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Tossup 21 is a podcast about quizbowl stories - the matches, the rivalries, the conflicts, and the people who lived them.

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    • Jun 2, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 1h 8m AVG DURATION
    • 35 EPISODES


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    Episode #31: Colby Burnett

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2023 92:07


    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.

    Episode #30: Eric Huff

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 65:22


    In this episode, Eric Huff talks about the legacy of Dorman and the state of quizbowl merch.

    Episode #29: Josh Rutsky

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 69:36


    In this episode, Josh Rutsky talks about his mathematical cat and all the people who have made Alabama quizbowl what it is today.

    Episode #28: Mike Laudermith

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2023 78:26


    In this episode: Mike Laudermith talks about his roundabout path to becoming an educator and what he misses about 1990s quizbowl.

    Episode #27: Mike Sorice

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2023 95:29


    In this episode: Mike Sorice talks about playing with Illinois's Academic Buzzer Team and what he'd still like to accomplish in quizbowl.

    Episode #26: Hot Takes with Brad Fischer

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2022 85:58


    In this episode: Brad Fischer offers some spicy hot takes on recent posts from the HSQB forums.

    Episode #25: Chris Borglum

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 86:09


    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

    Episode #24: Taylor Harvey

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2022 78:00


    In this episode: Taylor Harvey talks about learning to dance the gigue and winning ACF Nationals.

    Episode #23: Em Gunter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2022 60:49


    In this episode: Em Gunter talks about quizbowl outreach and winning the lottery.

    Episode #22: John Lawrence

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2022 107:13


    In this episode: John Lawrence talks about quizbowl-induced health concerns and his uniquely multifaceted legacy.

    Episode #21: Young Fenimore Lee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 95:03


    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.

    Episode #20: Lee Henry

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 85:12


    In this episode, Lee Henry talks about a life of Alabama quizbowl, being a quizdad, and leading ASCA through the pandemic.

    Episode #19: Lisa McClary

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2022 73:43


    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.

    Episode #18: Jeremy Nelson

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2022 75:49


    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

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    Episode #17: Susan Ferrari

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 65:02


    In this episode: Susan Ferrari talks about playing for U Chicago and what she's carried from quizbowl into her professional life.

    Episode #16: Qwiz

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 49:02


    In this episode: Eric Huff and Joshua Rutsky talk about why they started Qwiz and what quizbowl camp is really like.

    Episode #15: Moderators

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2022 65:12


    In this episode: Alex Damisch and Brad Fischer talk about great moderators, and a couple join us to read before-and-afters.

    Episode #14: Mike Bentley

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2021 72:06


    In this episode: Mike Bentley talks about his journey from Maryland to Microsoft, and his dozens of projects along the way.

    Episode #13-4: One More Question - The Aftermath

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2021 63:27


    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.

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    Episode #13-B: One More Question - Shorts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2021 6:57


    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.

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    Episode #13-3: One More Question - The Championship

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2021 68:26


    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.

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    Episode #13-2: One More Question - The Contenders

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 47:54


    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.

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    Episode #13-1: One More Question - The Drive

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2021 37:59


    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.

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    Episode #12: The IHSA State Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 88:33


    In this episode: Tom Egan and Brad Fischer tell the history of one of quizbowl's biggest and oldest tournaments, the IHSA State Series.

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    Episode #11: Jeff Price

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2021 55:04


    In this episode: Jeff Price talks about coaching his Barrington teams to national titles at both the middle school and high school levels.

    Episode #10: Eric Mukherjee

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 100:36


    In this episode: Eric Mukherjee talks about his quizbowl journey through Kansas, Rhode Island, Philadelphia, and Nashville.

    Episode #9: Jonathan Suh

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 79:47


    In this episode: Jonathan Suh talks about getting his quizbowl start in Illinois and what he took from that into Harvard.

    Episode #8: Will Alston

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 51:20


    In this episode: an interview with Will Alston (Dartmouth, Columbia) about how a leukemia scare jump started his quizbowl career.

    Episode #7: Jess Bowen

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2021 48:50


    In this episode: an interview with Jess Bowen of the Advanced Math and Science Academy (Marlborough, MA) about starting out as a quizbowl coach.

    Episode #6: Mike Cheyne

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2020 43:50


    In this episode: an interview with Mike Cheyne about finding his place in the quizbowl community and how he's contributed to it.

    Episode #5: Alex Damisch, part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2020 57:49


    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.

    Episode #4: Alex Damisch, part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2020 60:02


    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.

    Episode #3: Chris Chiego

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2020 65:10


    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)

    Episode #2: Matt Weiner

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2019 60:26


    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)

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    Episode #1: David Reinstein

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2019 64:06


    In this premier episode, we talk with David Reinstein about his long career in quizbowl. Also, a game of Lodden Thinks with Brad Fischer.

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