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Oct 2024
21m 28s

"Hocus Pocus" w/ David Kwong

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Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling with us today: magician and puzzle creator, David Kwong! 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!  "T ... Show More
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