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Musician Andrew Bird shares how composer Vince Guaraldi's soundtrack for A Charlie Brown Christmas inspired his new holiday album Hark! Oscar Award-winning composers Robert and Kristen Anderson Lopez try to spot fake holiday album titles. The NPR Christmas Carols (NPR employees named Carol) make their debut in a music parody game. Plus, Jonathan Coulton's actual kids help their dad and Ophira Eisenberg translate and navigate the latest teen slang.

The hilarious Richard Kind gets super competitive with comedian Ray Ellin. Actor and former Raiders NFL cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha talks about his new film Sylvie's Love, also starring Tessa Thompson. And comedians Ashley Nicole Black and Chelsea Devantez return to use their brains to answer questions about brains.

Rosie Perez talks about recording PSAs for the New York City Subway, meeting Muhammad Ali, and her role in HBO Max's The Flight Attendant. Plus, Fortune Feimster and Jillian Bell play a game about delicious musicians, and Big Mouth's Ayo Edebiri and comedian Olivia Craighead tackle animal kingdom quandaries.

Pack your knives and go turn on this episode! Top Chef and Taste the Nation's Pa Lakshmi talks to us about doing improv with her daughter and eating liver ganache. Then she helps Ophira and Jonathan create delicious dishes from random ingredients in their pantries. Plus, from Late Night with Seth Meyers, Jenny Hagel and Amber Ruffin try to decipher the sounds of sheep from the sounds of human babies, and country singer-songwriter Margo Price and her guitarist husband Jeremy Ivey swear they didn't start the fire in a game combining historical events and Billy Joel songs. This episode originally aired July 17, 2020.

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend's Rachel Bloom s us to talk about her new book I Want to Be Where the Normal People Are. Plus, Late Night with Seth Meyers writer Karen Chee and illustrator Jonny Sun decipher kids' readings of song lyrics, and Orange is the New Black's Alysia Reiner and Beth Dover hear Dolly Parton songs re-written to be about dolls.

It's a Sarah-bonanza with actor Sarah Paulson (Ratched, Run, American Horror Story) and comedian Sarah Silverman (Wreck-It Ralph, School of Rock). Plus, YouTubers Rickey Thompson and Denzel Dion.

Homecoming and Watchmen star Hong Chau plays a game about imaginary, misguided movie adaptations. Jordan Klepper (The Daily Show) and Jenny Hagel (Late Night With Seth Meyers) become amateur etymologists. Couple-testants Nico Santos (Superstore) and Zeke Smith (Survivor) try to 2019 trends. This episode originally aired May 22, 2020.

It's a stressful time, so meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg begins the show with a guided meditation. Comedian Chelsea Handler talks about her new HBO Max special 'Evolution' and plays a game about actors and authors. Plus, comedians Dewayne Perkins and Aasia LaShay Bullock visit Moo-town, and comedians Mike Albo and Amanda Duarte play Fact Bag.

Daily Show correspondents Ronny Chieng and Michael Kosta play a game about Elvis and The Lord of the Rings. Heidi Schreck talks about her play What the Constitution Means to Me and audits the cutest civics class ever, where kids read the Constitution. Plus, comedians Danielle Perez and Madison Shepard win the "good sport" award in a quiz about mascots.

HALLELOO! We're Here and RuPaul's Drag Race star D.J. "Shangela" Pierce talks about 'quaranqueening.' Plus, comedians Aparna Nancherla, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Ashley Nicole Black, and Chelsea Devantez show off their smarts. This episode originally aired May 8, 2020.

Zachary Quinto, of Star Trek and Heroes, talks about the new Netflix film adaption of The Boys in the Band. Then he plays a game about famous pits and Pittsburghers. Plus, Welcome to Night Vale's Cecil Baldwin and The Neo-Futurists' Kate Jones make their triumphant return to the show, this time as friend-testants, and podcast host Baratunde Thurston and actor Kiran Deol dine on some trivia about celebrity chefs. Bon Appetit!

This episode originally aired May 1, 2020. Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Stephanie Beatriz and Superstore's Lauren Ash compete in a game about city nicknames. Middleditch & Schwartz performers Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz play a music parody game. Insecure's Natasha Rothwell tests her knowledge of home improvement shows.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine's Stephanie Beatriz and Superstore's Lauren Ash compete in a game about city nicknames. Middleditch & Schwartz performers Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz play a music parody game. Insecure's Natasha Rothwell tests her knowledge of home improvement shows. This episode originally aired May 1, 2020.

Queer Eye interior design expert Bobby Berk talks about learning from failure and tailoring designs for Queer Eye heroes. Then he plays an Animal Crossing-inspired game. Podcast hosts Sydnee Washington and Marie Faustin take a quiz on tall things. Comedians Matt Rogers and Sudi Green play a game where they must sing the answers; only one of them wants to do it. This episode originally aired June 12, 2020.

Queer Eye interior design expert Bobby Berk talks about learning from failure and tailoring designs for Queer Eye heroes. Then he plays an Animal Crossing-inspired game. Podcast hosts Sydnee Washington and Marie Faustin take a quiz on tall things. Comedians Matt Rogers and Sudi Green play a game where they must sing the answers; only one of them wants to do it. This episode originally aired June 12, 2020.

The Wu-Tang Clan's RZA talks with Ophira Eisenberg and Jonathan Coulton about his new movie Cut Throat City, and the process of writing a new song for Good Humor's ice cream trucks. He also plays a game where he answers the question, "Is it a lizard?" Plus, Busy Philipps and comedy writer Shantira Jackson work together to make celebrity cocktails, and cartoonist Keith Knight and his sister Tracy geek out about The Brady Bunch.

The Wu-Tang Clan's RZA talks with Ophira Eisenberg and Jonathan Coulton about his new movie Cut Throat City, and the process of writing a new song for Good Humor's ice cream trucks. He also plays a game where he answers the question, "Is it a lizard?" Plus, Busy Philipps and comedy writer Shantira Jackson work together to make celebrity cocktails, and cartoonist Keith Knight and his sister Tracy geek out about The Brady Bunch.

Hilary Swank s us to discuss her new Netflix show Away, where she plays an astronaut on the first manned mission to Mars. She'll also try to guess which luxury dog services are real in a game called "Swank Dogs." Plus, gameshow veterans Yvette Nicole Brown and Andy Richter play a meaty word game, and Dr. Gameshow podcast hosts Jo Firestone and Manolo Moreno take turns guessing whether animal mating habits are real or fake.

Hilary Swank s us to discuss her new Netflix show Away, where she plays an astronaut on the first crewed mission to Mars. She'll also try to guess which luxury dog services are real in a game called "Swank Dogs." Plus, gameshow veterans Yvette Nicole Brown and Andy Richter play a meaty word game, and Dr. Gameshow podcast hosts Jo Firestone and Manolo Moreno take turns guessing whether animal mating habits are real or fake.

Stand-up comedian, podcaster, writer and actor Marc Maron talks about his Netflix special, End Times Fun, and takes a quiz about the 2019 movie, Cats (which he hasn't seen). Plus, two contestant couples go head-to-head: Musicians Aimee Mann and Michael Penn face off, and New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake takes on John Pastore. This episode originally aired April 10, 2020.