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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

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00:57:30

#133: Buffet Straw Stunt

The Word Association ·

2026/01/06

Buffet, Straw, and Stunt lead us to silver service, a soup buffet, crazy straws, Evel Knievel the first skill we would download if we were in the Matrix, and more.

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00:54:58

#132: Countdown Beginnings Reflection

The Word Association ·

2025/12/30

Happy New Year! Countdown, Beginnings, and Reflection lead us to Jacques Jams, somersaults, moving, Bermuda shorts, Hank Hill, two way mirrors, and more.

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00:59:43

#131: Carol Blizzard Candy Cane

The Word Association ·

2025/12/23

Merry Twat-mas! Carol, Blizzard, and Candy Cane lead us to pa rum pum pum pum, Face On, Nerds Bizzards, sweaty toilets, renting video games, caesar salad candy canes, the flavor of Christmas, and more.

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00:58:32

#130: Doorknob Reed Tag

The Word Association ·

2025/12/16

Doorknob, Reed, and Tag lead us to Brett not trusting doors, saloon doors, the shirtless guy in The Lost Boys, papyrus, our tag names, and more.

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00:57:20

#129: Hypnotize Fizzy Craft

The Word Association ·

2025/12/09

Hypnotize, Fizzy, and Craft lead us to Reiki, Oz Pearlman, Zotz, James and the Giant Mortgage, paper mache vs plaster of paris, old denim, and more.

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00:59:09

#128: Safari North Murmur

The Word Association ·

2025/12/02

Safari, North, and Murmur lead us to pith helmets, Kansas City, Northern Lights, tableland, bloody knuckles, and more.

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01:01:40

#127: Carve Rolls Uncle

The Word Association ·

2025/11/25

Happy 3rd Annual Turdunkin' Day! Carve, Rolls, and Uncle lead us to vibrating belt machines, carving initials in tables or trees, Andre the Giant, Rock and Roll Donuts, saying uncle, and more.

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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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