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Fill Me In #237: No one will ever learn the majesty of your Foley work. Mar 31, 2020

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This week, Ryan and Brian attempt to stay connected to the outside world, spend an inordinate amount of time talking about cryptics without actually doing any, and imagine a world in which they might Twitch together. Also: Contest of Still Going On.

Ryan is hosting various online events, including solving cryptics on Twitch and running a D&D game.

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Fill Me In #236: Rememberable? That's a word. Mar 24, 2020

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This week, Ryan and Brian recap the joy of #couchword, propose an oracle podcast, and can't pronounce a crossword luminary's name. All that, plus a brand new contest puzzle JUST FOR YOU!

Crossword Tournament From Your Couch
Ricky Cruz's puzzles
Infinite Jest wiki
Stephen Sondheim's cryptics and his article for New York Magazine

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Fill Me In #235: I like making my own bubbles. Mar 17, 2020

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This week, Ryan and Brian (like the rest of you, most likely), can't quite deal with reality ... so we made another podcast. At the very least, it's 71 minutes that you won't spend feeling stressed about the world. Also, "Jag on a Hank" is good hand-washing music.

Contest of Still Going On: download here

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Fill Me In #234: Yelling words with undertones of melodic intent. Mar 10, 2020

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This week, Ryan and Brian attempt to begin a variety cryptic, learn about crosswordese in the wild, and present a brand new contest crossword, which is available here. You have to listen to the show to get the password, but the puzzle is free!

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Fill Me In #233: Once upon a time, it was a clean place. Mar 03, 2020

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This week, Ryan and Brian finish a cryptic, learn more about the Barnacle's family, and connect with a real life member of professional baseball. The Contest of Still Going On is still going on, so grab it now. You have to listen to the show to get the password, but the puzzle is free!

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The ORCA Awards
Band Weaving (or possibly, Spell Marching) [PDF download]
Carl Zimmer
The Charleston RiverDogs 2020 promotions

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Fill Me In #232: I am a frontiersman. Feb 25, 2020

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This week, Ryan and Brian welcome a new club, announce an upcoming tournament, and someone actually solved the last contest. There's a new contest puzzle this week, so grab it now. You have to listen to the show to get the password, but the puzzle is free!

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Fill Me In #231: The cranky icing on the cranky cake. Feb 18, 2020

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This week, Ryan and Brian talk cryptics, number puzzles, and the New York Times Spelling Bee – and you'll be lucky if any of it came out right, thanks to some shoddy internet service in California. Editing this week's show was utter bananas. You think we're usually incoherent? Let's see how this works out.

We're continuing the Contest of Still Going On, and you can downloade it at http://bit.ly/fmi230con.

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If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki.

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Fill Me In #230: It's my fault, I take it back, how about a lanyard …? Feb 11, 2020

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This week, Ryan and Brian discuss dental work, review the Oscars, take baby steps in a P&A Magazine, and debate whether Brian is forgettable. We've got a brand new Contest of Now, which can be found at http://bit.ly/fmi230con.

We also talked about a bunch of cryptics:

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Fill Me In #229: It's fun when your home town has the team that's doing the thing. Feb 04, 2020

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This week, Ryan and Brian talk make brief reference to the Super Bowl, commit to a Panda Magazine, and don't understand kids' games. We continue last week's contest (now the Contest of Still Going On), which can be found here.

If you get bored, write something for the Fill Me In wiki.

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Fill Me In #228: Smoothness creates less friction. Jan 28, 2020

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This week, Ryan and Brian talk cryptics, metas, Cheez-Its, a mostly-good #NYTXW week, and a very special Contest of Now that you have to download (hint: it's a crossword puzzle).

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