"Inside the Puzzle Lab" w/ A.J. & Greg
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The podcast begins with a geography puzzle: identifying the largest city named after a U.S. president (Monrovia, Liberia). It then features a listener-submitted President's Day puzzle with clues starting with "PD." The hosts discuss the Financial Modeling World Cup, a competition highlighting advanced Microsoft Excel skills and creative problem-solving. Finally, a fun word puzzle challenges listeners to create fictional spreadsheet program names rhyming with "Excel," based on various professions.
Outlines
Introduction and Presidential City Puzzle
The episode opens with an introduction and a challenging puzzle: identifying the largest city named after a U.S. president. The answer, Monrovia, Liberia, is revealed after a brief break filled with advertisements.
Listener Feedback and President's Day Puzzle
Listeners Steve and Judy's President's Day puzzle is presented and solved, showcasing clever clues related to names and things starting with "PD".
Breaking Puzzle News: Financial Modeling World Cup
Greg shares news about the Financial Modeling World Cup, a competition centered around creative problem-solving within Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. Various rounds and challenges are described.
Excel-Rhyme Puzzle Challenge
AJ presents a creative word puzzle where the hosts invent names for fictional spreadsheet programs, all rhyming with "Excel," based on different professions and contexts.
Keywords
Monrovia
The capital city of Liberia, named after U.S. President James Monroe, and the answer to a geography puzzle.
President's Day Puzzle
A listener-submitted puzzle with clues and answers starting with "PD," creatively connecting to President's Day.
Financial Modeling World Cup
A competition showcasing advanced Microsoft Excel skills and creative problem-solving challenges.
Excel Spreadsheet Skills
Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel are highlighted through the discussion of the Financial Modeling World Cup and a creative word puzzle.
Word Puzzles
The podcast features several word puzzles, including a listener challenge and a creative game involving spreadsheet program names.
Q&A
What is the largest city in the world named after a U.S. president?
Monrovia, the capital of Liberia.
What is the Financial Modeling World Cup?
A competition testing advanced Microsoft Excel skills and creative problem-solving.
What kind of word puzzle was presented in the podcast?
A creative word game involving inventing names for fictional spreadsheet programs, all rhyming with "Excel."
Show Notes
Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling with us today: our very own Chief Puzzle Officer, Greg Pliska.
Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old favorites, like anagrams and palindromes, as well as quirky originals such as “Ask Chat GPT” and audio rebuses.
Subscribe to The Puzzler podcast wherever you get your podcasts!
"The Puzzler with A.J. Jacobs" is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and is a co-production with Neuhaus Ideas.
Our executive producers are Neely Lohmann and Adam Neuhaus of Neuhaus Ideas, and Lindsay Hoffman of iHeart Podcasts.
The show is produced by Jody Avirgan and Brittani Brown of Roulette Productions.
Our Chief Puzzle Officer is Greg Pliska. Our associate producer is Andrea Schoenberg.
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