Tangents: A Trivia Workshop Podcast

Ian’s back for his fourth run at the game, hoping to beat his previous high score of 22 and looking for questions about Star Trek and Pink Floyd. He is one of those players who, thanks to the magic of podcasts, you can hear over time getting better and better at quizzing. His secret, as he mentions in this episode, is a system of flash carding - and he has generously made those available to the pu...

Mike’s back for his fourth game, in search of questions on hockey, baseball, and American politics. Unfortunately, a pretty good chunk of audio from early in the recording was lost, but it didn’t affect the actual trivia part of the show - just be prepared for the game to start earlier than usual. Always good to have Mike on. Links from the Episode: What’s he been up to since his last appearance?...

By now, you’ve heard her on most of the PTE network podcasts and Triviality , but Anne Putnam finally makes her Tangents debut this week and what a treat it was to record this episode. She was looking for questions about animated TV & movies, Disney, and 90s music but I think she was pretty much up for anything, and hopefully she’ll be back soon - or I’ll be forced to release the outtakes. ;)...

We have another Pittsburgher in the hot seat this week as professional chef Monterey Salka searches for questions on obscure foods and song lyrics (ideally from before 2015). On a side note, she’s currently looking for a pub quiz team with room for one more in the Pittsburgh area, so if that’s you, let me know and I’ll get you connected. From the Episode: What’s she been up to? Just started a new...

This week we have Bryan Graydon from Lakeland, Florida making his debut in search of questions on 90s music and 90s movies. He’s a big sports fan, so that definitely played into his category choices in this game - but did it pay off? What has he been up to? Watching Detroit Tigers baseball. What is he looking forward to? College football - specifically, Florida Gators football. Where does he quiz?...

Listeners of the Frenemy Trivia Podcast know that there are four hosts of that show - Tim, Brittany, Baney, and Sara. Listeners of this show may have noticed that one of those hosts has never appeared on Tangents …until now. We finally collected them all! I thought maybe I’d exact some revenge here since Sara thoroughly stumped me on my last appearance on her show, but she came ready to play. No s...

The braver Speas brother returns to the hot seat this week with an interesting goal - searching for "anything weird". He came to the right place. Adam still hasn't signed up. Stuff From the Episode: What's John been up to? He just got back from a trip to Europe and at the time of recording, he was getting ready to return to work after summer break. What does he recommend? A podca...

Adam Holquist from Erie, PA makes his Tangents debut this week in search of questions on food, drinks, music, science, and languages. He’s an OG member of the online quiz team “No Better Social Distancing Than The Atlantic Ocean” and runs his own quiz company, Crafted Trivia in Erie. This was a fun one to record, so I hope that comes through in the episode. What does he recommend? Tron: Ares - the...

Keith is back for his fifth run at the game this week, in search of questions on movies, theater, and television. Keith is an amazing player - especially when he successfully makes his way to one of his categories, but you just never know how the randomizer will work. Have a listen and see what happens… ALSO - be sure to stick around for the end of this episode! What’s he been up to? A vacation in...

Albert Peter joins us from Orlando for his Tangents debut this week in search of questions on baseball and video games. He’s part of the Palm Greasers team on our Tuesday Night Twitch stream , so he knew what he was getting into. :) What’s has Albert been up to? Just getting into the trivia community, thanks to his brother-in-law Blake Jefferson, who runs a pub quiz at Level Beer in Portland, Oreg...

Welcome to Episode 101! Siege is back for the first time since his retirement, this time in search of questions on The West Wing , cop shows, and 90s rock and metal. And yes, we start the next 100 right where the last one left off. There are some new updates to the game in this episode - and more to come, so stay tuned. Siege’s Previous Episodes: 52 , 77 What’s Siege been up to since his last appe...

This episode will put a cap on our first century of episodes - and what an honor it was to have Carmela in the hotseat for this. As she mentions, this recording comes almost a decade after our first podcast meeting, and I’ve been a big fan ever since. If you know her, you won’t be surprised to find out that she was looking for questions on RPG video games, space, and Farscape. This was a lot of fu...

You might remember Jeff from such episodes as 37, 47, 54, or 70. Now he becomes our first official member of the Tangents Five-Timers Club , getting this one in just under the wire for our first century of episodes. This time out, Jeff employed a great strategy for finding one of his categories by selecting “Wild Card”. See if this strategy paid off. :) Episode Links: Last Wikipedia Search : Picas...

Paul returns for another game this week, looking for questions on Buffy the Vampire (Seasons 1-7) and Food. Since his last time on, he’s also appeared on Throwback Trivia Takedown for the first time, and you can check that out here . He’ll also be on an upcoming episode of Lockdown Trivia , so keep an eye out. Episode Links: Something you learned in the last week? Ping pong balls are made two ways...

Lucas McGraw joins us from Tulsa, Oklahoma looking for questions on Star Wars, Dexter, The Bible, and health/medicine. We love the Tulsans around here, so Lucas should fit right in. Have a listen - and be sure to check out his links! Episode Links: Where to eat in Tulsa? Meddys Mediterranean Restaurant Where do you host? Laurannae Coffee House Last Wikipedia Search? Things that happened in 2018 No...

Joining us from New Jersey in search of questions on pro wrestling, 90s movies, and punk rock, Marty makes a great debut this episode and he came ready to play after getting his feet wet on Skillet Brew. Thanks, Chris! ;) Episode Links: Current Pop Culture Thing : Taylor Swift Favorite Movie Soundtrack: The Crow Favorite TV Theme Song: The Big Bang Theory Last Online Search : “God Break Down the D...

You may remember Kevin from such Tangents episodes as #19 …or #40 . Both of those games resulted in exactly the same score, so he was attempting to get over the hump in Episode 95 by finding some questions about 80s pop culture - especially music. Have a listen and see if he was able to track any down. Episode Links: Pop Culture Recommendations: The Hoopla App (Also check out Kanopy and Libby ) La...

Dalton’s been on a few times already, so now it’s time for his brother Ben to take a run at the game. Ben was looking for questions about Marvel & DC, Super Mario, and the UFC. Episode Links: What was your last online search? Odds of hitting a straight after and open-ended flop. Something you learned in the last week: Turkey is the #1 producer of apricots. Favorite Non-Trivia Podcasts: None Wh...

We’re going back-to-back with guests who show up on more trivia podcasts than the average player. Following Paul McLaughlin, this week it’s Bryan Nash in the hot seat looking for questions about Pixar, cartoons, or games. Episode Links: What is there to eat in Muscatine, Iowa ? Krave Bar & Grill Favorite local breweries? Nerdspeak Brewery , Front Street Brewing Recent Podcast Appearances? Booz...

The prolific Paul McLaughlin joins us from Pittsburgh, PA in search of questions on Star Wars , 80s Hair Bands, and The Simpsons . If you listen to more than a couple of trivia podcasts an a regular basis, you've probably heard Paul play before. He's played everything out there, so could I even call Tangents a real quiz podcast until Paul had been on? Well, that's sorted now. Episode L...

You might remember Nanci’s great run from Episode 78 where she ended up with 26 points. She joins us again this week from Warren, Maine for another attempt at finding questions on wordplay, commercials, and 80s & 90s stuff. This was a very special LIVE recording in front of an audience on Twitch, which made for an interesting dynamic. Stay tuned…we may do this again soon. Episode Links: Last W...

Luc Returns for his third solo trip and fourth game overall - this time in search of questions about 90s and 2000s nostalgia, and wordplay. He’s always a fun guest - and sounds great too! Before you listen to this one, be sure to check out those previous episodes here: Episode 22 Episode 45 Episode 46 Episode Links: Current Pop Culture: Blue Prince Other Podcasts: Lock Down Trivia , Skilletbrew ,...

If you google "Paul Maki”, you’ll get a Japanese actor, a basketball player, and the host of the “ One Idjit’s Thoughts On… ” Podcast. They’re all different people, and it’s that last one who joins us for Episode 89. Paul is a public broadcaster in Duluth, MN ( our third Minnesotan! ) looking for questions on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and 80s Music. Episode Links: Paul’s Podcast - “One Idjit’s...

Keith is back for his fourth game - this time in search of questions on movies, Oscars, Tonys, theater, math, and television. He’s always a fun guest, and has a wide range of knowledge…a good combo for this game. You can hear Keith’s previous games here: Episode 31 Episode 56 Episode 73 Episode Links: Last movie you saw in a theater? Sinners Last thing you looked up online? The Helix Bridge in Sin...

Dalton returns this week for his second solo game and fourth episode overall in search of questions on Star Wars, Anatomy, Ru Paul's Drag Race, or Family Guy. We also talked about his new podcast - ⁠ Lock Down Trivia ⁠ . Episode Links: Your last Wikipedia search : The captain of the Enterprise’s sister ship on TNG - Donald Varley Current Pop Culture Thing : Collecting Pokemon cards Thanks Dalt...