Hello, Puzzlers! (formerly The Puzzler) is the puzzle and word game podcast hosted by New York Times bestselling author A.J. Jacobs and Chief Puzzle Officer Greg Pliska. Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday: anagrams, palindromes, trivia and head to head word battles, plus celebrity guests, listener puzzles, and brand new original games from the Puzzle Lab. Play along, sharpen your brain, and join a community of thousands of puzzlers.
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Latest episodes
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Elise Hu plays TED talks from Cinderella
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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
Nov 9 35 min
Ares' Ears and Arse
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 weddi
Nov 6 14 min
V is for Vanishing
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
Nov 4 16 min
Four cheers for Season 4!
A.J. and Greg kick off Season 4 with backwards brand names, clever wordplay, and a celebration of all things puzzling. Can you solve a party puzzle before the hosts do?
Nov 2 19 min
State Names and Puzzlemaxxing [Best-Of Episode]
Hello, Puzzlers! While the team is down in the puzzler lab getting ready for Season 4, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from last season!
Hello, Puzzlers
Oct 30 22 min
Grant Sanderson plays "Which Big Number is Bigger" [Best-Of Episode]
Hello, Puzzlers! While the team is down in the puzzler lab getting ready for Season 4, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from last season!
Hello, Puzzlers
Oct 28 45 min
Jess Zafarris plays "Catching Colds" [Best-Of Episode]
Hello, Puzzlers! While the team is down in the puzzler lab getting ready for Season 4, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from last season!
Hello, Puzzlers
Oct 26 43 min
X-Treme Puzzles [Best-Of Episode]
Hello, Puzzlers! While the team is down in the puzzler lab getting ready for Season 4, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from last season!
Hello, Puzzlers
Oct 23 27 min
Tara DeFrancisco plays "Yes and And" [Best-Of Episode]
Hello, Puzzlers! While the team is down in the puzzler lab getting ready for Season 4, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from last season!
Hello, Puzzlers
Oct 21 40 min
Brad Meltzer plays "Earbus" [Best-Of Episode]
Hello, Puzzlers! While the team is down in the puzzler lab getting ready for Season 4, we're bringing back one of our favorite episodes from last season!
Hello, Puzzlers
Oct 19 48 min
Ahoy, Puzzlers!
Hello, Puzzlers! Today: we are sending off Season 3 with one more puzzle exchange. Thanks for puzzling with us!
Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and l
Oct 16 21 min
Razzle Dazzle and Hugger Mugger
Hello, Puzzlers! 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
Oct 14 21 min
How Are the Beans?
Hello, Puzzlers! 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
Oct 12 25 min
De-lightful Listener Puzzles
Hello, Puzzlers! Today: a special listener-submitted puzzle extravaganza!
Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on ol
Oct 9 21 min
Maria or Mary or Mariah or Marie?
Hello, Puzzlers! 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
Oct 7 21 min
Alex Goldmark vs. Portmanteaus and Hidden Words
NPR’s "Planet Money" executive producer Alex Goldmark joins A.J. and Greg to play a pun-filled corporate merger puzzle before introducing his new economics-inspired card
Oct 5 29 min
The Wizard's Challenge and Other Listener Puzzles
Hello, Puzzlers! Today: a special listener-submitted puzzle extravaganza!
Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on ol
Oct 2 20 min
Downbeat Updates and Blasphemes
Hello, Puzzlers! 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
Sep 30 19 min
Allie Miller tackles Charades and Trivia
AI expert and Open Machine CEO Allie Miller tackles a robot-themed charades challenge and attempts to stump A.J. and Greg with AI trivia.
Join host A.J. Jacobs and his g
Sep 28 40 min
Greenland is not Green!
Hello, Puzzlers! Today: A.J. & Greg cook up some more spicy geography-themed puzzles.
Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new
Sep 25 21 min
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After almost 600 episodes, what really stands out to me is the kindness of both the hosts. That has kept me coming back as much as the puzzles themselves.
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I just discovered this podcast after looking for things to listen to that offer me a bit of a respite from the endless bad news that had been coming through my speakers. This is a lovely change of pace, offering something that challenges the brain and entertains as well. Many thanks!
jlg84 · Mar 2025
A must-listen for me, my boyfriend and a ton of my friends! If you love the NYT games app, this is the podcast for you. Plus AJ and Greg are funny and smart, and they have great guests!! Highly recommend!!
Mae.Stevens · Feb 2025
The Puzzler is a bit of focused creativity and fun. Lots of variety, lots of laughter, and a rewarding break when I just need a few minutes to smile with some friendly and thoughtful people.
TriscuitK · Feb 2025
The Puzzler was a daily listen all through the first season. But this year the episodes are padded with random chat with the guests. They are about twice as long as they used to be and are now often so long that they get interrupted with a mid-podcast several-minute-long ad break. There are many places to listen to random chat with random people and not many places to do puzzles, andI wish this would go back to what it was like the first season. (Also…no, I can’t just skip to the next podcast when the chat section begins, because there is always a final puzzle at the end, and the answer to the previous day.) Less blather, more puzzles!
coasterbear · Nov 2024
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