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SmartLess Presents ClueLess
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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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153 - Stuck In The App Store (w/ Scotty Icenogle)
May 15, 202500:16:34Summary readyOn this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome back Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle as they apply themselves to another appealing round of Stuck In The App Store! We’ll give you a series of clues, and the correct answer will always feature the letters A, P, & P in that order, try to answer them faster than Sean and Scotty. And once you’ve got the hang of it, the MegaClue will ask you to replace five words in a sentence with more APP words! New episodes every Monday and Thursday.Puzzles in this episode are by Devon Torrey Bryant and Kevin Leman.Script by Elliott Kalan, additional material by Maddie McCann.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.
Summary152 - The Best Of Bot Bops
May 12, 202500:18:45Summary readyOn this episode of ClueLess, the Bot, from our recurring game Bot Bops, has sent Elliott and Sean on some impossible errands while she presents a compilation of her best Bops. Elliott’s non-branded digital assistant has been programmed to sing some very famous songs, but she is not programmed for melody, harmony, rhythm, or anything else that makes music a pleasurable experience. See if you can guess these songs and the artist before Sean and his guests! New episodes every Monday and Thursday.Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman, Josh Richmond, and Devon Torrey Bryant.ClueLess scripts by Elliott Kalan.The Bot’s script by Devon Torrey Bryant.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.
Summary151 - Word Centipede (w/ Jon Gabrus)
May 8, 202500:15:08Summary readyOn this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome back Jon Gabrus, the co-host of new SmartLess Media podcast Staying Alive, to grapple with the fiendish legs of the Word Centipede! What word can you put before or after the three words we give you to make three new compound words, and can you do it faster than Sean and Gabrus? One word per round will point you towards a connection for today’s MegaClue! Subscribe to Staying Alive with Jon Gabrus & Adam Pally HERE.New episodes every Monday and Thursday.Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman.Script by Elliott Kalan, additional material by Maddie McCann.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.
SummaryINTRODUCING: Staying Alive with Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally
May 8, 202500:09:02Summary readyWelcome to Staying Alive, a new comedic health and wellness podcast from Jon Gabrus and Adam Pally, two comedians, best friends, and hosts of TV’s 101 Places To Party Before You Die. These two love to get wild, but they’ve also hit their 40s, and they’re realizing if they don’t get some balance in their lives they won’t be around long enough to visit the other 93 places. On this show they’ll be talking to expert guests and funny friends about the little or the big things they do to…STAY ALIVE. Staying Alive is out now, anywhere you get your podcasts, episodes are available a week early and ad-free on Sirius XM Podcasts+ on Apple Podcasts. Check out the video version of the show on YouTube on the SmartLess Media channel.
Summary150 - It’s A Numbers Game (w/ Jon Gabrus)
May 5, 202500:14:08Summary readyOn the 50th episode of ClueLess (woo!), host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome back Jon Gabrus, the co-host of new SmartLess Media podcast Staying Alive, to play a round of It’s A Numbers Game! This time, it couldn’t be more in Gabrus’ wheelhouse, as Elliott gives you simple math equations in the form of famous action movie titles with their numbers blanked out, fill in the blanks to solve the equation, and you get a bonus point if you answer in the form of a movie title featuring the solution! Keep track of all your answers, you’ll need them to take out the MegaClue! Subscribe to Staying Alive with Jon Gabrus & Adam Pally HERE.Check out Gabrus' action movie podcast The Action Boyz HERE.New episodes every Monday and Thursday.Puzzles in this episode are by Devon Torrey Bryant and Jason Reich.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.
Summary149 - Odd One Out (w/ Jon Gabrus)
May 1, 202500:17:19Summary readyOn this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes welcome the hilarious Jon Gabrus, co-host of the new SmartLess Media podcast Staying Alive, to see if they can identify the Odd One Out! Huey Lewis & The News are getting back together for a group dinner, but they each brought one item too many to the coat check! See if you can identify which item doesn’t fit the group and why, and try to do it faster than Sean and Gabrus. Keep track of your discarded items, you’ll need them to solve the MegaClue! New episodes every Monday and Thursday.Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich and Kevin Leman.Script by Elliott Kalan, additional material by Maddie McCann.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.
Summary148 - Word Centipede (w/ Carrie Aizley)
Apr 28, 202500:14:52Summary readyOn this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s pal Carrie Aizley to tangle with the many limbs of our old foe, the Word Centipede! What word can you put before or after the three words we give you to make three new compound words, and can you do it faster than Sean and Carrie? One word per round will point you towards a connection for today’s MegaClue! New episodes every Monday and Thursday.Puzzles in this episode are by Kevin Leman 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.
Summary147 - Word Workout (w/ Carrie Aizley)
Apr 24, 202500:12:29Summary readyOn this episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s good friend Carrie Aizley to take a couple reps of Word Workout! Each of the words we give you wants to slim down by one letter, and the remaining letters can be rearranged to answer the given clue. Keep track of all discarded letters to defeat the MegaClue! New episodes every Monday and Thursday.Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Kevin Leman.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.
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146 - Top Tension (w/ Scotty Icenogle and Carrie Aizley)
Apr 21, 202500:15:36Summary readyOn this episode of Clueless, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle AND their good friend Carrie Aizley to compete in an all-new group game: Top Tension! Elliott has a top ten list in front of him, and the contestants must take turns guessing an entry on that list, they earn a point for each correct answer but lose a point for an incorrect answer, and once they’re out of points they’re out of the game. The MegaClue will ask you to do the same again, but faster and with more TENsion. New episodes every Monday and Thursday.Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Kevin Leman.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.
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145 - Do Not Pass Go! (w/ Scotty Icenogle)
Apr 17, 202500:21:26Summary readyOn this special Monopoly-themed episode of ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan and constant contestant Sean Hayes invite Sean’s husband Scotty Icenogle to play a new game where the instructions are very simple: Do Not Pass Go! Elliott will give a series of clues, and every answer ends in the letters G-O. The questions increase in difficulty, leading to a MegaClue round where they are worth five points each! New episodes every Monday and Thursday.Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Jason Reich.Script by Elliott Kalan.Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.
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