Nautical Phrase Origins [Best-Of Episode]

About this episode

In this best-of episode, A.J. Jacobs and Greg Pliska present puzzling puzzles and humorous spins on classics.

Hello, Puzzlers! While the team is busy cooking up more puzzling goodies in the puzzler lab, we're bringing back some of our favorite episodes from the past season. We'll be back with more puzzling puzzles next week! Today: A.J. & Greg present puzzling puzzles to each other. 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. Subscribe to Hello, Puzzlers! wherever you get your podcasts! And come join our growing puzzle community over on  Patreon , where you can find bonus episodes and other exclusive content! Our executive producers are Neely Lohmann and Adam Neuhaus of Neuhaus Ideas. The show is produced by Claire Bidigare-Curtis. Our Chief Puzzle Officer is Greg Pliska. Our associate producer is Andrea Schoenberg. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Hosts: A.J. Jacobs, Greg Pliska

Topics covered

• puzzles
• anagrams
• palindromes
• humor
• nostalgia
• best-of

Keywords

• puzzles
• anagrams
• palindromes
• humor
• best-of
• A.J. Jacobs
• Greg Pliska

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Neuhaus Ideas

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