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SmartLess Presents ClueLess

SmartLess Presents ClueLess is a bite-sized, biweekly podcast (10-12 minutes an episode), in which our host, Emmy-winning writer Elliott Kalan, guides the listener through different puzzles, brainteasers, & conundrums to see if they’re faster than this season’s contestant Sean Hayes!

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Latest Episodes:

134 - Bot Bops (w/ Carrie Aizley) Mar 10, 2025

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome back Sean’s good friend Carrie Aizley to tangle once again with Bot Bops! Elliott’s non-branded digital assistant will regale you with five famous hits in its own cold, inhuman style, name the song for one point and the artist for another point! Keep track of your answers in order to solve the MegaClue!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman and Jason Reich, with Devon Torrey Bryant.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

133 - Word Centipede (w/ Carrie Aizley) Mar 06, 2025

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome back Sean’s good friend, actress & writer Carrie Aizley, to wrestle once again with the many limbs of the Word Centipede! What word can you put before or after the three words we give you to make three new compound words, and can you do it faster than Sean and Carrie? One word per round will point you towards a connection for today’s MegaClue!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

132 - Don’t Be A Ditloid (w/ Scotty Icenogle) Mar 03, 2025

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle back to the program for another round of Don’t Be A Ditloid! Ditloids are brief word puzzles made up of numbers and abbreviations, and this time the category is Nursery Rhymes & Fairy Tales! Once you’ve got the hang of it, the MegaClue will challenge you with an expert level Ditloid!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman and Josh Richmond.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

131 - State Of Confusion (w/ Scotty Icenogle) Feb 27, 2025

On this episode of Clueless, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle back to contend with another new game: State Of Confusion! Elliott’s been traveling around these United States, and he’ll give you a brief clue describing his trip; find one letter to drop between the postal abbreviations of the states he mentions to solve it. Keep track of all the letters you add, you’ll need them for the MegaClue!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich and Josh Richmond.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

130 - Linkuistics (w/ Scotty Icenogle) Feb 24, 2025

On this episode of Clueless, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle back to the show to grapple with an all-new game: Linkuistics! We’ll give you one word which starts a two-word phrase or compound word, and the first letter of the second word, all you have to do is guess the correct phrase to keep the chain going. Once you get the hang of it, the MegaClue will ask you to create your own links between words on the chain!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Jason Reich.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

129 - Odd One Out (w/ Scotty Icenogle, Ali Wentworth, and George Stephanopoulos) Feb 20, 2025

On the last of our ClueLess Valentine’s Day specials, it’s couple PLUS couple as host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle, and their good friends Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos, to identify the Odd One Out! R&B titans Boyz II Men are going on tour for some romantic reunion shows with K-Ci and JoJo, but everyone brought one item too many; tell the members which of their items does not belong with the others, and why! Keep track of all discarded items to solve the MegaClue!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Kevin Leman.

Script by Elliott Kalan, additional material by Maddie McCann.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

128 - Don’t Say Number One! (w/ Scotty Icenogle, Ali Wentworth, and George Stephanopoulos) Feb 17, 2025

On the next ClueLess Valentine’s Day special, it’s couple vs couple once again as host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle to compete against their good friends Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos at another brand new game - Don’t Say Number One! Elliott will give the teams a series of surveys, the goal is to name as many correct entries as possible without saying the number one answer; if you say number one, the other team gets a chance to steal. This episode has the potential to stir up controversy in the field of medicine.

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman and Josh Richmond.

Script by Elliott Kalan, additional material by Maddie McCann.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

127 - Word Wager (w/ Scotty Icenogle, Ali Wentworth, and George Stephanopoulos) Feb 13, 2025

On the first of our ClueLess Valentine’s Day specials, it’s couple vs couple as host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle to compete against their good friends Ali Wentworth and George Stephanopoulos at a brand new game - Word Wager! One player from each team is given a secret word, and they must wager how many single words it will take them to get their partner to say that secret word; the other team can wager they can do it in fewer words, or challenge the other couple to do it! All the secret words have something in common for the MegaClue!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

126 - Word Centipede (w/ Carrie Aizley) Feb 10, 2025

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s pal Carrie Aizley to wrestle once again with the fiendish Word Centipede! What word can you put before or after the three words we give you to make three new compound words, and can you do it faster than Sean and Carrie? One word per round will point you towards a connection for today’s MegaClue!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman and Matthew Broussard.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

125 - Don’t Be A Ditloid (w/ Carrie Aizley) Feb 06, 2025

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s good friend Carrie Aizley back to tangle with another gaggle of Ditloids! Ditloids are brief word puzzles made up of numbers and abbreviations, and this time the category is Idioms With Numbers! Once you’ve got the hang of it, the MegaClue will challenge you (but possibly not Sean) with an expert level Ditloid!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman with Devon Torrey Bryant.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

124 - Bizarro TV Guide (w/ Carrie Aizley) Feb 03, 2025

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s good friend, the hilarious Carrie Aizley, back for another flip through the Bizarro TV Guide! A copy of the TV listings has fallen into Elliott’s possession from an alternate universe where things are pretty opposite, can you make heads or tails of the titles in their Sitcoms section, and translate them back into our world? Keep track of your answers, you’ll need them to solve the MegaClue!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Devon Torrey Bryant and Kevin Leman.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

123 - Odd One Out (w/ Scotty Icenogle) Jan 30, 2025

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle to help find the Odd One Out! The entire classic lineup of Guns ’N’ Roses is reuniting, but unfortunately they each brought one item too many to the hotel - tell us which item does not fit the same category as the others. And keep track of the discarded items, you’ll need them for shredding that MegaClue!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond.

Script by Elliott Kalan, additional material by Maddie McCann.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

122 - Word Workout (w/ Scotty Icenogle) Jan 27, 2025

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle to take a few reps at Word Workout - each of the words we give you wants to slim down by one letter, and the remaining letters can be rearranged to answer the given clue. Keep track of all discarded letters to defeat the MegaClue!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Kevin Leman.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

121 - The Sort ‘Em Consortium (w/ Scotty Icenogle) Jan 23, 2025

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome back Sean’s husband, fan favorite Scotty Icenogle, to take on another brand new game, The Sort ‘Em Consortium! For a change, Elliott is going to give you the answers right away, they are 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, but each number corresponds to one of the facts given and can only be used once! Then, in the MegaClue, how quickly can you name a specific famous person from the facts given?

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

120 - Don’t Be A Ditloid (w/ Carrie Aizley) Jan 20, 2025

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome Sean’s good friend Carrie Aizley back to the show to take on a brand new game, Don’t Be A Ditloid! Ditloids are brief word puzzles made up of numbers and abbreviations, and this time the category is simply General Knowledge, this one is built to be fast and fun! Once you’ve got the hang of it, the MegaClue will challenge you with an expert level Ditloid!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

119 - Bot Bops (w/ Carrie Aizley) Jan 16, 2025

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome Sean’s good friend Carrie Aizley back to the show, and this time it’s a showdown in the 80s with a new edition of Bot Bops - Elliott’s non-branded digital assistant will regale you with five famous 80s classics in its own cold, inhuman style, name the song for one point and the artist for another point! Keep track of your answers in order to solve the MegaClue!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Matthew Broussard.

Script by Elliott Kalan.

Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.

118 - Word Centipede (w/ Carrie Aizley) Jan 13, 2025

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome one of Sean’s best friends, writer/actress Carrie Aizley, to go toe-to-hundreds-of-toes with our old nemesis, the Word Centipede - what word can you put before or after the three words we give you to make three new compound words, and can you do it faster than Sean and Carrie? This episode’s MegaClue will have you belting to the rafters!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman and Matthew Broussard.

117 - Bizarro TV Guide (w/ Ali Wentworth) Jan 09, 2025

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome Ali Wentworth back to play another brand new game, Bizarro TV Guide - a copy of the TV Guide has fallen into Elliott’s possession from an alternate universe where things are pretty opposite, can you make heads or tails of the titles in their Reality TV section, and translate them back into our world? Keep track of your answers, you’ll need them to solve the MegaClue!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Matthew Broussard.

116 - Word Workout (w/ Ali Wentworth) Jan 06, 2025

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome Ali Wentworth back to the show to play a brand new game, Word Workout - each of the words we give you wants to slim down by one letter, and the remaining letters can be rearranged to answer the given clue. It’s a fun, fast new game with a seasonal MegaClue to unscramble!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond.

115 - Tone Note (w/ Ali Wentworth) Jan 02, 2025

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome back Sean’s good friend, comedian Ali Wentworth, to play a new round of Tone Note, and this time it’s all about New Year’s party accessories - we give you a clue, and the answer will be a two-word phrase where both words are anagrams of each other, much like the game’s name, Tone Note! This time you won’t need to remember the answers for the MegaClue, but be prepared for a very long anagram!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman and Devon Torrey Bryant.

114 - Word Centipede (w/ Scotty Icenogle) Dec 31, 2024

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle back for a New Year’s countdown with our old nemesis the Word Centipede - what word can you put before or after the three words we give you to make three new compound words, and can you do it faster than Sean and Scotty? And never forget the MegaClue lying in wait!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman and Josh Richmond.

113 - It’s A Numbers Game (w/ Scotty Icenogle) Dec 26, 2024

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle back for more seasonal games, and this time it’s a festive twist on It’s A Numbers Game - we give you a simple math problem in the form of gifts from The 12 Days Of Christmas with their numbers removed, can you solve the clues faster than Sean and Scotty? More importantly, can you perform the answers with more intensity?

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman and Devon Torrey Bryant.

112 - Bot Bops (w/ Scotty Icenogle) Dec 23, 2024

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle back to the show to play some holiday games, and today it’s a festive Bot Bops - Elliott’s non-branded digital assistant will regale you with five famous Christmas songs in its own cold, inhuman style, name the song for one point and the artist for another point! And even if you can do it faster than Sean and Scotty - actually, you’ll probably be okay with the MegaClue, we took it easy on you, the holidays are a stressful time.

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Kevin Leman.

111 - Letter Perfect (w/ Reyna Larson) Dec 19, 2024

On this episode of ClueLess, it’s Poochie Vs Poochie, as host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s high school bestie Reyna Larson to play a brand new, competitive game, Letter Perfect - we give you a letter, and five categories, the game is to submit an answer that fits the category and has as many instances of the given letter as possible to score the most points! Can you beat the Poochies? And even if so, will you be able to think of a word that fits the MegaClue?!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Kevin Leman.

110 - Tone Note (w/ Reyna Larson) Dec 16, 2024

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s high school bestie Reyna Larson back to play a new round of Tone Note - we give you a clue, and the answer will be a two-word phrase where both words are anagrams of each other, much like the game’s name, Tone Note! Can you solve the clues faster than Team Poochie? And even if you can, what hidden connection forms this game’s MegaClue?!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Matthew Broussard.

109 - Odd One Out (w/ Reyna Larson) Dec 12, 2024

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s high school bestie Reyna Larson to play a round of Odd One Out - *NSYNC are going on a cruise, but they’ve brought too many items, can you identify which ones don’t belong? And even if you can, how will the discarded objects relate to the MegaClue?!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond.

108 - It’s A Numbers Game (w/ Scotty Icenogle) Dec 09, 2024

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle to play a round of It’s A Numbers Game, and this time it’s all about movies! We give you a simple math problem in the form of famous films with the numbers removed, can you solve the clues faster than Sean and Scotty? Even if so, never forget the small matter of this episode’s MegaClue!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Matthew Broussard and Josh Richmond.

107 - Tone Note (w/ Scotty Icenogle) Dec 05, 2024

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome back Sean’s husband Scotty to play a new game called Tone Note - we give you a clue, and the answer will be a two-word phrase where both words are anagrams of each other, much like the game’s name, Tone Note! Even if you can master the game, will you be able to spot the hidden connection that forms its MegaClue?!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Matthew Broussard and Kevin Leman.

106 - Word Centipede (w/ Scotty Icenogle) Dec 02, 2024

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s actual husband Scotty Icenogle to play a round of Word Centipede - what word can you put before or after the three words we give you to make three new compound words, and can you do it faster than Sean and Scotty? Even if you can, what celebrity is the Word Centipede thinking of in its MegaClue?!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman and Josh Richmond.

105 - It’s A Numbers Game (w/ Ali Wentworth) Nov 28, 2024

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome back Ali Wentworth to play a new round of It’s A Numbers Game, and this time it’s all about books! We give you a simple math problem in the form of famous books with the numbers removed, can you solve the clues faster than Sean and Ali? And even if you do, can you reckon with a very fiendish MegaClue?!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Matthew Broussard.

104 - Bot Bops (w/ Ali Wentworth) Nov 25, 2024

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome back Ali Wentworth to play a round of Bot Bops - Elliott’s non-branded digital assistant will regale you with five famous songs in its own cold, inhuman style, name the song for one point and the artist for another point! Even if you can do it faster than Sean and Ali, what about the hidden connection that forms the MegaClue?!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman and Josh Richmond.

103 - Word Centipede (w/ Ali Wentworth) Nov 21, 2024

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome back Ali Wentworth to play a round of Word Centipede - what word can you put before or after the three words we give you to make three new compound words, and can you do it faster than Sean and Ali? And even if so, how do these words relate to the MegaClue?!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman.

102 - Odd One Out (w/ Ali Wentworth) Nov 18, 2024

On this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome Sean’s good friend, comedian Ali Wentworth, to play a round of Odd One Out - the Backstreet Boys are going on a picnic but they brought too many items, can you identify which ones don’t belong? And even if you can, how do they relate to the MegaClue?!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Kevin Leman.

101 - It’s A Numbers Game (w/ Will Arnett and Jason Bateman) Nov 18, 2024

On the debut episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome Sean’s SmartLess pals Will and Jason to play a round of It’s A Numbers Game - we give you a simple math problem in the form of famous TV show titles with the numbers removed, can you solve the clues faster than Sean and friends? And even if you do, can you reckon with the MegaClue?!

New episodes every Monday and Thursday.

Puzzles in this episode are by Matthew Broussard and Josh Richmond.

SmartLess Presents ClueLess! Nov 10, 2024

Welcome to a brand new, bite-sized game show from SmartLess Media, this is ClueLess, where every episode contains a different main game and cliffhanger puzzle, and every episode also contains Sean Hayes! Host Elliott Kalan (Mystery Science Theater 3000, The Daily Show With Jon Stewart, The Flop House) will lead Sean and a rotating guest through each episode's conundrum, from anagrams to pop culture math puzzles to singing robots, and more! SmartLess Presents ClueLess premieres November 18th, new episodes every Monday and Thursday!

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