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No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast

Trivia Mafia co-founders Chuck and Sean have lived and breathed trivia for 18+ years as the leaders of one of the biggest trivia companies in the country. Join them as they hang out with amazing writers/players and personalities from the Trivia Mafia universe and play trivia, ask random questions and generally bring a little bit of the trivia night into your earbuds.

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45:59

A Human Being with A Type of Bread in His Name:...

No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast ·

2026/03/28

Doyoucareaboutbaseball?Don'tanswerthat.Justlisten.Triviahost,baseballwriterandenchiladamasterPatrickDonnellyjoinsusintheoutfieldforsometriviainnings.Chuckkicksthingsoffwitharoundofstarchmadness(01:51).SeanandPatrickgetpitchedacoupleinningsoftriviabaseball(13:53).Seanbringsusaroundcalled"CanadaskYouaFewQuestions"(26:12).Andwefinishupoutinthefieldwitharoundallaboutpitchers(35:43).👉NoBrains,NoLightbulbsisatriviapodcastproducedbytheworld’sgreatesttriviacompany,TriviaMafia,inthegreatstateofMinnesota.📍Fi

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40:58

An Uncomfortable Amount of Fish Knowledge: Trivia...

No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast ·

2026/03/21

Do you rate toilet paper professionally? Of course you don't. Do you want to listen to a TP expert play trivia? Heck yeah! This week's guest Amber is the Toilet Paper Lady and she's pretty incredible. Chuck starts off with "Some Things Fishy" (01:26), then he gets us "On a Roll" (14:04). Sean brings us some Madlibs about 2010s celebrities (20:38), and then he wipes up with a "TP" initials round (33:30).👉 No Brains, No Lightbulbs is a trivia podcast produced by the world’s greatest trivia company,

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40:05

2 Forest 2 Gump: Trivia with a Jeopardy Contestant

No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast ·

2026/03/14

The Jeopardy contestant returneth! Our first return guest is Trivia Mafia's own Mia McGill. Chuck starts off with a Pi/e friendly round (01:15). After that Mia joins to provide One Answer After Another (08:55) and a round where everything ends in -mia (21:25). And Chuck dirties things up by saying several four letter words (30:41).👉 No Brains, No Lightbulbs is a trivia podcast produced by the world’s greatest trivia company, Trivia Mafia, in the great state of Minnesota.📍 Find a Trivia Mafia

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45:27

Hot Albanian Sausage Party: Trivia with a World Traveler

No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast ·

2026/03/07

An extra piece of bread rips! Albanian men are uniquely foxy! Plan your next vacation in Georgia (the country)! These are just some of the gems shared by world traveler, double-decker sandwich connoisseur, and trivia team "glue guy" Casey Peterson. Chuck kicks things off with a cereal round (01:55). After that we call on Casey with a round about the history of famous phone calls (13:25) and then we explore "country" music (20:23). To close things off, Chuck enters the 100 year zone (32:05).👉 No

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46:12

Get Bizzy: Trivia with a Sales Rep

No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast ·

2026/02/28

This week we’re bringing in one of Trivia Mafia's not-so-secret weapons: our Sales and Account Director, Sam Wilczyk! First Chuck brings in some dam trivia and Sean floods the reservoir with bad answers (02:37). We then move into some hockey-adjacent trivia (16:03) and we let Sean's neighbor Donny take us to the movies (19:42). Because of Sam's love for the Initials Game, Chuck pulls out an “SW” round (27:20), and Sean closes things out with round about the "key" to good trivia (40:28). 👉 No

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42:47

Special Ed: Trivia in the Year of The Horse

No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast ·

2026/02/21

A radio legend is in the building! Ryder is the producer of Gorman in the Morning on KQRS and she rocks. Chuck runs some trivia and Sean draws a blank (02:37). Then Chuck celebrates the Lunar New Year with a complicated game of H-O-R-S-E (16:51). Sean brings out some alliterative sitcoms and somehow forgets about Bosom Buddies (22:15). And Sean finishes us off celebrating the great day of February 21 (33:42).👉 No Brains, No Lightbulbs is a trivia podcast produced by the world’s greatest trivia

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40:08

The One Thing I Want Is a Wheel of Brie: Olympic...

No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast ·

2026/02/14

Welcome back to our producer Beth Gibbs! Great to have her back producing and joining us as a guest. We start off by getting to the Olympics (02:08). Then Chuck gets poetic over romcoms (12:30) and Sean brings in some famous couples (16:30). Finally, Sean makes Chuck get Sirius (29:40) and then gets heartfelt (32:50).👉 No Brains, No Lightbulbs is a trivia podcast produced by the world’s greatest trivia company, Trivia Mafia, in the great state of Minnesota.📍 Find a Trivia Mafia trivia night near

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51:15

The Burgers of Music: Trivia with a Music Writer

No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast ·

2026/02/07

Do you know everything about music? Our guest this week, Keith Harris from Racket does! Chuck starts us off with a round celebrating Superb Owls (01:39). After that Keith and Chuck jump into Oscar history with a round title Who's the BOS (19:29) and Sean chimes in with a round all about two-band wonders (28:28). Sean brings it home with a series of Brief Statements (39:42).No Brains, No Lightbulbs is a trivia podcast produced by Trivia Mafia in the great state of Minnesota. Click the link to find a

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49:17

Poop-prietary Questions: Trivia from Omaha

No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast ·

2026/01/31

Omaha is like San Antonio but slightly more boring. Our guest this week is Greg Harries and guess what, he's not boring at all. Greg is the Private Events Manager for Trivia Mafia as well as trivia host. Chuck starts us off a rotten round of trivia (01:48). After we jump backforwards into a a round play word (14:48). After that Greg does a pop music vocab check with Sean(20:55). Greg brought us a poopy round first written for a microbiome company (24:25). And things get peninsular for the last round

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49:08

Tropical Storm Belvedere: Trivia with a Super Bowl...

No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast ·

2026/01/24

This week on the podcast we welcome the legend Manny Hill. Manny is a wildly talented broadcaster and a deep sports trivia savant. Chuck kicks things off with a year-in-review round called "Search Party" (02:03). Then we pivot to sports with Manny, with a round about Super Bowl records called "Superlative Bowl" the he absolutely crushes (16:19), and a Sean round about great third-places in sports history called "Go for the Bronze" (25:36). Then we run out the clock with a round about (very) obscure

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48:34

Carrying on Like a Pork Chop: Trivia Down Under

No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast ·

2026/01/17

Welcome to season two! This week we are joined by the quite famous John O'Sullivan. John is a professional tour guide and the driving force behind One Minute Tours. He’s also a former Trivia Mafia host! Chuck kicks things off with an emergency call to the Intensive Karaoke Unit (02:50). We go down under for some Australian trivia and crikey, it was awesome (16:34). After that it's off to Washington, D.C. for a round about the West Wing (28:12). And we wrap things up with a round where Chuck has to

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48:22

Get Keanu Reeves Away from this White Woman: Trivia...

No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast ·

2026/01/10

Welcome to the podcast, Sarah Lemanczyk! Sarah is an award-winning broadcaster and the "old lady" emeritus of Radio K. She doesn't like Japanese food and you should hold that against her. We also welcome our interim producer, Davis Steen, to fill in for Chuck as host. Davis starts us off with a round that's "Apro-BRO of Nothing" (01:50). Then Sarah joins the fun with some trivia that combines Shakespeare with world geography (16:02). Appropriately enough, the results are both comedic and tragic. We

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42:44

The Ship of Theseus for Soups and Stews: Trivia with...

No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast ·

2026/01/03

Welcome to the podcast, Dr. Katie Sisneros! Today Chuck and Sean welcome a dear old friend, former trivia host and writer and all around great human being into the studio!Chuck drives us around for a little geography trivia by way of car makes (02:12). After that, Chuck bets his bottom dollar that you'll know about some good things that are only a day away from some really bad events (15:36). Sean brings Katie a round that celebrates the heyday of Nickelodeon (20:40). We finish things off with a

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52:11

Pre-Dessert: We Play Trivia with A Legend

No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast ·

2025/12/20

What kind of idiot would marry Sean McPherson? Today you'll meet said idiot! Her name is Rachel Levitt and in what she calls "her largest act of public service," she married Sean in 2013. Chuck takes some movie titles around the globe to check their translations (01:20) and then we celebrate Hanukkah with 8 Crazy Questions (15:48). Rachel flexes her People magazine "knowledge" by talking about the Sexiest Man Alive (22:31). Rachel dominates a rerun of "X Marks the Stop" (30:41) and Sean finishes

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41:15

Bready Mercury: We Play Trivia with an Adult Named...

No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast ·

2025/12/13

Do you know Eyeball? If you play trivia in the Twin Cities you might? Eyeball is a trivia nerd and trivia host and a co-protectorate of two sourdough starters. This week we kick it off with a round inspired by the film Clue! Chuck pulled out a round called "Anatomy of a Moniker" (14:33) and Sean brought a Simpsons Before and After (19:51). To close the show Sean gets Chuck lost in translation with some German and Spanish words (33:15).No Brains, No Lightbulbs is a trivia podcast produced by Trivia

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49:10

Bum Pop Era: We Play Trivia with Photographer Mike...

No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast ·

2025/12/06

We've got one of the most celebrated photographers in the Twin Cities with us in the No Brains No Lightbulbs studio today. Mike Madison aka Bump Opera aka Mad Son aka Bum Pop Era. First Sean flexes his taxonomy ignorance in a round called "Tax-On-A-You" (01:46). Then we hit Mike with some trivia about two of his favorite things: '80s hair metal (24:41) and food (29:45). To close the show, Sean hits Chuck's achilles heel: actual trivia questions (41:12).Check out Mike’s incredible photography work at

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49:28

Jackin' for Burgs: Food Trivia with Em Cassel

No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast ·

2025/11/29

This week’s episode is all about food! Racket editor/owner and City Cast Twin Cities contributor Em Cassel joins NBNL to flex her love of fast food, raw pork, and great oldies. First Chuck sweetens the deal with a round of assorted chocolate trivia (02:11). Then we serve up some fast food questions for Em (13:48), and Chuck dishes out some movie/restaurant trivia with "Second Yelpings" (24:18). Finally, Chuck bites off a little more than he can swallow when he samples a round about alphabetical

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42:08

A Limp Ding: Beatles and "Simpsons" Trivia with Holly...

No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast ·

2025/11/22

Celebrated radio personality and Trivia Mafia host Holly Roberts joins the NBNL team for some awesome rounds of trivia about a few of her favorite things: The Beatles and "The Simpsons." FirstChuck deals us a round of questions about playing cards (02:33). Then we drag a few Beatles song titles through the thesaurus for "Thesaurus Abuse: The Beatles Edition" (17:14). Sean sets Holly up to flex her knowledge about all things "Simpsons" (19:52). Sean closes up the episode with some questions from

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46:04

Puck Off

No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast ·

2025/11/15

Good luck to all of the competitors and staff at Trivia Mafia's Tournament of Champions! On the podcast we welcome the people's champ, Mike Davis, into the No Brains, No Lightbulbs studio. First Chuck puts us into a pickle of a round (01:15) before shuffling the deck with Mike (20:31). Sean puts hip-hop on the map (26:38) and wraps up the show with a quick trip to the grocery store (38:15). No Brains, No Lightbulbs is a trivia podcast produced by Trivia Mafia in the great state of Minnesota. Click

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40:47

What About Soups With Chicken?

No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast ·

2025/11/08

No guest today! Just Chuck and Sean and a pinch of Davis, bringing you plenty of great trivia and a little banter. Chuck gets the trivia work started with "-Men at Work" (02:10). Sean exposes Chuck's weak spots in "European Geography" (15:33), and Chuck finds one of Sean's Achilles heels: Trivia about books! (19:47). Sean finishes up with a great round about Latin names flora and fauna called "Binomial Means Necessary" (29:57).No Brains, No Lightbulbs is a trivia podcast produced by Trivia Mafia in

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