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15 Jul 202434 - Prateek Chellani00:17:12

We’ve got yet another member of ProgChamps building a quiz this week, with Prateek joining us from Pittsburgh in search of questions about 21st Century Bollywood Movies, 2010s Formula One, and the FC Barcelona roster (kind of). He did find something that worked out pretty well!

Here are some links from this episode:

Thanks for listening! If it’s not a hassle, please share the show with some friends, subscribe, or leave a rating.

https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

02 Sep 202442: Monya De00:08:56

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's a small problem with this linear format.

Nonetheless, we press on. Monya was a great sport in spite of some wifi challenges, and hopefully she will return for a more technically sound episode soon.

Episode Links:

Again, apologies for the tech snafus. It won’t happen again might happen again, but hopefully not.

29 Jul 202436: David Kantorski00:11:28

    • This week we have David Kantorski returning for his second outing in search of questions on Major League Baseball and 90s music - specifically Grunge. See if he was able to track anything down this time around…

    Links from the episode:

    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    06 Jan 202562: Jessica Babbitt00:44:56

    Jeopardy! champion, Jessica Babbitt joins us this week from Austin, TX for her first attempt at the game, searching for questions about Disney World, 90s boy bands, and current British royals. This was a really fun game to read, so hopefully you enjoy it! After you listen to this, be sure to check out Jessica and her team “Only Winners in the Building” on Pop Culture Jeopardy on Amazon Prime Video!

    Episode Links:

    Thanks everybody! Be sure you check the links at the linktree (https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop) - especially that link to sign up as a player on Tangents!

    And don’t forget to get your tickets to Trivia Nationals coming up in May!

    01 Jan 202561: DJ Carlile00:11:55

    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:

    Thanks DJ!
    Coming up next, we’ll have three-time Jeopardy! champ, and current Pop Culture Jeopardy! contestant Jessica Babbitt trying to find questions about Disney parks and British royals.

    20 Jan 202564: Matt Lamia00:14:13

    Matt Lamia joins us again from Winter Springs, Florida in search of questions about the TV show Friends, 80s music, and 80s movies. Have a listen and see if he was able to track any down.

    Episode Links:

    • What’s the best thing to eat in Winter Springs, Florida? Stefanos Trattoria

    • What are you into? MLB The Show ‘24, The Floor, The Bear, and Only Murders in the Building

    • Where do you quiz? Sundays at Aloma Bowl and Wednesdays at Kiwi’s Pub

    • What’s the last thing you looked up? The eleven countries that the Nile runs through.

    Be sure to check the link tree here: https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    And remember to get your tickets for Trivia Nationals coming up in May!

    18 Nov 202454: Tandem Mode - Jeff Clear & Chris Brewer00:27:14

    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:

    Go to the links!

    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    18 Dec 20234: Cheyenne Fletcher00:40:26

    Cheyenne is one of those people who signs up for every available online quiz and quiz league, so if you've been in that space since the spring of 2020 when that stuff took off, you've probably seen him, played against him, and watched him pull answers with the clock running out. If you have somehow missed out on that, this episode will give you a good idea what you're missing.


    Enjoy. And while you're here, subscribe! Maybe even give a review or rating (if you really enjoy this thing).


    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    08 Apr 202420: Paul Paquet00:22:59

    It's a milestone week for Tangents - TWENTY episodes AND the return of Paul Paquet from the Ottawa Trivia League and the Trivia Hall of Fame. Paul's last quiz ended with some bad luck back-to-back questions about the OJ Simpson trial, so he came prepared this time around.

    If you'd like to join Paul and the rest of our guests for your own quiz, there's a link on the LinkTree page that will get you on the schedule.


    As always, be sure to check out all the links on the Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/triviaworkshop



    26 Aug 202441: Brian Irving00:41:40

    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:

    As always, check the Linktree at https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop - especially if you’d like to try your hand at the game!


    11 Nov 202453: Chris Brewer00:13:47

    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, when we recorded this, I was recovering from Covid, so my voice is pretty weak and tired. It get’s better in a couple of weeks.

    Episode Links:

    Be sure to check out all the links at https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop and sign yourself up to play the game!

    10 Jun 202429: Brandon Fellows00:18:19

    Brandon (not Brian) Fellows drops by this week to take a run at the game. He hosts a Wednesday night quiz at Brewski’s in Springfield, IL for Twin City Trivia when he’s not doing his regular radio stuff. He was looking for questions on Country Music, Saturday Night Live, and Sports Stadiums. SPOILER ALERT: He found one of those.

    Links from the episode:

    If you’d like to support the show and get access to bonus content, ⁠check out our Patreon⁠!

    And for everything else in the Trivia Workshop scene, here’s the LinkTree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    23 Sep 202446: Tandem - Luc Leavenworth & Tim Gomez00:14:14

    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 much less at stake?

    Episode Links:

    Next up, we’ll have Jeff Clear back in the hotseat for Episode 47.

    29 Jan 202410: Mike Brownstein00:17:22

    Another online regular tries their hand at Tangents this week. Mike Brownstein, one of the Ukrainian Trivia Resistance members heard that there was no spelling required for the podcast version of the game, and used that to his advantage. Mike is a great guy, and a great quizzer...and apparently deep into non-trivial things like disc golf. Be sure to check his LinkTree below for more info on that!


    And as always, check out the Trivia Workshop LinkTree for more upcoming streams, live events, and other miscellaneous stuff.

    09 Dec 202457: Dalton McGhiey00:25:15

    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:

    Be sure to get signed up for Trivia Nationals 2025 in New Orleans! Want to be on the show? It's free! ;)

    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    03 Feb 202566: Ian Schulze00:28:34

    Ian Schulze, returns for the first time since Episode 27, still looking for questions about Pink Floyd - and also MASH this time around. He’s great at using clues in the questions to figure out answers he doesn’t know right away. Enjoy!

    Episode Links:

    Thanks Ian!

    Be sure to check out the linktree here: https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    25 Mar 202418: Harry McGrory00:21:29

    This is the episode where we finally learn the origin of the "busstoptv" username. Harry McGrory from Glasgow (and ProgChamps) was in the hot seat this week, answering questions on a wide variety of (sometimes misleading) topics. He listed The Beatles as his specialty subject.



    05 Aug 202437: Jeff Clear00:20:35

    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:


    Want to be on the show? Check out our LinkTree to find out how: https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop


    04 Dec 20232: Mike Bober00:20:00

    Want to play? Or do you just want to find more info on the podcast or Trivia Workshop? Here you go:

    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    25 Nov 202455: Matt Lamia00:17:55

    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:

    Catch live shows from Tangents and your other favorite trivia podcasts at Trivia Nationals 2025 in New Orleans!

    06 Feb 202411: John Liu00:21:24

    Santa Monica isn't just the home of America's most famous pub quiz. It's also the home of this week's guest, John Liu. John is part of several online quiz leagues, and took advantage of the abundance of internet quizzing during the last four years to become much more proficient at pop culture trivia.


    His expert subject though is video games. Plenty of content on that subject in the database - but was John able to track it down?


    ###


    Make sure you check all the links in our LinkTree:

    04 Mar 202415: Tim Gomez00:16:28

    First there was Edwards, then came Dippel, now episode 15 brings us our third Tim - Tim Gomez! It was good to finally put a face and voice to the name behind Where's My Elephant/incoherant9 on our Twitch games - and I learned quite a thing about some Peanuts characters as a bonus!

    As always, please check out the links below:

    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    27 Nov 20231: Tim Edwards00:21:08

    This is the pilot episode, and I could think of no one better to help test the game than Tim Edwards of Questionable Co. in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

    This might work.

    13 May 202425: Jill Staunton00:24:02

    Another local regular tries the game this week. Jill Staunton has been winning my trivia events around Central Illinois for many years now, but never in a format that let her choose the subjects for every question, so this was new.

    She was looking for questions about The Beatles...but did she find them?


    LINKS:


    And as always, be sure to check our LinkTree!

    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    04 Nov 202452: Chris Parkinson00:17:32

    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:


    See you next week for a Tandem Mode game between Chris Brewer and Jeff Clear!

    17 Jun 202430: Tim Dippel00:24:32

    Episode 30! Tim Dippel returns this week for another run, in search of questions about Star Wars or 90s Nickelodeon. You know Tim from the Frenemy Trivia Podcast, other shows from the PTE Network, and the tank top section at Target. He’s a great guest and you should definitely check out his stuff in the links below.


    https://www.tangentstrivia.com/

    11 Mar 202416: Ali Baig00:24:31

    Ali Baig is a ton of fun to talk to, so we ended up chatting about the quiz business for more than 30 minutes before we even got to the "First Five". For the sake of time, I trimmed that out of this episode, but it may show up in a special episode soon, so stay tuned.


    Ali is the founder of Baig of Tricks Entertainment in the burbs of Chicago and a real raconteur. It was an utter blast hanging out with him, so you can expect future visits.


    Check out the links below for more from Ali (and me).

    11 Dec 20233: Fran Langum00:17:56

    If you've played our streaming quiz on Twitch since early 2020, chances are you've heard of a team called Professional Left. Fran is part of that team along with her husband Bill. It was great having her on to create a quiz. Have a listen and see how she did.



    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop


    03 Jun 202428: Christian Hernandez00:14:42

    The Return of El Guapo…

    Chris Hernandez returns to the guest chair this week, in search of questions about Quentin Tarantino movies. I won’t spoil anything, except to say that there were a couple of streaks in other subjects that helped with this path. Enjoy!


    If you’d like to support the show and get access to bonus content, check out our Patreon!

    And for everything else in the Trivia Workshop scene, here’s the LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    12 Aug 202438: Harry McGrory00:17:52

    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-Trivia Podcast: The Lonely Island Podcast

    • Last Movie in a Theater: Furiosa

    • Best TV Theme Song: Arthur

    • Plug: Listen to Tangents and tell a friend! :)

    And as always, be sure to check out https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop for all the Trivia Workshop related stuff.

    26 May 202427: Ian Schulze00:19:51

    Our first Vermonter! Ian Schulze is no stranger to the trivia podcast scene, so he came in without the usual nervousness. I had a great time with Ian on his search for questions about the band Pink Floyd. Have a listen and see if he managed to track any down, or if he hit a WALL. Get it?

    Links from this episode:


    If you’d like to support the show and get access to bonus content, check out our Patreon!

    And for everything else in the Trivia Workshop scene, here’s the LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    19 Aug 202440: Kevin Kuschel00:23:03

    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:

    Thanks for playing, Kevin!

    If you want to try your hand at the game, sign up here: https://forms.gle/bFXQ3anzAyznthpu8

    01 Jan 20246: Brian Irving00:30:03

    Happy New Year!


    This week's player is Brian Irving, a fan of 90s movies and the Atlanta Braves, even though he's right in the middle of Cardinals/Cubs territory.


    Brian was able to build a quiz with questions about subjects like Abe Lincoln, Yugoslavia, DVD sequels, Lord of the Rings, music genres, 80s movies, mascots, acting athletes, Florida, Oscars, 2010s films, comic books, soap operas, George Lucas, filmmakers, 1940s films, 1990s films(!), comedy, and much more.


    Enjoy the episode - and if you haven't already, be sure to subscribe!


    Also, make sure you check out all of the links here:

    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop


    02 Dec 202456: Keith Moser00:52:21

    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:

    TRIVIA NATIONALS is back! The Tropicana is gone now, so they’re moving from Las Vegas to New Orleans for Trivia Nationals 2025. That’s happening over the long Memorial Day weekend in May, so mark your calendars (and buy your tickets)! Go to https://trivianationals.org/ for more info.

    And the Trivia Advent-ure Calendar is back again this year! I’ll be providing a “Mystery Theme” quiz for that on December 16, so be sure you get yours - or gift a trivia lover! Head to https://ko-fi.com/triviaadvent to get in on that.

    As always, check the linktree at https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop for all the links - including one to sign up to play Tangents!

    24 Dec 20235: Jay Borsom00:42:45
    Here's my gift to you this Festivus season. Jay Borsom from Liquid Kourage Entertainment has appeared on every other trivia-related podcast, so this was inevitable, I suppose. You can catch Jay several times a week doing live streams on Twitch, or if you're lucky enough to live in the suburbs of Chicago, you have some live options as well. To find out more about all of the LK events, live or online, go to https://linktr.ee/liquidkourage Oh, and speaking of Link Tree, be sure to check this one out while you're there... https://linktr.ee/triviaworkshop
    29 Dec 202460: Prateek Chellani01:01:59

    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:

    Thanks Prateek!

    If you’d like to play the game, there’s a sign-up link on the LinkTree here: https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    16 Aug 202439: Shanondoah Nicholson00:24:44

    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 episode to record…hope you enjoy!

    Episode Links:

    And as always, please check out the LinkTree links here: https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    07 Oct 202448: Greg Peterson00:24:47

    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:

    Thanks, Greg!

    Be sure to check out the links at https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop and https://www.tangentstrivia.com/

    26 Feb 202414: Brittany Shaw00:32:48
    The MCU Infinity Saga and the Tudor Monarchy may not have much in common other than the fact that this week's guest was trying to find questions about either of them. When she's not in the guest seat on other podcasts, she's hosting her own, the Frenemy Trivia Podcast along with past guest Tim Dippel. Be sure to check out the link below for more info. https://frenemytrivia.podbean.com/ https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop
    18 Mar 202417: Madeleine Garvey00:11:24

    Madeleine Garvey is next up in the hot seat this week, in search of questions about Video Games and Taylor Swift. She's one of our regular players on the Tuesday night Twitch stream with the Bad Mustache team, so if you'd like to see how you would fair in a real head-to-head matchup, join us in real time every Tuesday night at 8pm Central!


    If you'd like to be a guest on Tangents, fill out this short form: https://forms.gle/K8dWCwnVbNbbQfG16


    30 Sep 202447: Jeff Clear00:27:22

    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:

    Please check out the LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    THANKS!

    01 Apr 202419: Kevin Kuschel00:22:19

    This week I get to hang out with one of my favorite trivia players, Kevin Kuschel. I first met Kevin several years ago in St. Louis thanks to a pub quiz at a place called Syberg's and found out there that he's an encyclopedia of music knowledge. For this quiz, he listed "One Hit Wonders" as his specialty subject, but I don't think there's a music question in the database that would stump him. But...did he find his way into those questions?


    21 Oct 202450: Tandem - Paul Paquet & Matt Lamia00:17:56

    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, I'll be adding some extra benefits to the Patreon memberships on Halloween night. There's still time to join us and help support the show!


    Quick note: Paul will be presenting another great World Trivia Night event on November 1. You should definitely check it out at this link: https://cafott.ca/annual-events-cafo/world-trivia-night/

    Coming up next time on Episode 51, we’ll have Alan Kreisel taking his first turn at the game. See you then!

    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    02 Sep 202443: Mike Baney00:43:50

    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:

    And as always, here’s the Linktree for all the other stuff: https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    15 Jan 20248: Stacey Melquist00:23:27

    Another ProgChamp takes a shot at building a quiz this week. Stacey Melquist, AKA "stitchinstacey" is my guest and she was looking for a wild array of subjects - RuPaul's Drag Race, 80s Music, and Knitting.


    On another note, on the LinkTree page I've added a link to the event page for the annual Crime Stoppers Trivia Night fundraiser that I do every year. It's a large scale event for a ridiculously low ticket price, so if you can make it to Central Illinois on January 27th, please join me.


    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    01 Jul 202432: Shaun Bernstein00:24:06

    Time for more Can-Con. We’re back in the land of Tim Hortons this week to catch up with Shaun Bernstein from the online team “Turn Down for Watt”. He was in search of questions about movies and Borscht Belt comedians, which is something that’s never been requested before…but that’s Shaun! :)

    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    06 May 202424: David Kantorski00:14:04

    Another Chicagoland player takes a swing at the game this week. David Kantorski was looking for questions about 90s Music (especially Pearl Jam), Major League Baseball, and How I Met Your Mother.

    Here are the links from the show:


    And be sure to check out our LinkTree:

    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    26 Jan 202565: Madeleine Garvey00:27:35

    Madeleine is back for another run at the game, looking for questions about 2000s Pop Culture and trying to beat her previous score of 7. You’ve already looked at the episode length and figured out that she did pass that old score…but by how much?

    Episode Links:


    As always, please check out the Link Tree here: https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    And if you would like to support the show, join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/TriviaWorkshop

    29 Apr 202423: Caleb Greyman00:22:50

    Episode 23 takes us down under for the first time for a visit with Caleb Greyman, the writer and host for BrisQuiz Trivia in Brisbane, Australia. Caleb was looking for questions about the periodic table and 1990s Simpsons. Because the majority of my quizzes are set for an American audience, Caleb was at a bit of a disadvantage coming in, but still got to show off some impressive quizzing skills during our time together. Enjoy!


    • The BrisQuiz - https://brisquiz.com/
    • The Prince of Egypt Soundtrack - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Prince_of_Egypt_(soundtrack)
    • Olympic Medal Design - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_medal
    • Argylle - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argylle
    • Wojciech Pietranik - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wojciech_Pietranik


    Want to give the game a shot? The signup link is on our Link Tree below!

    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop


    22 Jul 202435: Mike Brownstein00:12:36

    Our old pal, Mike from Ukrainian Trivia Resistance is back this week for another go at a quiz. This is the second of five recordings where the gameplay may have suffered a bit because of some experimentation with the format, but Mike was a great guest, as expected. I hope you enjoy it.

    Episode Links:


    And you could always check out our LinkTree too: https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    16 Sep 202445: Luc Leavenworth00:13:33

    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:

    16 Dec 202458: Jeremy Cahnmann01:27:54

    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 Links:

    As always, thanks for listening! Be sure to check the linktree: https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop - especially for the link to sign up for Tangents! It’s free.

    And get your tickets to Trivia Nationals 2025 in New Orleans!

    13 Jan 202563: Chris Brewer00:19:00

    Chris is back again for another game this week, in search of questions on Wrestling and The Office. He scored a 13 in a Tandem Mode game, but he was looking for his first double-digit solo game this time out. See if he pulled it off…

    Episode Links:

    Be sure to track down Chris’ new podcast project Skilletbrew Trivia, which he’s currently workshopping on the PTE Network.

    And as always, check out the link tree here: https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    09 Sep 202444: Tandem - Chris Hernandez & Cheyenne Fletcher00:21:56

    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 gets yanked out, we should have a fun game in place.

    Big thanks to Chris and Cheyenne for their help on this test. None of us knew what was going to happen as we went along, and they rolled with it perfectly. Your feedback is going to be NEEDED on this, so head over to the Discord or Facebook group and let me know what you think.

    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    19 Feb 202413: Brian Waldron 00:26:36

    Brian Waldron has been a regular on our streaming quizzes since the early days of lockdowns with his team, Bok Bok Bitch. Now he tries his hand at building a Tangents quiz and I had a great time watching it happen.

    Enjoy!


    As always, be sure to check the links here:

    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    13 Feb 202412: Tim Dippel00:27:36

    Tim Dippel is a familiar voice in the trivia podcasting community, as half of the hosting duo behind the Frenemy Trivia Podcast, and as part of the PTE Network. And because that doesn't keep him busy enough, he also hosts The Perfect Ten Podcast on the ThunderQuack network. Check out links to all of those things here:

    And, as always - click the link below to get more info on what we're doing at Trivia Workshop.

    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    23 Dec 202459: Amy Ningen00:25:00

    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:

    Thanks for listening!
    Be sure to check the Linktree at https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop - we’re looking for more players for 2025!

    20 May 202426: Danielle Fields00:15:14

    If you play the Twitch stream quiz every week, you'll know Danielle from her team "Fields of Dreams", which actually goes back to the pre-Twitch days and live quizzing in Springfield with her family. She's playing from Decatur, Illinois in search of questions about Food & Disney.

    Have a listen and see how she did!


    As always be sure to check our LinkTree!

    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop


    08 Jan 20247: Christian Hernandez00:11:09

    This week's guest is Chris Hernandez, AKA "El Guapo"...a familiar name on Twitch for those of you who play my weekly streaming quiz . He's been a very active supporter of the stream for a long time, so I was eager to get him booked as one of the first few players on the podcast. He was looking for questions about The Simpsons, but did he find them on this trip?


    IRL Trivia News

    It's the busy season for trivia night fundraisers, including the biggest one of the year for me - the Crime Stoppers Trivia Night. This year it will be on January 27 at the BOS Center in Springfield, IL. More info about that here:

    https://www.facebook.com/events/860001322537258/?active_tab=discussion


    There's also a link on the linktree:

    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    10 Feb 202567: Cheyenne Fletcher00:14:56

    One of the first players we had on the podcast back in the testing phase of the game, Cheyenne Fletcher is back for his first solo game sinceEpisode 4. He was looking for questions on geography, college wrestling, and bad movies. Have a listen and see if he found any!

    Episode Links:

    Be sure to check the links here:https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    And sign up for Trivia Nationals in New Orleans!https://trivianationals.org/

    22 Apr 202422: Luc Leavenworth00:32:31

    Luc Leavenworth should be a familiar voice to you if you subscribe to a lot of trivia podcasts, and for good reason. He's a great guest, with a broad range of knowledge. We had fun with this one.

    Check out the links below - and please subscribe if you haven't already. And tell a friend!



    And here's the LinkTree to get signed up as a player:

    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    22 Jan 20249: Paul Paquet 00:17:49

    Paul Paquet is one of the best - and most prolific trivia writers on the planet. Having Paul play the game made me realize what it must be like for the chefs on Kitchen Nightmares when Gordon Ramsay is trying their Beef Wellington.

    He is the man behind The Ottawa Trivia League, and The Trivia Hall of Fame, and for many years has provided the questions for the annual World Trivia Night in Ontario. He's also a budding thespian, so be on the lookout for Paul at the Oscars soon.

    Check out his link here:


    And for more info on Trivia Workshop content and events:



    14 Oct 202449: Tony Schmit00:26:13

    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:

    Coming up next week - IT’S EPISODE 50! We’ll have Paul Paquet and Matt Lamia facing off in a special Tandem Mode game. We’ll also be doing something special for the Patreon crew, so stay tuned for that.

    15 Apr 202421: Sam Mounce00:19:34

    I've known this week's guest since he was a youngster, and he started hosting games for Trivia Workshop when he was straight out of undergrad. Now he's heading into an emergency medicine internship, so before he got to busy with the whole saving lives thing, I got him to answer some trivia questions.


    If you want to try your hand at the game, visit our LinkTree where you'll find a link to the sign up form.


    Stuff from the episode:


    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    08 Jul 202433: Stacey Melquist00:28:47

    One of our favorite ProgChamps, Stacey Melquist is back for another shot at building the perfect quiz. She was in search of questions on subjects like reality competition shows like RuPaul's Drag Race, and 80s Music. Mini-spoiler here...she does manage to track down at least one of those topics.

    She racked up 15 points in her first attempt (Episode 8), so let's see if she was able to beat that this time around.

    Links from the episode:

    As always, be sure to check our LinkTree for everything you need to know - especially if you'd like to try the game yourself!


    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    24 Jun 202431: Keith Moser00:30:31

    Sometimes it can be tough to get players to loosen up and talk. This was not one of those episodes.

    Keith Moser is here this week from Allentown, Pennsylvania looking for questions about Broadway musicals, Oscar-wining films, and math. Spoilers ahead…
    He found one of those.

    Links from the episode:

    https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

    28 Oct 202451: Alan Kreisel00:32:15

    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?

    • Something Learned Recently: Wally Amos was a big-time talent agent before Famous Amos cookies.

    • Favorite Movie Soundtrack: Forrest Gump

    As always, be sure to check all the links at https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop - including a link to sign up for Tangents.

    Now let’s find out who actually reads the show notes!

    The first person to email russ@triviaworkshop.com with your name, address, and t-shirt size will get a free Trivia Workshop t-shirt!

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