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Do you like game shows? Do you like politics? Whatever, you will LOVE The Ciquizza anyway. Each week the Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza puts two supposedly smart guests to the test with questions on news, politics, entertainment. The winner will be covered in glory. The loser will be subject to pu…

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  • Mar 16, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 19m AVG DURATION
  • 30 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Ciquizza: The Fix podcast

The one where Chris leaves

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2017 1:08


Chris makes a bittersweet announcement.

The one with the champions

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2017 27:43


Ciquizza alum and former champions go head to head in a battle that includes past DNC chairs, solving news haiku and president attacking rabbits.

The one where the media reviews the media

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2017 28:59


Two of WaPo's media columnists, Margaret Sullivan and Erik Wemple face off in a competition of quotes about the media, politics at the Oscars and ... Jelly Bellys?

The one where Chris sings too much

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2017 27:12


The Hill's Reid Wilson battles WaPo's Matea Gold over baby pandas, Presidential facial hair and fruity anagrams.

The one with the fact checkers

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2017 27:54


Lauren Carroll of PolitiFact and WaPo's Michelle Ye Hee Lee put their fact checking skills to the test as they try to figure out real or fake headlines and who said which quote.

The one with Elizabeth Warren

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2017 25:03


Host of Press Pool on Sirius XM, Julie Mason goes against WaPo's Dana Milbank. They try to figure out Betsy DeVos's real first name and bond over their mutual love of CNN's Jake Tapper.

The one where we re-fight the Republican primary

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2017 27:51


Former Ted Cruz communications advisor, Amanda Carpenter and former spokesman for Jeb Bush, Tim Miller

The one with the critics

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2017 29:20


Two of WaPo's critics, Alyssa Rosenberg and Chris Richards, try to name the performers for Trump's inauguration, decide if some headlines are real or fake and figure out who Donald Trump has called a low life on Twitter.

The one with Donald Glover

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017 22:14


CNN's Mary Katherine Ham goes against WaPo's Wesley Lowery in a battle where Donald Glover is almost always the right answer, the orange guys win and nobody is exactly sure which president is on the $2 bill.

The one with the Harvard grads

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2017 18:04


Top Hillary Clinton aide Brian Fallon and WaPo's Abby Phillip try to figure out who had Washington's biggest PR nightmare this week and call Chris out on his presidential facial hair knowledge.

The Holiday one

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2016 13:25


For the holidays we turn the tables and Carol quizzes Chris on reindeer, menorahs and the history of the New Year's Eve ball.

The one with the frienemies

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2016 21:21


The duo behind Politico’s Playbook, Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman, face off. They try to puzzle out news haikus, sort the real headlines from the fake ones and try to name some dead presidents.

The one with the tie breaker

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2016 21:38


Politico's Eliana Johnson and WaPo's Carlos Lozada learn how bubble wrap was invented and try to name everything Donald Trump has called disgusting in a tweet.

The one with Lorelai Gilmore

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 30, 2016 20:43


Stu Rothenberg, publisher of The Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report goes against Capital Weather Gang's Jason Samenow. They solve haiku riddles and put their presidential history knowledge to the test.

The one on Thanksgiving

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2016 24:54


In a special Thanksgiving themed edition with WaPo's Dave Weigel and soon-to-be WaPo's Ashley Parker guess how many feathers a full-grown turkey has and prove to know an awkward amount of information about Gilmore Girls.

The one where Chris and Neil rap a lot

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2016 23:14


It’s a vicious intrasquad game between Wapo-ers Neil Greenberg and Allison Michaels. The Post duo debate how old Thomas Jefferson would be, how many reindeer pull Santa's sleigh and who is on the $500 bill.

The one we taped on election day

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2016 22:14


Politico's Julia Ioffe and WaPo's Joel Achenbach try to figure out where Porkopolis is, which president was the first to see the Pacific Ocean and who is older Kim Kardashian or Chris Pratt?

The one where Alex tries to win. Again.

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2016 19:59


WaPo's Alex Petri is back and tries to win back her dignity against Daily Caller's Matt Lewis. They duel over presidential duels and that one FBI director that liked to dress up as a woman.

The one where Fun-employed becomes a thing

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2016 21:05


Former NBC dude Luke Russert and WaPo's Danielle Paquette try to figure out Adam Sandler's hometown, decide whether Shaq really bought a Krispy Kreme franchise and name as many 'Racing President's' as possible.

The one with the two millennials

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2016 20:41


ESPN's Clinton Yates and WaPo's Michelle Lee try to name "Saturday Night Live" presidential impersonators, puzzle over who said Trump snorts and battle over how an EZ Bake oven gets hot.

The one with two Internet reporting stars

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2016 22:10


Washington Post’s David Fahrenthold and former NPR staff Andy Carvin engage in a battle of wits over famous political cities, celebrity endorsements and diphallic terata.

The one with the two internet nerds

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2016 22:24


Tech reporting legend Walt Mossberg and Internet person Caitlin Dewey figure out who is on Trump’s Mount Rushmore, guess the original price for a Kindle and wonder what Jeb Bush’s real name is.

Elahe Izadi vs Joe House

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2016 23:44


Legendary eater and 'Shackhouse' co-host Joe House faces off against WaPo pop culture writer and resident stand-up comic Elahe Izadi. And, yes, one of the questions mentions Lake Titicaca

CNNs Brianna Keilar vs. Washington Posts Neil Greenberg

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2016 24:46


Brianna ‘all the polls’ Keilar and Neil ‘fancy stats’ Greenberg try to outwit each other over golden toilets and The Big Lebowski

Cook Political Report's Amy Walter vs. Washington Post's Carlos Lozada

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2016 21:26


A political nerd and a book nerd face off in a battle of wits and wisdom. They debate debate moderators and try to name all the states where Donald Trump owns hotels.

NBC's Chuck Todd vs Washington Post's Alexandra Petri

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2016 19:29


Chuck Todd, a political nerd, and Alex Petri, a humor nerd, face off in an epic showdown. They battle over quotes, headlines and what movie Chris has never heard of that won the Labor Day box office fight. Also, prizes!

The fourth question is ...

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2016 0:58


Have you ever spent 5 hours debating which president is the best looking?

The third question is ...

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2016 0:35


Can you draw the United States from memory?

The second question is ...

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2016 0:50


Have you ever said “In the words of Friedrich Nietzsche?”

The first question is ...

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2016 0:37


Do you like feeling better than other people?

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