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Trivia Mafia co-founders Chuck and Sean have lived and breathed trivia for 18+ 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.
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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 Trivia Mafia. She could also break Chuck and Sean's arms quite easily.Trivia rounds: : Destination Unknown: U.S. state tourism slogans: Seg-uels: Movie sequels with Amy Siegel: Don't Get Lost: Trivia about the TV series "Lost"!: And Everything After: Counting Crows trivia👉 No Brains, No Lightbulbs is a trivia podcast produced by the world’s greatest trivia company, Trivia Mafia, in the great state of Minnesota.📍 Find a Trivia Mafia trivia night near you!📥 Sign up for “The Morning Rounds,” Trivia Mafia’s amazing daily Trivia trivia newsletter!🫶 Join our Patreon for exclusive member perks and other goodies!Mentioned in this episode:Country Cabin Vol 3 Read Down
- 1 weeks ago56 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 by her loving husband (who is also a trivia host). Chuck starts off the game in shark-infested trivia waters . Then we hit "play" on a round about 1980s soundtracks . Sean checks if Jan is smarter than a fifth-grader, and the answer is a tentative yes ! He closes the episode by creating some trivial tension with a round dedicated to his brother-in-law .👉 No Brains, No Lightbulbs is a trivia podcast produced by the world’s greatest trivia company, Trivia Mafia, in the great state of Minnesota.📍 Find a Trivia Mafia trivia night near you!📥 Sign up for “The Morning Rounds,” Trivia Mafia’s amazing daily Trivia trivia newsletter!🫶 Join our Patreon for exclusive member perks and other goodies!
- 2 weeks ago51 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 the Twin Cities and beyond. Chuck kicks things off by creating a face-off between two American staples: hot dogs and apples . The Chuck sets up a sumptuous pop culture feast for Ali to chew on . Sean checks whether Ali knows his hip-hop "ands" . Finally, Sean wraps things up with the debut round of CrossTalk™ .👉 No Brains, No Lightbulbs is a trivia podcast produced by the world’s greatest trivia company, Trivia Mafia, in the great state of Minnesota.📍 Find a Trivia Mafia trivia night near you!📥 Sign up for “The Morning Rounds,” Trivia Mafia’s amazing daily Trivia trivia newsletter!🫶 Join our Patreon for exclusive member perks and other goodies!
- 3 weeks ago54 min
Who's the Hockey People? Trivia with a Sports Bar Owner
EPISODE DESCRIPTION: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 exclusively show women's sports. Hiscock is also a trivia veteran who currently hosts Quizbang from Trivia Mafia at A Bar of Their Own on Thursdays at 7pm. Chuck knocks us out with a soccer inspired round to penalty-kick things off . After that, Chuck has a round about music and definitely not the WNBA . Sean steps in with some questions about great women athletes . We wrap up the episode with an internationally focused round called "From a Different Place" .👉 No Brains, No Lightbulbs is a trivia podcast produced by the world’s greatest trivia company, Trivia Mafia, in the great state of Minnesota.📍 Find a Trivia Mafia trivia night near you!📥 Sign up for “The Morning Rounds,” Trivia Mafia’s amazing daily Trivia trivia newsletter!🫶 Join our Patreon for exclusive member perks and other goodies!
- 4 weeks ago48 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 all about "Famous Fourths" . Then he grants John's wish for a before-and-after round built around music and movies . Sean noodles around with a round about guitars, and then really starts to wail on a round about guitars in movies . We close things down with a trivial look at the years 1776 . Quite a year, turns out!👉 No Brains, No Lightbulbs is a trivia podcast produced by the world’s greatest trivia company, Trivia Mafia, in the great state of Minnesota.📍 Find a Trivia Mafia trivia night near you!📥 Sign up for “The Morning Rounds,” Trivia Mafia’s amazing daily Trivia trivia newsletter!🫶 Join our Patreon for exclusive member perks and other goodies!
- Jun 27, 202658 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 awesome. Chuck, Sean and Beth invite players up for some conversation and trivia rounds about Veggie Sandwiches, A 50 Piece, Trivia Bowling, Follow My Names, Happy Birthday and Get the Lead Out. We sincerely apologize to Insufficient Peter, he's actually fully sufficient. 👉 No Brains, No Lightbulbs is a trivia podcast produced by the world’s greatest trivia company, Trivia Mafia, in the great state of Minnesota.📍 Find a Trivia Mafia trivia night near you!📥 Sign up for “The Morning Rounds,” Trivia Mafia’s amazing daily Trivia trivia newsletter!🫶 Join our Patreon for exclusive member perks and other goodies!
- Jun 20, 202648 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 you about it. Well, maybe a little afraid, but not that afraid. Chuck gets us started with a round that only sounds dirty . Then he combines geography with dad jokes to make sure nobody's happy . Sean pitches Chris a few questions about his favorite baseball team, the Boston Red Sox . And we close up the episode with a round that ends "well" .👉 No Brains, No Lightbulbs is a trivia podcast produced by the world’s greatest trivia company, Trivia Mafia, in the great state of Minnesota.📍 Find a Trivia Mafia trivia night near you!📥 Sign up for “The Morning Rounds,” Trivia Mafia’s amazing daily Trivia trivia newsletter!🫶 Join our Patreon for exclusive member perks and other goodies!
- Jun 13, 202643 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 Host Emeritus implies. Chuck gets us started with a round all about the "D" . Then he serves Claudia up some "Softballs" , and Sean cooks with round called "Spicy" that gets everyone sweaty . We wrap it up with a celebration of June 13—Beth's birthday! .🎟️ Tickets for the 6/17 Live Recording at Bryant-Lake Bowl👉 No Brains, No Lightbulbs is a trivia podcast produced by the world’s greatest trivia company, Trivia Mafia, in the great state of Minnesota.📍 Find a Trivia Mafia trivia night near you!📥 Sign up for “The Morning Rounds,” Trivia Mafia’s amazing daily Trivia trivia newsletter!🫶 Join our Patreon for exclusive member perks and other goodies!
About No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast
Trivia Mafia co-founders Chuck and Sean have lived and breathed trivia for 18+ 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.
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