George Stankow

Learned Lag

Leisure EN ↓ 100 episodes

We play Learned League, the greatest trivia competition in all the land. Each day, we run through the questions and how we arrived at the answers (or at least, how we arrived at our answers).

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George Stankow

Episodes

Aaand We're Done LL109MD25 24.06.2026 21:41

Kind of a weird season, all in all.

Penultimatality! LL109MD24 23.06.2026 18:04

Coincidentally, Punchboard published a guide to trick-takers today. https://punchboard.co.uk/guide-to-trick-taking-games/

It's a Cruel, Cruel Antepenultimate Day LL109MD23 19.06.2026 17:13

Just ignore all that stuff at the end where George is totally wrong about the schedule.

ugggh LL109MD22 18.06.2026 19:35

Some days, man. Sooome daaays.

The "King" in Question? Larry King LL109MD21 17.06.2026 23:19

Not that Larry King, just a Larry King. He died last month, as it turns out.

BEERALITY LL109MD20 16.06.2026 20:22

It is, in fact, a "novella" and was first published in Life magazine.

The Home Stretch Beckons LL109MD19 13.06.2026 19:02

Lot of background noises possible today (he said, glaring around the room at various living things).

George Never Passes Up That Chance LL109MD18 12.06.2026 15:12

Summers was diagnosed with OCD only after the original run of the show.

It Was "Dreams", Actually LL109MD17 11.06.2026 14:39

See if you can detect where we had to pause for an egregious Rule 3 violation.

The Unknown Showrunner LL109MD16 10.06.2026 17:09

Once you realized which side the "heroes" of that "Western in space" show had been on, the allegory got real rancid.

Don't Forget to Vote for the New League Names LL109MD15 09.06.2026 20:26

Tangentially, get well soon, Simone Biles.

Tanzania Is Just to the North LL109MD14 07.06.2026 18:58

Thanks to all of you for being a supportive and generous community.

Yes, He's Talking About the President LL109MD13 05.06.2026 19:00

We don't know what weirdo downloaded every episode yesterday, but it got us over 275,000 total downloads, for which we thank you all.

No, the Worse UFC LL109MD12 04.06.2026 17:43

George probably should have known he was on a couple of wrong tracks when four of his answers started with D.

It's Charlton Heston LL109MD11 03.06.2026 18:00

That other store is a "luxury department store", but at least it's an actual place.

Let's Hit Week Three Hard LL109MD10 02.06.2026 13:02

How was your weekend? Full of Swedish producers and scandalous clothing?

George Is Saving His Mildly Dirty "Subjunctive" Joke For Later LL109MD09 30.05.2026 18:11

Those books are "This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (And Why It Matters)" by Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman, and "A History of the World in 47 Borders: The Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps" by Jonn Elledge.

Resenting Having to Know About Crypto LL109MD08 29.05.2026 19:36

Why can't we be asked about Krypto? He's a good dog.

Stumbling Out of the Weekend But On a Wednesday LL109MD07 28.05.2026 21:31

https://www2.heart.org/site/TR/HeartWalk/MWA-MidWestAffiliate?pg=personal&px=5148492&fr_id=12619

Lotta Teeth Talk LL109MD06 27.05.2026 22:30

We await the morning's scores with bated breath.

Two or Three or Four or Five LL109MD05 23.05.2026 17:27

Did we forget to put the number in the title yesterday? No, Shut up.

Stan Is the Wooorst 22.05.2026 18:50

We're not just saying that because the Rams stole Matthew Stafford.

Popes and Tongues and Rices LL109MD03 21.05.2026 19:56

Google would tell you that football (soccer) is the king of sports, but does football have it on their logo? They. Do. Not.