Discussions with competitors, organizers, and puzzle makers in the competitive jigsaw puzzle world.
We cover speed puzzling, puzzle chess, and pretty much any other way that people are using jigsaw puzzles to compete.
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The last time Mari Black and Jim Eakins were on Piece Talks it was clear that one episode wasn’t going to be enough, so they’re back!
We talk about Mari’s experiences on the Wicked Quick and Whimsy Pieces teams, and then dive into the world of puzzle coaching
and puzzling theory.
If you listen carefully, you can hear my mind get blown at least once.
#43 - Inge Sinot and Maartje van der Meer
Saison 1 · Épisode 43
samedi 25 juillet 2026 • Durée 01:55:52
Dutch puzzlers are known for speed when it comes to busy puzzles.
In this episode we talk to two of the speediest puzzlers from the Netherlands - Inge Sinot and Maartje van der Meer - about what makes a whole nation excel at a skill.
#42 - Caryn Knill + AI
Saison 1 · Épisode 42
vendredi 3 juillet 2026 • Durée 01:27:45
World-class puzzler Caryn Knill’s usual approach to preparing for competitions was by doing puzzles, but at some point she decided that there was probably a better way, so she turned to the tool that’s apparently everywhere these days: AI.
#41 - Hanna Lehikoinen
Saison 1 · Épisode 41
samedi 13 juin 2026 • Durée 01:37:43
Hanna Lehikoinen didn't stumble into competitive speed puzzling. She sprinted straight at it.
Growing up in Finland, Hanna was surrounded by puzzles and competition in equal measure, and it turned out that was exactly the right training ground. When she discovered speed puzzling, the switch flipped almost instantly: within days she had an Instagram account, a timer, and her sights set on Worlds.
In this episode, we trace Hanna's journey from casual Finnish puzzler to one of the breakout stars of the EJJ circuit, where she found herself finishing among the best puzzlers on the planet. We dig into what it was like to time herself from day one, how she thought about improving her skills, and what it actually feels like to be in panic mode during a competition when you're one of the fastest people in the world.
We also talk about the competitive gene that seems to run in the family, the challenge of balancing a sudden career in elite puzzling with the organized chaos of family life, and what her prolific Instagram archive reveals about the honest, unfiltered arc of someone becoming great at something. Not just the sunshine, but the work.
#40 - Emma Quirke and Rachael Chambers
Saison 1 · Épisode 40
dimanche 24 mai 2026 • Durée 01:55:40
Emma Quirke won the UK Nationals in 2025.
Rachael Chambers won it in 2026.
Does that make them bitter rivals?
Quite the contrary!
In this episode we dig in to their intertwined history, how their differing approaches to puzzling land them within second of each other over and over again, do a deep dive into their World Series experience, and find out why they may be one of the strongest pairs out there.
#39 - US Nationals: A Love Story
Saison 1 · Épisode 39
dimanche 3 mai 2026 • Durée 01:26:34
EB and I are joined by several of the competitors that made a splash at this year's US Nationals. The theme that kept coming up over and over? How much everyone loved this year's event.
Joining us are:
Alice Rowe
Jessa Douglas
Josh Trauger
Lewis Dracobly-Helsel
#38 - Louise Jackett
Saison 1 · Épisode 38
dimanche 19 avril 2026 • Durée 01:32:41
Louise Jackett knew she had found her tribe at her very first competition. Since then, Lou has dedicated herself to giving others that same sense of community, building from Covid-era competitor to one of the most influential figures in Australian competitive puzzling. Along the way she made decisions that shaped the culture of the sport in ways she probably didn't anticipate, including an impulsive choice that gave Australian puzzlers their national identity at Worlds. That pattern of going from idea to execution runs through everything Lou does, and it's ultimately what led her to the presidency of the Australian Jigsaw Puzzle Association and to co-founding the Speed Puzzling World Series. In this episode we follow her puzzling arc, and dig into what the SPWS is all about.
#37 - US Nationals Preview
Saison 1 · Épisode 37
dimanche 22 mars 2026 • Durée 01:08:20
Trigger Alert! THIS EPISODE CONTAINS NEARLY NO STATS!
We wanted to explore a different way of talking about the upcoming US National Championships in Atlanta.
To help us out, we brought back some former guests, and a new one you might recognize.
#36 - Thomas Kaeppeler
Saison 1 · Épisode 36
dimanche 15 mars 2026 • Durée 01:25:09
Thomas Kaeppeler has been at Ravensburger pretty much his entire working life. From working on the factory floor at Ravensburger headquarters in Germany, to becoming the President of Ravensburger North America.
In this episode, we get a whole DIFFERENT kind of nerdy.
#35 - Hannah Doyle
Saison 1 · Épisode 35
dimanche 1 mars 2026 • Durée 01:48:54
Hannah Doyle really didn’t think about jigsaw puzzles much until a fateful night where she was looking for something to do. Suddenly she was obsessed, and within a year she was finishing second in the California state competition, live streaming puzzles on Twitch, and gearing up for US Nationals and Worlds.