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Apr 2024
11m 9s

"El-literation" w/ Lisa Loeb

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About this episode

Hello, Puzzlers! This week, we're gifting you a grab bag of puzzles from some of our favorite guests. Today: singer-songwriter, radio host, actor, entrepreneur, and philanthropist Lisa Loeb.

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.

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"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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