He’s lived Biblically, worked to become the healthiest man in the world, and even immersed himself in a journey of radical gratitude, but now A.J. Jacobs — author, experiential journalist, and former EW staffer — is returning to his love of puzzles for a new daily podcast from iHeartPodcasts.
“The Puzzler” — named after Jacobs’ 2022 book — is a short-form daily podcast in which Jacobs and his Chief Puzzle Officer Greg Pliska will challenge celebrity guests to a variety of audio-friendly brain-teasers, including anagrams and palindromes, riddles, trivia, and original games including “Ask ChatGPT.”
EW has an exclusive preview of an upcoming episode featuring Jeopardy! champ-turned-host Ken Jennings. In the segment, Jacobs challenges Jennings to “Name that Game Show Sound Effect,” and though it’s a subject Jennings should be familiar with — in addition to Jeopardy!, he’s competed on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? — the player known as “the Professor” is stumped more than once. Can you identify more game show sounds than Ken Jennings? Listen and play along to the full episode above.
New episodes of “The Puzzler” appear daily on iHeart.com.
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