Learned Lag

George Stankow

We play Learned League, the greatest trivia competition in all the land. Each day, we run through the questions and how we arrived at the answers (or at least, how we arrived at our answers).

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#847
September 15 · 21 min
Aaand We're Done LL110MD25
We hope you ended the season on as high a note as we managed to.
#846
September 12 · 18 min
Keep Your Phlow Going LL110MD24
I know, we can't believe George missed the chance to say yesterday was the antepenultimate match either.
#845
September 11 · 21 min
Not a Thrilla LL110MD23
That cat is a good 12 feet away, incidentally.
#844
September 10 · 15 min
Just Bounce It Around In Your Mouth LL110MD22
Hiaasen writes great stuff, btw.
#843
September 9 · 17 min
Sic Semper Fascists LL110MD21
Sorry about the alarm there. Had to remind George to bleach the drains.
#842
September 5 · 13 min
The Other Side Is El Salvador LL110MD20
One of us didn't want to linger on their performance, the other one wanted to be done before the USC game started. Quick one today.
#841
September 4 · 24 min
The First Movie to *Officially* Pass the Bechdel Test LL110MD19
Congratulations to Friends Of The Podcast GroceV and wardr on their best-ever finishes in the LL Championship.
#840
September 3 · 21 min
Good Ol' Norm the Mathematician LL110MD18
"git gud", sadly, often applies to one or more of us.
#839
September 2 · 21 min
A Very Royal Season LL110MD17
Kinda two questions about them today, if you count "Suits".
#838
September 1 · 18 min
Every Season Has One GenX Day LL110MD16
Seriously, Nigel Farage can get clacked.
#837
August 29 · 17 min
They're All Easy When You Know Them LL110MD15
This is a quote from a longtime friend of the podcast that we will not identify unless they're okay with it.
#836
August 29 · 17 min
Late and Blaming a Child for It ll110MD14
Kurosawa stole it from Stan Sakai anyway.
#835
August 27 · 23 min
A Dime Is Worth "One Dime" LL110MD13
The reason HGTV pushes "open concept" architecture is that it lets them show lots of demolition shots, and dudes love sledgehammers busting up walls.
#834
August 26 · 15 min
That Word Was "Chiasmus" LL110MD12
George has a book about chiasmus and will therefore never miss a chance to point one out.
#833
August 25 · 17 min
Co Co Co LL110MD11
Stupid Leibniz and his stupid math words.
#832
August 22 · 24 min
Atolls vs. Archipelagos LL110MD10
George is kind of right, and that's as good as it gets today.
#831
August 21 · 23 min
Apologies for Referring to That Guy's Comic LL110MD09
Helen Hayes won Best Supporting Actress for that movie, showing that the category has long been a de facto Lifetime Achievement Award.
#830
August 20 · 22 min
Really Had to Fight For This One LL110MD08
Sometimes the slogs are pleasingly brain-fizzy.
#829
August 19 · 22 min
It Was the NFC, In Point of Fact LL110MD07
"Your land is mostly mountainous"! That's the other lyric.
#828
August 18 · 21 min
What Is Happening Right Now LL110MD06
May you all find someone who lets you do bits until you pause to take a breath.

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