Tangents: A Trivia Workshop Podcast

DJ Carlile from Virginia Beach joins us this week for his first attempt at the game. He was looking for questions on 90s Hip Hop or 90s alternative music. Have a listen and see how he did! Episode Links: Favorite Movie Soundtrack : Mallrats What to eat in Virginia Beach : Seafood at Waterman’s Surfside Grille Last Wikipedia Search : Jayden Daniels Favorite Non-Trivia Podcast : Verboten  and Hey Ri...

Prateek was back in the hotseat trying to improve his score of 11 from Episode 34. This time he was trying to find questions about 2010s Bollywood Movies, 21st Century Formula 1 Racing, and the 23-24 Men’s Roster for something that he forgot to specify. :) If you’ve peeked at the episode length, it’s no spoiler to say he did a little better this time. Enjoy! Episode Links: What are you into right...

Amy joins us from the Bay Area in search of questions about the 1980s or celebrity marriages. Since this episode will come out on Festivus, let me wish you happy holidays with a quick bit of trivia…this will be the fifth time since 1990 that Hanukkah begins on Christmas day. So there’s your bonus fact for the episode. Enjoy! Episode Links: Last movie in a theater : 80 for Brady Last Wikipedia sear...

Jeremy is a prolific quiz writer and host for his company, Brain Bash Trivia  in Chicago. For his first run at Tangents, he was looking for questions on Cardinals baseball, 80s hairbands and pop culture. If you know Jeremy, or if you’ve heard him on other trivia podcasts, you pretty much know what you’re about to get into. If this is your first encounter, grab a snack, hydrate, and enjoy. Episode...

Former local, now Nashville-based teacher Dalton McGhiey drops in for his first attempt at building a quiz this week. He was in search of questions about the Galapagos Islands and anatomy. Episode Links: Favorite Movie Soundtrack : Phantom Menace Favorite TV Theme :  The West Wing , honorable mention - Family Guy Something learned in the last week : Linda Ronstadt has a hit with Warren Zevon’s “Po...

Apologies again - my voice was still a wreck when we recorded this! Keith returns this week, looking to beat the 15 he scored back in Episode 31. This time around he was in search of questions about movies, TV, and Broadway. Have a listen and see if he found any! Episode Links: Last Wikipedia Search : List of Speakers of the US House of Representatives Something you learned this week : Every stand...

Fellow IT Guy, Matt Lamia joins me this week from Winter Springs, Florida for his first solo trip, and he was searching for Major League Baseball, the TV show Friends and 1980s music. At the time of recording, I was recovering from an illness, so please excuse my voice! Episode Links: Winter Springs, Florida What are you into right now? The Bear , Only Murders in the Building Favorite Movie Soundt...

Jeff and Chris have both been on before, so you need no introduction. This was actually a second take for their head-to-head showdown thanks to some technical difficulties, and it was a good one. Enjoy! Episode Plugs: Chris : Support Trivia Workshop…PTE…and all the trivia podcasts. :) Jeff : A webcomic called Little Charlotte’s Grand Adventure by Tom Rogers Go to the links! https://linktr.ee/Trivi...

Chris Brewer joins us from Ottawa, Illinois in search of questions about professional wrestling and The Office. Chris is a great guy who you may know from our weekly Twitch stream since he’s gifted several of you with subscriptions to the channel! You’ll get to hear him in back-to-back episodes because he’ll be facing off against Jeff Clear in a Tandem Mode game next week. Enjoy! *Unfortunately, w...

Chris Parkinson, AKA “Siege” joins us from Wisconsin this week in search of questions on Cop Shows and The West Wing. I’m sure you’ve heard him on other podcasts, but this was his first attempt at a Tangents game. I’m definitely looking forward to having him back! Episode Links: Best Movie Soundtrack : The Empire Strikes Back , Deadpool , Deadpool 2 , Singles , Empire Records , Reality Bites , Cle...

Alan Kreisel joins us this week from Jacksonville, Florida in search of questions about college football team names and 80s movies. If you listen to other trivia podcasts, you’ve probably heard Alan many times before, but this is his first attempt at Tangents. Have a listen and see how it went! Episode Links: What to eat in Jacksonville : Poppy’s Italiano Favorite Non-Trivia Podcast : Who Arted? S...

We made it to FIFTY! Why not make episode 50 a Tandem Mode game? Paul Paquet is back for his third search for It’s Always Sunny and history content- but his first since episode 20, so he was due. He faces off against first-timer, Matt Lamia who was in search of MLB, Friends , and 80s Music. It was a fun game, so I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did hosting. And since we're celebrating #50,...

It took 48 episodes for the “Peterson Shuffle” to be employed for the first time, but only one more episode for it to get a second run. Tony Schmit joins us from Minnesota for his first attempt at the game, and he did his homework to craft quite a strategy. You’ll have to listen to see if it paid off. Episode Links : Learned League Favorite Non-Trivia Podcast : 60 Songs That Explain the 90s , Omni...

Greg has won big money prizes on the Jeopardy! Teen Tournament , Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? , and The Chase , but he’s finally made it to the big time…Tangents. You have to listen to Greg play the game in a way no other contestant has to this point. Episode Links: Last Wikipedia Search : Dick Tuck Something you learned in the last week: There are no EFL football grounds in conservative constit...

Jeff Clear is BACK - and hunting for questions on comic books and The Muppets. In his first appearance (Episode 37), he finished with 12 points, so the mission this time was to pass that mark. Have a listen and see how he did! Episode Links: Where to eat in Hastings, MN : Lock and Dam Eatery Current Pop Culture Thing: Shameless Last movie in a theater : The Fall Guy or Spirited Away Favorite Trivi...

Luc is right back for another game - this time a test run for the Tandem Mode version with fellow Patreon supporter, Tim Gomez. This actually isn’t the first time they’ve met though. As it turns out, they were both in the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire green room at the same time! They’re obviously outstanding trivia players with Meredith Vieira asking the questions, but what about when there’s muc...

Luc Leavenworth (Ep. 22) is back to take another swing at the game this week, in search of questions on 90s nostalgia. I always enjoy hearing Luc play, and you will too. Episode Links: Last movie in a theater : Inside Out 2 Last Wikipedia Search : Big Fish the Musical Favorite Book : The Hobbit and The Name of the Wind Superpower : Teleportation Current Pop Culture Thing : The Bear and Elden Ring

This is a special “Tandem Mode” episode of Tangents . At this stage, the game was very much in the alpha testing phase and the first two test subjects to step up were Patreon supporters Chris Hernandez and Cheyenne Fletcher. For this game, we’re just trying to workout gameplay and timing, so this one will be relatively quick - but by the time this gets fleshed out and all the stuff that isn’t good...

Mike Baney joins us from Charleston, South Carolina in search of questions on professional wrestling and fantasy/sci-fi. I won’t spoil it for you, but he may have found some other subjects that he knows a thing or two about. Enjoy! Episode Links: Favorite movie soundtrack : Lord of the Rings and Baby Driver Last Wikipedia search : Anthony Bourdain Favorite TV theme song : Twin Peaks Current Pop Cu...

It had to happen eventually. Technical gremlins have affected much better podcasts than this one, so it was only a matter of time. Unfortunately, we ran into some tough luck with this one and lost some of the audio from the game. Normally, it would be easy to just scrap it and start from scratch - but the glitch wasn't noticed until after the next game was recorded...so, it turns out there&#39...

Brian Irving had a pretty good run his first time through in Episode 6, racking up an impressive 29 points. This time around, Brian got off to a bit of a rough start, but was able to right the ship thanks to one particular category. Have a listen and see how far that got him. Episode Links: Last podcast you listened to : Tangents & Frenemy Trivia What’s new in your pop culture world : The Boys...

We’ve hit the 40 episode mark! Kevin is back this week to try to improve on his previous run (Episode 19). This time around, he was in search of questions about music, and more specifically, one-hit wonders. He was a great guest, as always. Episode Links: Last movie in a theater : The Iron Claw Non-trivia Podcast : Strong Songs and Fantasy Football Focus Last Wikipedia Search : Beverly Hills Suppe...

THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL SPORCLECON WEEKEND EPISODE! This week we have our first ever contestant who is connected to a previous contestant by marriage! Shanondoah comes to us from up in the greater Toronto area just seven weeks after hubs Shaun tried his hand at the game. Beyond trying to best his score, she was looking for questions on sitcoms, Disney, and Canadian Geography. This was a very fun ep...

Harry McGrory (busstop) joins us again from Glasgow this week to see if he can improve on his previous score (11). He was in search of questions about Doctor Who and the Royal Family. Have a listen and see how that went. Episode Links: Favorite Trivia : “Rob Thomas” anagrams to “Bathrooms” and “Marisa Tomei” anagrams to “It’s-a-me, Mario”. Last Wikipedia Search : The Secretarybird Favorite Non-Tri...

Jeff Clear is here this week from the Gopher State, in search of questions on comic books. You've heard Jeff on other trivia podcasts recently, but now he faces the challenge of being alone in the spotlight. Episode Links: Where are you? Hastings, Minnesota Where do you quiz? Spiral Brewery with Trivia Mafia Non-trivia podcast : The Magnus Archives Best movie soundtrack : The Muppet Movie Last...