It’s time once again to salute Uncanny Magazine Kickstarter Backers, and salute them we do, with questions! Difficult, specific, mostly-American questions! Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Daniel Ryan, Joe Veneracion, Mikah Sargent, Pinky and Thomas Wouters.
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, MIND MELD! Yes, the twelfth edition of America’s favorite game show is an all-Star Wars edition! Five Star Wars fans, attempting the greatest of all challenges: agreeing on things! Tony Sindelar and Kathy Campbell with Monty Ashley, Annette Wierstra, Steven Schapansky, Kat Benesh and Guy English.
Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. In our latest episode, our panelists must find the Star Wars rhymes, reach back to their Saturday morning cartoons of youth, and untangle some mashed-up musicals and TV shows. Liz Myles, Cicero Holmes, and Kelly Guimont fight it out against Brian Hamilton, Kathy Campbell, and Tony Sindelar under the watchful eye of host Dan Moren and scorekeeper Lex Friedman. Dan Moren and Lex F...
Once again, it’s “Inestimable,” a show that answers the question: how many? how big? and, never, why???? On this episode, host Glenn Fleishman tortures guests Brian Hamilton, Liz Myles, Jason Snell, and Annette Wierstra about how many things fit inside other things, the Top 100 Billboard chart, sewage, movie math madness, and which came first. Scorekeeper Tony Sindelar abetted. Glenn Fleishman and Tony Sindelar with Brian Hamilton, Lizbeth Myles, Jason Snell and Annette Wierstra.
Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. In this battle for the ages, our panelists try to figure out which item doesn’t belong, consider some superhero recasting, and suss out some popular movies from bad reviews. It’s Brian Hamilton, Kelly Guimont, and Mikah Sargent versus Glenn Fleishman, Shelly Brisbin, and Jason Snell as host Dan Moren and guest scorekeeper Kat Benesh oversee proceedings. Dan Moren and Kat Benesh ...
Amazing! It’s the return of 7 or C, that long lost Game Show Thanksgiving tradition, this time not at Thanksgiving, nor is it returning in the seventh month, or in a month that starts with the letter C. Tony Sindelar with James Thomson, Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, Monty Ashley and Erika Ensign.
It’s a special edition of Doctor Who Feuding Families, recorded live in the courtyard at the LAX Marriott during Gallifrey One 2025! Join us as a group of Doctor Who fans (and, as it turns out, podcasters) brace themselves at the sheer gall of some of the answers given by you, the listeners… Jason Snell with Steven Schapansky, Erika Ensign, Heather Berberet, Sarah Murphy, Chip Sudderth, Riley Silverman, Warren Frey and Tom Dickinson.
Mind Meld goes to eleven! Prepare yourselves for an extra chaotic episode of America’s favorite game show, full of ruining of game shows, not melding at all, and far too many animals. Tony Sindelar and Kathy Campbell with Lizbeth Myles, Lex Friedman, Brian Hamilton, Shelly Brisbin and Glenn Fleishman.
Recorded live in the courtyard at the LAX Marriott at Gallifrey One in February 2025! Listen as random podcasters and one astrophysicist are ambushed during a nice brunch in the sun with the recording of the 42nd edition of Random Pursuit. Do you know where your towel is? Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Jason Snell, Katie Mack, Chip Sudderth and Heather Berberet.
Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. For our tenth anniversary episode, we’ve invited our most frequent panelists to combat in a series of grueling challenges. They’ll have to identify famous books from their discarded titles, find the fake entries in popular romantasy series, and go undercover with some spy movie mash-ups. Kathy Campbell, Tony Sindelar, and Erika Ensign take on Antony Johnston, Liz Myles, and Stev...
Kathy returns to defend her Careers crown, this time with a real nature vibe. Will Dan’s two wives help him unseat her? Will Glenn’s princess-wife carry him to victory instead? It’s a bumpy ride, so buckle up! Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman and Kathy Campbell.
In this episode of Random Pursuit, knowledge of the works of John Lucarotti will come in handy more often than you might think! Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Ben Rice McCarthy, Daniel Ryan, Kat Griffiths, Monty Ashley and Shelly Brisbin.
Feuding Families returns, and it’s about time! Our loveable listeners have provided answers to a survey about Doctor Who. It’s up to our two teams of contestants to decide whether they want to answer the questions correctly, or if they want to answer them according to what the listeners said. Jason Snell with Erika Ensign, Glenn Fleishman, Kelly Guimont, Moisés Chiullán, Steven Schapansky, Mikayla Micomonaco, Chip Sudderth and Sarah Murphy.
Zip up your vest and look out for dinosaurs—Random Pursuit is back with some silly questions and some very dark ones. At one point, Steven asks “What is wrong with Trivial Pursuit!?” Related: content warning for harm to a pet. Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Brian Warren, Glenn Fleishman, Kirsten Goruk, Sage Young and Shannon Dohar.
The tenth edition of Mind Meld is a Christmas special! Listen as our contestants try to match their knowledge of what they think they should know, or if they’ll do better at matching what they shouldn’t know. Tony Sindelar and Kathy Campbell with Annette Wierstra, Dan Moren, Glenn Fleishman, Jason Snell and Mikah Sargent.
Some Christmases are white, some are merry and bright, and some are darker than you expect from a silly game show. Brace yourself for some history — and also plenty of fun and hijinks — it’s still an Incomparable Game Show, after all! Kathy Campbell and Erika Ensign with Glenn Fleishman, Lex Friedman, Monty Ashley and Shelly Brisbin.
Welcome back to “Inconceivable!”, the show that tests two teams’ knowledge of the nerdy, the useless, and the obscure. It’s on once again as we ask our panelists to figure out tricky categories, decipher punny clues about animals, and identify Disney movies with missing letters. Mikah Sargent, Shelly Brisbin, and Tony Sindelar take on Kelly Guimont, Chip Sudderth, and Kathy Campbell in pitched battle. Dan Moren and Jason Snell with Mikah Sargent, Shelly Brisbin, Tony Sindelar, Kelly Guimont, Chi...
It’s the return of Careers, a fun and popular board game from the 1950s! Will anyone choose to become a uranium prospector? Who will get wrecked at sea? And how many opportunities are too many opportunities? Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Mikah Sargent, Kathy Campbell and Sebastian Runnings.
This time on Random Pursuit, we learn who’s a loss leader, whose gut is death, and who you should toss your questions to. Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Dan Moren, Heather Berberet, Jay Miller, Kathy Campbell and Mikah Sargent.
Friendly Competition is back! Will this be the episode where Silent Carl finally finds the winners podium? Or will Silent Carl fail to find favor with the host (who is also Silent Carl)? Lex Friedman and Dan Moren with Glenn Fleishman, Jean MacDonald, Shelly Brisbin and Tony Sindelar.
It’s Random Pursuit time again! In this edition: Star Treks, children’s golfing habits, a first-time player, very few ghost points, and more! Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Antony Johnston, Brian Warren, Shelly Brisbin, Scott Ensign and Sarah Murphy.
It’s the ninth edition of Mind Meld, where contestants try to match each other’s answers while simultaneously going off the rails. Will there be sports? Yes, and nobody seems happy about it. Tony Sindelar and Kathy Campbell with Jason Snell, Moisés Chiullán, Brian Hamilton, Glenn Fleishman and Annette Wierstra.
It’s the 37th (consecutive) edition of Random Pursuit, and it’s also time for our annual Uncanny Magazine Kickstarter crossover! Join us as our wonderful donors try to guess answers to questions mostly about things that happened in different countries than theirs. Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Seb Pollard, Lynne M. Thomas, Fred Paffhausen and Thomas Wouters.
It’s a special edition of Random Pursuit! This week, your host and scorekeeper join in on the fun, trying to answer questions from two editions of Trivial Pursuit sold only in Canada! How many Canada-specific questions will they get? Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Annette Wierstra and Kirsten Goruk.
Two first-timers, a second-timer, a third-timer, and an old pro walk into a game show. It’s not a joke, it’s the 35th edition of Random Pursuit! And we put a new-to-Erika edition of Trivial Pursuit, the 25th Anniversary Edition, thoroughly through its paces. Thank you Listener Matthew! Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Annette Wierstra, Erik Stadnik, Kyle Anderson, Nick Scott and Tony Sindelar.
You wait around for years for another Trivial Retreat, and then two come along pretty much at once! See how our players adapt this time to coming up with questions to Trivial Pursuit answers, and whether or not they’ll fall prey to a Ponzi scheme. Jason Snell with Monty Ashley, Erika Ensign, Glenn Fleishman, Tony Sindelar and Kelly Guimont.
What happens when three Disney parks fans try to pull the wool over the Incomparable’s Disney parks expert’s eyes? And no, Disney Lore isn’t one of David’s distant relatives… David J. Loehr with Deborah Stanish, Kelly Guimont and Monty Ashley.
It’s the third instalment of Trivial Retreat, the game where we play the original Genus edition of Trivial Pursuit backward, where players must invent or guess the questions and categories based entirely on what’s on the back of the card. Points are awarded partly on guessing the right questions, but let’s face it, they’re really doled out by how much (or how little) players annoy the host… Jason Snell with Antony Johnston, David J. Loehr, Shelly Brisbin and Brian Warren.
It’s the return of Careers! The popular board game, this edition from 1955, involves contestants trying to be the first person on the moon, going out to sea, possibly becoming a farmer, and braving the dangers of uranium prospecting. No one said it would be easy. Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky with Monty Ashley, Shelly Brisbin and Cicero Holmes.
It’s the eighth edition Mind Meld! And if you thought there couldn’t possibly be another set of categories our group of contestants could (mostly) agree on, then you’d be wrong! And being wrong in this game is not the right thing to do. Tony Sindelar and Kathy Campbell with Jean MacDonald, Shelly Brisbin, Erika Ensign, Jason Snell and Lex Friedman.
