Podcasts by The Incomparable Game Show

The Incomparable Game Show

The people of The Incomparable play various games, including trivia, classic board games, word games, and even a few reimagined classic game shows from years gone by.

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The Incomparable Game Show
219: Invent a Supervillain from 2023-12-06T15:00

Feuding Families returns, this time polling listeners about their knowledge of Marvel! Will Team HYDRA become triumphant? Or will the heroes of Team S.H.I.E.L.D. save the day? Survey says: Excelsio...

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218: The Cheese of Rassilon from 2023-11-22T17:16:20

It’s the 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who! And what better way to celebrate the history of a TV show that has often been a little loose on the rules with a special edition of Random Pursuit with thre...

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217: What Happened to Nathaniel? from 2023-11-08T13:00

It’s the return of Careers! That popular board game from the 1950s where players try to fulfill their dreams by either becoming uranium prospectors, sitting on the beach in Florida, winning an Osca...

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216: Equal Parts Clippy and a Demon from 2023-10-25T12:00

This edition of Low Definition is the spoooookiest yet! Crammed full of scary monsters and super creeps, the 26th edition of America’s favorite game show will get you prepared for Halloween in the ...

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215: That's Embarrassing from 2023-10-11T12:00

It’s time for another special Random Pursuit/Uncanny Magazine tie-in episode! Join us as several Uncanny Magazine Kickstarter supporters compete for random trivia bragging rights in this, the 29th ...

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214: Pity Points from 2023-09-27T12:00

It’s the return of Friendly Competition, America’s favorite Game Show! In this edition, Silent Carl gains a voice in the form of Chat GPT. Will the other contestants be friendly towards Carl GPT? C...

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213: Number One Fish from 2023-09-13T12:00

The yearly custom of Mind Meld has now become an annual tradition, with this, the sixth, melding of minds so far. Note: you may become hungry while listening! There are more rounds about food than ...

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212: Thank You, 1978 from 2023-08-30T12:00

It’s the return of the vintage board game version of Family Feud from 1978! And since the internet didn’t exist in 1978, we flew in all the contestants to an undisclosed location to play in person!...

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211: Backdoor Pilot For Yogi Berra from 2023-08-16T12:00

Recorded live at an undisclosed location, it’s the 28th proper edition of Random Pursuit! Listen as contestants get questions wrong, get others right, and hear Erika complain about selection editio...

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210: One Hour's Worth of Radon from 2023-08-02T12:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. We recorded live in a spooky basement, as our panelists try to figure out sieg...

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209: We Both Ended Up in Pittsburgh from 2023-07-19T12:00

Mind Meld returns for its record-breaking fifth installment! All the players in this edition have featured in past episodes, so they’re already in sync in some ways. But will their answers be? You ...

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208: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Goo from 2023-07-05T12:00

Jock, start the engine, because it’s time for the 25th edition of Low Definition! There are no short rounds here, just many long definitions that confound our contestants as they try and grasp the ...

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207: We Learned a Lot! from 2023-06-21T16:00

Antony asks non-Brits questions from an original British edition of Trivial Pursuit, and even offers to spell things if they think it’ll help. (It doesn’t.) Featuring our first non-American player!...

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206: Square is Not a Fruit from 2023-06-07T07:05

New contestants! A slightly new format! New banter! But the same delightful fun in the fourth edition of America’s favorite game show, Mind Meld.

Tony Sindelar and Kathy Campbell with Guy En...

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205: Total Pursuit Kill from 2023-05-24T12:00

Are you a fan of Random Pursuit AND Total Party Kill? Well, get ready for the mashup of all mashups as we play Total Pursuit Kill, where DMs and GMs from TPK face off to play Dungeons and Dragons T...

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204: Objectivist Mickey from 2023-05-10T12:00

Four contestants are each on a mission To gain points in each round by addition Whoever gets most And doesn’t annoy the host Wins this round of Friendly Competition!

Lex Friedman and Dan Moren ...

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203: Elvis Has Left The Building from 2023-04-26T12:00

Random Pursuit joins the 27 Club! (Don’t worry, more episodes will be coming later).

Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Kyle Anderson, Antony Johnston, Jay Miller and Kathy Campbell.

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202: CerealButItsSpelledLikeTheCereal.com from 2023-04-12T12:00

It’s the third edition of Mind Meld, America’s new favorite Game Show! See how in tune our contestants are this week as they attempt to go home with some fabulous prizes*! (*No prizes will be awar...

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201: Muppets Eating Other Muppets from 2023-03-29T12:00

It’s time for another edition of the edutaining Random Pursuit! Knowledge of island penal colonies is not required, but it is a bonus.

Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Annette Wierstr...

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200: The 200th Episode Spectacular from 2023-03-15T12:00

The Game Show celebrates its 200th episode with a grab bag The Incomparable’s favorite shows, including Random Pursuit, Low Definition, Inconceivable, and more!

Kathy Campbell and Annette Wierstr...

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199: Awash in Goo from 2023-03-01T13:00

Welcome to the latest episode of Low Definition! In this episode, our contestants will once again be put to the test as they attempt to come up with the least accurate definitions for a whole new s...

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198: Careers from 2023-02-15T13:00

A new game on The Incomparable! It’s Careers, the 1950s version of the board game where contestants try to achieve their desired combination of fame, wealth, and happiness. Who will be the first hu...

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197: I Can Hear the Screams in My Head from 2023-02-01T13:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. We return after a long hiatus to ask our panelists to identify characters by t...

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196: If You Weren't Sweepin', You're Weepin' from 2023-01-18T13:00

It’s the 25th edition of Random Pursuit! Only one player can win, but the silver lining is everyone learns something, even if that something is what they don’t know about Trivial Pursuit!

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195: Steve Wink. And Art Carney. from 2022-12-25T13:00

There’s no game like Turns Out for the holidays, and no matter how wild these stories are, at least one of them is true. On this special holiday bonus episode, we’re talking about holiday specials,...

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194: Christmas Trivia Is All Around from 2022-12-21T13:00

‘Twas the week before Christmas, And all through the Incomparable, Not a creature was stirring, Not even a…wait, what rhymes with Incomparable? Never mind, here is a delightful Christmas-themed tr...

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193: Clear Minds, Full Melds from 2022-12-07T13:00

America’s favorite game show is back with Mind Meld, now a regular part of the of the Game Show rotation! Will this week’s contestants lock minds and win? Or will their stubborn iconoclasm ruin the...

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192: Huh... Hmm from 2022-11-23T13:24:38

Welcome back to“Are You The Spy?”, where panelists must name clues that point to potential topics like Star Trek, Ursula K. Le Guin, or Back To The Future. For our second (and last for now) theme e...

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191: Uniqueness Counts Against You from 2022-11-09T13:00

It’s the pilot of episode of America’s favorite new game show, Mind Meld! Host Tony Sindelar wrangles contestants to try to not stand out in the crowd because points are awarded based on how simila...

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190: That Word Is Terrible from 2022-10-26T12:00

Welcome back to“Are You The Spy?”, where panelists must name clues that point to potential topics like Wicked, Seasons of Love, or Patti LuPone. That’s right, it’s a special oops-all-musicals episo...

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189: Your Fifteen Minutes is Up from 2022-10-12T12:00

It’s the 24th instalment of Random Pursuit! How many times will Andy Warhol be mentioned? Will scorekeeper Annette be kinder to the contestants than Steven is? And which contestant will not survive...

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188: It's the Pope! from 2022-09-28T12:00

Once again Antony fires extremely trivial questions from an old British edition of Trivial Pursuit at an increasingly baffled panel of North Americans, for your (and our) amusement. But for a game ...

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187: A Beatdown in Dangertown from 2022-09-14T12:00

Action Castle returns! This time, the contestants take a trip to the Land of Violence when they play Dangertown Beatdown, another amusing and entertaining text adventure game from Parsley Games!

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186: One More Astronaut from 2022-08-31T12:00

It’s Random Pursuit time! The 23rd edition of America’s favorite game show features first time contestants, astronauts, trees, starships, and some new questions never before asked on Random Pursuit!

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185: Revenge of the Feud from 2022-08-17T12:00

Feud! The contestants are crumbling under attacks by the ruthless host, Jason Snell. There are heroes on both sides. Evil is everywhere. In a stunning move, the fiendish Incomparable listeners have...

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184: Rumbledethumps from 2022-08-03T12:00

At long last, it’s the return of Low Definition with host Steve Lutz! Words, phrases, artworks, humps, and of course the CRAZY ROUND all feature in this classic version of America’s favorite game s...

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183: So Many Questions About That Rhino from 2022-07-20T12:00

It’s a special Random Pursuit/Uncanny Magazine tie-in episode! Join us as two Uncanny Magazine Kickstarter supporters battle along with some familiar names from Random Pursuits in the past for non-...

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182: Sparkling Oatmeal from 2022-07-06T12:00

Take a dash of Friendly Competition, a zest of Trivial Pursuit, one heaping half cup of fun, bake for 55 minutes, and you’ve got yourself the debut edition of Eat Or Be Eaten! Don’t scrimp on the m...

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181: The Battle of the Relay FM Network Superstars from 2022-06-22T12:00

Low Definition: Tech Edition returns, with the gang from Relay FM! (This was originally part of last year’s Relay FM Podcastathon.) Words and phrases just waiting to be defined. It’s up to the cont...

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180: Nice Glenns Finish Last from 2022-06-08T07:05

It’s the return of Friendly Competition, featuring many games and challenges adjudicated via friendly arbitration! Like the Klingon prison planet Rura Penthe, you learn the rules when you break them!

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179: Danconceivable 2: Electric Danaloo from 2022-05-25T12:00

After two years, it’s the return of the world’s favorite game show, Danconcievable, where the only thing in common is that all the answers have something to do with Dan. Not that Dan, the other one.

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178: Q and Eh from 2022-05-11T12:00

Think you have what it takes to be a Canadian? Think again, as host Annette Wierstra guides her American guests through a series of Canadian trivia questions and challenges, with no apologies given!

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177: Tony's Organs, Free to a Good Home from 2022-04-27T12:00

We play“You Think You Know Me,”a card-box game created by Ami Baio. Participants try to figure out whether statements or questions about other players fit them or not. Chaos ensues. Lives are chang...

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176: Venerable Boos Outfit from 2022-04-13T12:00

Random Pursuit returns for its 21st edition! It’s now old enough to drink, and you may wish to join in those exploits yourself when you hear the answers to some of these questions.

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175: There's No Whining In Geography from 2022-03-30T12:00

It’s the first Incomparable Geography Bee. Test your knowledge of geographical features and locations against our players. Featuring not just one, but two drafts, and some good-natured complaining ...

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174: Kermit Is Immeasurable from 2022-03-16T13:00:01

Introducing Inestimable, a game show which features panelists making wild numeric, comparative, and order of magnitude guesses about animals, bodies of water, foods, popular music, and much more. K...

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173: We Don't Need No Stinking Badgers from 2022-03-02T13:00

After a long hiatus, Random Pursuit makes a triumphant(?) return. Well, it’s a return anyway! We have lovely players and decidedly un-lovely questions, which seems about right.

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172: National Bola Association from 2022-02-16T17:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. In our latest installment, we quiz our panelists about fantasy geography, see ...

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171: Cicero Cicero Cicero from 2022-02-02T08:05

Welcome back to“Are You The Spy?”, where panelists must name clues that point to potential topics like Jon Snow, Iron Man, or The Shape of Water. One spy doesn’t know the topic they’re trying to di...

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170: Unfortunately, Six from 2022-01-19T17:00

Four contestants pursue a life of (sports and) leisure, but wind up confused by cricket - it can only be UK Triv! Once again our North American panelists try to answer questions from an original 19...

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169: The Hairless Head of Lars Huntington from 2022-01-04T22:13:33

It’s time for a new version of Low Definition, the likes of which have never been seen before! (Unless you tuned in to Relay FM’s annual fundraiser, anyway.) Jason Snell takes the reins of the show...

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168: Chaos is a C Word from 2021-12-08T23:38:16

It’s time for the second annual installment of“7 or C”, the game show no one asked for. Enjoy a discussion of how many cities Glenn was born in, what cheeses are memorable, and a VOCABULARY QUIZ. ...

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167: As Wrong As Possible from 2021-11-26T20:38:15

It’s time for another Friendly Competition, with games of chance, skill, rapping, and rhyming. Hear Glenn and Jean spit verses, listen in on Bohemian Rhapsody trivia, and meet your new friend Silen...

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166: My Step-Dad is Aquaman from 2021-11-10T17:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. In our latest rounds of torturous trivia we question our panelists about music...

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165: Most Valuable Ghost from 2021-10-20T16:00

What better time than SHOCKTOBER to introduce you to Ghost Court, the improvisational game of spooky arbitrations and ghastly rulings. Thrill at the intricacies of landlord v. ghost, ghost dog owne...

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164: Pixie Duck Is My Roller Derby Name from 2021-10-06T16:00

It’s SHOCKTOBER here at the Incomparable Game Show, and it’s time for another great Parsely Adventure—Pumpkin Town! Will our players find all the halloween candy, or be thwarted by the nefarious pa...

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163: Blame it on Burbank from 2021-09-18T16:18:10

We go back to where it all started! Let’s play the feud…the actual original home game of Family Feud, with answers compiled by polling 1970s audiences standing in line to watch“Family Feud!”Survey ...

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162: The Villain Monologue from 2021-08-18T15:08:07

Welcome back to“Are You The Spy?”Panelists must name clues that point to potential topics like Minecraft, Futurama, or River Song. One spy doesn’t know the topic they’re trying to discuss, and must...

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161: Cleveland Browns Callback from 2021-08-04T18:33:22

It’s Trivial Retreat, the game where we play the original Genus edition of Trivial Pursuit backward, where players must invent or guess the questions and categories based entirely on what’s on the ...

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160: Interdimensional Shaft from 2021-07-07T16:23:16

Time for another round of“Trust Me I’m a Superhero.”Will the best superhero leverage the power of fashion, grizzly bears, sea horses, steam, or cone to save the day? (Probably not cone.)

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160: Interdimensional Shaft from 2021-07-07T16:23:16

Time for another round of“Trust Me I’m a Superhero.”Will the best superhero leverage the power of fashion, grizzly bears, sea horses, steam, or cone to save the day? (Probably not cone.)

Tony Sin...

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159: Lex Explains Xylophones from 2021-06-23T16:00

Contestants compete in games of luck and skill, including naming famous Als, chain restaurants, and…numbers. Just any numbers.

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158: Surprise! Actors! from 2021-06-09T16:00

Star Wars Feuding Families has returned! Two teams of three contestants each try to outwit the collective intelligence of the Game Show audience when it comes to facts about Star Wars. What makes t...

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157: Waiting For It To Be Norwegian from 2021-05-26T16:00

Remember Low Definition? It’s back! And the definitions are just as dumb as always! Six contestants fight with weird words, old comic strips, questionable community names, and people on the interne...

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156: Too Much Entertainment from 2021-05-12T16:00

How many twos can our North Americans roll while trying to answer questions from an original 1983 British edition of Trivial Pursuit?“Two”many, in Antony’s wisdom. But then, that wisdom does begin ...

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155: God of Bears from 2021-04-28T16:00

It’s Trust Me, I’m a Superhero—a game about mixing and matching super powers, arguing, and probably some yelling and shouting! (It’s available on Tabletopia if you’d like to create your own Hall of...

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154: Ethereal Werewolf from 2021-04-14T15:00

Welcome back to“Are You The Spy?”Panelists must name clues that point to potential topics like Superman, werewolves, or Kermit the Frog. One spy doesn’t know the topic they’re trying to discuss, an...

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153: I Knew I Ate It Before 1970 from 2021-03-31T16:00

Limericks, presidential cartoon characters, and lots of silliness—in other words, another classic competition amongst friends.

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152: Everybody Had Weltschmerz from 2021-03-17T16:00

It’s time for the second annual Incomparable Spelling Bee! Five new contestants enter the ring, spelling English words competitively! Only one can be crowned this year’s Champion Speller. Along the...

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151: I Learned the Truth at Seventeen from 2021-03-03T17:00

We have a lot of new trivia blood in this episode! The scores are also pretty bloody, and Scorekeeper Steven makes no bones about it. At least there’s always fantasy in the adult box.

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150: Can I Have A Ding Ding? from 2021-02-17T17:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. The querulous questioning quiz returns, as we make our panelists decipher book...

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149: A Heart-Stricken Moose from 2021-02-03T17:00

Have you found other Game Show episodes too comfortably on the rails? Welcome to Bedecked, a Game Show concept that does away with tracks, trains, passengers, and the idea of reality itself. In thi...

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148: Don't Show Your Bossk from 2021-01-21T17:38:30

Break out your Lego bounty hunters and put away your adult Wookiee holo-entertainment—it’s time for the game where Incomparable listeners infuriate and confuse Incomparable panelists with their opi...

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147: His Nose from 2021-01-06T17:00

This is another genre-editions only episode, in which we wonder where the heck the Doctor is, are overwhelmed by Harry Potter, and discover just how terrible the genre questions really are.

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146: This Belt Bucky is Trickle from 2020-12-23T17:00

Howdy pardner! It’s time for tumbleweeds and cactuses, as we head to the Old West for a text adventure. You’re sleeping one off, but there’s trouble afoot! Can our players avoid getting shot or bei...

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145: 7 or C? from 2020-12-18T00:24:01

It’s the second-ever (and first public) episode of 7 or C! It’s a game where all the questions are about sevens or C. Seriously, that’s it.

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144: Contestants Are Angry from 2020-12-07T20:05:46

The music of REM, the randomness of numbers, improvised poetry, and a real live joke contest are just some of the shenanigans in the latest edition of everyone’s favorite game show where everything...

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143: Unexpected Batman from 2020-11-13T17:05:38

In our first ever genre editions-only episode of Random Pursuit, we discover Kathy and Antony are trivia twins…mostly. Also, when in doubt, answer 18.

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142: Great For Baseball from 2020-10-27T21:02:10

It’s time for more Friendly Competition, the podcast where friends compete against each other in ridiculous contests of skill, luck, and speed. Beatles songs, poetry, and plenty of wackiness all en...

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141: Do the Toilets Pay You? from 2020-10-07T16:29:54

Hope you’re ready to yell answers at your listening device again because Random Pursuit is back—with a new development! Erika finally admitted she needed help and convinced Steven to come on board ...

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140: Fight! from 2020-09-09T21:01:57

Welcome back to“Are You The Spy?”Panelists must name clues that point to potential topics like the Joker, vampire slayers, or The Bachelor. One spy doesn’t know the topic they’re trying to discuss,...

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139: Bring Your Own Backstory from 2020-09-02T16:00

The Parsely Action Castle trilogy continues with ACTION CASTLE IV. All your favorite nerds are here to pepper Tony with commands as they seek to discover the meaning of Actions and Castles! Go nort...

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138: Quinoa Car from 2020-08-19T16:00

Lex welcomes new scorekeeper Dan Moren and five new players for exciting competitions spanning delightful audio, coin flip predictions, Googlewhacks, and word guessing. Hilarity ensues.

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137: British Ghosts from 2020-08-05T16:00

This special episode of Random Pursuit sees Erika pulling players from around the Commonwealth to answer trivia questions that are largely American-based. Will the lone Canadian have an advantage? ...

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136: I Really Should Have Studied My Dans from 2020-07-29T16:00

Welcome to“Danconceivable!”, a rogue version of the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. For this special episode, Lex Friedman takes over the hosting r...

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135: Trust Me, I'm a Doctor from 2020-07-15T16:00

Trust us, we’re doctors! Okay, not really. We simply played the delightful card game Trust Me, I’m a Doctor from Half-Monster Games. It’s available on Tabletopia if you’d like to try your hand at m...

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134: No One Picked Me from 2020-07-01T16:00

In this inaugural episode of the Friendly Competition game show, host Lex Friedman forces guests Jason Snell, Dan Moren, Kathy Campbell, Monty Ashley, and Tony Sindelar to compete in a series of in...

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133: Did You Play Music, Dr. Boogie? from 2020-06-17T16:13

Welcome to Trivial Retreat! In this new spin on an old classic, players get answers from the back of a Trivial Pursuit Genus Edition card and then try to guess the questions—or invent better ones.

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132: One of Those Great Cities With an Umlaut from 2020-06-03T16:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. We have questions, they (hopefully) have answers! This time we quiz our paneli...

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131: Boasting Mountains from 2020-05-20T16:00

It’s time to get random again! Another group of intrepid players gathers to do their best to avoid Chex Trivia questions. Is Fred Astaire the answer to everything? Is Dan a pile of ants? Just how m...

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130: Jetty Mind Tricks from 2020-05-07T00:24:27

Welcome back to“Are You The Spy?”Panelists must name clues that point to potential topics like chess, Darth Vader, or waffles. One spy doesn’t know the topic they’re trying to discuss, and must fig...

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129: The Meatball is a Relic from 2020-04-22T16:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. It’s some of our most diabolical questions yet, as panelists try to identify c...

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128: Who Is Lamargine Gumbody? from 2020-04-08T16:00

In this edition of Random Pursuit, a friendship is on the line. Will it survive a bunch of questions about geography and underwear? Listen and see.

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127: It Is I, The Deceptor! from 2020-03-11T18:28:06

It’s time for more Low Definition, the game show that builds your word power! But with poop jokes! We also investigate government agencies, ponder the final words of French philosophers, and ponder...

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126: The Murder Edition from 2020-02-26T17:00

Death, destruction, slaughter, and a bit more death—and that’s just the questions. Once again, Antony Johnston gathers a panel of north Americans to play a British edition of Trivial Pursuit, and i...

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125: Non-Quadruped Thaumaturgy from 2020-02-10T01:55:29

This is the first episode of a new game show, Are You The Spy? Panelists must name clues that point to potential topics like Bigfoot, Transfiguration, or the Fast and the Furious movie franchise. O...

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124: Wayne Gretzky from 2020-01-26T01:35:45

From Wild, swingin’Swaziland to the frozen north of Canada, there’s nothing better than getting a bunch of friends together to play trivia games—even when Trivial Pursuit changes how its own cards ...

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123: Three of the Four Have Been to Space from 2020-01-08T17:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. In our latest episode, our teams test their knowledge of suspiciously similar ...

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122: That Seems Naughty from 2019-12-18T02:05:54

A new Parsely adventure? It’s a Christmas miracle! We take a tour of the North Pole and try to save Christmas by entering basic commands into a human parser. What secrets lie in the Candy Cane Fore...

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121: Canadian Crime Fighting Beaver from 2019-12-07T20:57:42

Turns Out returns, as we take a look at toys that caused holiday riots like Tickle Me Elmo, the Cabbage Patch Kids, and Barbara the Beaver. You don’t know Barbara the Beaver? Maybe you’ve heard of ...

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120: Gobble Search from 2019-11-14T17:02:05

Your favorite game of bad words and even worse definitions is back! In this mildly Thanksgiving-themed episode of Low Definition, Steve reveals a surprising co-host, we learn about other cultures, ...

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119: The Michelangelo of Space Alpaca Raising from 2019-10-30T15:00

We return to Fiasco, featuring a visit to Space Station 119, generally considerd the bus station of space stations. From there, a complicated web of intrigue is spun, involving alpacas, poison gas,...

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118: Resources and Wood and Stuff from 2019-10-01T16:00

Let’s play TL;DR, the game of hasty summaries and reckless connections! Two teams compete against each other, and the clock, to show off how little they know about anything that isn’t Marvel. Watch...

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117: Luxuriating with Lord Spooky from 2019-09-17T23:45

You stop your bicycle by a forbidding wrought-iron gate. A cobblestone path winds its way to the north. To the east and west stretches a dark and lonely road. It is raining.

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116: Flubber Franchise from 2019-08-23T17:15:15

Once again a group of unsuspecting game players must answer trivia questions randomly selected from random editions of Trivial Pursuit! Plus there may be more Chex trivia—you never know. In this ep...

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115: I Named Two Klingons! from 2019-08-07T16:27:46

Our audience: the final frontier. Federation Feud returns, as two teams comprised of two Star Trek fans and one non-Star Trek fan each battle for control of the galaxy by guessing your stupid answe...

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114: I Believe In The Juicy Rooster from 2019-07-24T20:51:28

From Chex Trivia about music, to Chex Trivia about TV, to Chex trivia about the’50s and’60s, this episode of Random Pursuit has it all! Also a bunch of regular Trivial Pursuit sets, including Docto...

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113: Robbie Williams is Not Dead from 2019-07-03T16:00

What’s a motorway? What’s an FA Cup? When is a mall not a mall? And why do British Trivial Pursuit question-setters have their mind set on topless women? Antony Johnston once again flings nonsense ...

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112: Spelling Bee from 2019-06-19T16:00

Who doesn’t love a Spelling Bee? Inspired by the annual National Spelling Bee, this bee features five of our regular panelists attempting to spell hard words selected by our chief speller, Jean Mac...

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111: If Only We'd Ever Read a Book from 2019-06-05T16:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. This time around, our teams test their knowledge of fictional characters’epita...

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110: Federation Feud! from 2019-05-22T16:00

We’ve gathered two teams from the corners of the Alpha and Beta quadrants to compete in this game, where we try to guess the stupid answers Star Trek fans gave to our stupid Star Trek questions. Wh...

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109: I Think This One Has a Talking Helicopter from 2019-05-08T16:00

It’s time once again to play TL;DR, the game of hasty summaries and reckless connections where two teams battle against the clock, each other, and a sometimes surprising paucity of pop culture know...

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108: I Hate People and Places from 2019-04-24T16:00

We didn’t get to play Random Pursuit at the Gallifrey One convention this year, so we got the group behind last year’s wacky installment back together virtually to play again. Will Liz go for the P...

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107: I Solved a Question From the Future from 2019-04-10T16:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. We’ve returned to quiz our panelists on a variety of topics, including books o...

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106: Shiver Me Pleasure from 2019-03-27T16:56:45

Once more unto the breach, dear elflock, and raise the chirogymnast! Steve Lutz is back with more stupid real words and the even stupider fake definitions supplied by a bunch of confused panelists....

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105: TL;DR from 2019-03-12T16:00

It’s time to try out a new game show; one we only just invented, and have never played before! Antony Johnston leads the charge into the unknown as we play a game of hasty summaries and reckless co...

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104: There Are No Letters in Our Bingo from 2019-01-30T21:57:17

Perhaps it’s just his British charm? Perhaps it’s the rolled Rs? Somehow, Antony Johnston has once again convinced a group of North Americans to answer questions from a decades-old UK 20th Annivers...

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103: Don't Give Me Any Grife from 2019-01-16T17:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. After a long hiatus, we’ve assembled two teams to match wits when it comes to ...

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102: Chasing the Gingerbread Dragon from 2018-12-19T14:45

Scheming elves, desperate reindeer, and strung-out misfit toys—what could this be? Why, it’s a very special Christmas-themed game of Fiasco! We bring disaster and misfortune straight to the North P...

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101: The Low Definition'18 Christmas Special from 2018-12-11T19:47:57

Deck the halls and pour the egg nog, it’s time for the return of a vaguely Christmas-themed episode of Low Definition, a game where players come up with inane definitions of ridiculous words. Plus ...

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100: John Lemon from 2018-11-27T21:50

For our 100th episode spectacular, Kathy Campbell hosts a gigantic panel of players as we play mini versions of numerous Incomparable Game Show games, from Low Definition to Random Pursuit to Feudi...

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99: The Famous Bat-Gun from 2018-11-15T15:00

Break out your utility belt, dust off your high school bookshelf, and step into the nearest available time machine, because we’re one episode short of the big Game Show 100th Episode Spectacular! T...

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98: K'on Bragh! from 2018-11-02T03:00

The trivia questions are random, the topics even more random, and yet the players keep coming back for more punishment! It’s the return of Random Pursuit, where it turns out that fandom is great, b...

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97: That's Not How Trees Work from 2018-10-17T16:00:10

If a train leaves from Montreal at five past the hour, how many cats will catch 100 mice in the barber shop? It’s time for Mindtrap, a game of brain teasers, puzzles, and atrocious puns.

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96: That Bear! from 2018-10-02T16:00

We’re back with even more randomly selected trivia questions from even more random editions of Trivial Pursuit! Star Wars! Doctor Who! Religion questions for kids! No subject is too obscure, and no...

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95: Take a Bow from 2018-09-18T15:50

You stand among the ruins of the once-glorious Action Castle (castle castle castle). All that’s left is this courtyard, a lonely tower, and a few crumbling walls. A rickety wooden stairway leads up...

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94: A Penguin Knows to Respect a Gun from 2018-09-04T16:27:42

Time for another Fiasco! This time our collaborative storytelling game goes to a research station in Antarctica, where there are penguins and broken relationships and illegal medications, as you mi...

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93: The Whole Hasperat from 2018-08-21T16:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. For this episode, recorded live at the World Science Fiction Convention in San...

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92: I'm Very Epicurious from 2018-08-08T16:00

It’s time once again for Low Definition, a game show featuring a panel of guests trying to guess the definitions of dumb words. In this episode we borrow a book from a Little Free Library, go to se...

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91: A Squashed Bee Gee from 2018-07-24T16:00

Cruel Brit Antony Johnston uses nostalgia-filled trivia meant for nostalgic UK players to confuse a collection of non-nostalgic North Americans.

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90: Random Tolkien Table from 2018-07-10T16:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. It’s a nail biter this time around, as our panelists try to identify movies of...

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89: I've Studied the Bible from 2018-06-26T16:00

Inside a clerk’s office in a hotel in the old west town of Boomtown comes a story so dramatic and confusing that it must have been made up on the spot. Join host Tony Sindelar as he guides four pla...

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88: Pantheon of Muppets from 2018-05-30T15:18:18

We return with yet more stupid guesses about your stupid answers to our stupid questions! Two“families”of Incomparable panelists compete for glory and adulation, and also something about Cool Cat.

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87: You Shall Not Pass from 2018-05-16T14:30

Based on a survey of Incomparable listeners, it’s time once again for a battle between two“families”of podcast panelists, who will attempt to guess the strange answers our listeners gave to innocuo...

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86: Death and Ferris Wheels from 2018-05-02T15:45:13

On this episode, we play the new game, You Think You Know Me, created by Ami Baio, a card game in which you win by knowing facts and beliefs of the people with whom you’re playing. If Cards Against...

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85: Always Trust Mr. Peanut from 2018-04-18T16:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. Smug and acrimonious are the watchwords in this installment, as our two teams ...

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84: The Three-Pack from 2018-04-04T17:00:58

We return to the game of strange words, stranger idioms, and the strangest mixed drinks of all time! This time we dip our toe into international waters, with three European guests who join us in be...

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83: I'm Hungry and I Like Cake from 2018-03-21T16:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. Recorded in front of a live audience at Emerald City Comicon 2018! Warning: Th...

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82: It's Meatloaf Day! from 2018-03-07T16:00

It’s a text-adventure journey into horror, as our human players enter the mental hospital in search of the truth about their sister. They’d better tell the computer to SAVE GAME every now and then....

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81: The Ghost Has Spoken from 2018-02-21T17:00

Look, not every Game Show features a bunch of us in a room in person drinking alcohol and answering trivia questions. But this episode, recorded live in Los Angeles at the Gallifrey One convention,...

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80: The Answer's Always Michael George from 2018-02-07T17:00

And again we cross the pond to Jolly Old Blighty, where Antony Johnston will confuse and confound a collection of North Americans with questions about the United Kingdom in the 1980s. From Andrew R...

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79: Yelling at Rocks from 2018-01-24T16:00

We’re back with more random trivia from random trivia games! Now even more random, with the addition of even more editions of Trivial Pursuit!

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78: There Are No Hamburgers in the Phantom Zone from 2018-01-03T17:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. In our latest episode, our panelists are challenged to remember the dying word...

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77: The Low Definition Holiday Special! from 2017-12-20T16:00

Welcome, one and all, to the Low Definition Holiday Special! Presented for your holiday-themed entertainment: a collection of weird words, translated movie titles, search-engine autocompletes, and ...

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76: Would You Like to Buy an Apple? from 2017-12-06T16:49:34

Join us for our second visit to the Victorian Parlour, where we shall play more amusements and delights that would be as at home in the parlours of England as in the rail cars of America. It’s elem...

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75: It All Boils Down to Valerie Bertinelli from 2017-11-26T23:50

If you like The Incomparable’s other Game Shows—well, this isn’t them. This is Clickthrough, a quiz show driven by the erratic behavior of its host, Glenn Fleishman, and Wikipedia’s random article...

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74: Baseballers from 2017-11-08T16:00

Our game of random trivia returns, with players randomly assigned one of 72 different categories across 12 different boxes of Trivial Pursuit questions. From Doctor Who companions to very loosely d...

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73: Dinosaur Jousting with Pitchforks from 2017-10-25T16:00

We’re back with more Low Definition, in which your friends invent stupid definitions for stupid (but real) words. Plus we get a little literary, ponder more historical advertising, and take a visit...

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72: You're Rolling Like Terrible People from 2017-10-11T16:00

Random Pursuit returns! In this game, players have to answer questions from random categories randomly selected across 12 different editions of Trivial Pursuit! And this time things get a little da...

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71: The Count Of Monte Brisco County from 2017-09-27T16:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. The show picks up a few new voices this week, who are immediately put to the t...

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70: A Dog Named Bodyslam from 2017-09-14T01:21:46

With the fall TV season getting underway, what better time to take a look at some TV pilots that didn’t quite make it? We predict the future in the past in the form of a question, get caught swappi...

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69: Victorian Parlour Games from 2017-08-30T19:49:27

Ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Monty Ashley requests your presence in his parlour for a series of entertainments that are sure to delight you.

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68: It's Not All Horrible Childhood Memories from 2017-08-16T16:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. It’s a bitter rivalry this week, as our competitors must identify fictional wa...

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67: Welcome to Engineering from 2017-08-02T15:45

It’s time to play another Parsely game, in which a group of humans try to confuse a computer parser (played by a human). This time, it’s time to investigate a space station! Will it be an Action Ca...

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66: Low Definition: I Will See a Wrinklepuff from 2017-07-19T15:30

Low Definition returns with more ridiculous words, Google searches, haikus, art installations, and more.

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65: The Famous Mickey from 2017-07-06T15:53:28

Random Pursuit is back! Join a brand new panel of non-random players as they roll a nauseating number of sixes, learn all about Canada, and show off their barnyard animal knowledge.

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64: Random Pursuit from 2017-06-21T17:28:33

A random selection of Incomparable panelists play a game of Trivial Pursuit where everything is random—not just the categories, but which of 10 different games of Trivial Pursuit the questions will...

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63: Tales of Glenn! from 2017-06-07T15:00

Presented to you: an experiment in storytelling. Five people, five unbelievable stories of the amazing adventures of Glenn Fleishman, who knows everyone’s cousin and has seen things you wouldn’t be...

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62: Dr. Tiff and the Electric Catfish from 2017-05-25T15:00

We’re back with more ridiculous words and even more ridiculous definiitions! Plus, we venture to a place we pray Chewbacca has never been.

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61: Inclined To Go For The Liquor from 2017-05-09T15:54

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. Our teams sing the body corporate as they try to identify fictional companies,...

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60: Feuding Families III: Pity Pass from 2017-04-26T15:43:16

Once more we return to our survey of Incomparable listeners from last summer, which allows two teams of humans to collectively feud while guessing what listeners answered to our ridiculous question...

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59: We Are the World from 2017-04-12T09:00

UK Trivia returns! Antony Johnston once again forces a bunch of North Americans to answer questions about obscure 1980s trivia that only British people should understand.

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58: Low Definition XI: Lesser of Two Weevils from 2017-03-30T15:00

More ridiculous definitions of ridiculous words. We also visit an unexpected man in an unexpected location, do some more Google searches, and borrow a book from a Little Free Library.

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57: Spies, Pies, and Electronics from 2017-03-23T17:30

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. Recorded in front of a live audience at Emerald City Comicon 2017! Hear the au...

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56: Hug Per Point from 2017-03-01T16:00

The Game of Matching returns! Recorded live at the Gallifrey One convention in Los Angeles, our contestants try to guess the responses of three panelists, just like a game show from the 1970s, but ...

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55: There Is a Sign Here from 2017-02-15T18:49:23

It’s time for another journey into the realm of classic text adventures mixed with painful human dynamics, as we return to the world of…Action Castle! (castle, castle, castle). Yes, that’s right, w...

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54: Low Definition: Up to the Third Knuckle from 2017-02-01T16:00

Low Definition returns with more ridiculous people, places, things, and foreign-language movie titles! Plus a shocking number of orifices.

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53: Mmmoootiny! from 2017-01-19T20:57:31

It’s been a while, but we’re back with another game of Introvocabulum, the game show that’s definitely not Password. Pull up a chair and practice your Care Bear Stare in preparation for this exciti...

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52: How Is That Starfleet? from 2017-01-04T19:23:33

From hell’s heart, five players take a stab at answering“Star Trek”trivia questions from game master and Star Trek expert Scott McNulty. He tasks us, and we shall have him! Or not.

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51: Yule Cat Saves the Kids from 2016-12-21T17:48:58

Let’s see…Sondheim’s songbook, horse skulls, the ghost of Paul Lynde, why pissed on shark is not necessarily better than the pissed off kind, dinner at Sardi’s, goat erections, truly stinky cheese,...

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50: Low Definition: A Family of Clowns from 2016-12-09T18:41:17

It’s time once again to make up fake definitions for stupid words. This time we also dive into unexplored regions of both iTunes and the App Store. But don’t worry, listener! Steve Lutz is gunning ...

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49: We Love Our Listeners! from 2016-11-22T20:26:42

Not a feud! No families! Nine Incomparable panelists take sides to guess your dumb answers to our dumb survey questions, live from Anaheim.

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48: Don't Read the Creepy Old Book from 2016-11-09T15:30

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. Recorded at the Now Hear This festival in Anaheim, California, our two teams o...

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47: Low Definition: The Spooky Edition from 2016-10-24T22:56:58

When quidnuncs screeve in hempen hahas, and strange and tasteless words echo through the fjords…Whenever Liebig quivers where the Blattnerphone is deathly still…That is the time when pooks are pres...

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46: Dang, I Wish We Were Physicists from 2016-09-28T16:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. By your powers combined, this episode’s panelists take on a spate of trivia ab...

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45: The Incomparable's Ten-Foot Poll from 2016-09-14T15:00

Our panelists predict your stupid answers to our stupid questions.

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44: Low Definition: The Wicker Moze from 2016-08-30T15:00

We’re back with more ridiculous definitions! Moze returns from his recent victory, but has to deal with the pressure of being a champion as everyone attempts to avoid falling into his trap. Steve h...

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43: I Don't Know What Wapping Is from 2016-08-16T15:00

The tables are turned! In this episode, Antony Johnston forces a bunch of North Americans to answer questions from the UK edition of Trivial Pursuit! Bloody Americans…

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42: Game Night: International Genus from 2016-08-03T21:55:54

Representatives from three different nations square off in a battle of 1980s trivia! (Trivia from the 1980s, not trivia about the 1980s.) Canada invented Trivial Pursuit and we’re playing from the ...

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41: Low Definition: Hell Is Other People's Words from 2016-07-19T15:00

More ridiculous definitions, both real and imagined. Plus, we’ll take your orders for some disgusting mixed drinks, and ponder a Slovenian proverb.

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40: Sorcerel Realism from 2016-07-06T17:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. This month mash-ups of movie actors and Dungeons&Dragons classes are a critical...

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39: Low Definition: The Amount of Pan in a Thing from 2016-06-22T21:42:43

We return with more made-up definitions to ridiculous words. And don’t miss the art project in the center of the room.

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38: Game Night: Gospel According to Short Round from 2016-06-08T16:00

We’re back with another edition of trivia from the 1980s, as we play the original Trivial Pursuit and struggle with questions about geography, railroads, and famous mobsters, all the while grapplin...

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37: Low Definition: This Word Sucks from 2016-05-28T01:19:26

Hide your kids and dictionaries! It’s time for a return to our game of made-up definitions, this time with some added Googling and romance (noveling).

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36: This is How We Lost America in the First Place from 2016-05-11T21:50

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. And now for something completely…well, partially different. Team United Kingdom...

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35: Introvocabulum: Overeager Judge from 2016-04-26T15:00

Pre-taped from the Internet, it’s a new game show that involves pairs of players guessing a magic word with single-word clues. If this sounds like the classic game show“Password,”IT IS ABSOLUTELY N...

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34: What Am I Doohan Hangin'Round? from 2016-04-14T15:19:39

In case you thought we were bluffing, Turns Out is back with the unbelievable stories of where some of your favorite science fiction series really came from. Aleen Simms and Glenn Fleishman join ho...

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33: Exits Are Unknown from 2016-03-29T15:00

We return to the dangerous land of group text adventures with“Jungle Adventure”, in which the survivor of a plane crash wanders through a dark jungle. And wanders. And wanders.

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32: Intangibility is a Serious Problem from 2016-03-16T15:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. Think you can identify a movie from its final line? It’s harder than it sounds....

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31: Low Definition: Tempted by the Little Man from 2016-03-01T20:00

An hour of fun Definitions from Steve Lutz Plus Florida Man

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30: Game Night: TARFIS from 2016-02-15T23:30:26

Live from the Gallifrey One convention in Los Angeles, a special“Doctor Who”-themed edition of The Game of Matching! Awkward answers to silly questions! Telepathy gone awry! And more fun than you c...

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29: Laser Cars are Really Sweet from 2016-02-03T21:20

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. In our long-awaited return, our all-star panel tries to identify fake fantasy ...

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28: Game Night: Dental Dam from 2016-01-20T00:17:23

In this edition of Game Night, we play a game called The Game of Matching that is totally not at all like a celebrity panel show from the 1970s. Also, Glenn does poetry.

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27: Low Definition: Lake Tourist from 2015-12-20T19:32:48

In this special holiday edition of Low Definition, our contestants must grapple with weird definitions, obscure holidays, Norwegian movie titles, and even a Morrissey song.

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26: Pundit Showdown: Rivalry of the Fruits from 2015-12-01T18:38:38

The Pundit Showdown returns with a year-end edition that covers the Surface Book, Jimmy Iovine, Jessica Jones, emoji, and a visit to the Festivus pole.

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25: Counterclockwise: Order of the University of Phoenix from 2015-11-26T01:32:24

This time we discuss the“Harry Potter”series, both the books and the movies. Topics include: gadgets/spells we wish we could have, decisions J.K. Rowling regrets (and we do too), greatest moments i...

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24: Stephen Hawking Said from 2015-11-17T19:14:57

“Family Feud 1977”returns, as our six contestants face off in an attempt to guess what game show audiences in 1977 were thinking. Let’s play the feud!

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23: Low Definition: Space Blobs from 2015-11-11T16:00

In this game that’s absolutely nothing like Balderdash and not a product of Canada, players create their own fake definitions for real worlds. And there are a few twists along the way, because this...

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22: Cabaret of Fire from 2015-11-04T16:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. In our latest episode, our panel of panels susses out fake video game villains...

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21: Light Lamp from 2015-09-22T19:15

What if you cross a party game with an old-school text adventure? You get Action Castle, the game that turns a human being into an old-style command line prompt and a bunch of people into a single ...

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20: Pundit Showdown: Breakfast Octopus from 2015-09-08T00:00:57

With an Apple media event on the horizon, it’s time for a return to the Pundit Showdown! Four pundits vie to become our latest champion! Let’s go to the tote board!

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19: Low Definition: The Liripoop Interlude from 2015-09-01T14:00

Balderdash! Our game of fake definitions returns with new stupid words that almost nobody has ever heard of before. Which player will reign supreme? (Since Dan’s not on this episode, it probably wo...

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18: Harry Potter and the Odor of the Weasel from 2015-08-25T14:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. For our first show recorded live and in person, our panels tell us the differe...

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17: Low Definition: Hempen Humbug from 2015-08-04T16:25

Once a month the Incomparable family plays a game, like you might around the table with your family. This month it’s Balderdash, the game of obscure words and ridiculous definitions. You’ll never l...

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16: Pundit Showdown: International Incident from 2015-07-28T18:01:23

The Pundit Showdown returns with our panel of four technology experts answering host Philip Michaels’questions in hopes of earning points and glory! But which panelist will strain international rel...

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15: Vampire Or Not from 2015-07-21T19:30

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. Obscure 1990s vampires! Batman villains!…High school chemistry? Those are just...

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14: Counterclockwise: Zombie King from 2015-07-13T20:59

This month’s Counterclockwise is all about HBO’s“Game of Thrones.”Is you-know-who really dead? Who is left to cheer for? Are TV viewers supposed to keep spoilers quiet so as not to offend book read...

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13: Game Night: Golfing with Hitler from 2015-06-13T22:01:55

This month on Game Night, we take a second spin at playing Trivial Pursuit—the original Genus Edition from the 1980s, of course. Strangely enough, things get a little scatological when we get to th...

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12: Twelve Angry Clowns from 2015-06-04T14:18:36

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. As ever, host Dan Moren and scorekeeper/announcer Lex Friedman are on hand to ov...

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11: Counterclockwise: All-Father Knows Best from 2015-05-27T00:10:05

This month’s Counterclockwise topic is the Marvel Cinematic Universe! And joining us to discuss four Marvel-themed topics are superhero aficionados Lisa Schmeiser and John Moltz. We do some fantasy...

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10: Pundit Showdown: February Flashback Edition from 2015-05-05T23:07

There was a time when our thoughts turned to Super Bowls and holiday-quarter Apple financial results and the death of the Shack. That long-ago time was February 2015, when Philip Michaels dusted of...

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9: Mogo is Displeased from 2015-04-30T14:00

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. As ever, host Dan Moren and scorekeeper/announcer Lex Friedman are on hand to ov...

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8: Je Suis La Poire from 2015-04-24T18:56:28

As April winds down, we remember great and not-so-great April Fools jokes. Jason has a lot of de Gaulle, Scott has a nose for pranks, David has an outdated video game console, and Glenn glenns abou...

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7: Family Spats from 2015-04-15T23:16:50

It’s game night! In this installment we’re playing the mid-1970s“Family Feud”home game, which forces our two teams of modern players to guess the thoughts of 100 people waiting in line to see a TV ...

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6: Counterclockwise: Long TARDIS Nights from 2015-04-10T23:46:40

This month’s Counterclockwise topic is“Doctor Who”! And here to discuss four fresh“Doctor Who”topics in 42 minutes or less are“Doctor Who”podcast luminaries Steven Schapansky (Radio Free Skaro, The...

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5: Lies, Lies, Lies, Yeah from 2015-03-25T09:01:59

In our new panel game of bluffs and double bluffs, Erika’s not drinking the Kool-Aid or whatever that is, everyone finds Glenn’s story hard to swallow, Jason goes international, and David brings up...

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4: Counterclockwise: Lost in Stars from 2015-03-17T20:42:38

It’s time again for Counterclockwise, the panel show where four people discuss four geeky aspects of a single topic, and it’ll all get done in less than 42 minutes. This week, Jason and Dan are jo...

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3: Mansplained to Doom! from 2015-03-12T19:15:26

Welcome back to“Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. As ever, host Dan Moren and scorekeeper/announcer Lex Friedman are on hand to ov...

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2: Counterclockwise: Space Minivan from 2015-02-17T04:57:30

It’s time for Counterclockwise, the panel show where four people discuss four geeky aspects of a single topic, and it’ll all get done in less than 42 minutes. This week on our inaugural Counterclo...

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1: Serious Nerdery from 2015-02-09T23:00

Welcome to the first episode of Inconceivable!—a show that tests our panelists’knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. Each month, two teams will face off to answer diabolical questio...

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0.3: Tennis with Errol Flynn from 2014-03-31T17:30:18

Our friends play an entire Trivial Pursuit game. The whole thing. Eight players, the original Genus Edition, no waiting. (Originally posted as Total Party Kill #19.)

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0.2: Game Show II from 2014-03-30T18:50

In the spirit of April Fool’s Day, we present the second edition of The Incomparable Game Show. Two teams match up in a battle of trivia and pointlessness. (Or is that redundant?) (Originally rele...

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0.1: Game Show from 2012-04-01T07:00

It’s the Incomparable Game Show! In a clash of young(ish) versus old(ish), two teams vie for the honor of being the team who wins. Sci-fi questions, confused androids, and a visit from a parallel-u...

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