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Potent Podables
A podcast for fans of the game show Jeopardy! Two former contestants bring you Jeopardy! analysis & banter, trivia, and a quiz.
Episodes
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Episode 309 - October 19 to October 23 2026 - An Aspiring Spy Ring
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of October 19th, 2026. We discover a mutual disgust for August Strindberg, air some grievances about health insurance and…
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Episode 308 - October 5 to October 9 2026 - Quint-essential trivia
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of October 5th, 2026. We add to our trackers, discuss Comic-Con, and Emily does a deep dive on the Dionne Quintuplets. Find us…
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Episode 307 - 28 September to 2 October 2026 - Tumble Out of Bed and Daily Double to the Kitchen
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of September 28th, 2026. We revisit truthiness, encounter some unexpectedly difficult science, and Kyle brings us a deep dive on…
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Episode 306 - 14 September to 25 September 2026 - Playing Catch-Up
Jeopardy! recaps from the weeks of September 14th and September 21, 2026. We kick off Season 43, discuss our new trackers, and just enjoy getting back into…
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Episode 305 - Masters Season 4
Recaps of Jeopardy! Masters season 4, and some recaps of our summer time! We're back, and ready for season 43. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables). Check out…
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Episode 304 - Oops, All Quizzes 2: The ReQuizening
We bring back a couple of old quizzes, and slam in a couple of lightning rounds, to give you what you want: trivia questions! That's why we do this, right?…
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Episode 302 - 5 July to 10 July 2026 - Expectowers Petronas!
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of July 5th, 2026. We jaw about asses, celebrate that we don't need to date, and Emily dives tall into the Petronas Towers. Find…
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Episode 299 - 15 June to 19 June 2026 - Been Through the Desert on a Horse with Eight Legs
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of June 15th, 2026. We learn new things about Nora Ephron, applaud a perfect dad joke, and Kyle brings us a deep dive on the…
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Episode 300 - 22 June to 26 June 2026 - March Forth...in June
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of June 22nd, 2026. We talk about butts, try to avoid ragebait, and Emily finally educates Kyle about Little Women. Find us on…
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Episode 298 - 8 June to 12 June 2026 - Hypno-It-Alls
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of June 8th, 2026. We learn a lot about celebrities, update our Colson Whitehead recommendations, and Emily dives into…
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Episode 296 - 25 May to 29 May 2026 - Trees Growing Everywhere
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of May 25th, 2026. We embrace our patriotism, Kyle defends old people (for some reason), and Emily does a deep dive into A Tree…
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Episode 294 - Guest Host, Robert Yan!
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of May 4th, 2026. Robert Yan joins the pod as guest host, gives insight to his taping experience, he and Kyle put Emily on…
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Episode 289 - 30 March to 3 April 2026 - An Andorra-bly Tiny Country
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of March 30th, 2026. We reminisce about deep dives of yore, muse about mimes, and Kyle brings a deep dive about the tiny nation…
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Episode 293 - 27 April to 1 May 2026 - Get Your Kicks
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of April 27th, 2026. We bid "see you later" to Jamie Ding, celebrate wins that should have happened long ago, and Kyle gives a…
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Episode 292 - 20 April to 24 April 2026 - Alpine-ing Away
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of April 20th, 2026. We make modest suggestions about economic policy, marvel at other parents' allowances, and Emily distracts…
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Episode 290 - 6 April to 10 April 2026 - The Verve with verve
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of April 6th, 2026. We discuss musicals from ridiculous to sublime, give a PSA to teenage boys, and Emily does a deep dive on…
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Episode 288 - 23 March to 27 March 2026 - He's Marlowe and Marley, and Marlay and Marluh
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of March 23rd, 2026. We celebrate big-sibling energy, imagine nanny vs. gladiator contests, and Emily gives a deep dive about…
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Episode 287 - 16 March to 20 March 2026 - No Puns for Huns
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of March 16th, 2026. We continue to hold our grudge about Berry Gordy, engage in some apatosaurus slander, and learn from Kyle…
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Episode 286 - 9 March to 13 March 2026 - Sweetly Wheatley
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of March 9th, 2026. We are desperately trying to get back on track! Kyle gets paranoid about bush babies, we keep John Travolta…
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Episode 285 - 23 February to 27 February 2026 - Let's Learn About Curling (and then forget it exists until the 2030 Olympics)
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of March 16th, 2026. We learn how to differentiate art deco and art nouveau, talk about finding your brownie pan buddy, and…
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Episode 284 - 9 February to 20 February 2026 - A Double Shot of JIT
Jeopardy! recaps from the weeks of February 9th and February 16th, 2026. We double up on the JIT, because of unforeseen scheduling difficulties. However, it…
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Episode 283 - 2 February to 6 February 2026 - He Makes a Good Liqueur
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of February 2nd, 2026. Kyle remembers high-school shenanigans, we humbly ask that everyone watch The Muppet Show, and Emily does…
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Episode 282 - The Lost TOC Episode of Charlotte Corday - January 26 to January 30 2026
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of January 28th, 2026, posted a month and a half after recording because Emily went on vacation and lost momentum. One TOC…
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Episode 281 - 19 January to 23 January 2026 - A Compleat Poddcaste
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of January 19th, 2026. We learn about Emily's uncle, Kyle bemoans his not-optimized voice, and Emily does a deep dive on The…
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Episode 280 - January 5 to January 16 2026 - Wild for Wild Card
Jeopardy! recaps from the Wild Card tournament. We realize over and over again how old we are, muse about guinea pigs, and mostly manage not to talk about…
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Episode 279 - 22 December 2025 to 2 January 2026 - Two Weeks in One? Madness!
Jeopardy! recaps from the weeks of December 22nd, 2025 AND December 29th, 2025. We cover the last two weeks of Second Chance, deal with some seriously…
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Episode 278 - December 15 to December 19 - Merry Post-Season To All
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of December 15th, 2025. We close out the year with the first week of the Second Chance Tournament, a lot of innuendo-heavy…
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Episode 277 - 8 December to 12 December 2025 - Talking of Michelangelo
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of December 8th, 2025. We discuss the traumatizing animals that we don't eat anymore, the Die Hard Question, and Emily dives…
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Episode 276 - December 1 to December 5 2025 - Live and Let Die Another Day
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of December 1st, 2025. We discuss Emily's rabies anxiety, the Rick Astley paradox, and Walter White's psychology, before moving…
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Episode 275 - 24 November to 28 November 2025 - Under the Surface
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of November 24th, 2025. We discuss Kyle's favorite fruit, Emily's joy from ice cream and jokes, and Emily gives a deep dive on…
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Episode 274 - November 17 to November 21 2025 - To Annoy a Reclusive Author
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of November 17th, 2025. We prepare for Thanksgiving, muse about travel writing, and Kyle brings us everything there is to know…
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Episode 273 - 10 November to 14 November 2025 - Get a Clue!
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of November 10th, 2025. Emily gives a PSA for senior citizens about scams, Kyle gets to talk about Romantic composers even more…
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Episode 272 - November 3 to November 5 2025 - Getting Romantic (not like that)
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of November 3, 2025. We continue our long-standing feud about New York-centric trivia, Emily pops off about girl scout badges…
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Episode 271 - 27 October to 31 October 2025 - Tedious and Labyrinthine and Bewildering
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of October 27th, 2025. We discuss *adult* topics, Halloween uncertainty, and Emily dives deep into the obscenity trials of…
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Episode 270 - 19 October to 23 October 2025 - Khan Trails
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of October 23, 2025. Emily shares the most boring wikipedia game ever, we regrettably will never get to learn about Nellie Bly…
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Episode 269 - 29 September to 3 October 2025 -
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of September 29, 2025. We get ABSOLUTE confirmation that the J! writers are fans of the show, discuss the great potato…
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Episode 268 - 22 to 26 September 2025 - Veni, Vidi, Revolti
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of September 22nd, 2025. We finally get to add one to our Hitchhiker's Guide tracker, realize that Maurice Sendak might not have…
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Episode 267 - 15 to 19 September 2025 - Back to that Island Life
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of September 15th, 2025. We discuss the J! writers as both listeners and activists, reminisce on the good ol' days of physical…
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Episode 266 - September 8 to September 12 2025 - Season 42 & Special Guest Ian Morrison!
We welcome the new season with long-time listener and now Jeopardy! champion Ian Morrison! Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables). Check out our Patreon…
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Episode 265 - Preparing for Season 42
We discuss the upcoming season, shake off the rust, and maintain our conflict about Triscuits. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables). Check out our Patreon…
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Episode 264 - 15 August 2025 - Jeopardy! Interactive
Emily and Kyle tried out Jeopardy! Interactive at the Alamo Drafthouse(s) (not the same one, but it was the same set of clues...). We give our thoughts and…
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Episode 263 - Masters of Jeopardy
Our favorite show is on hiatus, so we finally have time to talk about Jeopardy! Masters. Emily can finally put a number to her exact level of pedantry, Kyle…
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Episode 262 - 21 to 25 July 2025 - The Season 41 411
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of July 21, 2025. We bid a fond farewell to season 41, and Kyle brings us a deep dive on Catherine de Medici. Continue to…
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Episode 261 - 14 July to 18 July 2025 - Quinine Oughta...
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of July 14, 2025. We call out Warren G. Harding, discover some interesting drinks, and Emily does a deep dive into quinine…
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Episode 260 - July 7 to July 11 2025 - This Is the Way (of Saint James)
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of July 7th, 2025. We come up with a very useful mnemonic about dancing gorillas, and Kyle tells us about the Camino de…
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Episode 259 - June 30 to July 4 2025 - IT FINALLY HAPPENED!
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of June 30th, 2025. We talk abo- EMILY FINALLY GETS TO DO A BEN-HUR DEEP DIVE! WE DID IT! Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables)…
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Episode 258 - 22 June to 26 June 2025 - It's a Louvre Story, Baby Just Say Yes
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of June 22nd, 2025. Kyle explains his unorthodox Flag Day festivities, Emily gets salty about overly specific Friends questions…
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Episode 257 - 15 June to 19 June 2025 - Make Racists Scared Again
Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at potentpodablescast@gmail.com. Continue to support social…
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Episode 256 - June 9 to June 13 2025 - No, I've Literally Got a Bridge to Sell You
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of June 9th, 2025. We fight about the pronunciation of "gif", Emily explains the lore of "Stupid Possum Season," and Kyle does a…
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Episode 255 - June 2 to June 5 2025 - Four Whole Games?! Take My Money!
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of June 2nd, 2025. We shake off the rust, learn about the Miracle of the Hudson, begin the months-long celebration of a listener…
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Episode 254 - May 12 to May 16 2025 - This Podcast Means Something. This Podcast is Important.
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of May 12th, 2025. Kyle makes a lot of viewing recommendations, Emily reminds us that in its earliest days, facebook was…
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Episode 253 - May 5 to May 9 2025 - I Don't Think I Have Any Legiance to Pledge...
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of May 5th, 2025. We discuss some uncommon results from the week's games, Emily shares her absurd mnemonic for latitude, and…
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Episode 252 - April 28 to May 2 2025 - Is a Yacht just a Really Big Cup?
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of April 28th, 2025. Emily tells us which composer is "the guy with the hair" and why people keep making jokes about "holding…
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Episode 251 - April 21 to 25 2025 - The World is Your Oyster
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of April 21st, 2025. We make absolutely no connection between the natural world and human society, thoroughly enjoy Liam's…
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Episode 250 - April 14 to April 18 2025 - Major Leagues, Minor Facts?
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of April 14, 2025. Kyle goes apoplectic about troubadours (they didn't wander!), Emily has a question about two dollar bills…
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Episode 249 - March 31 to April 4 2025 - Waking Spirits We Can't Control
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of March 31, 2025. We rant about a number of things, compare cars to whales, and Emily does a deep dive into the Sorcerer's…
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Episode 248 - March 24 to March 28 2025 - What Do You Do with a Captain Bligh?
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of March 24th, 2025. We find new ways to be insufferably pedantic, get nostalgic about The Stinky Cheese Man, and Kyle tells us…
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Episode 247 - March 17 to March 21 2025 - EPIC!
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of March 17th, 2025. Kyle pontificates about the far-superior Zune, we throw a small amount of shade at French Canada, and Emily…
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Episode 246 - March 10 to March 14 2025 - Lou Gehrig, the Iron Hors
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of March 10th, 2025. Kyle is back from vacation! He gives Emily a well-deserved piece of his mind about Bostonian food names…
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Episode 245 - 3 March to 7 March 2025 - It's Le-JIT with Lori Lander Goodman!
Jeopardy! recaps from the week of March 3rd, 2025. Kyle is out, so friend-of-the-show Lori Lander Goodman joins Emily to discuss the conclusion of this year's…