99 episodes

Public radio's game show of bluff and bluster, words and whimsy. The warmest, wittiest cocktail party - it's spirited and civil, brainy and boisterous, peppered with musical interludes. Fast paced and playful, it's the most fun you can have with language without getting your mouth washed out with soap. Our motto: It's not important to know the answers, it's important to like the answers!

Says You! - A Quiz Show for Lovers of Words, Culture, and History Pipit & Finch

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Public radio's game show of bluff and bluster, words and whimsy. The warmest, wittiest cocktail party - it's spirited and civil, brainy and boisterous, peppered with musical interludes. Fast paced and playful, it's the most fun you can have with language without getting your mouth washed out with soap. Our motto: It's not important to know the answers, it's important to like the answers!

    SY-824 - Harvard Square Hilarity - June 2006, Cambridge, MA

    SY-824 - Harvard Square Hilarity - June 2006, Cambridge, MA

    For a limited time - Check out our archives at https://www.saysyou.net/store/
     
    From the Brattle Theater in Cambridge, MA with host Richard Sher
    Stereo Left: Carolyn Faye Fox, Arnie Reisman, Paula Lyons
    Stereo Right: Tony Kahn, Lenore Shannon, Barry Nolan
    Music: Ragnovski Quartet
     
    Round 1: What's the Diff?
    Round 2: Bluff (sucket)
    Round 3: Nifty Mnemonics
    Round 4: Bluff (bothy)

    • 29 min
    SY-1023 - Shipping Up to Syracuse - May 2008, Syracuse, NY

    SY-1023 - Shipping Up to Syracuse - May 2008, Syracuse, NY

    For a limited time - Check out our archives at https://www.saysyou.net/store/
     
    From the Everson Museum of Art in Syracuse, NY with host Richard Sher
    Stereo Left: Carolyn Faye Fox, Arnie Reisman, Paula Lyons
    Stereo Right: Tony Kahn, Lenore Shannon, Barry Nolan
    Music: Dan Duggan, Tom Hodgson, Henry Jankowitz, Dana Paul
     
    Round 1: Definitions & Derivations
    Round 2: Bluff (rhagon)
    Round 3: The Play's The Thing
    Round 4: Bluff (hish)
    Round 5: New York songs

    • 49 min
    SY-129 - From the Flagship - April 1999 - Boston, MA

    SY-129 - From the Flagship - April 1999 - Boston, MA

    From the World Trade Center in Boston, MA with host Richard Sher
    Stereo Left: Carolyn Faye Fox, Arnie Reisman, Paula Lyons
    Stereo Right: Tony Kahn, Francine Achbar, Barry Nolan
    Music: The Dactyls (Frank Ferrel, John McGann)
     
    Round 1: Addendums 1999
    Round 2: Bluff (winklepicker)
    Round 3: What's the Diff?
    Round 4: Bluff (rollmop)
    Round 5: Type Casting

    • 29 min
    SY-0011 - Regatta Bar Rabble-Rousing - April 1997, Cambridge, MA

    SY-0011 - Regatta Bar Rabble-Rousing - April 1997, Cambridge, MA

    From the Charles Hotel in Cambridge, MA with host Richard Sher
    Stereo Left: Carolyn Faye Fox, Arnie Reisman, Paula Lyons
    Stereo Right: Tony Kahn, Francine Achbar, Barry Nolan
    Music: Plu Perfect & The Past Participles
     
    Round 1: Definitions and Derivations
    Round 2: Bluff (fimetarious)
    Round 3: Golden Age of Advertising
    Round 4: Bluff (trinkle)
    Round 5: That's About the Size of it

    • 29 min
    SY-706 - Four Fun in 'Bama - November 2004, Birmingham, AL

    SY-706 - Four Fun in 'Bama - November 2004, Birmingham, AL

    From Vulcan Park in Birmingham, AL with host Richard Sher
    Stereo Left: Carolyn Faye Fox, Arnie Reisman, Paula Lyons
    Stereo Right: Tony Kahn, Francine Achbar, Barry Nolan
    Music: Herb Trotman Band
     
    Round 1: What's the Diff?
    Round 2: Bluff (quern)
    Round 3: Two-fers
    Round 4: Bluff (redd)

    • 29 min
    SY-1308 - Huffin and Puffin - November 2010, Boothbay, ME

    SY-1308 - Huffin and Puffin - November 2010, Boothbay, ME

    *Please note, this show is no longer in live production. Any live shows advertised within the episode have already concluded.
     
    From the Boothbay Opera House in Boothbay, ME with host Richard Sher
    Stereo Left: Carolyn Faye Fox, Arnie Reisman, Paula Lyons
    Stereo Right: Tony Kahn, Lenore Shannon, Murray Horwitz
    Music: Frank Ferrel, Fred White (Guitar)
     
    Round 1: Polker Table Terms
    Round 2: Bluff (lovat)
    Round 3: Pairings
    Round 4: Bluff (excutient)
    Round 5: Art in Radio

    • 51 min

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