Fill Me In

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Fill Me In #177: Agitate them to make a lot of extra potato-ness Jan 08, 2019

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In this week's episode of Fill Me In, Ryan tries to remember a movie (Police Academy), Brian tries to remember a word processor (Bank Street Writer), and the two of them release the show without proof-listening.

This show:

P&A Magazine
Facebook Only Connect Group - Joon Pahk's 5-pointer
The Inkubator
Word Sweep (we think this is the right thing)
iPhone Rows Garden app
The New York Times puzzles, December 31-January 6

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Fill Me In #176: [Middle of a backpack] is a terrible clue. Jan 01, 2019

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In this week's episode of Fill Me In, Brian completely forgets Christmas, Ryan totally remembers his anniversary, and the two of them celebrate the onset of 2019 with a supersized episode.

This show:

Cryptic Pub Quiz Book by Frank Paul
Facebook Only Connect Group
David Alfred Bywaters's Blog
The New York Times puzzles, December 17-30
The Washington Post Sunday Puzzle, December 23

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Fill Me In #175: You must velvet the beef. Dec 18, 2018

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In this week's episode of Fill Me In, Ryan and Brian revisit the past, solve the Rubik's cube, and celebrate Christmas a week early.

This show:

P&A Magazine
You know, we actually talked about other things ... but we don't really have links to much this week. So here's the recipe Brian used for his soup dumplings. They came out okay.

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Fill Me In #174: What, there are only three beasts and a title? Dec 11, 2018

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In this week's episode of Fill Me In, Ryan and Brian struggle with time zones, time lords, and what time of day they record the show.

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Fill Me In #173: I know English; I know nothing else. (or, six French things that don't revolve.) Dec 04, 2018

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In this week's episode of Fill Me In, Ryan and Brian celebrate a birthday, cheer for a maybe-debut from a Fill Me In viewer, and talk hot dogs without addressing a predictable question.

This show:

The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two
Setec Astronomy
The Puzzle Society Crossword
The American Values Club Crossword
The Crosswords Club (PennyPress)
The Washington Post Sunday puzzle (Evan Birnholz)
P&A Magazine

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Fill Me In #172: How does it feel to want? Nov 27, 2018

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In this week's episode of Fill Me In, Ryan and Brian recover from Thanksgiving, reminisce about their lost youths, and valiantly attempt to explain how logic puzzles work.

This show:

Fill Me In's origin story (sort of), courtesy of fillmeinagain.com
Learned League
Grimaldi's pizza
MIT Mystery Hunt
Utz cheese balls
The Puzzle Files of Larry Logic by Dan Katz; and Tinseltown Logic Puzzles by Foggy Brume
Andrew Ries, and his new Stretch EP
The Inkubator
P&A Magazine

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Fill Me In #171: Take him away, boys! Nov 20, 2018

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In this week's episode of Fill Me In, Ryan and Brian attempt to translate a Russian crossword, anagram the capital of Ecuador, and reverse engineer a contest puzzle.

This show:

P&A Magazine
Is bestcrosswords.com a legit site?
Assorted non-English language crosswords
Andrew Ries, and his new Stretch EP
Facebook's Crossword Puzzle Collaboration Directory
This is what a civet looks like.

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Fill Me In #170: That's a long time to listen to the crinkling of cellophane. Nov 13, 2018

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In this week's episode of Fill Me In, Ryan returns to the airwaves, Brian agrees to eat a Cynthia Nixon sandwich, and no one knows which puzzles in Panda Magazine to start with.

This show:

P&A Magazine
Cynthia Nixon's questionable sandwich choice
Is Machado worse than Darvish?

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Fill Me In #169: Puzzlegirl doesn't want to talk about sandwiches. Nov 06, 2018

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BREAKING NEWS! This week, Ryan bemoans his beloved Dodgers in silent quarantine, and Brian welcomes special guest host Angela Olson Halsted to the show!

This show:

In our future: P&A Magazine
The Inkubator
The Crossword Show (November 14)
Other podcasts we enjoy: The Mystery Show, The Soundtrack Show, The Dream
Learned League
Follow Angela on Twitter
(You know, for that matter, follow Fill Me In on Twitter)

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Fill Me In #168: This is Ryan Hecht. He's alive. Oct 30, 2018

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This week, the baseball season comes to a close, Ryan loses all hope in the future of mankind, Brian fails to console his friend, and we try (hopelessly) to explain how the visual elements of the pigpen cipher work.

This show:

The Sporcle Puzzle Hunt (and the Pigpen Cipher)
And in our future: P&A Magazine
The Jeffrey "Crosscan" Krasnick Pantheon of Compleatists
The Inkubator

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