Tossup 21 is a podcast about quizbowl stories - the matches, the rivalries, the conflicts, and the people who lived them.
In this episode, Colby Burnett talks about how the coaches of Fenwick High School compare to NBA legends and how he owes his marriage to Netflix.
In this episode, Eric Huff talks about the legacy of Dorman and the state of quizbowl merch.
In this episode, Josh Rutsky talks about his mathematical cat and all the people who have made Alabama quizbowl what it is today.
In this episode: Mike Laudermith talks about his roundabout path to becoming an educator and what he misses about 1990s quizbowl.
In this episode: Mike Sorice talks about playing with Illinois's Academic Buzzer Team and what he'd still like to accomplish in quizbowl.
In this episode: Brad Fischer offers some spicy hot takes on recent posts from the HSQB forums.
In this episode: Chris Borglum talks about the early days of SEC quizbowl and the legacy of the Turkey Leg Match. Links: HSQB leadup to TLM
In this episode: Taylor Harvey talks about learning to dance the gigue and winning ACF Nationals.
In this episode: Em Gunter talks about quizbowl outreach and winning the lottery.
In this episode: John Lawrence talks about quizbowl-induced health concerns and his uniquely multifaceted legacy.
In this episode: Young Fenimore Lee talks about summoning Will Nediger and how quizbowl led to them into creative writing. See Young's poetry here on Dialogist.
In this episode, Lee Henry talks about a life of Alabama quizbowl, being a quizdad, and leading ASCA through the pandemic.
In this episode, Lisa McClary talks about starting her quizbowl teams at the Columbia Independent School from scratch and growing them to over half her school.
In this episode: Jeremy Nelson talks about playing for the title at the Honda Campus All-Stars, taking on The Beast on national TV, and voicing his alter egos HouseOfTrivia and ShinyBlackFloor on Trivia Twitter. Links: HCASC Championship game @HouseOfTrivia on Twitter ShinyBlackFloor on Twitter and in blog form
In this episode: Susan Ferrari talks about playing for U Chicago and what she's carried from quizbowl into her professional life.
In this episode: Eric Huff and Joshua Rutsky talk about why they started Qwiz and what quizbowl camp is really like.
In this episode: Alex Damisch and Brad Fischer talk about great moderators, and a couple join us to read before-and-afters.
In this episode: Mike Bentley talks about his journey from Maryland to Microsoft, and his dozens of projects along the way.
Quizbowl's 2010 National Scholastic Championship pitted hungry up-and-comers against the blueblood elite. One More Question tells the unbelievable story of that tournament. In this episode, the truth comes out.
Quizbowl's 2010 National Scholastic Championship pitted hungry up-and-comers against the blueblood elite. One More Question tells the unbelievable story of that tournament. In this bonus episode, we hear a little bit more from our guests.
Quizbowl's 2010 National Scholastic Championship pitted hungry up-and-comers against the blueblood elite. One More Question tells the unbelievable story of that tournament. In this episode, the teams face off for the NSC title.
Quizbowl's 2010 National Scholastic Championship pitted hungry up-and-comers against the blueblood elite. One More Question tells the unbelievable story of that tournament. In this episode, we meet the teams vying for the 2010 NSC title.
Quizbowl's 2010 National Scholastic Championship pitted hungry up-and-comers against the blueblood elite. One More Question tells the unbelievable story of that tournament. In this episode, we meet three people with something to prove at the 2010 NSC.
In this episode: Tom Egan and Brad Fischer tell the history of one of quizbowl's biggest and oldest tournaments, the IHSA State Series.
In this episode: Jeff Price talks about coaching his Barrington teams to national titles at both the middle school and high school levels.
In this episode: Eric Mukherjee talks about his quizbowl journey through Kansas, Rhode Island, Philadelphia, and Nashville.
In this episode: Jonathan Suh talks about getting his quizbowl start in Illinois and what he took from that into Harvard.
In this episode: an interview with Will Alston (Dartmouth, Columbia) about how a leukemia scare jump started his quizbowl career.
In this episode: an interview with Jess Bowen of the Advanced Math and Science Academy (Marlborough, MA) about starting out as a quizbowl coach.
In this episode: an interview with Mike Cheyne about finding his place in the quizbowl community and how he's contributed to it.
In this episode: a continuation of our interview with Alex Damisch talking about misconduct in the community and staffing national tournaments, followed by quizbowl speed runs.
In this episode: an interview with Alex Damisch about Midwestern quizbowl and her recent Jeopardy run, and a rematch against Mike Sorice in Lodden Thinks.
In this episode: an interview with Chris Chiego about quizbowl outreach and his road to a national title, and a face-off against Mike Sorice in Lodden Thinks.Links:The State of Good Quizbowl, State-by-StateThe State of Good Quizbowl, State-by-State, 2017 EditionCollege Quiz Bowl (1953)
In this episode: an interview with Matt Weiner about quizbowl forums and feats, and a rematch with Brad Fischer in Lodden Thinks. Links:We Have Your BuzzerGlenjerry Glen Ross (Warning: R-rated language)
In this premier episode, we talk with David Reinstein about his long career in quizbowl. Also, a game of Lodden Thinks with Brad Fischer.