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Fill Me In

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Fill Me In is a crossword podcast, or at least, that"s what it pretends to be. Most of the time, it"s about other things (including, but not limited to: soup, Thor, Rosana Ñler, sandwiches, Stephen Sondheim, Viewer Mail, vuvuzelas, inappropriate glorification of the E Division, and more), but occasionally, we also talk about crosswords.

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All Episodes

01:08:29

Fill Me In #373: Slap it on where it hurts.

Fill Me In ·

2022/12/13

This week, Ryan and Brian get some education in math, Italian playing cards, and baseball players who don't belong in the Hall of Fame. If anyone can teach us how to make Rows Gardens, that would be pretty cool. Stuff to click: Peter Gordon's Fireball Newsflash Crosswords Steve Mossberg's Square Pursuit (and the upcoming Eight Cryptic Nights suite) Will Nediger's Twitch stream (to watch Will, Hayley Gold, and others on Friday, December 16 at 9pm) apparently "A Touch of Moon" is a thing ... come

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01:14:10

Fill Me In #372: I have retroactive wiseness.

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2022/12/06

This week, Ryan turns FIFTY! Also, he and Brian learn a little more about acrostics, hear from the time-traveling Hersh family, propose a new club (not the sandwich) (though the sandwich comes up in conversation as well). Stuff to click: Alex Boisvert's Crossword Nexus, including the Acrostic Machine Taylor Johnson's Lemonade Disco project come see The Little Mermaid in Syracuse! If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon

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01:24:34

Fill Me In #371: 56% sugar by weight.

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2022/11/29

This week, Ryan and Brian discuss getting older, examine the history of cereal, and ponder the predictive powers of musical theater programming in central New York. Stuff to click: Crossword Discord -- worried about the demise of Twitter (and Crossword Twitter)? Join Discord! Blockables.app -- new online word game come see The Little Mermaid in Syracuse! cereals of the day: Weetabix, Shredded Wheat, Lucky Charms If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling

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01:12:08

Fill Me In #370: I don't know if it's quartz or tornado.

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2022/11/15

This week, Ryan and Brian learn more about the world's quietest room, explore the intricacies of clefs, and consider the realities of time. If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be inducted into the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Drop us a note or a

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01:19:44

Fill Me In #369: That’s billion with a B.

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2022/11/08

This week, Ryan and Brian dream of winning the lottery, bemoan the realities of baseball and America, and invent a new kind of pastrami. Puzzle content shows up eventually, but if you like the other typical nonsense, we've got you covered. If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners

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01:15:04

Fill Me In #368: Oh my god, another goose.

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2022/11/01

This week, Ryan and Brian reminisce various random memories from the 1970s and 1980s, ponder the pros and cons of being forced to watch "Stayin' Alive" in perpetuity, and then declare (but later redact) that Will Nediger can do no wrong. If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find

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01:49:48

Fill Me In #367: "Why?" is the bigger one … and...

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2022/10/25

This week, Ryan and Brian welcome Shannon Rapp back to the program with a fantastic extended Thunder Round all about indie puzzles! It's quite spoiler-laden, so if you want to check out the puzzles first, here are links to the sources: girlbosswords: Themeless 20: Difficult Women (September 15, 2022 by Malaika Handa and Brooke Husic) Completing the Square: Puzzle 44: Quadz (October 16, 2022 by carter) AVCX: "Can We Solve It? Yes, We Can!" (October 14, 2022 by Rafael Musa and Kate Chin Park)

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01:23:43

Fill Me In #366: It’ll be November soon. You know...

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2022/10/18

This week, Ryan is sad and Brian is grumpy. What does that mean for Fill Me In? Another week of random banter about whatever happens to come up. Many questions about math, music, and "Stayin' Alive," if you're into that sort of thing. If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find

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01:37:06

Fill Me In #365: A different awkward from the normal...

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2022/10/11

This week, Ryan and Brian are delighted to welcome Kate Chin Park and Will Eisenberg to the studio for a conversation about woodworking, pie-baking, and even a bit on crosswords. (Will and Kate constructed our most recent contest puzzle, so there's a recap of that as well!). As always, the other babble includes baseball, musicals, and sandwiches. Are you surprised? Stuff to click: Kate Chin Park's Twitter and blog Will Eisenberg's Twitter and blog Will's essay "On Trust" Tim Croce's Club 72 puzzles

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01:40:25

Fill Me In #364: Utterly devoid of value and form.

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2022/10/04

This week, Ryan and Brian ARE IN THE SAME PHYSICAL SPACE FOR THE FIRST TIME IN TEN YEARS AND THAT'S MORE OVERWHELMING THAN ANYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE! All that, plus a contest puzzle from Kate Chin Park and Will Eisenberg, which you can download at https://www.dropbox.com/s/jk3z1f2coh9pfzw/fmi363con.puz?dl=1 If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving

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01:23:12

Fill Me In #363: Ryan, you’re exploding with amazement.

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2022/09/27

This week, Ryan and Brian welcomes the mastermind behind Daily Crossword Links (and reigning Lollapuzzoola Champion) Matt Gritzmacher! Anyone looking for new crosswords to try (especially if you thought the #nytxw was the only game in town) -- get thee to Daily Crossword Links. Also -- a new contest puzzle from Kate Chin Park and Will Eisenberg, which you can download at https://www.dropbox.com/s/jk3z1f2coh9pfzw/fmi363con.puz?dl=1 Other stuff to click: Have linked enough to Daily Crossword Links

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01:22:24

Fill Me In #362: Soap bubbles, sophomores, and the...

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2022/09/20

This week, Ryan and Brian consider the legacy of The Phantom of the Opera, the responsibility of Yu Darvish, and the squishability of something that is both wet and soft. All that plus a contest puzzle from Neville Fogarty and Rachel Fabi, which you can download at https://www.dropbox.com/s/7865fgb7qppsgvu/fmi361con.puz?dl=1 Other stuff to click: New FMI listener Evan's Crosshare puzzles The 70-years-old "Happy Trails" XWstats.com, in case you haven't seen it. And you can still get the puzzles

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02:06:23

Fill Me In #361: I’m on board only because I followed...

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2022/09/13

Don't tell Ryan, but this week, Rachel Fabi and Neville Fogarty break into the studio and coerce Brian into the longest episode of Fill Me In ever! And to make it even stranger, it has more puzzle content than usual ... and a lot of it is about cryptic crosswords! Neville gives a master class on cryptics at about the 44-minute mark, and the all-cryptic-crossword Thunder Round starts about 72 minutes in. The rest? Some Viewer Mail, some musical theater, very little baseball, and perhaps more laughter

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01:28:33

Fill Me In #360: I can sacrifice one Dorito to the...

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2022/09/06

This week, Ryan and Brian conceive of a new crossword game show, discuss what foods may and may not survive the five-second rule, and take a deep dive into ass. You can still get the puzzles from Lollapuzzoola! If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be

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02:00:39

Fill Me In #359: Still trying to jump the shark, a...

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2022/08/30

This week, Ryan and Brian conclude Season Seven without having achieved "the arc" (which was apparently to have made a movie?!) -- and Ben Zimmer shows up to talk us through the highlights of Lollapuzzoola from behind the scenes. It's a long show, and we considered cutting out the vegetable talk and the Thunder Round ... but Ben Zimmer makes everything better. He's like bacon that way. You can still get the puzzles from Lollapuzzoola! Other stuff to click: Learned League Ben Zimmer's column on

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37:32

Fill Me In #358: Super hot and neck-and-neck.

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2022/08/23

This week, Ryan and Brian race through the podcast in part because it's way later than when they normally record, and in part because Zoom put up a timer midway through the call and everyone got scared. Sign up for Lollapuzzoola. That's the show. If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new

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01:30:45

Fill Me In #357: The best conspiracies have a grain...

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2022/08/16

This week, the Fill Me In studio is invaded by barnacles! Or actually, just one barnacle -- THE Barnacle, a.k.a. Ben Zimmer, linguist to the stars. There's still some baseball and sandwich talk, but it's word-related, so stick around for that. Also in the news: Lollapuzzoola, the greatest crossword puzzle tournament ever held annually on a Saturday in August! Hayley Gold & friends are doing a Twitch stream on Thursday, August 18 at 9pm Eastern Ben Zimmer's "sunsetted" podcast, Spectacular

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01:42:39

Fill Me In #356: They once will have bumped.

Fill Me In ·

2022/08/09

This week, two randos wander into the studio and start talking like they're running a tournament or something. Oh wait, it's just Brooke and Sid here to talk about Lollapuzzoola, the greatest crossword puzzle tournament ever held annually on a Saturday in August! In today's show, we announce the tournament theme, the list of constructors, and share news about some of the bonus content. Keep up with Lollapuzzoola via Twitter, Instagram, or Facebook. If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me

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01:24:39

Fill Me In #355: I think it’s disgusting, but it’s...

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2022/08/02

This week, Ryan records without a microphone, opens the Viewer Mail bag without snapping, and essentially ad libs the entire show without a script. All that plus a contest crossword, which you can download at https://www.dropbox.com/s/g4pvk5sqfsl9qoh/fmi354con.puz?dl=1 Also - sign up for Lollapuzzoola, the greatest crossword puzzle tournament ever held annually on a Saturday in August. If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to

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01:43:26

Fill Me In #354: People could just pin a beard...

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2022/07/26

This week, Ryan and Brian seek value in Taylor Swift, Usain Bolt, Bojack Horseman, and the musical Wicked, and struggle pronouncing words like "restaurant" and "comfortable." All that plus a new contest crossword, which you can download at https://www.dropbox.com/s/g4pvk5sqfsl9qoh/fmi354con.puz?dl=1 Stuff to click: Lollapuzzoola! Coming to NYC or your computer on August 27 Daily Crossword Links (because it's waaay better than a repository) People we mentioned on the show who make puzzles: Lila

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