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 then she gives a deep dive about the Pledge of Allegiance. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at p…

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 space," while Kyle gets us up to speed on the America's Cup. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us a…

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 responses, and Emily dives not-too-deep to tell us all about oysters. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Emai…

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, and Kyle brings us a rundown of all the major league baseball teams and things we should know about them. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Pat…

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 Apprentice. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at [email protected]. Continue to support…

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 why there was a mutiny on the Bounty, and what happened next. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email u…

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 dives into the Epic of Gilgamesh. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at potentpodablescast@gma…

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, before telling us about the life of Lou Gehrig. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at potentpodab…

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 Invitational and the long-awaited return of honest-to-goodness vanilla Jeopardy! Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/poten…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of February 24th, 2025. It's the end of the quarters and start of the semis for the JIT. We finally admit that we like our kids, provide Dan Brown with a word that already exists, and Emily enlightens us about the Cyprus Problem/Question/Issue. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Chec…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of February 17th, 2025 - the first week of the Jeopardy Invitational Tournament! We welcome back some old friends to the stage, Emily tells us the coolest mushroom name, and Kyle makes a juxtaposition between Plutarch and Pliny the Elder. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out …

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of February 10th, 2025. We just talk about the ToC finals, demand that math puns cease, and get to hear Emily's Yo-Yo Ma story. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at [email protected]. Continue to support social …

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of February 3rd, 2025. We try (and fail) not to mention anything currently topical, pay respects to what made Twitter good, and Emily gives a deep dive on the Tin WoodMan and peripheral Oz lore. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Em…

We hear some of the lore from Kyle's high school Knowledge Bowl days, wonder why nobody gives cheese as a wedding gift anymore,, and Kyle introduces us to Pliny the Elder. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at [email protected]. Continue to su…

We share some pet peeves, discuss the difference between French presidents and baked goods, and Emily does a deep dive about William Blake. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at [email protected]. Continue to support social justice movements i…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of January 13th, 2025. We stick to our new year's resolution, wonder why certain movies were always on cable television during our childhoods (Ghostbusters for Kyle, Steel Magnolias for Emily), and Kyle brings us a deep dive on the twelve labors of Hercules. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpo…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of January 6th, 2025. We resolve to not complain about it being 2024 anymore, get back into the swing of things, and Emily gives a deep dive on Julia Ward Howe. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at potentpodablescast@gmail…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of December 9th, 2024. Kyle regales us with stories of his adventures on a truly terrifying bridge, Emily muses about the Giver quartet, and Kyle brings us a deep dive on William Jennings Bryan. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Em…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of December 2nd, 2024. Kyle laments about kids-these-days, we speculate on the mystery of Jason Kelce's appearance, and Emily dives deep into Crayola crayons. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at [email protected]…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of November 25th, 2024. Kyle has a truly bizarre take on geocaching, Emily nerds out about Marvel IP rights in theme parks, and Kyle brings us a timely deep dive on the history of the Crimean War. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). …

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of November 18th, 2024. We criticize the movie industry, as well as some poorly-designed questions, and Emily does a deep dive about the Kaaba. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at [email protected]. Continue to…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of November 11th, 2024. Kyle reminds us not to overcomplicate things, Emily updates us on her aphid infestation, and Kyle brings a deep dive on the Spruce Goose (aka the Hughes H4 Hercules). Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email …

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of November 4th, 2024. Emily brings up Triscuits again, we discuss common misconceptions in the quiz, and Emily does a deep dive on Big Ben (aka Large Benjamin, Thicc Benny, or Girthy-B). Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us …

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of October 28th, 2024. We share our best transatlantic accents for your listening pleasure, gossip about Meryl Streep, and after bringing up Parks and Rec yet again, Kyle brings us a deep dive on Sappho. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpoda…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of October 21st, 2024. We are reminded of recent episodes, as though the writers are listening as we speak, discuss state birds even more, and Emily does a deep dive on Mother Cabrini. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at …

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of October 14th, 2024. Kyle has the Rockies, and Emily has to settle for mountain range at home. We discuss beige flags and the numbering of the Chronicles of Narnia, and Kyle educates us about the life and work of John Singer Sargent. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of October 7th, 2024. Moms are incredible, Emily pulls back the curtain on her culinary expertise, and she does us all a favor by doing a deep dive on James Fenimore Cooper (so now we don't have to). Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of September 23rd, 2024. We bemoan our Learned League woes, Emily reveals her antipathy toward caves, and Kyle brings us yet another deep dive about a strong, independent woman -- this time, Mae West. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodable…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of September 16th, 2024. Emily gives tips on holding airlines accountable, Kyle loves playing Balderdash even when nobody else is playing, and Emily dives into the story of Damon and Pythias. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of September 9, 2024. We welcome the beginning of Season 41, Kyle has a flashback to his Tournament experience, Emily describes the plot of a beloved classic picture book about child neglect, and Kyle brings us a deep dive into the life and work of Nina Simone. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@poten…

We're back and preparing for season 41! (Okay, okay, we know that it's started by the time we're actually posting this.) Emily and Kyle share the stories of how we decided to try to be on Jeopardy!, our auditions, and preparation processes. Then they play through an old online test. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables…

No new Jeopardy! so we are revisiting some old quizzes to find out if we have actually retained anything we learned. Maybe you will do better this time, too! Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at [email protected]. Continue to support social j…

We've been on summer break, just like Jeopardy! As a treat, we thought we would go back and watch the episode that we appeared in together, and give commentary on it. It turned out pretty good! Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at potentpodablescast@gma…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of July 15, 2024. We are hyped for the Olympic sports that we only care about every four years, we give respect to the Costco CFO, and Emily takes a lengthy deep dive into Timothy Leary. NO EPISODE NEXT WEEK! Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/poten…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of July 8th, 2024. We have a little Wallace and Gromit moment, Emily describes her best and most annoying bit, and Kyle brings us a deep dive about Maria Tallchief (Apologies for Emily's crackly audio. Maybe a faulty cable? She'll figure it out.) Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Ch…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of July 1st, 2024. We revisit the trauma of Flowers for Algernon, Emily keeps her Disney talk to a minimum, and then she gives a deep dive about Mary, Queen of Scots. (Please note: The audio got out of sync toward the end of the episode. We apologize for the poor quality there.) Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) a…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of June 17th, 2024. We notice some throwbacks to the good old days of season 35, encounter the one an only scenario where we would wager for the tie, and five years after missing a question about him, Kyle finally figures out what's up with Duke Kahanamoku. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpod…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of June 10th, 2024. Ken takes Emily's side in the Great Hamilton Feud, Kyle's dumb commercial memory is vindicated, and Emily does a deep dive into the Triangle Shirtwaist Company fire. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of June 3rd, 2024. We remember what a jeremiad is, reflect on the cosmic unfairness of getting outbuzzed on a category that should be "yours," and Kyle brings us a deep dive on the noted polymath Albert Schweitzer. (The title of this episode is a Disney World joke, Emily says sorry not sorry.) Find us on Facebook (Pot…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of May 27th, 2024. Emily goes overboard on the whole Hamilton-lyric thing, we affirm how funny we are, and Emily does a deep dive into the practice of burning draft cards. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at potentpodable…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of May 20th, 2024. Kyle demonstrates his Jimmy Stewart voice, Emily gets pedantic about crosswords, and we finally - finally! - get to talk about J.S. Bach and his numerous notable progeny. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email u…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of May 13th, 2024. We criticize some question writing (gasp!), learn about the goats that Emily met at camp, and she gives a deep dive into Captain Kidd. (Also, Kyle messed up his microphone for the second half of the episode. Apologies.) Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out …

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of May 6th, 2024. We get extremely picky about what counts as a homophone, Emily still can't distinguish the names of anyone named Huey, Dewey, or Louie, and Kyle brings a deep dive about the Basque people. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentp…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of April 29th, 2024. Kyle is out-of-town, so Emily is joined by Emily Herndon Thurston, a champion from 2014. With the combined power of two Emily's, anything is possible! Like a deep dive into the House of Burgesses. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of April 22nd, 2024. We float some original fan theories about R2D2 and Donder and Blitzen, shudder at the thought of Russell Crowe playing Aragorn and Tom Selleck playing Indiana Jones, and Kyle brings us a deep dive about the life and legacy of Zora Neale Hurston. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of April 15th, 2024. We revel in a full-week of regular-play episodes, Kyle works through the old wounds of candlepin bowling, and Emily does a deep dive into the Christian liturgical calendar and the most notable days therein. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of April 8th, 2024. We reminisce about Galaxy Quest, welcome the return of regular Jeopardy episodes, and learn all about Faraday and his eponymous cage. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at [email protected]. C…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of April 1st, 2024 (no foolin'). We share some of what our kids are up to, mourn the passing of Emily's individual J! record, and Emily takes a deep dive into glees, and their eponymous clubs. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Emai…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of March 25th, 2024. We begrudgingly admit that we really like this tournament, share a moment about Furbies, and Kyle brings us a deep dive about Al Capone. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at [email protected]…

Jeopardy! recaps from the week of March 18th, 2024. We celebrate and mourn the passing of the Tournament of Champions, chat about our personal picks in the JIT, and Emily dives into (or off of?) the Burj Khalifa. Find us on Facebook (Potent Podables) and Twitter (@potentpodables1). Check out our Patreon (patreon.com/potentpodables). Email us at pot…