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No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast

by Trivia Mafia

Trivia Mafia co-founders Chuck Terhark and Sean McPherson have lived and breathed trivia for 19+ years as the leaders of one of the biggest trivia companies in the country. Join them as they hang out with amazing writers/players and personalities from the Trivia Mafia universe and play trivia, ask random questions and generally bring a little bit of the trivia night into your earbuds.

Latest episodes

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As Immobile as a Restaurant: Trivia with Sean's Brother

Steve McPherson is almost 50 years old. He wrote the theme song for No Brains, No Lightbulbs. Those are the big headlines but if you want to know what else he's up to, yo

Sep 26
1 h 06 min

What Mr. Ouch Means to Me: Trivia with an Artist and Writer

Andy Sturdevant is an artist and writer whose creative output is every bit as voluminous and titillating as his facial hair. The author or co-author of four non-fiction b

Sep 19
1 h 01 min

Just Don't Call Him a Gym Teacher: Trivia with a Physical Educator

Today's guest is Will Johnson! But he's cool with you calling him Wilber. Proudly bald, Will is a long-time Trivia Mafia host and player, a kickball team whisperer, and a

Sep 12
57 min

Stay Away from My Wife, jeremy messersmith! Trivia with a Singer-Songwriter

Today's guest is jeremy messersmith, debonair Twin Cities singer-songwriter who may or may not be radioactive. The man can wear a pair glasses, and he knows his Star Wars

Sep 5
1 h 00 min

No Notes for Sharks: Trivia with a Music Director

Today's guest loves long count-offs, pianos over guitars, and basketball. Joshua "Jellyfish" Williams is an awesome musician and bandleader, supporting the likes of Dessa

Aug 29
54 min

Water, Fire, Peanut Butter: Trivia with a Blue-Ribbon State Fair Baker

Today we invite a titan from the baking world (and one of our favorite former regular players) into the trivia studio. Jen Wittes is the reigning champion in the Minnesot

Aug 22
50 min

Star Wars, the Next Generation: Trivia with a Video Store Impresario

Today's guest is a filmmaker and master improvisor who has 3,000 DVDs in his basement and kids to feed, so he's doing what any reasonable person would do: He's going to o

Aug 15
1 h 03 min

The F is Coming: Trivia with a Physics Teacher

Today's guest knows a lot about physics and a little about what topics he doesn't want for trivia. David Cava is a physics teacher, a Trivia Mafia and Initials Game Live

Aug 8
1 h 03 min

Short Stack Will Prevail: Trivia with the Pure of Heart

Today's guest loves corn, central air, the TV show "Lost" and asparagus. Yes in that order. Amy Siegel is pure of heart and full of joy and she has a long history with Tr

Aug 1
1 h 00 min

The Cougar of the Rodent World: Trivia with an Award-Winning 5th Grade Teacher

Today's guest is an award-winning teacher and a soundtrack savant. Jan Dysart teaches 5th grade, hosts a Trivia Mafia night, and was strong-armed into doing the podcast b

Jul 25
56 min

The Flavor and Fervor of Crust: Trivia with a Hip-Hop Scribe

Today's guest is a celebrated writer with great takes and even better Beastie-Boy-related stories. Ali Elabbady is a gifted author who covers music, food, and culture in

Jul 18
51 min

Who's the Hockey People? Trivia with a Sports Bar Owner

Today's guest runs a Bar of their Own and is certainly in a league of their own. Jillian Hiscock is the founder of A Bar of Their Own, the Midwest's first sports bar to e

Jul 11
54 min

Are We Doing Bloobs? Trivia with a Blueberry Farmer

Let the trivia fireworks begin! Today we bring on trivia host, blueberry farmer, and perennial optimist John McConville for some rounds! Chuck starts us off with a round

Jul 4
48 min

Scant Applause for Vegetables: Trivia Live at the Bryant Lake Bowl

It's our first ever live show! Get ready with that big dinger cause we've upped our dinger budget and zeroed out our guest budget. The crowd is the guest and they are awe

Jun 27
58 min

3-2-1 Balzac: Trivia with a Space Scientist

We found the one scientist who has the free time to guest on a trivia podcast on a workday. Dr. Christopher Colpitts knows a lot about plasma and he's not afraid to tell

Jun 20
48 min

Ride in My Baja Cutlass: Trivia with a Trivia Host Emeritus

Claudia Holt is a fashion icon and a Trivia Mafia hero. As one of our original hosts she receives all the financial and status benefits that the title of Trivia Mafia Hos

Jun 13
43 min

I'll Take the Basement and the Ribs: Trivia with a Tony

Sports! History! Reverse trivia! It's a bonanza of fun with trivia writer, host, and gimmicky kickball player Tony Abbott. Chuck kicks us off with a rollercoaster up-and-

Jun 6
50 min

Did He Die in a Stupid Way? Trivia with a Comics Nerd

What do you ask the person who knows everything about comics? Easy: Questions about Chinese food. And then a bunch of questions about comics (and some other stuff, too).

May 30
48 min

Hit that Curl Surf Buds: Trivia with a Spunky Munky

A decent prosciutto. A new owner for the Twins. A wedding proposal. Trivia Mafia's longest-tenured Emily wants the simple things, but she doesn't know how to get them. Sh

May 23
49 min

Holy Diver at the Mayo Clinic: Trivia with Randball's Stu

A great writer. A passionate but measured lover of Tom Petty. A baseball sicko. Randball's Stu contains multitudes, and we did our worst to contain him for some rounds of

May 16
42 min

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#6
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I love Trivia, and I just love this podcast. I don’t even live anywhere close to Minneapolis, I’ve never played trivia mafia, but listening to these guys talk is like hanging out with old friends.

Mctrus · Apr 2026

This is great, like playing trivia with your pals at the bar, but in your ears. Love that questions are tough but also not too tough!

Boglinz · Mar 2026

I love trivia mafia and I love this podcast! Fun and well produced, I look forward to it each week

20SLG · Feb 2026

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