Tomtit & Baobab: A Bee-Inspired Podcast

In this final INNOVATIONAL show of the season, we're going insane (and inane) for games, looking at MILDEW and searching for HOOCH. Oh! And somebody should probably tell Gus, he's Jenn's GODCHILD now. Listening is totally VOLITIONAL, but highly recommended! ***The fun doesn't DWINDLE but it is going on vacay. Bee back in September, friends! K.I.T. at tomtitandbaobab@gmail.com***  

If ever there was a Bee INVARIANT, it was no Q, K, S in the same puzzle. On this live-from-New-York episode of T&B, Jenn finds out TAMARINs are her JAM, C discovers the giant SKUA, and Sam introduces a SEAQUAKE worthy of some pomp and circumstance.

From politics to parachute pants, we're covering the full spectrum of human peculiarity this week. So bring a DOLLAR for your slush fund and fill up your PHAETON for a CARTLOAD–or CARLOAD–of fun. T&B has CHUTZPAH; we will not be OUTDUELED!

Whether you're looking for a new episode or NU-ANCE, we've got you FOILED! Jenn's back from Cali, C's reading mail, and we're rediscovering elemental INDIUM. It's a TWEE show with two weeks worth of words...some people might even call it a MEGAHIT.

**This episode first aired May 20, 2024** PFFT, PISH, HMPF, HAH! Not sure what that all MIENs? Come find out. This week on T&B EMCEE C and DEEJAY J are in the PALAPA and they want you to MAKE. SOME. NOISE! We'll bee back with a whole new episode next week.

It's May Day and here at T&B we're putting in the work to show you we're ECLECTIC. There's some silly POOH POOHing, a lot of RACY talk, and a passionate defense of the right to VOTE. No need to pay TUITION; we're giving out the facts for free.

We're following in Sam's footsteps and wrapping up National Poetry Month without any rhyme or reason. On this week's episode of T&B, C gets mad about MATUTINAL, Jenn's befuddled about BOOKWORK, and we're both very vocally in favor of VINCIBLE. We don't have to ALLUDE to the fun times ahead. Fun is just part of the program.

This week on T&B, we're DELIGHTED by FANG, vamping on VAMP, and playing Merriam-Webster's What Did You Call Me? game. MAVEN is clearly a compliment, but what about QUISLING or CALLIPYGIAN? We might also be committing a little bit of sacrilege...but isn't everyone these days?

This week on T&B, we dig deep on GRUBBY--and what we find might make you say YECH...or YECCH...or YEECH! It's a GONZO episode that covers everything from DOGGING to DOXXING. Best not to let your AI agents listen for you.

When kings are fools and fools are kings, we must find joy in wordy things! This week on T&B, we're putting on our April Fool's caps, talking TANKA for national poetry month, and getting a bee in our BONNET. Plus, we've got a marvelous mash-up of Vintage Vocab and Teen Words that you won't want to miss.

Skip the GLADHANDING, get ready to MOIL, and call up your OILMAN, man. T&B is all new this week and we're playing road trip word games from home. 'Cause that's how we roll.

**This episode first aired November 11, 2025**Jenn's moving. C's on vacay (yes, again). And for season 9 episode 5, we're giving you a chance to revisit season 8, episode 5! We'll bee back with a whole new episode next week!

It's the end of the world as we know it...and we're just going to laugh and talk about words! On this episode of T&B we're avoiding CATATONIA by focusing on CORMORANTs, ROBINs, and LULLABYs. If you, too, could do without MONOCRAT, pick up a fig NEWTON and PENCIL us in!

If you're confused by the world and looking for a word escape, you're in the right place! This week on T&B we're talking DELI orders, ANAGRAMs, and full body Scrabble. It's an onomato-party, and we're ready to COOK!

This week on T&B, C's giving women the spotlight. Call her a TACTICIAN. Call her a MONOMANIAC. Either way, there's nothing AWRY--the CATMINTs are for everyone! So, put on your CHAPs, hold on to your KNURLs, and come along for the ride. We're flying by the seat of our pants again!

We're back (and only a few hours late)! On this inaugural episode of T&B Season 9, we're talking winter sports, Crossplay, and dictionary denial. And of course, we've got Spelling Bee takes! TRIGRAPH? CORDOVA? PILLOWING?? If there's a word you got passionate about last week, we're probably on top of it like a two-person luge.

It's the holiday season and here at T&B we're wrapping up Season 8 with PLAUDITs, PEEVEs, PALAPA, and WHATNOT. Join us for a GUFFAWING good time...and we'll be back before you know it!

If you're looking for a THRILL...or the definition of BAIZE, you've come to the right place. This week on T&B we're bringing our PIZZAZZ and our PIZAZZ! It's a little bit wild, a little bit silly, and a whole lotta RADICOLOUS.

Baby, it's cold outside...and if we can't be hot potatoes, at least we can be COUCH potatoes! This week on T&B there's a BOOMLET of winter words, an AGELONG debate over AMBIENCE, and a bit of a HICCOUGHING fit. Take a listen and find out what makes this episode "friggin' terrific"!

Welcome to our annual live Thanksgiving episode! C and Jenn have brought their families to the HARVEST table and you can bet your PILGRIM DRESSING there's gonna be SPACE for PUMPKINs and GIBLETs. We only serve up the good STUFF here at T&B.

C's back and you're about to listen to an all-new episode of T&B! What you have to look forward to: We get mad about MIGNONETTE, find the logic in HOROLOGIC, and pontificate about PROPAGANDA (which, by the way, is an intentional pun that you may only understand when you get to the final segment, so hang in there!)

**This episode first aired on November 13, 2023** Do foot bones count in the NYTimes Spelling Bee? What’s the deal with New England donuts? And what the heck is Gen Z talking about?? This week we’re going back to answer these and other burning questions from previous episodes. But it’s not all housekeeping: We’re also checking the LOOKBOOK, attending the LUNCHEON, and loading up the BOOKMOBILE. It...

This episode of T&B is LADEN with PETTIFOG, milky LETTUCE and more ÉLAN than most people can handle...or should we say MANHANDLE? Join us for a tubular time...and sadly, no, we weren't drinking while recording this one. [Background piano playing courtesy of Gustave]

🎵 This is Halloween. This is Halloween. 🎵 It's a spooky, eldritch time on T&B! Beatrice has a witch's hat, Jenn has ENMITY (and AMITY), C is word-shaking things up, AND there's mysterious piano music. Just you wait, Charlie Brown!

What do witches, bats, PEDIMENTs, and GIGOLOs have in common? They all get a mention in this week's Halloween-ish episode of T&B! Join us as we recap a scary week in "politics," engage in some toothsome talk about toothlessness, and treat ourselves a tricky old school game.