Learned Lag

George Stankow

We play Learned League, the greatest trivia competition in all the land. Each day, we run through the questions and how we arrived at the answers (or at least, how we arrived at our answers).

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#842
Saturday · 13 min
The Other Side Is El Salvador LL110MD20
One of us didn't want to linger on their performance, the other one wanted to be done before the USC game started. Quick one today.
#841
Friday · 24 min
The First Movie to *Officially* Pass the Bechdel Test LL110MD19
Congratulations to Friends Of The Podcast GroceV and wardr on their best-ever finishes in the LL Championship.
#840
Thursday · 21 min
Good Ol' Norm the Mathematician LL110MD18
"git gud", sadly, often applies to one or more of us.
#839
Wednesday · 21 min
A Very Royal Season LL110MD17
Kinda two questions about them today, if you count "Suits".
#838
Tuesday · 18 min
Every Season Has One GenX Day LL110MD16
Seriously, Nigel Farage can get clacked.
#837
August 29 · 17 min
They're All Easy When You Know Them LL110MD15
This is a quote from a longtime friend of the podcast that we will not identify unless they're okay with it.
#836
August 29 · 17 min
Late and Blaming a Child for It ll110MD14
Kurosawa stole it from Stan Sakai anyway.
#835
August 27 · 23 min
A Dime Is Worth "One Dime" LL110MD13
The reason HGTV pushes "open concept" architecture is that it lets them show lots of demolition shots, and dudes love sledgehammers busting up walls.
#834
August 26 · 15 min
That Word Was "Chiasmus" LL110MD12
George has a book about chiasmus and will therefore never miss a chance to point one out.
#833
August 25 · 17 min
Co Co Co LL110MD11
Stupid Leibniz and his stupid math words.
#832
August 22 · 24 min
Atolls vs. Archipelagos LL110MD10
George is kind of right, and that's as good as it gets today.
#831
August 21 · 23 min
Apologies for Referring to That Guy's Comic LL110MD09
Helen Hayes won Best Supporting Actress for that movie, showing that the category has long been a de facto Lifetime Achievement Award.
#830
August 20 · 22 min
Really Had to Fight For This One LL110MD08
Sometimes the slogs are pleasingly brain-fizzy.
#829
August 19 · 22 min
It Was the NFC, In Point of Fact LL110MD07
"Your land is mostly mountainous"! That's the other lyric.
#828
August 18 · 21 min
What Is Happening Right Now LL110MD06
May you all find someone who lets you do bits until you pause to take a breath.
#827
August 15 · 16 min
Characterized by French Stuff LL110MD05
Lackluster week. Next week will be better.
#826
August 14 · 22 min
Allegedly, Possibly, Disputedly LL110MD04
There was an attempt. Several. Some fruitful, but not many.
#825
August 13 · 23 min
Slow, Steady Improvement LL110MD03
Did George have The Drew Carey Show theme song in his head all day? He still does, we can assure you.
#824
August 12 · 17 min
Still Getting Up To Speed LL110MD02
Bear with us. We're old and slow to accelerate.
#823
August 11 · 21 min
Oh Right, It's LL Time Again LL110MD01
George legit forgot about the new season until like 9AM, which is possibly the latest he's ever opened the questions.

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