Potent Podables

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of October 5th, 2020. Emily endorses (very) graphic novels, we enjoy Lord Byron's insult game, and Emily takes a dive into Rutherford B. Hayes and the election of 1876. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at potentpodablescast@gmail.com . Continue to support social justice...

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of September 28th, 2020. We weigh in on the Yankees category, remind our listeners that our deep dives will help, and Emily guesses the topic AGAIN - it's the Borgia. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at potentpodablescast@gmail.com . Continue supporting social justice mo...

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of September 21st, 2020. More Final J! controversy is discussed, and Emily takes us on a world tour deep-dive about the World's Fairs! Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at potentpodablescast@gmail.com . Continue to support social justice movements in your community and co...

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of September 14th, 2020. We discuss the controversies that arise with the start of this new season, point out the terribleness that is laugh-tracks, and Emily crushes another deep dive guess on Kyle's talk about Krakatoa. (Something was weird with Emily's audio, we are looking for a fix). Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) or Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out...

The last week of reruns means one more week of trying out other stuff! We invited J! alumni Roey Hadar, Mary Anne Borer, Kate Tucci-Share, and Dino Alexander to join us for another round of Protobowl. We bumped the difficulty to high school, and the competition got fierce! Find us on Facebook (Potent Potables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Emai...

We have already recapped the Jeopardy! episodes from this week, so we try out protobowl.com. Emily and Kyle go head-to-head with Quiz Bowl-style questions. Will Kyle finally reassert his dominance? Or will Emily continue to demonstrate that her J! loss was a fluke? Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at...

No Jeopardy! recaps from this week, since we've already done them. Instead, Emily and Kyle each present a deep dive and quiz on topics of their choice: Emily seeks redemption with the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, and Kyle gets to nerd out on early-20th Century art music.   Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Email us at potentpodablescast@gmail.com . Our Patreon is...

We took a week off, and Kyle forgot to update everyone. Whoops!

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of August 10th, 2020 - reruns of the Million Dollar Masters Tournament semis and finals. We wonder at betting strategy and could-have-beens, Kyle needs to try good moussaka, and Emily takes a deep dive into colonial Kenya. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at potentpodabl...

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of August 3rd, 2020 - the Million Dollar Masters Tournament quarterfinal reruns. Ben-Hur comes up (shockingly), Kyle learns that pomelos exist, Emily notices some crossword complexity, and Kyle takes a shallow dive into the islands of Greece. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Emai...

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of July 27th, 2020. These are Jeopardy! Vault episodes of Celebrity Jeopardy. We (don't) decide whether to use full names, or just casual first names for the celebs. Also, Kyle finally doesn't zero out on a quiz, and Emily takes a deep dive into Rasputin. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpo...

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of July 20th, 2020 - from the Jeopardy! Vault. We recap special episodes from the first decade of the Trebek Era, Kyle finds out that the Whiffenpoofs are a thing, Emily gives advice on tactfully finding out a person's career, and Kyle dives into La Scala.   Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Email us at potentpodablescast@gmail.com...

We play some TP again, this time with guests Lindsey Schultz, Rick Terpstra, and Steven Grade!   Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Email us at potentpodablescast@gmail.com .   Continue to support social justice movements in your community and country: www.communityjusticeexchange.org www.blacklivesmatter.com  

No Jeopardy! recaps this week, since we've already talked about the ToC. Instead, Emily and Kyle play Trivial Pursuit head-to-head in Tabletop Simulator. The audio quality is lower than normal - it turns out that the capture program Kyle used is not optimal for audio. He will do better next time. If you want to watch the game, it is available on our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables)! Even thoug...

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of June 29th, 2020. We discuss Shakespeare In Love...again...Jay Sexton joins us to provide insider knowledge about his match against James Holzhauer and Emma Boettcher, and Emily takes a deep flight(?) into feathers. Yeah, feathers. I know. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Email us at  potentpodablescast@gmail.com . We have a Pat...

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of June 22nd, 2020. We reminisce about our tape day, uncover the Borat Connection, Emily crushes the quiz, and Kyle takes a deep dive into Salvador Dali. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Email us at potentpodablescast@gmail.com . We have a Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables), but if you have to choose, choose a worthy cause. www....

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of June 15th, 2020. We look back at some significant wins by ToC contestants, and Rob Worman joins us to discuss his episode and get in on Emily's deep dive into Matthew Henson and Robert Peary. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Email us at potentpodablescast@gmail.com .  We're on Patreon, but if you have to choose where your money...

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of June 8th, 2020. We discuss Elmo's full name, Alex creeps us out, Emily gives us a killer mnemonic for pre-Civil War presidents, we reveal the J! conspiracy against Mork and Mindy, and Kyle lays out the royal houses of England, from beginning to end.  Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Email us at potentpodablescast@gmail.com Cont...

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of June 1st, 2020 - the semifinals and finals of the 2020 Teachers Tournament! Emily revels in a plethora of book recommendations, we reminisce on the wiles of a very wily Wile E. Coyote, and Emily takes a deep dive into the life and works of Harriet Beecher Stowe. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Email us at potentpodablescast@gm...

Jeopardy! recaps for the week of May 22nd, 2020 - the quarterfinals of the 2020 Teachers Tournament! Kyle gives dumb-YouTube-clip recommendations, we discuss the dynamics of tournament play vs. regular-season play, and Kyle takes a deep dive into Troubadours (NOT minstrels). Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Email us at potentpodablescast@gmail.com . Rather than...

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of May 18th, 2020. We discuss wagering strategy for a very specific circumstance, Emily makes clear her feelings about Yale, we giggle about German words, and Emily dives into the book of Genesis (not the band). Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at potentpodablescast@gmai...

Jeopardy! recap of Ken Jennings's final regular-season game, from November 30, 2004. We reminisce on days of yore, give the J! writers some new material, and Kyle dives into the Apollo program.  Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at potentpodablescast@gmail.com.

Jeopardy! recap from May 4th, 2020 - Ken Jennings's first J! appearance. We reminisce on the ancient times of 2004, Emily does Kyle dirty AGAIN with more poetry in the quiz, and she takes a deep dive into the life and work of William James. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at potentpodablescast@gmail....

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of April 27th, 2020. Emily revives book recommendations, Kyle updates your summer playlist, we point out (many times) how relevant our deep dives are, and Kyle does a deep dive on American frontiersman Kit Carson. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at potentpodablescast@gm...

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of April 20th, 2020. Emily HIGHLY recommends Venus Fly-traps, we assure everyone that NOBODY likes the interview portion, and Emily does Kyle a solid by diving into the Circus Maximus. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at potentpodablescast@gmail.com.