What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast

Heller & Cullen
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A weekly comedy podcast about Jeopardy! from comedians Emily Heller and John Cullen.

  1. 3D AGO

    Week of December 15: Emily Recommends "Death by Lightning"

    Emily's constant recommendation of the miniseries "Death by Lightning" pays off as it leads to a get on an FJ, and that's really the headline of this first week of the Second Chance Tournament, where wagering errors and some extremely hard FJs play more of a role in who wins than the actual gameplay. But that's why we play the games, baby! It's high drama and the clue writers get us laughing, J! fans fume over a Ken IG post, and we dive deep on "The Nightmare Before Christmas". If you want to give yourself a wonderful DREAM before Christmas, why not donate to our Patreon? It's only $5 a month and you'll get access to a new bonus episode every month, featuring Jeopardy! guests, live play episodes, and MORE, access to our Discord, and lots of other fun stuff. Join today at patreon.com/jeopardypodcast. SOURCE: Forbes: "'Nightmare Before Christmas' Turns 20: From Shameful Spawn to Disney's Pride" by Scott Mendelson; Business Insider: "Inside the Tumultuous Making of 'The Nightmare Before Christmas'" by Jacob Sarkisian Special thank you as always to the J-Archive and The Jeopardy! Fan. This episode was produced by Producer Dan. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.

    1h 32m

  2. DEC 16

    Week of December 8: ❤️Bernard❤️

    A category about holiday movies gets us in our Christmas bag as we discuss Christmas Vacation, Jingle All the Way, and Emily's early crush on Bernard the Elf. Will Riley jingles all the way to bank this week with cash stuffing his pockets after a very impressive run and a very, very confusing finish to it. We also have Jeopardy! fans (and the hosts) fuming over a bizarre category that made no sense and we dive deep on Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. If you want to guide your sleigh to a worthy destination, head on over to our Patreon to support the show! For just $5/month at patreon.com/jeopardypodcast, you'll get access to ALL of our bonus episodes, our Discord, and you'll get a new episode every single month. This month, we sat down with recent 14-game champ Harrison Whitaker for a fantastic interview that is our most popular bonus episode ever. You won't wanna miss it! SOURCE: Smithsonian Magazine: "The Magical Animation of 'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer'" by Michelle Delgado; Geekwire: "The Geeky Tech Behind Rudolph" by Frank Catalano Special thank you as always to the J-Archive and The Jeopardy! Fan. This episode was produced by Producer Dan. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.

    1h 25m

  3. DEC 9

    Week of December 1: Globes of the Devil

    It's a big week for superchamps present and former as Harrison Whitaker's time on J! comes to an end but superchamp Ray LaLonde's (evil?) twin, Ron, makes his debut and sets out to carve a Jeopardy! path of his own. Plus, we get another great 2-day champ in Libby Jones, we get perhaps the horniest clue we have ever read in our time as a podcast, and Ken can't stop thinking about wood. Plus, we dive deep on the humble tomato's history as a fruit and/or vegetable. Speaking of Harrison Whitaker, we loved him so much on the show we brought him on for a full-length bonus episode interview! Don't miss the exclusive by donating to our Patreon at ⁠patreon.com/jeopardypodcast⁠ for what was a wonderfully honest and funny chat about Harrison's life and his time on the Alex Trebek Stage. You'll also get access to our entire back catalogue of bonuses, an invite to our Discord, and MORE! Don't delay! SOURCE: Washington Post: "⁠The Obscure Supreme Court Case That Decided Tomatoes Are Vegetables⁠" by Caitlin Dewey Special thank you as always to the J-Archive and The Jeopardy! Fan. This episode was produced by Producer Dan. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.

    1h 33m

  4. DEC 2

    Week of November 24: A Fig Leaf Can't Contain Me

    The imperial run of Harrison Whitaker marches on, and though he faces a couple tough challenges throughout the week, he heads into the weekend a 14-day champion. Ken also gets to feel like a champion on this episode as we get a few wonderful Ken's Korner moments, Jeopardy! fans fume about his Simpsons residuals, and we dive deep on Jim Thorpe. Plus, Harrison unknowingly gives us a couple gems of anecdotes and a response that tickles us. If you want to be tickled, why not donate to our Patreon? We won't actually tickle you, but our content might! Head on over to patreon.com/jeopardypodcast, where $5/month gets you a bonus episode every month, access to our entire back catalogue, access to our Discord, and MORE! Join today! SOURCE: Smithsonian Magazine: "Why Are Jim Thorpe's Olympic Records Still Not Recognized?" by Sally Jenkins Special thank you as always to the J-Archive and The Jeopardy! Fan. This episode was produced by Producer Dan. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.

    1h 37m

  5. NOV 25

    Week of November 17: (Chewbacca Noise)

    Harrison Whitaker is a joy to watch play Jeopardy!, but he also makes our job very hard this week, as his constant parade of correct answers makes it hard to make fun of anything. But comedy finds a way, as we have Jeopardy! fans fuming over something that makes no sense at all, we learn Harrison and John have a shared experience with the elderly, and we dive deep on Nikola Tesla. If you want some more ELECTRIC content, head on over to our Patreon to support the show! For just $5/month at patreon.com/jeopardypodcast, you'll get a new bonus episode every month, access to our Discord, and much more! Don't hesitate! SOURCE: Tesla Universe: "A Story of Youth Told By Age" by Nikola Tesla Special thank you as always to the J-Archive and The Jeopardy! Fan. This episode was produced by Producer Dan. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.

    1h 21m

  6. NOV 18

    Week of November 10: 7 Hot Sexy Emily Heller Bikini Pics

    Now that we have your attention, it's another episode of our Jeopardy! podcast! Googling ourselves leads to some mixed results but there were no mixed results for new champ Harrison Whitaker this week, as he steamrolls the competition on his way to a fantastic week and perhaps superchampdom. Plus, we wonder about his British accent, we dive deep on Queensland, and a contestant gets absolutely brutalized by Ken in the anecdotes. If you wanna get brutalized by more of our content, you can head on over to patreon.com/jeopardypodcast and donate to the show! You'll get a new bonus episode every month, access to our entire back catalogue immediately, and access to our very cool Discord, where we're always talking Jep! (and other stuff). Join today! SOURCE: The Moreton Bay Courier: "The Arrival and Reception of His Excellency Sir George F. Bowen"; Brisbane Times: "Proclamation Day, When Queensland Became a New Colony" by David Gibson; Queensland State Archives: "The Birth of Modern Queensland" Special thank you as always to the J-Archive and The Jeopardy! Fan. This episode was produced by Producer Dan. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.

    1h 31m

  7. NOV 12

    Week of November 3: What Color is Shrek's Penis?

    That's the type of hard-hitting question we answer on the show this week, as John returns from his one-week layoff to tell tales about visiting Reno, Nevada and Emily buys a hat that prompts said conversation. Emily also narrowly avoids jury duty, we meet a potentially very strong champion in Allegra Kuney, and a Jeopardy! clue has us pondering everything we ever knew about The Flintstones. Plus, we dive deep on Pong. If you want even more of your bold J! questions answered, head on over to patreon.com/jeopardypodcast, where $5/month helps support the show AND gets you a new bonus episode every month, including the most recent, where John trains on a movie board with our friend, comedian Josh Gondelman. Plus, you'll get immediate access to our entire back catalogue AND access to our Discord. Fun! SOURCE: The Week: "Pong at 50: The Video Game That 'Changed the World'" by Julia O'Driscoll; IGN: "Al Alcorn Interview" by Cam Shea Special thank you as always to The Jeopardy! Fan and J-Archive. This episode was produced by Producer Dan. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.

    1h 29m

  8. NOV 4

    Week of October 27: Meet Me at the Tug Hole w/ Isaac Hirsch

    It’s fun careers week on Jeopardy! John is off licking his World Series wounds, so Emily is joined by Jeopardy! Master & 9-game champion Isaac Hirsch. We discuss Aaron Levine’s run, the history of Martha’s Vineyard, and Isaac’s short-lived career as a fake elevator operator. Jeopardy! fans fume about the one question they’re sick of answering, so we ask some others, like: how many head injuries should you claim on the Alex Trebek stage? Did Bakersfield ever have an apostrophe? And, oh my god, is Diana Nyad a fraud?? If you want to help support the show, consider donating at patreon.com/jeopardypodcast, where $5/month gets you access to a new bonus episode every month PLUS access to our entire back catalogue, our Discord, and MORE! Last week, John went back into the dojo to train on a movie board written by our friend Joel Bergen and our other friend, comedian Josh Gondelman, also comes along for the ride. You don't wanna miss it! This episode is produced by Producer Dan. Music by Nate Heller. Art by Max Wittert.

    1h 36m
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A weekly comedy podcast about Jeopardy! from comedians Emily Heller and John Cullen.

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  • Creator
    Heller & Cullen
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    88
  • Rating
    Explicit

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