The Benchwarmers Trivia Podcast

Assistant Coach Byron Grubman returns to the Bench to team up with Matt for this Tako-hosted game. In this episode, Matt thinks Tako is both handsome and in his twenties (he is only one of those), we learn that there's only one Pole in Boston, Tako debuts a new quarter style in secret because Josh won't listen to this episode, we try and rhyme words in a Southern accent and accidentally invent Tex...

Benchwarmer Emeritus Dan returned to the Bench for this game hosted by guest Drew Topp. During the game, we all agreed that it is time for Lee Corso to retire, we wondered what role Lewis Black might have played in Friday Night Lights, there was "Steiner Math" being done, and we fondly(?) reminisced about (too many) white Timberwolves players. #pleaseretireleecorso #lewisblack #steinermath #timber...

In this episode, Eric Walling pinch hits last minute to team with Scott, competing against Tako and Matt. The team engages in a long debate about Muppet Paws (well, it seemed long).  David tries to convince the Benchwarmers that he didn't actually write the game. The team resists David's Missing Link, maybe because the first quarter felt a little too themish. But in the end, Scott admits that it w...

In this month’s OT, Luks shows up to discuss recent episodes with Walling & Scott.  Specifically, the group discusses:   EP297: Varsity Noodling (featuring guest Jake Manne) EP298: Beanie Baby TY Hilton (featuring assistant coach, Will Weiss) EP299: The Mason Memorial Halftime-out chair (featuring assistant coach, John Ross) EP300: Scoopes Sherylsdottir (featuring guest, Alex Binder)

Guest Trey Cleeter returned to the Bench for this Josh-hosted game. During this game, Mason and Walling once again come up with an underwhelming team name, Walling pre-called a Sporting Haiku answer (Josh has gotten too predictable), Ede missed a hockey question (and it wasn't even about women), Josh tried out a movie soundtrack CV Halftime Show, and Walling almost challenged Josh (AGAIN) on if a...

Returning guest Alex Binder teams up with Tako to face Matt and Scott (who might just be a permanent team at this point) in this Ede-hosted episode. In this episode, one team leads wire-to-wire, we invoke the name of famed gangster DeShone Kizer Soze, the teams check in different Pre and Post Game answers but both get points, we create the TV show Two Guys with Mustaches, a Princess, and a Pizza P...

Assistant Coach John Ross returns to the bench to team with Mason to face the formidable team of Josh and Tako. Our guest, John, shows up for our recording wearing a jersey of one of the 4th quarter answers. It's a good thing this is an audio medium. What are the odds?  Josh rolls his eyes at Luks' halftime, and later refers to one answer's imagery as a little unsettling.  And finally, Tako assert...

New guest and Assistant Coach Will Weiss joins the Bench for this Tako-hosted game. In this episode, we wish we were rich, we accidentally give Missing Link hits to the other team, we reminisce about Craig James killing five hookers, and invent Florida Marlins shortstops that somehow played for the 1975 Red Sox. But above all, we practice integrity, because that's what the Benchwarmers Trivia Podc...

Tako subs for Walling and joins Scott and Matt in this months OT, For this episode we discuss:  EP 293: I Should Watch Baseball - But It's So F'ing Boring (featuring General Manager Riley Scherer & Drew Topp) EP 294: Schrodinger's Astin (featuring guest James Tyler) EP 295: Coming Soon to Netflix: Once Upon a Time in MexiGLOW and ChicaGLOW PD (featuring guest Jared Watson) EP 296: I hate this,...

Jake Manne retuned to the Bench for this Ede-hosted game. During this game, Ede pulled a Dougherty (three of the same quarter style - thanks, Matt!) and it was apparent early on that he wrote many backhanded wheelhouse questions for Jake. There was some discussion as to whether the word "slut" needed to be whistled - hopefully not, given that it was said way too many times. And Jake just wasn't sa...

Assistant Coach (and Benchie winner) Chris Shen returns to the bench to team with Mason Guillot (or Gason Muillot) again Scott and Matt D.  Right from the start, Scott foreshadows a question in his introductions.  Later, our guest is very pleased that he pulls one answer in the Lucky 7.  One team panics and conjures up Jackie Gleason as an answer.  And finally, Mason completes his character arc on...

Jeopardy! champion Jared Watson returned to the Bench for this Josh-hosted game. During this game, we learned that the Dallas Mavericks have signed center Jake Taylor (they are definitely going full Major League), Walling and Markkus were shilling for Corncob TV, we had the return of ChatGPT Pre and Postgame for the Halftime Show, we all agreed that Jack Reacher has a hell of a wingspan unless you...

First-timer (and Jeopardy! champion) James Tyler joins the Bench for this Ede-hosted game. In this game, we ask the important question, "Is Four Inches Enough?" We also discuss our favorite constellations, invoke the name of Roy Helu to divine wisdom, brutally misunderstand The Day the Music Died, and Ede asks a question about women's sports! If you're reading this, and John Astin is still alive,...

Patreon General Manager Riley Scherer teams up with Josh to take on David and Drew Topp in this Tako-hosted game. In this game, we sample bad Hungarian liquor, invent a new sport: Water Hurdles, and imagine the abomination that is Don King Cobra. And just so it isn't forgotten, Riley knows the sport. #legendsofthehiddentemple #olympics #spellingbee #dodgeball  https://dobosdelights.com/ Promo Code...

Scott permanently joins the OT crew and we hope to get back in a monthly routine. But for this episode we discuss:  EP 289: Clicks are Clicks, Right? (featuring Head Coach Dave Wortz & Assistant Coach Tim Geving) EP 290: Mitch TrubiSky Dome (feaeturing Assistant Coach Josh Snyder) EP 291: Pimp My Face (featuring Equipment Manager Yael Wylie) EP 292: You're the Man Now, Dog! (featuring Jake DeA...

First timer (and yet another guest who did better on Jeopardy! than Tako) Jake DeArruda joins for a Scott-hosted game. In this episode, Scott tries to set a record for the longest Curriculum Vitae of all time, Markkus feels young for coaching but old for his body, we discover a sports movie Mason has seen but Markkus has not, Tako shows off his voice acting skills, we find the baseball equivalent...

Firstime guest and Equipment Manager for our Patreon Team Yael Wylie joined the Bench for this Ede-hosted game. In this episode, Ede stumped both teams with his Missing Link (Hint: It was not that they were all running backs or that they're all black), we came to an agreement that there is no such thing as Alvin beans, we reminisced about Hall of Fame pitchers Jack Ass and Milfred Hunter (whose ca...

David hosts this game with Matt D and Mason teaming up to face Markkus and Assistant Coach to our Patreon Team, Josh Snyder. David clearly had returning player Josh in mind when wrote this game, which featured a Dad joke inspired hafltime, and a return of the Missing Limerink.  Mason and Matt tried their best to throw David off his game out of the gate with their team name. David gets his revenge...

Josh hosts the first recorded game of 2025, and the teams set all kinds of milestones checking in. In this episode, all the players fight the cold weather (especially Tako in mid-50s California). We try and guess Eastern European first names (and are somehow aided by Gilbert Arenas?), create adult film parodies, and talk a lot about meats, including wondering what cut of steak the Donovan cut woul...

Walling finally professionally hosts his contractually obligated yearly game pitting Assitant Coach Matt Coleman and Mason vs Markkus and Dougherty. In it, Walling kicks us off with a top tier dad joke, Mason raises some Ds throughout the game, we discuss pricey players and former Yankees, and the players attempt to get inside the mind of an enigma. In spite of all of his efforts to maintain profe...

In this all-Benchwarmer game hosted by Josh, we discover that old Venezuelans are not Tako's forte, we imagine a world where Alan Rickman played a Batman villain, Ede asks "Is it a stupid face?" and informs us that his dad only watched Hunter and M*A*S*H, we were slightly surprised that Mason has never watched The Goonies, we speculate that Ice Pirates would be a great name for an EDM band and sho...

David hosts this all-Benchwarmer game that sees Eric Ede team with Matt Dougherty to take on the formidable team of Scott and Mason.  Despite the fact that David is hosting and Ede is playing, David avoids getting fired.  Ede declares that since 2024 has come to an end, he can stop the charade, and he doesn't have to be pro-woman any more.  However, he thinks that Dak Prescott still stinks.  If yo...

This 90s-heavy game was an all-Benchwarmer affair hosted by Eric Ede. In this episode, Josh opined that Tina Turner's calves should qualify her as an athlete, we discuss at length the sad history of child stardom that led Gentle Ben down a dark path (re: Cocaine Bear), it was discovered that David played the electric triangle (with a crank) with rockabilly pioneer Gene Vincent (Whooo?!), and Ede t...

For the fourth year in a row, Dan leads a Fireside Chat with his trivia friends Graig Zethner, Scott Barber, and Gary Middleton with Matt joining in to ad almost nothing to the conversation. Enjoy and happy holidays from BTP!!!  https://dobosdelights.com/ Promo Code: CheckYourTaint https://www.patreon.com/benchwarmerstp https://www.facebook.com/benchwarmerstp https://www.twitter.com/benchwarmerstp...

Friend of the pod Jane posted on social media some holiday movie hot takes which got Matt into a tizzy and motivated him to pull together a last minute holiday movie bracket. Other friends of the pod Trevor Hogg and David Kantorski joined in to discuss the bracket and thus whatcha got here. Happy holidays to all and enjoy!    https://dobosdelights.com/ Promo Code: CheckYourTaint https://www.patreo...