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Mar 2024
10m 11s

"Bewilder Wilder" w/ Charlotte Wilder

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Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling with us today: sports reporter, writer, and podcast host, Charlotte Wilder! 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 ... Show More
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