Hello, Puzzlers!

Celebrity puzzle competitions and word battles with anagrams and palindromes AI summary

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Hello, Puzzlers! (formerly The Puzzler) is the puzzle and word game podcast hosted by New York Times bestselling author A.J. Jacobs and Chief Puzzle Officer Greg Pliska. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday: anagrams, palindromes, trivia and head to head word battles, plus celebrity guests, listener puzzles, and brand new original games from the Puzzle Lab. Play along, sharpen your brain, and join a community of thousands of puzzlers. Subscribe so you never miss a puzzle. Puzzling puzzles that will puzzle you, puzzlingly!Join our Patreon community to get bonus content and original puzzles.Patreon.com/HelloPuzzlers

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Happy Symphonic Metal Day!

2026-11-13 · 15 min

A.J. goes over his autumn reading list. Later, Greg challenges him and Andrea with a puzzle about spotting instruments and metals hidden in anagrams.In honor of World Symphonic Metal Day, Greg serves up a tricky anagram…
I Ate Curry in Missouri and Other State Songs

2026-11-11 · 10 min

A.J. challenges Greg and Andrea to turn geography into country music. Bonus points for singing along, questionable accents, and relentless rhyme criticism.This episode features a musical wordplay puzzle inspired by…
Elise Hu plays TED talks from Cinderella

2026-11-09 · 35 min

Elise Hu, host of "TED Talks Daily" and author of Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital, joins A.J. and Greg for a fairy tale puzzle challenge and a conversation about beauty standards,…
Ares' Ears and Arse

2026-11-06 · 15 min

A.J. and Greg tackle a clever word puzzle before welcoming a listener-submitted anagram challenge.The team solves laugh-out-loud clues involving Roman goats, evil wedding veils, Cats, and a five-word brain teaser that…
V is for Vanishing

2026-11-04 · 16 min

A.J. and Greg kick off a wordplay-filled episode with clever trivia about Guy Fawkes Day, then challenge each other with a brain-bending puzzle about words that transform when you remove the letter V.Whether you love…
Four cheers for Season 4!

2026-11-02 · 20 min

A.J. and Greg kick off Season 4 with backwards brand names, clever wordplay, and a celebration of all things puzzling. Can you solve a party puzzle before the hosts do?Play along with the hosts as they tackle tricky…
State Names and Puzzlemaxxing [Best-Of Episode]

2026-10-30 · 22 min

Hello, Puzzlers! While the team is down in the puzzler lab getting ready for Season 4, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from last season!Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. & Greg present puzzling puzzles to…
Grant Sanderson plays "Which Big Number is Bigger" [Best-Of Episode]

2026-10-28 · 46 min

Hello, Puzzlers! While the team is down in the puzzler lab getting ready for Season 4, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from last season!Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling with us today: creator of the…
Jess Zafarris plays "Catching Colds" [Best-Of Episode]

2026-10-26 · 44 min

Hello, Puzzlers! While the team is down in the puzzler lab getting ready for Season 4, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from last season!Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling with us today: author of Useless…
X-Treme Puzzles [Best-Of Episode]

2026-10-23 · 28 min

Hello, Puzzlers! While the team is down in the puzzler lab getting ready for Season 4, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from last season!Hello, Puzzlers! Today: Greg and A.J. read listener mail and play…

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Owner: Adam Neuhaus
Oldest episode in feed: 09/2023 · over 3 years
Typical length: 18 min
Format: Episodic Newest first, episodes stand alone
Keywords: trivia, puns/wordplay, #games, Puzzles, Hobbies, Puzzle

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