuster franchises, and Cats (2019) to good use. If you would like to play along as a civilian and know the topic words that the spies are trying to guess, click here to see the answers. If you would like to play along as the spy, just start listening! <p>Quinn Rose with Brian Hamilton, Moisés Chiullán, Jean MacDonald, Tony Sindelar, Monty Ashley and James Thomson.</p>

From Wild, swingin’ Swaziland to the frozen north of Canada, there’s nothing better than getting a bunch of friends together to play trivia games — even when Trivial Pursuit changes how its own cards work. AGAIN. <p>Erika Ensign with Monty Ashley, Annette Wierstra, Kathy Campbell, Steve Lutz and Sage Young.</p>

Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. In our latest episode, our teams test their knowledge of suspiciously similar spies, things that don’t fit a pattern, and classic ’80s sci-fi/fantasy/horror movies…with a twist. Kathy Campbell, Annette Wierstra, and Tony Sindelar face off against Antony Johnston, Jean MacDonald, and Erika Ensign for the crown. <p>Dan Moren and Lex Friedman with Kathy Campbell, Annette Wierstra, Tony Sindelar, Antony Johnston, Jean MacDonald and Erika Ensign.</p>

A new Parsely adventure? It’s a Christmas miracle! We take a tour of the North Pole and try to save Christmas by entering basic commands into a human parser. What secrets lie in the Candy Cane Forest? Who lives atop Yeti Mountain? What is Mary Claus’s marital status? Tis the season! <p>Tony Sindelar with Jason Snell, Aleen Simms, Chip Sudderth, Monty Ashley, Annette Wierstra and Brian Hamilton.</p>

Turns Out returns, as we take a look at toys that caused holiday riots like Tickle Me Elmo, the Cabbage Patch Kids, and Barbara the Beaver. You don’t know Barbara the Beaver? Maybe you’ve heard of Flirting Flossie? What is the liquid filled dice agitator and why is it so popular? Ask again later. <p>David J. Loehr with Tiff Arment, Kelly Guimont and Annette Wierstra.</p>

Your favorite game of bad words and even worse definitions is back! In this mildly Thanksgiving-themed episode of Low Definition, Steve reveals a surprising co-host, we learn about other cultures, and discover that something is rotten in Denmark’s movie theaters. Join gobble us, won’t you? <p>Steve Lutz with Dan Moren, Kathy Campbell, Tiff Arment, Brian Hamilton and Jason Snell.</p>

We return to Fiasco, featuring a visit to Space Station 119, generally considerd the bus station of space stations. From there, a complicated web of intrigue is spun, involving alpacas, poison gas, a hammer, and a very elusive piece of paperwork. Space paperwork. <p>Tony Sindelar with Kelly Guimont, Cicero Holmes, Dan Moren and Monty Ashley.</p>

Let’s play TL;DR, the game of hasty summaries and reckless connections! Two teams compete against each other, and the clock, to show off how little they know about anything that isn’t Marvel. Watch out for Quinn’s surprising deep cuts, and a new ‘Lizzing’ record! <p>Antony Johnston with Jason Snell, Quinn Rose, Lizbeth Myles and Jean MacDonald.</p>

You stop your bicycle by a forbidding wrought-iron gate. A cobblestone path winds its way to the north. To the east and west stretches a dark and lonely road. It is raining. <p>Tony Sindelar with Annette Wierstra, Dan Moren, Monty Ashley and Brian Hamilton.</p>

Once again a group of unsuspecting game players must answer trivia questions randomly selected from random editions of Trivial Pursuit! Plus there may be more Chex trivia—you never know. In this episode, our members of the World of People ponder many questions about the World of Places. Join us in the World of Podcasts, won’t you? <p>Erika Ensign with Brian Hamilton, Annette Wierstra, Monty Ashley, Steven Schapansky and Kayti Burt.</p>

Our audience: the final frontier. Federation Feud returns, as two teams comprised of two Star Trek fans and one non-Star Trek fan each battle for control of the galaxy by guessing your stupid answers to our stupid Star Trek questions! <p>Jason Snell with Antony Johnston, Anže Tomić, David J. Loehr, Kathy Campbell, Lizbeth Myles and Moisés Chiullán.</p>

From Chex Trivia about music, to Chex Trivia about TV, to Chex trivia about the ’50s and ’60s, this episode of Random Pursuit has it all! Also a bunch of regular Trivial Pursuit sets, including Doctor Who and Star Wars, but it really did seem like Chex showed up a lot. <p>Erika Ensign with Monty Ashley, Moisés Chiullán, Shannon Sudderth, Jean MacDonald and Kathy Campbell.</p>

What’s a motorway? What’s an FA Cup? When is a mall not a mall? And why do British Trivial Pursuit question-setters have their mind set on topless women? Antony Johnston once again flings nonsense at a panel of confused North Americans for your education and amusement. <p>Antony Johnston with Brian Hamilton, Scott McNulty, Moisés Chiullán, Erika Ensign and Annette Wierstra.</p>

Who doesn’t love a Spelling Bee? Inspired by the annual National Spelling Bee, this bee features five of our regular panelists attempting to spell hard words selected by our chief speller, Jean MacDonald. (If you want to test yourself before listening to the results of this episode, listen to this file first.) <p>Jean MacDonald with Antony Johnston, Dan Moren, Monty Ashley, Steve Lutz and Quinn Rose.</p>

Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. This time around, our teams test their knowledge of fictional characters’ epitaphs, compound word games, and award-winning books and movies that share a common word. It’s Jean MacDonald, Scott McNulty, and Liz Myles versus James Thomson, Kathy Campbell, and Tony Sindelar. <p>Dan Moren and Lex Friedman with Jean MacDonald, Scott McNulty, Lizbeth Myles, James Thomson, Kathy Campbell and Tony Sindelar.</p>

We’ve gathered two teams from the corners of the Alpha and Beta quadrants to compete in this game, where we try to guess the stupid answers Star Trek fans gave to our stupid Star Trek questions. Which team will reign supreme? The answer will surprise you. <p>Jason Snell with Scott McNulty, Dan Moren, David J. Loehr, Jean MacDonald, Moisés Chiullán and Joe Rosensteel.</p>

It’s time once again to play TL;DR, the game of hasty summaries and reckless connections where two teams battle against the clock, each other, and a sometimes surprising paucity of pop culture knowledge. Will anyone ever get those elusive bonus points? The answer will shock you! <p>Antony Johnston with Aleen Simms, Brian Hamilton, Tony Sindelar and Kelly Guimont.</p>

We didn’t get to play Random Pursuit at the Gallifrey One convention this year, so we got the group behind last year’s wacky installment back together virtually to play again. Will Liz go for the Prosecco? Did Deb get enough cheese and crackers? Is Jason cheating at dice? Your definition of “geography” will be changed forever! <p>Erika Ensign with Steve Lutz, Steven Schapansky, Deborah Stanish, Lizbeth Myles, Jason Snell and Chip Sudderth.</p>

Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. We’ve returned to quiz our panelists on a variety of topics, including books of chronological conveyance, a panoply of people with personas, and a slew of slapped-together sci-fi and spy stories of the screen. The “J Team”—James Thomson, Jean MacDonald, and Jason Snell—match wits against the “People with E in Their Last Names Team”—Annette Wierstra, Monty Ashley, Erika Ensign. <p>Dan Moren and Lex Friedman with James Thomson, Jean MacDonald, Jason Snell, Annette Wierstra, Monty Ashley and Erika Ensign.</p>

Once more unto the breach, dear elflock, and raise the chirogymnast! Steve Lutz is back with more stupid real words and the even stupider fake definitions supplied by a bunch of confused panelists. And it’s almost baseball season, so the host is also probably drunk. <p>Steve Lutz with Kathy Campbell, Brian Hamilton, Kelly Guimont, Tiff Arment and Annette Wierstra.</p>

It’s time to try out a new game show; one we only just invented, and have never played before! Antony Johnston leads the charge into the unknown as we play a game of hasty summaries and reckless connections. <p>Antony Johnston with Kelly Guimont, Annette Wierstra, Dan Moren and Kathy Campbell.</p>

Perhaps it’s just his British charm? Perhaps it’s the rolled Rs? Somehow, Antony Johnston has once again convinced a group of North Americans to answer questions from a decades-old UK 20th Anniversary Edition of Trivial Pursuit, leading them into a sick world of cricket and boy bands. Who will hit it off the pitch for six? (Did we do that right?) <p>Antony Johnston with Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky, Jean MacDonald, Steve Lutz and Kathy Campbell.</p>

Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. After a long hiatus, we’ve assembled two teams to match wits when it comes to the first lines of well known books, decipher the origins of monstrous creatures, and identify some movies where a letter has gone missing. Quinn Rose, Scott McNulty, and Jean MacDonald face off against Brian Hamilton, Kelly Guimont, and Steve Lutz. <p>Dan Moren and Lex Friedman with Quinn Rose, Scott McNulty, Jean MacDonald, Brian Hamilton, Kelly Guimont and Steve Lutz.</p>

Scheming elves, desperate reindeer, and strung-out misfit toys—what could this be? Why, it’s a very special Christmas-themed game of Fiasco! We bring disaster and misfortune straight to the North Pole for your delight and amusement. <p>Tony Sindelar with Brian Hamilton, Dan Moren, Kathy Campbell, Kelly Guimont, Monty Ashley and Scott McNulty.</p>

Deck the halls and pour the egg nog, it’s time for the return of a vaguely Christmas-themed episode of Low Definition, a game where players come up with inane definitions of ridiculous words. Plus there are diversions into cultural Christmas traditions, Hallmark TV movies, and unusual Christmas Carols. <p>Steve Lutz with Tiff Arment, Jean MacDonald, Brian Hamilton, Allison Truj, Jason Snell and Chip Sudderth.</p>

For our 100th episode spectacular, Kathy Campbell hosts a gigantic panel of players as we play mini versions of numerous Incomparable Game Show games, from Low Definition to Random Pursuit to Feuding Families to Inconceivable and beyond. <p>Kathy Campbell with Tiff Arment, Steve Lutz, Monty Ashley, Allison Truj, Kelly Guimont, Jean MacDonald, Joe Rosensteel, David J. Loehr, Dan Moren, Brian Hamilton and Chip Sudderth.</p>

Break out your utility belt, dust off your high school bookshelf, and step into the nearest available time machine, because we’re one episode short of the big Game Show 100th Episode Spectacular! To fill the time, let’s play one more round of Feuding Families, the game where our panelists try to guess your ridiculous answers to our stupid questions! <p>Jason Snell with Chip Sudderth, Cicero Holmes, Brian Hamilton, Aleen Simms, Kathy Campbell and Monty Ashley.</p>

The trivia questions are random, the topics even more random, and yet the players keep coming back for more punishment! It’s the return of Random Pursuit, where it turns out that fandom is great, but trivia boxes designed to serve fandom are not. Not at all. <p>Erika Ensign with Antony Johnston, Jean MacDonald, Kelly Guimont, Monty Ashley, Steve Lutz and Steven Schapansky.</p>

If a train leaves from Montreal at five past the hour, how many cats will catch 100 mice in the barber shop? It’s time for Mindtrap, a game of brain teasers, puzzles, and atrocious puns. <p>Brian Hamilton with Tony Sindelar, Jean MacDonald, Dan Moren, Kathy Campbell, Marisa McClellan and Scott McNulty.</p>

We’re back with even more randomly selected trivia questions from even more random editions of Trivial Pursuit! Star Wars! Doctor Who! Religion questions for kids! No subject is too obscure, and no question is too easy. <p>Erika Ensign with Annette Wierstra, Dan Moren, Deborah Stanish, Kat Griffiths, Scott McNulty and Steven Schapansky.</p>

You stand among the ruins of the once-glorious Action Castle (castle castle castle). All that’s left is this courtyard, a lonely tower, and a few crumbling walls. A rickety wooden stairway leads up to the tower. A dark stairwell descends to the dungeon. Exits are: UP, DOWN, and WEST. <p>Tony Sindelar with Dan Moren, Jason Snell, Aleen Simms, Kathy Campbell, Steve Lutz and Monty Ashley.</p>

Time for another Fiasco! This time our collaborative storytelling game goes to a research station in Antarctica, where there are penguins and broken relationships and illegal medications, as you might expect. <p>Tony Sindelar with Erika Ensign, Brian Hamilton, Dan Moren and Kathy Campbell.</p>

Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. For this episode, recorded live at the World Science Fiction Convention in San Jose, CA, it’s a North American face-off, as Team USA takes on Team Canada. The panelists must identify fictional foods, figure out what character a group of actors have in common, and play a little game of musical mash-ups. Helene Wecker, Adam Rakunas, and Navah Wolfe represent the U.S. while Warren Frey, Erika Ensign, and Steven Schapansky fly the Canadian flag. <p>Dan Moren and Jason Snell with Helene Wecker, Adam Rakunas, Navah Wolfe, Warren Frey, Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.</p>

It’s time once again for Low Definition, a game show featuring a panel of guests trying to guess the definitions of dumb words. In this episode we borrow a book from a Little Free Library, go to see an American movie in Italy, and try to figure out nerds. <p>Steve Lutz with Brian Hamilton, Chip Sudderth, Kathy Campbell, Tiff Arment, Monty Ashley and Adal Rifai.</p>

Cruel Brit Antony Johnston uses nostalgia-filled trivia meant for nostalgic UK players to confuse a collection of non-nostalgic North Americans. <p>Antony Johnston with Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky, Steve Lutz, Jason Snell and Dan Moren.</p>

Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. It’s a nail biter this time around, as our panelists try to identify movies of the NATO alphabet, attempt to determine which items come next in mysterious sequences, and decipher mashups of movies and…stores? Shannon Sudderth, Justin Michael, and Kathy Campbell tee off against rivals Antony Johnston, Aleen Simms, and Steve Lutz. <p>Dan Moren and Lex Friedman with Shannon Sudderth, Justin Michael, Kathy Campbell, Antony Johnston, Aleen Simms and Steve Lutz.</p>

Inside a clerk’s office in a hotel in the old west town of Boomtown comes a story so dramatic and confusing that it must have been made up on the spot. Join host Tony Sindelar as he guides four players through a tale of greed, betrayal, and weird old-timey accents in the improvisational game Fiasco. <p>Tony Sindelar with Mikah Sargent, Aleen Simms, Glenn Fleishman and Monty Ashley.</p>

We return with yet more stupid guesses about your stupid answers to our stupid questions! Two “families” of Incomparable panelists compete for glory and adulation, and also something about Cool Cat. <p>Jason Snell with Brian Hamilton, Dan Moren, David J. Loehr, Erika Ensign, Jean MacDonald, Tiff Arment, Mikah Sargent and Steve Lutz.</p>

Based on a survey of Incomparable listeners, it’s time once again for a battle between two “families” of podcast panelists, who will attempt to guess the strange answers our listeners gave to innocuous questions! Along the way we’ll build a hamburger, discover monsters, and ponder the mysteries of Benedict Cumberbatch. (Kathy had the baby the next day. She has returned to Team Pacific Northwest.) <p>Jason Snell with Glenn Fleishman, Kelly Guimont, Monty Ashley, Aleen Simms, Shannon Sudderth, Tony Sindelar, Cicero Holmes and Kathy Campbell.</p>

On this episode, we play the new game, You Think You Know Me, created by Ami Baio, a card game in which you win by knowing facts and beliefs of the people with whom you’re playing. If Cards Against Humanity is “a party game for horrible people,” You Think You Know Me is somewhere on the other end of the scale. This trans-Atlantic episode features notable cultural confusion, accidental personal insights, and discussions of mortality! Hilarity, as they say, ensues. <p>Glenn Fleishman with Antony Johnston, Dan Moren, Kathy Campbell, Lizbeth Myles and Tony Sindelar.</p>

Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. Smug and acrimonious are the watchwords in this installment, as our two teams butt heads while trying to figure out the difference between medieval weaponry and dairy products, identify Star Trek movie scores, and expand some tricky abbreviations. Mikah Sargent, Alyssa Franke, and Chip Sudderth team up to take on Kelly Guimont, Brian Hamilton, and Liz Myles for bragging rights. <p>Dan Moren and Lex Friedman with Mikah Sargent, Alyssa Franke, Chip Sudderth, Kelly Guimont, Brian Hamilton and Lizbeth Myles.</p>

We return to the game of strange words, stranger idioms, and the strangest mixed drinks of all time! This time we dip our toe into international waters, with three European guests who join us in being flummoxed by the English language. But it turns out that the strangest thing about Low Definition may be the listeners themselves… <p>Steve Lutz with Anže Tomić, James Thomson, Lizbeth Myles, Brian Hamilton, Jason Snell and Monty Ashley.</p>

Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. Recorded in front of a live audience at Emerald City Comicon 2018! Warning: This episode contains explicit language. Two teams of all-star authors face off for our second-annual ECCC show. They’ll have to tell us the difference between everything from medieval weapons to astronomical phenomena, figure out famous books with letters missing from the end and, oh yes, we made them sing. K.C. Alexander, Curtis C. Chen, and Alex Wells take on Eric Scott Fischl, Delilah S. Dawson, and Adam Rakunas while host Dan Moren and guest scorekeeper Glenn Fleishman try to keep everyone in line. <p>Dan Moren and Glenn Fleishman with K.C. Alexander, Curtis C. Chen, Alex Wells, Eric Scott Fischl, Delilah S. Dawson and Adam Rakunas.</p>