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SmartLess Presents ClueLess
Hosted by SmartLess Media · EN
SmartLess Presents ClueLess is a bite-sized, biweekly podcast (10-12 minutes an episode), in which our host, Emmy-winning writer Elliott Kalan, guides the listener through different puzzles, brainteasers, & conundrums to see if they’re faster than this season's contestant Sean Hayes!
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203 - Bot Bops (w/ Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman)
Nov 2400:18:04Summary readyOn this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan welcomes back comedians, best friends, and co-hosts of I Need You Guys Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman, to attend another infernal recital of Bot Bops! Elliott’s non-branded digital assistant will regale you with five classic songs in its own cold, inhuman style, name the song for one point and the artist for another point! Keep track of your answers in order to solve the MegaClue! New episodes every Monday.Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Summary202 - Word Workout (w/ Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman)
Nov 1700:16:27Summary readyOn this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan welcomes back the hilarious comedians, best friends, and co-hosts of I Need You Guys, Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman, to hit the verbal gym with another round of our old favorite - Word Workout! Before that, you’ll be treated to a game of galactic proportions as Elliott quizzes them on movies about astronauts! New episodes every Monday.Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Brock Mahan.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Summary201 - State Of Confusion (w/ Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman)
Nov 1000:24:13Summary readyWelcome to the new and improved Season 2 of SmartLess Presents ClueLess! Host Elliott Kalan is back to pose even more questions per episode! More games, more jokes, and more music! Today we’re joined by the hilarious comedians Max Silvestri and Gabe Liedman, two hosts from the fabulous new SmartLess Media show I Need You Guys! Max and Gabe will be put through their paces with an opening game about the periodic table of the elements (meet us on row 5), and then they’ll get the rambling bug with a return of our game State Of Confusion! New episodes every Monday.Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich and Brock Mahan.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Summary180 - Satellites & Sandwiches (Mini Episode)
Nov 300:10:17Summary readyOn our last mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess before Season 2 (!!), host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) are flying high and snacking down as they celebrate the anniversary of the first dog in space AND National Sandwich Day (yum). Today you can expect some questions about the first non-human cosmonauts, some fun facts about the invention of the sandwich, and a new mini-game called Word Sandwich where phrases are the filling (or something like that)! We’ll see you next week for the start of Season 2! Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Summary179 - Halloween (Mini Episode)
Oct 2700:11:09Summary readyOn a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) are howling at the moon about today’s subject, the greatest holiday on the calendar: Halloween! Today we’ll tell you about the history of haunted houses, ask a surprising trivia fact about Halloween music, and then we’ll debut Elliott’s favorite game we’ve ever played on the show: Monster Mash-up. We’re having fun! It’s Halloween! Puzzles in this episode are by Brock Mahan and Devon Torrey Bryant.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Summary178 - National Chicken & Waffles Day (Mini Episode)
Oct 2000:08:45Summary readyOn a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) aren’t waffling around, they’re here to tell you all about National Chicken & Waffles Day! You’ll learn about the surprising pre-waffle history of the Eggo brand, you’ll learn which side of the combo is Elliott’s favorite, and then we’ll play a mini game where we ask you to name a more iconic duo, and, uh, yeah, we’ll wait! Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Summary177 - National Pasta Month (Mini Episode)
Oct 1300:09:09Summary readyOn a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) are boiling over to tell you all about National Pasta Month! That’s right, October is the month to celebrate pasta, and you can expect a quiz about food mascots, fun facts about pasta names, and a mini-game called Pasta, Italian Inventor, Or Active Volcano, which is almost painfully self-explanatory. Puzzles in this episode are by Brock Mahan.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Summary176 - Mad Hatter Day (Mini Episode)
Oct 600:09:35Summary readyOn a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) would like you to go completely mad - because it’s 10/6, Mad Hatter Day, the day when we do kooky things to celebrate the Mad Hatter’s tea party from Alice In Wonderland! You can expect to learn why this event takes place on 10/6, just why that Hatter was so Mad, and then we’ll have a game called T Party, where you have to identify double-T phrases from a series of clues. Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Summary175 - National Coffee Day (Mini Episode)
Sep 2900:09:47Summary readyOn a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) would like you to start your day with a cup of Good Morning, America - that’s right, today is National Coffee Day! You can expect short quizzes about fictional coffee shops and the origin of a famous coffee phrase, plus a history of where the coffee bean comes from, then we’ll play a mini-game that’s all about the Starbucks Secret Menu! Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my game show. Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Summary174 - Hobbit Day (Mini Episode)
Sep 2200:08:45Summary readyOn a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) would like to tell you all about some very mini people: the Hobbits, from JRR Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings series! Today is Bilbo Baggins’ birthday (sort of, we’ll clarify that), so expect a quiz about what Tolkien fans are called, a history of where the word “hobbit” might have come from, and a mini-game where we ask you to identify mythical creatures hidden in plain sight. We’ll see you next week for National Coffee Day!Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.Script by Elliott Kalan. Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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