What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast
@jeopardypodcast.bsky.social
A weekly comedy podcast about Jeopardy! from @mremilyheller.bsky.social and @johncullen.bsky.social.
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Week of January 26: Emily Heller Geographic
Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 02/03/2026 · 1h 29m
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Week of January 26: Emily Heller Geographic. The ToC rolls on as we find out our finalists and we watch an exhibition game for some reason. Plus, a J! category just for Emily, Fox News starts running the Jeopardy! beat, and we dive deep on Charlotte Corday.
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Week of January 26: Emily Heller Geographic. The ToC rolls on as we find out our finalists and we watch an exhibition game for some reason. Plus, a J! category just for Emily, Fox News starts running the Jeopardy! beat, and we dive deep on Charlotte Corday.
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Week of January 26: Emily Heller Geographic
Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 02/03/2026 · 1h 29m
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February 4, 2026 at 1:29 AM
Week of January 26: Emily Heller Geographic. The ToC rolls on as we find out our finalists and we watch an exhibition game for some reason. Plus, a J! category just for Emily, Fox News starts running the Jeopardy! beat, and we dive deep on Charlotte Corday.
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Week of January 19: The Layout of the Boy Aquarium. The Tournament of Champions is HERE and we are enjoying the great gameplay, more evidence of J!'s increasing horniness, and we discuss Heated Rivalry. Plus, we dive deep on that Iwo Jima photo.
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Week of January 19: The Layout of the Boy Aquarium
Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 01/27/2026 · 1h 37m
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January 28, 2026 at 5:23 PM
Week of January 19: The Layout of the Boy Aquarium. The Tournament of Champions is HERE and we are enjoying the great gameplay, more evidence of J!'s increasing horniness, and we discuss Heated Rivalry. Plus, we dive deep on that Iwo Jima photo.
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Week of January 12: Herbal Candy. The Champions Wild Card final week is here, featuring the "Game of the Year", an epic comeback, and a debate about what constitutes candy. Plus, we get a great Response of the Week and dive deep on Faulkner.
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Week of January 12: Herbal Candy
Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 01/20/2026 · 1h 23m
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January 21, 2026 at 5:34 AM
Week of January 12: Herbal Candy. The Champions Wild Card final week is here, featuring the "Game of the Year", an epic comeback, and a debate about what constitutes candy. Plus, we get a great Response of the Week and dive deep on Faulkner.
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Week of January 5: That's An Overline. Bill McKinney desperately tries to explain crossing out the right answer as J! fans fume(?) about Snail Mail, we get some great Champions Wildcard games, and we dive deep on guinea pigs.
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Week of January 5: That's An Overline
Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 01/13/2026 · 1h 30m
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January 14, 2026 at 2:44 AM
Week of January 5: That's An Overline. Bill McKinney desperately tries to explain crossing out the right answer as J! fans fume(?) about Snail Mail, we get some great Champions Wildcard games, and we dive deep on guinea pigs.
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What Is...? A Bonus Episode 12: A Baby Geniuses Reunion! John takes a backseat as @mremilyheller.bsky.social reunites with her pal @lisahanawalt.bsky.social for a brand new episode of Baby Geniuses! WOWOW
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January 5, 2026 at 10:02 PM
What Is...? A Bonus Episode 12: A Baby Geniuses Reunion! John takes a backseat as @mremilyheller.bsky.social reunites with her pal @lisahanawalt.bsky.social for a brand new episode of Baby Geniuses! WOWOW
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Week of December 15: Emily Recommends "Death by Lightning". A TV recommendation pays off as we start Second Chance with some very hard FJs, some close matchups, and a lot of drama. Plus, we dive deep on "The Nightmare Before Christmas".
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Week of December 15: Emily Recommends
Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 12/23/2025 · 1h 32m
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December 24, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Week of December 15: Emily Recommends "Death by Lightning". A TV recommendation pays off as we start Second Chance with some very hard FJs, some close matchups, and a lot of drama. Plus, we dive deep on "The Nightmare Before Christmas".
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What Is...? A Bonus Episode 11: The Harrison Whitaker Interview. Jeopardy's latest superchamp joins us to discuss his 15-game run, from his (lack of) buzzer and wagering strategy prep to why playing J! is oddly emotional. It's our most popular bonus ep yet!
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December 12, 2025 at 5:31 PM
What Is...? A Bonus Episode 11: The Harrison Whitaker Interview. Jeopardy's latest superchamp joins us to discuss his 15-game run, from his (lack of) buzzer and wagering strategy prep to why playing J! is oddly emotional. It's our most popular bonus ep yet!
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The Harrison interview was absolutely wonderful!! He was a total delight. And you can only get it in one place:
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If you’re not a @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social Patreon subscriber, you are missing out on a great interview with Harrison Whitaker, who is so dryly funny that I am laughing like a freak while I listen to this in public.
December 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The Harrison interview was absolutely wonderful!! He was a total delight. And you can only get it in one place:
patreon.com/jeopardypodcast
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If you’re not a @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social Patreon subscriber, you are missing out on a great interview with Harrison Whitaker, who is so dryly funny that I am laughing like a freak while I listen to this in public.
December 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
If you’re not a @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social Patreon subscriber, you are missing out on a great interview with Harrison Whitaker, who is so dryly funny that I am laughing like a freak while I listen to this in public.
Send me a DM on Patreon and I will get you a link
December 9, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Week of December 1: Globes of the Devil. Jeopardy! increases their horniness quotient by quite a bit this week as we say goodbye to Harrison Whitaker and dive deep on tomatoes.
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Week of December 1: Globes of the Devil
Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 12/09/2025 · 1h 33m
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December 9, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Week of December 1: Globes of the Devil. Jeopardy! increases their horniness quotient by quite a bit this week as we say goodbye to Harrison Whitaker and dive deep on tomatoes.
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Week of November 10: 7 Hot Sexy Emily Heller Bikini Pics. We googled ourselves this week, and it went...ok. The week goes very well for Harrison Whitaker though as he dominates, we dive deep on Queensland, and Ken ethers a contestant during the anecdotes.
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Week of November 10: 7 Hot Sexy Emily Heller Bikini Pics
Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 11/18/2025 · 1h 31m
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November 19, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Week of November 10: 7 Hot Sexy Emily Heller Bikini Pics. We googled ourselves this week, and it went...ok. The week goes very well for Harrison Whitaker though as he dominates, we dive deep on Queensland, and Ken ethers a contestant during the anecdotes.
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Week of November 3: What Color is Shrek's Penis? We're always answering the tough questions on the pod. Plus, John goes to America's worst city, Emily avoids jury duty, and we dive deep on Pong.
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Week of November 3: What Color is Shrek's Penis?
Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 11/12/2025 · 1h 29m
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November 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Week of November 3: What Color is Shrek's Penis? We're always answering the tough questions on the pod. Plus, John goes to America's worst city, Emily avoids jury duty, and we dive deep on Pong.
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What Is...? A Bonus Episode 10: Training John 2 w/ @joshgondelman.bsky.social and Joel Bergen. Our smartest movie buff friend makes a board for John so he can stop sucking at movie trivia! And Josh Gondelman is here to play too! $5!
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October 31, 2025 at 4:25 PM
What Is...? A Bonus Episode 10: Training John 2 w/ @joshgondelman.bsky.social and Joel Bergen. Our smartest movie buff friend makes a board for John so he can stop sucking at movie trivia! And Josh Gondelman is here to play too! $5!
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Week of October 20: Two For Me, One For You. It's a great week of gameplay dominated by two champs who face off in an epic game. Plus, Emily gets fooled by a JFAF headline, we get a Response of the Year candidate, and we dive deep on the Algonquin Round Table.
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Week of October 20: Two For Me, One For You
Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 10/28/2025 · 1h 23m
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October 29, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Week of October 20: Two For Me, One For You. It's a great week of gameplay dominated by two champs who face off in an epic game. Plus, Emily gets fooled by a JFAF headline, we get a Response of the Year candidate, and we dive deep on the Algonquin Round Table.
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Week of October 13: You Gotta See This Guy! The title says it all as we get a very fun new champ in a week full of them. It's also a pod first: John agrees with the fuming fans. Plus, we get a very charming anecdote and dive deep on Agatha Christie.
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Week of October 13: You Gotta See This Guy
Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 10/21/2025 · 1h 28m
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October 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Week of October 13: You Gotta See This Guy! The title says it all as we get a very fun new champ in a week full of them. It's also a pod first: John agrees with the fuming fans. Plus, we get a very charming anecdote and dive deep on Agatha Christie.
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What Is...? A Bonus Episode 9: Paolo Pasco's Puzzle Corner w/ @gppasco.bsky.social. We are joined by the 7-game champ and puzzle designer to discuss his J! run, his Canadian girlfriend (who is real), and his ToC prep. Plus! He runs us through some original puzzles!
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October 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
What Is...? A Bonus Episode 9: Paolo Pasco's Puzzle Corner w/ @gppasco.bsky.social. We are joined by the 7-game champ and puzzle designer to discuss his J! run, his Canadian girlfriend (who is real), and his ToC prep. Plus! He runs us through some original puzzles!
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Week of October 6: Absolute Clown. TJ Fisher makes the ToC and earns an insane US Mirror headline as a result as Ken gets a Trebek-like slam on a contestant, we talk wagering strategy, and we dive deep on VeggieTales.
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Week of October 6: Absolute Clown
Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 10/14/2025 · 1h 21m
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October 14, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Week of October 6: Absolute Clown. TJ Fisher makes the ToC and earns an insane US Mirror headline as a result as Ken gets a Trebek-like slam on a contestant, we talk wagering strategy, and we dive deep on VeggieTales.
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Week of September 29: The Ghost of Merv Griffin. Emily turns 40 and we spend a lot of time pondering our mortality as Emily receives a gift that turns the pod upside down. Plus, a bunch of new champs, a SHOCKING Final, and we dive deep on Secretariat.
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Week of September 29: The Ghost of Merv Griffin
Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 10/07/2025 · 1h 24m
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October 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Week of September 29: The Ghost of Merv Griffin. Emily turns 40 and we spend a lot of time pondering our mortality as Emily receives a gift that turns the pod upside down. Plus, a bunch of new champs, a SHOCKING Final, and we dive deep on Secretariat.
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Week of September 22: Read It the Way I Wrote It. We head to Big Melon Town this week as Steven Olson has a nice run (and a couple great responses), Ken looks back on his fashion choices, and we dive deep on Occupy Wall Street.
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Week of September 22: Read It the Way I Wrote It
Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 10/01/2025 · 1h 22m
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October 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Week of September 22: Read It the Way I Wrote It. We head to Big Melon Town this week as Steven Olson has a nice run (and a couple great responses), Ken looks back on his fashion choices, and we dive deep on Occupy Wall Street.
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Week of September 15: [Borat voice]. You know when J! does a FJ! clue referencing Borat, we're diving deep on it. Plus, the National Enquirer wades into the JFAF waters, Paolo makes the ToC, and we are tickled by a contestants' reaction to a wrong answer.
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Week of September 15: [Borat voice]
Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 09/23/2025 · 1h 26m
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September 24, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Week of September 15: [Borat voice]. You know when J! does a FJ! clue referencing Borat, we're diving deep on it. Plus, the National Enquirer wades into the JFAF waters, Paolo makes the ToC, and we are tickled by a contestants' reaction to a wrong answer.
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Stacy, Shelly, whatever. $50
September 16, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Stacy, Shelly, whatever. $50
Week of September 8: W-E-'-R-E-B-A-C-K-! After 6 torturous weeks, we and J! are back, and we have two listeners squaring off, a great week of games, and some fantastic responses. Plus, J! fans are mad Ken is an empty nester and we dive deep on the Spelling Bee.
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Week of September 8: W-E-'-R-E-B-A-C-K-!
Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 09/16/2025 · 1h 39m
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September 16, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Week of September 8: W-E-'-R-E-B-A-C-K-! After 6 torturous weeks, we and J! are back, and we have two listeners squaring off, a great week of games, and some fantastic responses. Plus, J! fans are mad Ken is an empty nester and we dive deep on the Spelling Bee.
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send em!
September 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
send em!
Happy "Jeopardy! is Back" Day! And a reminder, for those of you with no cable but with streaming services, J! episodes will start going up tomorrow on Peacock and Hulu! It's gonna be a huge season for the show and we can't wait!
September 8, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Happy "Jeopardy! is Back" Day! And a reminder, for those of you with no cable but with streaming services, J! episodes will start going up tomorrow on Peacock and Hulu! It's gonna be a huge season for the show and we can't wait!