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We play Learned League, the greatest trivia competition in all the land. Each day, we run through the questions and how we arrived at the answers (or at least, how we arrived at our answers).

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    • Jun 11, 2026 LATEST EPISODE
    • weekly NEW EPISODES
    • 20m AVG DURATION
    • 668 EPISODES


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    It Was "Dreams", Actually LL109MD17

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2026 14:39


    See if you can detect where we had to pause for an egregious Rule 3 violation.

    The Unknown Showrunner LL109MD16

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2026 17:09


    Once you realized which side the "heroes" of that "Western in space" show had been on, the allegory got real rancid.

    Don't Forget to Vote for the New League Names LL109MD15

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2026 20:26


    Tangentially, get well soon, Simone Biles.

    Tanzania Is Just to the North LL109MD14

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2026 18:58


    Thanks to all of you for being a supportive and generous community.

    Yes, He's Talking About the President LL109MD13

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2026 19:00


    We don't know what weirdo downloaded every episode yesterday, but it got us over 275,000 total downloads, for which we thank you all.

    No, the Worse UFC LL109MD12

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2026 17:43


    George probably should have known he was on a couple of wrong tracks when four of his answers started with D.

    It's Charlton Heston LL109MD11

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2026 18:00


    That other store is a "luxury department store", but at least it's an actual place.

    Let's Hit Week Three Hard LL109MD10

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2026 13:02


    How was your weekend? Full of Swedish producers and scandalous clothing?

    George Is Saving His Mildly Dirty "Subjunctive" Joke For Later LL109MD09

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2026 18:11


    Those books are "This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (And Why It Matters)" by Mark Cooper-Jones and Jay Foreman, and "A History of the World in 47 Borders: The Stories Behind the Lines on Our Maps" by Jonn Elledge.

    Resenting Having to Know About Crypto LL109MD08

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2026 19:36


    Why can't we be asked about Krypto? He's a good dog.

    Stumbling Out of the Weekend But On a Wednesday LL109MD07

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2026 21:31


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    Lotta Teeth Talk LL109MD06

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2026 22:30


    We await the morning's scores with bated breath.

    Two or Three or Four or Five LL109MD05

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2026 17:27


    Did we forget to put the number in the title yesterday? No, Shut up.

    Stan Is the Wooorst

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2026 18:50


    We're not just saying that because the Rams stole Matthew Stafford.

    Popes and Tongues and Rices LL109MD03

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2026 19:56


    Google would tell you that football (soccer) is the king of sports, but does football have it on their logo? They. Do. Not.

    Lotta Bad Calls Today LL109MD02

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2026 25:00


    "Customary". Bah.

    Stuff, and Also Nonsense

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 12:49


    Content Warning: Medical Issues, Pet Loss https://www2.heart.org/site/TR/HeartWalk/MWA-MidWestAffiliate?pg=personal&px=5148492&fr_id=12619

    Yay, We're Back! LL109MD01

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2026 21:41


    We missed you. No, really.

    Hiatus Announcement

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 18, 2026 1:19


    Yep, we're off this season. Have fun anyway.

    Have a Good Holiday - LL107MD25

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2025 31:21


    See you in February. Find a Kura Sushi near you. It's worth it.

    Bluey Scores Another One

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 21:25


    We cannot recommend Bluey highly enough. Watch it now and call it Olympic preparation.

    It Was a Long Weekend

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2025 17:22


    Not a bad weekend, but a long one.

    Pretty Good Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2025 18:22


    Meetings suck and should not be allowed to interfere with one's online trivia league.

    We Have Many Quibbles

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2025 24:19


    It feels like we're more negative about the question writing this season, doesn't it.

    George Figured They Were Named After Don

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2025 17:26


    Deleted from this episode: A full two minutes of yelling at the cat.

    A Good Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2025 14:31


    Do we sound backwards? We recorded backwards. But not in heels.

    Bridge! Of! Asses! - LL107MD16

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2025 15:04


    No cat, but someone's phone alarm went off.

    Free to Good Home, Loud Cat - LL107MD15

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2025 24:23


    Fun fact about Bill & Ted: Rufus never tells them his name. They tell themselves his name.

    An (Im)perfect Ten Day - LL107MD14

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2025 21:46


    Sorry about all the meowing yesterday, Ian.

    The Fabled Midpoint - LL107MD13

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2025 21:13


    George keeps forgetting to put the match day in the title. That's on him.

    Welcome Back! How Was Your Break?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2025 20:25


    He didn't even win a pennant with the Yankees, which is truly remarkable.

    Requisite Rule Three Day - LL107MD11

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2025 23:45


    See you next week. Go Lions.

    Why Isn't It Delta? That's "Difference" - LL107MD10

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2025 25:45


    Oops, keep forgetting to put the match day in the title.

    Blah, and Also, Blergh

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2025 21:26


    Some days you just sorta get through.

    Those '70s Questions

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2025 21:31


    Really had to throw us some Gen X burners to get us back toward "decent", didn't they.

    Regression to the Mean Can Kick In Any Time Now...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2025 24:25


    On the plus side, "Demi Adejuyigbe Is Going to Do One (1) Backflip" on Dropout is aMAZing.

    These Nouns Are Bad

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2025 26:47


    The bad questions stand out because most of the questions are good.

    Stupid Second Color Wheel

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 18, 2025 22:33


    Hope you weekend went well, and also that part of your Monday that you devote to beating Thorsten.

    RIP Alice Wong, 1974-2025

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2025 32:11


    Not to go off on a rant here, but.

    Let Us Not Speak of Today Again

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2025 24:08


    Look, some days you're just not going to know about... lots of stuff. But keep pushing.

    Lots of Ways In

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2025 26:10


    Some days, they really want you to get them, and some days, you do.

    We're Back and Better Than... No, Pretty Much the Same

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2025 21:49


    Hello! You look great! Whatever you're doing, keep it up.

    The Private Rundles Are Open

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2025 0:51


    LearnedLaag (Amanda) LearnedLagg (George) Rule3ShutUpCat

    And Thus, It Endeth - LL106MD25

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2025 17:41


    Been worse, we both have to admit.

    Pick Up Your Pen(ultimate)s - LL106MD24

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2025 22:20


    Does anyone else hate these last-day-on-a-Monday seasons like we do?

    Antepenultimaliciousness - LL106MD23

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2025 22:28


    A retroactive beer! And then... today.

    # Don't Read This Part - LL106MD22

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2025 18:12


    Can't be too mad at a lot of these, but we're still going to be. So there.

    Yeah, It's Between the Other Ones - LL106MD21

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2025 16:49


    George doesn't know "threnody" because he's classy, but because it was the name of an X-Men character.

    La Tomatina Is in Buñol, Spain

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2025 16:54


    Do the kids today still play Marco Polo?

    Okay, Now We're Back on Track - LL106MD19

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2025 20:26


    Our Patreon subscribers will hear a review of Virgil's Black Cherry.

    Late, But Extant - LL106MD18

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2025 15:34


    George is back from the road, again... it was a whole thing. Don't ask.

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