Tangents: A Trivia Workshop Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

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!

• Favorite Movie Soundtrack: The Big Chill

• What are you into? “The Pop Girlies”

• Podcast Recs: Las Culturistas, The Big Picture, If Books Could Kill

• Last movie in a theater: Conclave

• Something you learned in the last week: The Pizza Principle

• Last Wikipedia Search: Charles Ingram cheating scandal

Thanks everybody! Be sure you check the links at the linktree (https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop) - especially that link to sign up as a player on Tangents!

And don’t forget to get your tickets to Trivia Nationals coming up in May!

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 American Hero

• What are you into? Fargo

• Where do you quiz? Sloppy Seconds

Thanks DJ!
Coming up next, we’ll have three-time Jeopardy! champ, and current Pop Culture Jeopardy! contestant Jessica Babbitt trying to find questions about Disney parks and British royals.

Chris Parkinson, AKA “Siege” joins us from Wisconsin this week in search of questions on Cop Shows and The West Wing. I’m sure you’ve heard him on other podcasts, but this was his first attempt at a Tangents game. I’m definitely looking forward to having him back!

Episode Links:

• Best Movie Soundtrack: The Empire Strikes Back, Deadpool, Deadpool 2, Singles, Empire Records, Reality Bites, Clerks

• Favorite Non-Trivia Podcast: The West Wing Weekly

• Most Recent Wikipedia Search: The Scottish Fold

• Best thing to eat in West Bend, WI: The Riverside Brewery

• Current Pop Culture Thing: The 1% Club, American Ninja Warrior, Jim Butcher’s Harry Dresden series

• Favorite TV Theme Song: The West Wing

See you next week for a Tandem Mode game between Chris Brewer and Jeff Clear!

Alan Kreisel joins us this week from Jacksonville, Florida in search of questions about college football team names and 80s movies. If you listen to other trivia podcasts, you’ve probably heard Alan many times before, but this is his first attempt at Tangents. Have a listen and see how it went!

Episode Links:

• What to eat in Jacksonville: Poppy’s Italiano

• Favorite Non-Trivia Podcast: Who Arted?

• Something Learned Recently: Wally Amos was a big-time talent agent before Famous Amos cookies.

• Favorite Movie Soundtrack: Forrest Gump

As always, be sure to check all the links at https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop - including a link to sign up for Tangents.

Now let’s find out who actually reads the show notes!

The first person to email russ@triviaworkshop.com with your name, address, and t-shirt size will get a free Trivia Workshop t-shirt!

We made it to FIFTY!

Why not make episode 50 a Tandem Mode game? Paul Paquet is back for his third search for It’s Always Sunny and history content- but his first since episode 20, so he was due. He faces off against first-timer, Matt Lamia who was in search of MLB, Friends, and 80s Music. It was a fun game, so I hope you enjoy listening as much as I did hosting.

And since we're celebrating #50, I'll be adding some extra benefits to the Patreon memberships on Halloween night. There's still time to join us and help support the show!

Quick note: Paul will be presenting another great World Trivia Night event on November 1. You should definitely check it out at this link: https://cafott.ca/annual-events-cafo/world-trivia-night/

Coming up next time on Episode 51, we’ll have Alan Kreisel taking his first turn at the game. See you then!

https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

It took 48 episodes for the “Peterson Shuffle” to be employed for the first time, but only one more episode for it to get a second run. Tony Schmit joins us from Minnesota for his first attempt at the game, and he did his homework to craft quite a strategy. You’ll have to listen to see if it paid off.

Episode Links:

• Learned League

• Favorite Non-Trivia Podcast: 60 Songs That Explain the 90s, Omnibus, Dear Hank & John

• Twin City Food Recs: JD Hoyt’s Supper Club, Manny’s Steakhouse…The Nook and The Blue Door Pub

• Current Pop Culture Thing: Bobby Fingers and Tana French

• Trivia Tidbit: The Michael Jackson fire accident happened at the exact midpoint of his life.

Coming up next week - IT’S EPISODE 50! We’ll have Paul Paquet and Matt Lamia facing off in a special Tandem Mode game. We’ll also be doing something special for the Patreon crew, so stay tuned for that.

Greg has won big money prizes on the Jeopardy! Teen Tournament, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, and The Chase, but he’s finally made it to the big time…Tangents. You have to listen to Greg play the game in a way no other contestant has to this point.

Episode Links:

• Last Wikipedia Search: Dick Tuck

• Something you learned in the last week: There are no EFL football grounds in conservative constituencies.

• Favorite TV Theme: Friday Night Lights

• Favorite Movie Soundtrack: Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait AND…Space Jam

• Current Pop Culture Thing: Summer of Soccer - Euros and Copa América

• Favorite Trivia: Venetian painter Canaletto’s name

• Where do you quiz: Various online leagues and live at Anvil & Forge and Hand of Fate…and hosting at Boone’s.

Thanks, Greg!

Be sure to check out the links at https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop and https://www.tangentstrivia.com/

Jeff Clear is BACK - and hunting for questions on comic books and The Muppets. In his first appearance (Episode 37), he finished with 12 points, so the mission this time was to pass that mark. Have a listen and see how he did!

Episode Links:

• Where to eat in Hastings, MN: Lock and Dam Eatery

• Current Pop Culture Thing: Shameless

• Last movie in a theater: The Fall Guy or Spirited Away

• Favorite Trivia: The Carlson Brothers inspired (and played) The Hanson Brothers in Slap Shot

• Plug: Draught Daze Podcast - Episode 20 (The Council of Jeffs)

Please check out the LinkTree at https://linktr.ee/TriviaWorkshop

THANKS!

Luc is right back for another game - this time a test run for the Tandem Mode version with fellow Patreon supporter, Tim Gomez. This actually isn’t the first time they’ve met though. As it turns out, they were both in the Who Wants to Be a Millionaire green room at the same time! They’re obviously outstanding trivia players with Meredith Vieira asking the questions, but what about when there’s much less at stake?

Episode Links:

• Luc on WWTBAM

• Tim on WWTBAM

• Luc’s Plug: Keeping Families Covered

• Tim’s Plug: Follow Trivia Workshop & Tangents games

Next up, we’ll have Jeff Clear back in the hotseat for Episode 47.

Luc Leavenworth (Ep. 22) is back to take another swing at the game this week, in search of questions on 90s nostalgia. I always enjoy hearing Luc play, and you will too.

Episode Links:

• Last movie in a theater: Inside Out 2

• Last Wikipedia Search: Big Fish the Musical

• Favorite Book: The Hobbit and The Name of the Wind

• Superpower: Teleportation

• Current Pop Culture Thing: The Bear and Elden Ring