Ask Me Another

Airs Saturdays at 11 am & 8 pm
  • Hosted by Ophira Eisenberg

Packed with trivia, comedy and celebrity guests, Ask Me Another is like an amusement park for your brain. Host Ophira Eisenberg and musician Jonathan Coulton take brilliant contestants on a roller coaster that'll make you laugh and scream (out the answers)—and barely anyone throws up in a trash can. Ask Me Another is recorded in front of a live audience at The Bell House in Brooklyn, NY, and on the road in your city.

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Our Very First Work From Home Episode

By editor • Mar 27, 2020

Ophira and Jonathan chat about their lives during quarantine in this all-new, never been done, work from home episode from Ask Me Another.

Heard on Emily Nussbaum: The Watch From Home Episode.

Emily Nussbaum: The Watch From Home Episode

By editor • Mar 27, 2020

Emily Nussbaum has acted as The New Yorker's television critic since 2011, primarily contributing to the magazine's "On Television" columns.

Wrecking Ball Of Confusion

By editor • Mar 27, 2020

During this work-at-home audio quiz about combining song titles, the proceedings are continually interrupted by the participants' children.

Heard on Emily Nussbaum: The Watch From Home Episode.

Island Time

By editor • Mar 20, 2020

Atlas Obscura co-founder Dylan Thuras describes unbelievable, yet real islands from around the world. Don't forget your sunscreen.

Heard on Larry Owens: Sunday In The Park 6 Feet Away From George.

Final Round: North, South, East, West

By editor • Mar 20, 2020

The two finalists test their knowledge of everything from constellations to classic southern dishes in this rapid-fire final round.

Heard on Larry Owens: Sunday In The Park 6 Feet Away From George.

What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been

By editor • Mar 20, 2020

Jonathan Coulton guides us there and back again in a music parody game about ill-fated journeys throughout history.

Heard on Larry Owens: Sunday In The Park 6 Feet Away From George.

By The Numbers

By editor • Mar 6, 2020

In this music parody, songs with numbers in the title are rewritten to be about things related to those numbers. As Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock would say, "It takes [the only even prime number] to make a thing go right."

Heard on Dan Deacon: Deacon-structing Dan.

Final Round: Two-Timers, Google And Gum

By editor • Mar 6, 2020

The two finalists test their knowledge of everything from economics to brands of gum in this rapid-fire final round.

Heard on Dan Deacon: Deacon-structing Dan.

Decomposition Competition With Dan Deacon

By editor • Mar 6, 2020

The music video for Dan Deacon's recent single, "Sat By A Tree", features comedian Aparna Nancherla's body decaying into the Earth. In honor of that video, Deacon plays a game where he guesses how long it takes various things to decay or decompose.

Heard on Dan Deacon: Deacon-structing Dan.

GOAT (Greatest Of All Time)

By editor • Feb 21, 2020

In the final round of the Battle of the Podcast Stars, the two surviving podcast hosts go H2H in this T/F game about commonly-used acronyms. Who will take the L?

Heard on Ben Sinclair: High Maintenance And The Battle Of The Podcast Stars.

I'm Just The Messenger With Ben Sinclair

By editor • Feb 21, 2020

On the HBO series High Maintenance, actor Ben Sinclair plays a weed delivery man. But can the man behind The Guy identify the famous historical messengers in this quiz?

Heard on Ben Sinclair: High Maintenance And The Battle Of The Podcast Stars.

Hold Me Close, Tiny Glucose

By editor • Feb 21, 2020

Unofficial Expert podcast hosts Marie Faustin and Sydnee Washington put their confectionery knowledge to the test in this delectable music parody game where every answer is a dessert.

Heard on Ben Sinclair: High Maintenance And The Battle Of The Podcast Stars.

Final Round

By editor • Feb 7, 2020

The finalists cover everything from tectonic plates to sparkling water brands in this rapid-fire round that requires smarts and strategy.

Heard on Tan France: Naturally Tan.

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This, That, Or The Other With Tan France

By editor • Feb 7, 2020

Queer Eye fashion expert Tan France had his first date with his now-husband at an Olive Garden. Inspired by that incredible story, France guesses whether an ambiguously-named product is a chain restaurant, a skin care product, or a scented candle.

Heard on Tan France: Naturally Tan.

Punk Goes Pop

By editor • Feb 7, 2020

Spike up that mohawk, put on those JNCO's, and grab your combat boots, because in this music parody game classic punk rock clash songs with fads that, while popular, were not all that punk rock.

Heard on Tan France: Naturally Tan.

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