Hello, Puzzlers!

A.J. goes over his autumn reading list. Later, Greg challenges him and Andrea with a puzzle about spotting instruments and metals hidden in anagrams.
In honor of World Symphonic Metal Day, Greg serves up a tricky anagram challenge: unscramble words into musical instruments or metallic elements, with one extra letter hiding a secret message. See if you can crack the meta-puzzle before the hosts do!
Today's puzzles:
Symphonic Metals: Unscramble each word into a musical instrument or metallic element, plus one extra letter. Collect the leftover letters to uncover the hidden message.

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Hello, Puzzlers! is hosted by A.J. Jacobs with Chief Puzzle Officer Greg Pliska. Executive producers: Neely Lohmann and Adam Neuhaus. Producer, sound & video production: Claire Bidigare-Curtis. Senior Puzzler: Andrea Schoenberg.
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A.J. challenges Greg and Andrea to turn geography into country music. Bonus points for singing along, questionable accents, and relentless rhyme criticism.
This episode features a musical wordplay puzzle inspired by George Strait’s “All My Exes Live in Texas”: inventing country song lyrics that rhyme with U.S. state names. Greg and Andrea tackle the clues, while listeners can play along with these rhyming riddles, and trivia about state nicknames and geography along the way.
Today's puzzles:
State Songs: Figure out the country song lyrics that include a U.S. state and a rhyming word or phrase

More puzzles:
Bonus puzzles, game nights, community and more on Patreon
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Hello, Puzzlers! is hosted by A.J. Jacobs with Chief Puzzle Officer Greg Pliska. Executive producers: Neely Lohmann and Adam Neuhaus. Producer, sound & video production: Claire Bidigare-Curtis. Senior Puzzler: Andrea Schoenberg.
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Elise Hu, host of "TED Talks Daily" and author of Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital, joins A.J. and Greg for a fairy tale puzzle challenge and a conversation about beauty standards, digital identity, and the strange ways we change our bodies to match our filtered selves. Plus, find out why a giraffe and a massage have something in common in a pun-filled puzzle that will test even a seasoned trivia buff.
This episode features fairy-tale riddles and a clever wordplay challenge that turns everyday words into TED-branded creations. Play along with Elise as she tackles the tricky clues, shares fascinating trivia, and chats about her favorite TED talks.
Today's puzzles:
Fairy Tale Ted Talks: Match fictional TED Talk titles to the fairy-tale characters behind them
Ted Takeovers: Solve phonetic wordplay clues that transform words ending in “-ted” into TED-branded concepts

About Elise Hu: Elise Hu is a journalist, author of Flawless: Lessons in Looks and Culture from the K-Beauty Capital, and host of "TED Talks Daily"
Mentioned in this episode:
Jena Friedman's TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/jena_friedman_the_jokes_ai_won_t_tell
Chris Duffy's TED Talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/chris_duffy_how_to_find_laughter_anywhere

More puzzles:
Bonus puzzles, game nights, community and more on Patreon
Check out Earbus, our card game: https://www.earbusgame.com/
Hello, Puzzlers! is hosted by A.J. Jacobs with Chief Puzzle Officer Greg Pliska. Executive producers: Neely Lohmann and Adam Neuhaus. Producer, sound & video production: Claire Bidigare-Curtis. Senior Puzzler: Andrea Schoenberg.
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A.J. and Greg tackle a clever word puzzle before welcoming a listener-submitted anagram challenge.
The team solves laugh-out-loud clues involving Roman goats, evil wedding veils, Cats, and a five-word brain teaser that leaves everyone impressed. Whether you love crossword puzzles, trivia, or challenging riddles, play along at home and discover how many answers you can crack before AJ and the crew!
Today's puzzles:
Ares' Ears: multi-word phrases where each word is an anagram, submitted by listener Emily!

More puzzles:
Bonus puzzles, game nights, community and more on Patreon
Check out Earbus, our card game: https://www.earbusgame.com/
Hello, Puzzlers! is hosted by A.J. Jacobs with Chief Puzzle Officer Greg Pliska. Executive producers: Neely Lohmann and Adam Neuhaus. Producer, sound & video production: Claire Bidigare-Curtis. Senior Puzzler: Andrea Schoenberg.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A.J. and Greg kick off a wordplay-filled episode with clever trivia about Guy Fawkes Day, then challenge each other with a brain-bending puzzle about words that transform when you remove the letter V.
Whether you love crossword puzzles, clever wordplay, or brain teasers, test your skills alongside AJ, Greg, Adam, and Andrea!
Today's puzzles:
Even E'en: Greg turns one word into another by removing V

More puzzles:
Bonus puzzles, game nights, community and more on Patreon
Check out Earbus, our card game: https://www.earbusgame.com/
Hello, Puzzlers! is hosted by A.J. Jacobs with Chief Puzzle Officer Greg Pliska. Executive producers: Neely Lohmann and Adam Neuhaus. Producer, sound & video production: Claire Bidigare-Curtis. Senior Puzzler: Andrea Schoenberg.
See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.