Luc Returns for his third solo trip and fourth game overall - this time in search of questions about 90s and 2000s nostalgia, and wordplay. He’s always a fun guest - and sounds great too! Before you listen to this one, be sure to check out those previous episodes here: Episode 22 Episode 45 Episode 46 Episode Links: Current Pop Culture: Blue Prince Other Podcasts: Lock Down Trivia , Skilletbrew , Pablo Torre Finds Out Thanks again Luc! If you’d like to help support the podcast as we prepare for ...
Jun 26, 2025•15 min•Season 1Ep. 90
If you google "Paul Maki”, you’ll get a Japanese actor, a basketball player, and the host of the “ One Idjit’s Thoughts On… ” Podcast. They’re all different people, and it’s that last one who joins us for Episode 89. Paul is a public broadcaster in Duluth, MN ( our third Minnesotan! ) looking for questions on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and 80s Music. Episode Links: Paul’s Podcast - “One Idjit’s Thoughts On…” Other recommended trivia podcasts : BBC Quiz Shows , Good Job Brain , Throwback Trivia Tak...
Jun 23, 2025•21 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Keith is back for his fourth game - this time in search of questions on movies, Oscars, Tonys, theater, math, and television. He’s always a fun guest, and has a wide range of knowledge…a good combo for this game. You can hear Keith’s previous games here: Episode 31 Episode 56 Episode 73 Episode Links: Last movie you saw in a theater? Sinners Last thing you looked up online? The Helix Bridge in Singapore Current Pop Culture Thing? Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins Thanks Keith! Be sure to...
Jun 16, 2025•42 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Dalton returns this week for his second solo game and fourth episode overall in search of questions on Star Wars, Anatomy, Ru Paul's Drag Race, or Family Guy. We also talked about his new podcast - Lock Down Trivia . Episode Links: Your last Wikipedia search : The captain of the Enterprise’s sister ship on TNG - Donald Varley Current Pop Culture Thing : Collecting Pokemon cards Thanks Dalton! Make sure to check out Lock Down Trivia and sign up to be part of his second season....
Jun 09, 2025•21 min•Season 1Ep. 87
I’m actually just getting home from Boone’s Saloon where I got to play with these two for the first time, while Greg from Episode 48 hosted . They are the perfect combination of hilarious and interesting, and if they never do a podcast of their own, we are going to miss out on a lot of great stories. I will keep the pressure on. In this game, Sam was looking for Anatomy & Physiology, 2010s Pop Culture, and The Sopranos . Vicky was in search of questions on Zoology, Movies, and King of the Hi...
Jun 02, 2025•29 min•Season 1Ep. 86
You may remember Matt from episodes 50 , 55 , or 64 , but he’s joining us once again from Winter Springs, Florida to see if he can finally catch a break and find one of his categories. This time, those categories were Friends, 80s Movies, and 80s Music. Have a listen and see if he managed to hit one this time! Episode Links: Something you learned this week : Only three names appear in the King James Bible that begin with the letter “F”. Current Pop Culture : MLB The Show ‘25 What are you looking...
May 28, 2025•42 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Ben Coughlin joins us from Michigan for his first attempt at building a quiz, hoping to find some questions about The Office , Parks & Rec , US Geography, and Sci-Fi. He runs a very successful pub quiz at his family business, Bayne’s Apple Valley in Freeland, Michigan. So we spent the first half hour of our visit talking about the pub quiz business, and that got pretty industry-specific, so we may save that chunk for a special bonus episode combined with some of the other quiz hosts and owne...
May 19, 2025•33 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Amy got 12 points in her last Tangents appearance back in Episode 59 , so she was looking to improve that score by finding questions on the 80s, One Hit Wonders, celebrity marriages, and “anything that gives me half the answer”. You’ll have to listen to see if she was able to do any better than last time… Episode Links: Most Recent Film in a Theater: STILL 80 for Brady ! Last Online Search : Summer’s Eve Favorite Movie Soundtrack : Pretty in Pink Favorite Non-Trivia Podcast : TV Cast Rewatch Pod...
May 12, 2025•38 min•Season 1Ep. 83
Sam Mitchell from IKNOWIT Trivia in Jacksonville, Florida joins us for his first attempt at finding questions about reality TV, sports, and Tom Hanks movies. This was a blast to record, and there’s almost an hour of insider pub quiz business chat that you won’t hear in this episode, but might show up as bonus content at some point. If you’re in Jacksonville, consider yourself lucky to have Sam and his crew for your local pub quiz! Episode Links: What is there to eat in Jacksonville? A taco truck...
May 05, 2025•40 min•Season 1Ep. 82
You might remember him from episodes like #27 or #66 . Ian Schulze returns, still looking for MASH and Pink Floyd. Have a listen and see if he finally tracked down one of those categories…or if he found something else that worked out for him. ;) Episode Links: How do you flashcard? The Anki App Last web search: The band Mammoth Something You Learned in the Last Week : The Duolingo Owl’s Full Name What are you into lately? The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Thanks again Ian! Be sure to check o...
Apr 28, 2025•33 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Chris Brewer is back for his third solo game, and fourth overall in search of questions about wrestling, The Office , and How I Met Your Mother . We also got to chat about his new podcast, Skilletbrew Trivia , so be sure to check that out on your favorite podcatcher. Episode Links: Chris’ New Podcast : Skilletbrew Trivia Last Wiki Search : Lady Bunny Last Movie in a Theater : The Wild Robot Thanks, Chris! Be sure to check all the links at https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop...
Apr 22, 2025•15 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Will the third time be a charm for David Kantorski? He was hoping to improve on his past scores this time looking for questions on 90s music and Major League Baseball. Be sure to check out his previous games in episodes 24 and 36 . Episode Links: David’s new weekly hosting gig : Cordial Inn with Liquid Kourage Other recent podcast appearances: Partnered with Scott Brill on Frenemy Trivia Podcast Season 3, Episode 14 Last Wiki Search : Celebrities whose initials are also US state abbreviations Th...
Apr 21, 2025•14 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Nanci makes her debut this week, joining us from Warren, Maine. She said she was looking for comic strips, 80s & 90s TV, and commercials - but she locked onto another subject that worked out just fine! Episode Links: Favorite Movie Soundtrack : Somewhere in Time Favorite Non-Trivia Podcast : Homicide: Life on Repeat Last Online Search: What does the “L” stand for in “L. Frank Baum”? Something you learned in the last week : Dixie Carter was a Republican Favorite TV Theme : Moonlighting Curren...
Apr 14, 2025•24 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Episode 52’s Chris “Siege” Parkinson returns - hoping to improve on his previous score, but still looking for questions on The West Wing and cop shows. No spoilers…but he did find a tangent that worked out well. Episode Links: Current Pop Culture Thing : A rewatch of Babylon 5 Hobby or skill from the past : Recreational target shooting The Last Song That Was Stuck in Your Head : Songs from Billy Joel’s 52nd Street and “Criminal” from The Middle Aged Dad Jam Band Thanks again to Chris! Be sure to...
Apr 07, 2025•18 min•Season 1Ep. 77
DJ is back for another game, looking for questions on 90s alt music or hip hop. We had a fun session, and he was able to improve on his score from last time, but you’ll have to listen to see how much better he did. Episode Links: Current Pop Culture Thing : Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man on Disney+ Most Recent Film in a Theater : Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Something You Learned This Week : Lin Manuel Miranda had a small part in The Sopranos . Last Online Search : Gilmore Girls Theme Song Curren...
Mar 31, 2025•22 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Mike is back for his third game - this time in search of questions on Political Media, Hockey, and Baseball. Always fun to have Mike on the podcast, so enjoy! Episode Links: Last Internet Search : Royal Rumble 2025 Participants What Are You Into? The Legend of Zelda: The Breath of the Wild Current Podcasts: Tangents and Internet Today Plug: MRB Analytics Thanks Mike! As always, be sure to check the Linktree here: https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop...
Mar 24, 2025•15 min•Season 1Ep. 75
I’m guessing there aren’t too many Tangents subscribers who don’t already listen to Throwback Trivia Takedown , but on the off chance you’re one of those few, this episode will introduce you to half of that show’s hosts. John and his brother Adam run one of my favorite quiz-based weekly podcasts, so it was a treat to have him on to try his hand at the game. He was looking for questions on movies, music, and food…and definitely landed on one of those! :) Episode Links John’s Podcas t: Throwback T...
Mar 17, 2025•23 min•Season 1Ep. 75
Keith returns for his third game, and it happened at the perfect time to catch his (very early) Oscar predictions just after the nominations were announced. He’s a huge film buff, so it was fun to get his thoughts and predictions. This time he was looking for movies, television, and word play categories. He definitely ran into at least a couple of those things, so have a listen and see how he navigated. Episode Links: Oscar Predictions …see the winners: https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2...
Mar 10, 2025•35 min•Season 1Ep. 73
The thrilling conclusion to the Tandem Mode games between Brandon Fellows and Dalton McGhiey…is longer than part one, anyway. Enjoy these friends dueling it out for a few minutes. Episode Links: Forever Home Feline Ranch Thanks all! Back next time with a normal game with Keith Moser! Remember to check the Linktree here : https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop...
Mar 03, 2025•26 min•Season 1Ep. 72
Our first two part episode! You’re getting two for the price of one with this Tandem Mode recording. The first will be with Brandon choosing the first tangent, and the second will be with Dalton going first. Will it matter? Who knows? This one is for science. Episode Links: Riley Green … country artist and former college QB! Back next time with Part 2! :-)...
Mar 03, 2025•18 min•Season 1Ep. 71
Jeff is back for his fourth overall appearance (third solo) looking for questions about The Muppets and Star Wars Episode 4. He’s always a fun guest, so I’m sure you’ll enjoy this one. Episode Links: Last Movie in a Theater : Wicked or The Tale of the Princess Kaguya Current Pop Culture Thing : Binging Breaking Bad Something Learned in the Last Week : In Hadestown , the gods wear sparklier costumes that other characters. Last Wikipedia Search : Orion and the Dark Where Do You Quiz? Spiral Brewer...
Feb 24, 2025•18 min•Season 1Ep. 70
We have a new record for the longest gap between episodes for a player now, thanks to Mike Bober returning for the first time since Episode 2 . This time around he was looking for questions about pets, classic adventure movies from the 80s, 90s rock music, and The Simpsons . He had a simple goal of beating his score from his last attempt. Have a listen and see how he did! Episode Links: Last Wikipedia Search : Min-Maxing Favorite Non-Trivia Podcast : How Did This Get Made? Current Pop Culture : ...
Feb 17, 2025•20 min•Season 1Ep. 69
Another Springfield player, Frank Dicken joins us for what turned out to be an NFL special episode. Frank came in looking for questions about the Bible, food & drink & The Simpsons. Spoiler alert…there are still as many bible questions in the data base (9), as there were when Frank started. There are, however, far fewer NFL questions left. Also, apologies for my general blurriness during this episode. We started recording this late after I had already had a full night of drinks. Won’t ha...
Feb 14, 2025•32 min•Season 1Ep. 68
One of the first players we had on the podcast back in the testing phase of the game, Cheyenne Fletcher is back for his first solo game since Episode 4 . He was looking for questions on geography, college wrestling, and bad movies. Have a listen and see if he found any! Episode Links: Last online search : Dennis the Menace (US Comics) , Man of Steel Awards , G-type Main Sequence Star , and others… Something you learned recently : Last Starfighter director Nick Castle was Michael Myers in Hallowe...
Feb 10, 2025•15 min•Season 1Ep. 67
Ian Schulze, returns for the first time since Episode 27, still looking for questions about Pink Floyd - and also MASH this time around. He’s great at using clues in the questions to figure out answers he doesn’t know right away. Enjoy! Episode Links: Last Movie in a Theater : No Time to Die Last Internet Search : “ Punch ” comes from the Hindi “pāñch”, meaning “five” - for the five ingredients: alcohol, sugar, juice, water, and spices. Something learned in the last week : The Hippocratic Oath w...
Feb 03, 2025•29 min•Season 1Ep. 66
Madeleine is back for another run at the game, looking for questions about 2000s Pop Culture and trying to beat her previous score of 7. You’ve already looked at the episode length and figured out that she did pass that old score…but by how much? Episode Links: Currently Into : 90s Star Trek shows on Pluto Last internet search : Oberweis Dairy & Jim “Milk Dud” Oberweis Last movie in a theater : Howl’s Moving Castle Favorite Non-trivia Podcasts : My Brother, My Brother and Me , The Adventure ...
Jan 26, 2025•28 min•Season 1Ep. 65
Matt Lamia joins us again from Winter Springs, Florida in search of questions about the TV show Friends, 80s music, and 80s movies. Have a listen and see if he was able to track any down. Episode Links: What’s the best thing to eat in Winter Springs, Florida? Stefanos Trattoria What are you into? MLB The Show ‘24, The Floor, The Bear, and Only Murders in the Building Where do you quiz? Sundays at Aloma Bowl and Wednesdays at Kiwi’s Pub What’s the last thing you looked up? The eleven countries th...
Jan 20, 2025•14 min•Season 1Ep. 64
Chris is back again for another game this week, in search of questions on Wrestling and The Office. He scored a 13 in a Tandem Mode game, but he was looking for his first double-digit solo game this time out. See if he pulled it off… Episode Links: What have you learned this week? Steven Spielberg’s first Oscar was for Schindler’s List and Marvel’s first hero was Human Torch . What are you into right now? Writing trivia for the new podcast, Skilletbrew Trivia , and setting up the Lego Christmas ...
Jan 13, 2025•19 min•Season 1Ep. 63
Jeopardy! champion, Jessica Babbitt joins us this week from Austin, TX for her first attempt at the game, searching for questions about Disney World, 90s boy bands, and current British royals. This was a really fun game to read, so hopefully you enjoy it! After you listen to this, be sure to check out Jessica and her team “ Only Winners in the Building ” on Pop Culture Jeopardy on Amazon Prime Video! Episode Links: Jessica on game shows (other than PCJ ) What to eat in Austin : Any taco truck! F...
Jan 06, 2025•45 min•Season 1Ep. 62
DJ Carlile from Virginia Beach joins us this week for his first attempt at the game. He was looking for questions on 90s Hip Hop or 90s alternative music. Have a listen and see how he did! Episode Links: Favorite Movie Soundtrack : Mallrats What to eat in Virginia Beach : Seafood at Waterman’s Surfside Grille Last Wikipedia Search : Jayden Daniels Favorite Non-Trivia Podcast : Verboten and Hey Riddle Riddle Last Movie in a Theater : Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Favorite TV Theme Song : The Greatest A...
Jan 01, 2025•12 min•Season 1Ep. 61
