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The Word Association

Adal Rifai, Brett Lyons, Rob White

Improvisers Adal Rifai, Brett Lyons and Rob White are The Word Association. Every episode, they each bring a new word to use as aspringboard for discussion, bits, puns, tangents and more. Do they sometimes find connections between the words? Yes, they sometimes do. Adal, Brett, and Rob have each, at some point in their lives, been described as funny.New episodes every Tuesday.Editing by: Julia WD HarrisonTheme by: Arne ParrottLogo by: Casey BordenYou can email the show at

comedy improv

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00:56:15

#126: Pickle Gushing Crisp

The Word Association ·

2025/11/18

Pickle, Gushing, and Crisp lead us to serving pickles with a sandwich, pukecumbers, smart ovens, surprise pop rocks, autumn air, crisp paper money, and more.

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01:02:05

#125: Code Speed Pocket

The Word Association ·

2025/11/11

Code, Speed, and Pocket lead us to nicknames, the Pepsi bottle cap contests, Elvis Island, tall people riding horses, Wet Seal, and more.

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00:56:21

#124: Scandal Call Coincidence

The Word Association ·

2025/11/04

Scandal, Call, and Coincidence lead us to Shaq being a great person, Milli Vanilli, texting vs calling, 12:34, the Rolling Rock "33', and more.

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00:53:43

#123: Blood Specter Eerie

The Word Association ·

2025/10/28

Happy Halloween! Join us to hear the spooky words Blood, Specter, and Eerie lead us to blood is blue, signing a toe cast, rubbing up against a table weird, Bachelor's Grove, horse trees, and more.

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00:58:14

#122: Tollbooth Microwave Rizz with Alex Eilhauer

The Word Association ·

2025/10/21

Tollbooth, Microwave, and Rizz lead us to working at the airport, travel soccer, using the preset buttons or entering the time manually on a microwave, miming for bitcoin, landline pods, and more.

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00:56:03

#121: Suit Proof Defenestrate

The Word Association ·

2025/10/14

Suit, Proof, and Defenestrate lead us to the last time we bought a suit, dressing up on vacation, dragon piss, Your Show of Shows, muffins in the freezer, and more.

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01:00:15

#120: Goal Flow Non-Sequitur

The Word Association ·

2025/10/07

Goal, Flow, and Non-Sequitur lead us to unplugging on vacation, hotel breakfasts, spokespeople, how long it takes to make toast, fun expressions to say , and more.

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00:57:20

#119: Foil Wink Paraprosdokian

The Word Association ·

2025/09/30

Foil, Wink, and Paraprosdokian lead us to how Saran Wrap got its name, Rally's, positive winks, Brett and Adal reading old jokes they had in the notes app on their phones, and more.

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01:04:10

#118: Eclectic Blackout Thirst

The Word Association ·

2025/09/23

Eclectic, Blackout, and Thirst lead us to K-pop, Karol G, brown outs, Locked-in Syndrome, Cucumber Gatorade, pork, and more.

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01:01:40

#117: Worm Hose Dipstick

The Word Association ·

2025/09/16

Worm, Hose, and Dipstick lead us to learning that there are a lot of nematodes on earth, openings on both ends, power washing videos, beer bongs, Lik-M-Aid, and more.

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00:59:53

#116; Embark Victory Twofer

The Word Association ·

2025/09/09

Embark, Victory, and Twofer lead us to Code Oscar, listening to the radio on road trips, the guy on Instagram that pretends to be a janitor and is super strong, bogo vs twofer, and more.

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01:03:33

#115: Night Trust Dilute

The Word Association ·

2025/09/02

Night, Trust, and Dilute lead us to night vs nite, family dinners, laundromats, trust falls, Brett's water balloon injury, and more.

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01:01:02

114: Rush Plateau Fume

The Word Association ·

2025/08/26

Rush, Plateau, and Fume lead us to rushing a frat, posting pics of half eaten food, sophomore slumps, lavender marriage, how far we'll push it when the gas light comes on, and more.

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01:01:21

#113: Crosswalk Fry Tongue-Tied

The Word Association ·

2025/08/19

Crosswalk, Fry, and Tongue-Tied lead us to Shibuya Crossing, jaywalking, onion rings, Adal's story about working in a video store, Ambercrombie, and more.

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01:03:07

#112: Goofy Quiz Blurt

The Word Association ·

2025/08/12

Goofy, Quiz, and Blurt lead us to guest stars on Scooby Doo, is Goofy a dog?, quizlings, 1 round of Family Fued with a controversial number 1 answer, high school reunions, and more.

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01:02:29

#111: Conspiracy Alignment Schlimazel

The Word Association ·

2025/08/05

Conspiracy, Alignment, and Schlimazel lead us to removing ribs, pillow mints, The Stretch Lab, tipping with scratch off tickets, Winnie the Pooh, and more.

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01:04:17

#110: Berserk Flavored Billboard

The Word Association ·

2025/07/29

Berserk, Flavored, and Billboard lead us to Viking warriors, Bear Grylls, what makes us see red, flavor savers, Burma Shave signs, and more.

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01:01:18

#109: Martini Connection Credit

The Word Association ·

2025/07/22

Martini, Connection, and Credit lead us to Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge, our 1st drink orders, Joey Bishop, Studs, post credit movie scenes, and more.

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00:56:46

#108: Grovel Clinic Hifalutin

The Word Association ·

2025/07/15

Grovel, Clinic, and Hifalutin lead us to biblical names, the Salem Witch Trials, Minute Clinics, the transatlantic accent, Brett teaching us about a new kind of race with unconventional athletes, and more.

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00:56:38

#107: Normal Rate Overshare

The Word Association ·

2025/07/08

Normal, Rate, and Overshare lead us to Normal, IL an other fun town names, early 2000's TV, rating things online, Cher, and more.

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