Past Perfect

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Episode #12: "Scammers Never Win." Dec 22, 2023

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In the Season Finale of Past Perfect, Simone speaks to the connoisseurs of Catfishing; Nev Schulman & Kamie Crawford. They peel back the curtain on some of history’s most salacious scams as they go head to head in the trivia arena…no cheating!

Episode #11: "It’s The Kind Of Insane Sh*t That Actors Do." Dec 15, 2023

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This week, Simone is in the time machine with a pair of longtime friends and collaborators in the movie biz, Sam Neave and James Lavino. They take the great American road trip through movie history and examine life’s big questions—about prosthetics, the weird energy of musicals, and the merits of being a bad driver—in the process.

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Introducing The Kim Gravel Show Dec 08, 2023

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Simone introduces Past Perfect listeners to The Kim Gravel Show!

The Kim Gravel Show is a weekly podcast for women where you stop doubting and start believing in yourself. On each episode Kim tackles the topics that women care about in a way that will make you laugh, make you think, and help you see your life in a new, more positive way.

Episode #10: "So What If My Book Has a Martini Glass on the Cover?" Dec 01, 2023

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Simone is joined by authors Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris in this week’s trivia smackdown all about Chick Lit. They revisit their favorite books about women, by women and talk about how sometimes the best stories come inside bright pink, glittery covers.

Episode #9: “THC Lasagna” Nov 23, 2023

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THC Lasagna is just one thing being served on this week’s Thanksgiving episode. Simone is joined by TV expert Ashley Ray as they dig into some turkey day trivia and talk about makes the TV Holiday Special so… well, special!

Simone on "TV, I Say with Ashley Ray" Nov 17, 2023

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‘Past Perfect’s’ Simone Polenan joins Ashley Ray to break down the 00’s shows they loved (and also can’t believe existed) in high school. From the insanity of ‘The Swan’ to ‘A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila’, they discuss their favorite reality TV show contestants and the role ANTM’s “smizing” played in Simone’s life.

Episode #8: "The Most Flesh-Colored Bra Possible" Nov 10, 2023

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Simone welcomes fashion savant Avery Trufelman into the time machine for a little below-the-belt trivia. That’s right, this week’s episode is all about underwear, the foundational garment with a cheeky history.

Episode #7: "The Lady Gaga of the Puzzle Podcast Space" Nov 03, 2023

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In this game-inspired episode of time-traveling trivia, Simone takes on AJ Jacobs, “the Lady Gaga of the podcast puzzle space,” to see if she can beat him at his own game…

Not Past It: Houdini was the OG Ghostbuster Oct 27, 2023

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This week we are sharing an episode from our previous show NOT PAST IT.

Harry Houdini escaped from handcuffs, sea monsters and torture cells, but his last great illusion defied even the spirits. On October 31, 1936, the famous escape artist was set to come back from the dead. But, as spooky as that sounds, the backstory to uncover America’s most notorious frauds of the day, is even more devilish.

Episode credits:

Not Past It is a Spotify Original, produced by Gimlet and ZSP Media.

This episode was produced by Julie Carli.

Our producers are Sarah Craig and Amy Pedulla.

Our associate producer is Remoy Philip.

Laura Newcombe is our production assistant.

The supervising producer is Erica Morrison.

Editing by Andrea B. Scott.

Ben Britton read our old-timey headlines.

Fact checking by Jane Ackermann

Sound design and mixing by Hansdale Hsu.

Original Music by SaxKixAve, Willie Green, J Bless, and Bobby Lord.

This episode included super special original spooky music by Bobby Lord featuring Natalia Paruz aka the Saw Lady. It was recorded by Sam Bair at Relic Room.

Our theme song is Tokoliana by KOKOKO!

With Music supervision by Liz Fulton.

Technical direction by Zac Schmidt.

Show art by Elise Harven and Talia Rochemann [Tah-Leah Rock-man]

The executive producer at ZSP Media is Zac Stuart Pontier.

The executive producer from Gimlet is Abbie Ruzicka.

Episode #6: "Don’t Ghost Me." Oct 20, 2023

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In this special Halloween-inspired episode of Past Perfect, we’re exploring all things ghoulish and ghastly. Guests Lindsey Weber & Bobby Finger ride on their broomsticks through our graveyard of spooky trivia questions to be crowned the Scream Queen… or King!

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