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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · 16h

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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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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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · 13d

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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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · 21d

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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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · 28d

Stacy, Shelly, whatever. $50

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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · 28d

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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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · 28d

send em!

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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · Sep 8

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!

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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · Sep 3

The 2025 Jeoppy Awards Show is HERE! We hand out the most prestigious prizes in television, as we select our Anecdote and Response of the Year, introduce a few new categories and winners, and we do the first-ever awards show-style monologue about Jeopardy!.

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The 2025 Jeoppys

Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 09/03/2025 · 1h 26m

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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · Aug 14

The 2025 WIAJP Player of the year is Drew Goins! We begin the prestigious Jeoppy Awards season by bringing Drew on the show to discuss his charmed J! run, his burgeoning friendship with Lisa Ann Walter, being a J! gay icon, and his prep process. It's so fun!

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The 2025 WIAJP Player of the Year: Drew Goins

Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 08/13/2025 · 1h 11m

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Emily Heller @mremilyheller.bsky.social · Aug 12

You can prepare by subscribing to @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social, where we will soon be recapping our favorite moments of Season 41 with the Jeoppy Awards. We are the ONLY comedy podcast about Jeopardy and it had better stay that way

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correcting typo and derailing riff @stefanheck.bsky.social · Aug 4

I think what ends up happening to John on this ep is worse for him than the IWasPoisoned stuff from the last Blocked Party

What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · Aug 4

What Is...? A Bonus Episode 7: Training John w/ @louispeitzman.bsky.social and @stefanheck.bsky.social. John needs help with pop culture, so who better to help him than Emily and Louis, who run him through custom boards designed to make him feel pain. And it works!

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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · Aug 4

Your board was really great and well-written and I need to learn this stuff so I say make more and I'll play them anytime!

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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · Aug 4

What Is...? A Bonus Episode 7: Training John w/ @louispeitzman.bsky.social and @stefanheck.bsky.social. John needs help with pop culture, so who better to help him than Emily and Louis, who run him through custom boards designed to make him feel pain. And it works!

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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · Aug 1

Thanks Angela! Bonus episode coming soon!

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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · Jul 29

Thanks so much Stefan!

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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · Jul 29

Week of July 21: Andrew Dice Clay Impressions. It's the final week of Season 41 as we see if Scott Riccardi can have a Superchamp Summer. We also do Dice impressions, learn about an IRONCLAD Jeopardy! LAW, and dive deep on William Randolph Hearst.

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Week of July 21: Andrew Dice Clay Impressions

Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 07/29/2025 · 1h 43m

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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · Jul 26

That's not a correction so you're fine. BFJ success is free!

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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · Jul 22

Sounds like you need a Club 33 membership

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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · Jul 22

Week of July 14: Triumphant Little Crumpet. Scott Riccardi continues his massive run as we pop off on all the HP clues, get another ROTY candidate, and Emily finally gets to see her stoned Las Vegas dream become reality. Plus, we dive deep on Disneyland.

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Week of July 14: Triumphant Little Crumpet

Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 07/22/2025 · 1h 40m

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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · Jul 15

Week of July 7: Great Scott! Scott Riccardi becomes the newest ToC member with a very impressive week as we get a Response of the Year candidate, a very puzzling anecdote, and J! fans are mad about an FJ that two contestants got right. Plus, the Hope Diamond.

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Week of July 7: Great Scott!

Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 07/15/2025 · 1h 31m

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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · Jul 8

Week of June 30: JCAF. It's a wild week on the show as some misreporting about Jeopardy! history gets fans and former contestants in a tizzy. We break that all down plus some expressiveness from a player leads to great moments and we dive deep on Bush v. Gore.

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Week of June 30: JCAF

Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 07/08/2025 · 1h 34m

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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · Jul 1

Week of June 23: The Contraption. It's yet another series of one-day champs as we get an insane FJ that references a contestant's great aunt (whom she is named after), we debate jocks vs. hippies, and we get a potential Response of the Year candidate.

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Week of June 23: The Contraption

Podcast Episode · What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast · 07/01/2025 · 1h 39m

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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · Jun 26

What Is...? A Bonus Episode 6: The Victoria Groce Interview. The Queen is here! Victoria joins us for a wide-ranging interview about Masters, her insane prep regimen, life as a sommelier and author, and the anecdotes she couldn't tell on TV. $5 to become a patron!

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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast @jeopardypodcast.bsky.social · Jun 24

nothing better than torturing your wife while watching Jeopardy

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