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Post-Podium: A Jeopardy! RetrospectiveJustin Bolsen: Reunion and RedemptionIn this episode of Post-Podium, I am joined by Justin Bolsen, the winner of the recent Jeopardy! High School Reunion Tournament - a competition including 27 contestants who previously competed in the teen tournaments of season 35. In his last appearance on the show, Justin finished as a semifinalist; this time around, he completed his redemption arc by defeating Jackson Jones and Maya Wright in a two-day total point affair final. Topics discussed include Justin's preparation for the teen tournament versus the HSRT, his eager response to a clue about one of his favorite musical artists, and how he plans to...
2023-04-0342 min
Post-Podium: A Jeopardy! RetrospectiveWhat is the Tournament of Champions? - Pt. 2 (feat. Andrew He)Editor's Note: At 1:11:37, Andrew mentions Jeopardy! champion Ben Ingram and credits him with winning the 2013 TOC. This is a mistake; Ben won the TOC in 2014 while Colby Burnett won the TOC in 2013.
In this episode of Post-Podium, I am joined by Andrew He, a 5-game Jeopardy! champion and the 2022 Tournament of Champions (TOC) first runner-up. I asked him a ton of questions - some including what it was like running into Amy Schneider during his initial run, watching her streak unfold from home, and how Andrew prepared himself in the months leading up to the TOC. We...
2023-01-231h 20
Post-Podium: A Jeopardy! RetrospectiveWhat is the Tournament of Champions? - Pt. 1 (feat. Tyler Rhode)In this episode of Post-Podium, I am joined by Tyler Rhode, a 5-game Jeopardy! champion and a 2022 Tournament of Champions (TOC) semifinalist. I asked him some questions about his initial run, his preparation in the months leading up to the 2022 TOC, and what it was like getting to meet some of the best players to have ever played the game of Jeopardy! We also spend some time recapping and analyzing the quarterfinal and semifinal matches from the TOC all while Tyler provides some additional context and perspective. Part 2 will be covering the six-game finals of the TOC featuring a...
2023-01-1358 min
Post-Podium: A Jeopardy! RetrospectiveRecapping the Second Chance CompetitionIn this episode of Post-Podium, I recap the inaugural Jeopardy! Second Chance Competition (SCC). The SCC was a two-week competition, which lasted from October 17-28, 2022; it featured 18 non-winning contestants from seasons 37 and 38, who were invited back for a chance to compete for a $35,000 prize and a spot in the 2022 Tournament of Champions (TOC). Each week consisted of three semifinal matches followed by a two-day total point affair finals. The winners of both weeks of the SCC would eventually round out the 21-person TOC roster. Stick around until the end of this episode to find out who will be my...
2023-01-0428 min
Post-Podium: A Jeopardy! RetrospectiveWhat is j-ometry? (feat. John "TK" Focht)Editor's Note: This episode of Post-Podium was recorded on December 3, 2022 - three days before Cris Pannullo lost his 22nd game to Andy Tirrell.
In this episode of Post-Podium, I am joined by John "TK" Focht, a 4-game Jeopardy! champion, a 2022 Tournament of Champions (TOC) semifinalist, and creator of j-ometry - a website which compiles statistics using historical game data from J! Archive and the official box scores published by Jeopardy! itself. I asked John some questions about what j-ometry can tell us, how it can be useful to future contestants, how it helped him prepare for the...
2022-12-301h 21
Post-Podium: A Jeopardy! RetrospectiveRanking the Players in the 2022 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions (feat. Bliss and Zach Gozlan)In this episode of Post-Podium, I am joined by Bliss and Zach Gozlan to discuss the roster and format of the 2022 Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions (TOC) as well as justify why we think certain players should be ranked higher than others in our individual power rankings/tier lists. I also spend some time at the start of this episode talking to Bliss about why she decided to create a Jeopardy! all-time leaderboard, which can be found here.
We apologize for misgendering Mattea Roach at certain points of this episode. Wikipedia incorrectly addresses Mattea using she/her while...
2022-09-091h 05
Post-Podium: A Jeopardy! RetrospectiveSecond Chance Competition: Pt. 2 - Analysis (feat. Rhone Talsma and Zach Gozlan)In this episode of Post-Podium, I am joined by Rhone Talsma and Zach Gozlan to talk about the Second Chance Competition (SCC) format and break down the roster of contestants who are looking to rewrite their Jeopardy! history. We also spend some time at the beginning of this episode giving our opinions on some of the ideas Jeopardy! executive producer Michael Davies pitched in the first episode of the new Inside Jeopardy! podcast. Because of the length of this episode, I highly recommend you refer to the timestamps below if you are looking for a particular segment or topic...
2022-08-141h 46
Post-Podium: A Jeopardy! RetrospectiveSecond Chance Competition: Pt. 1 - PredictionsIn this short, special episode of Post-Podium, I share my predictions for who I believe will join the inaugural Jeopardy! Second Chance Competition (SCC) roster, which is scheduled to release on Monday, August 1st (along with the first episode of the official Jeopardy! podcast titled 'Inside Jeopardy!', hosted by EP Michael Davies and other Jeopardy! producers). In addition to who I expect to be in the SCC, I also share my picks for who I'd want to see in the SCC. My predictions are backed by my own set of criteria that do not, in any way, reflect...
2022-07-2911 min
Post-Podium: A Jeopardy! RetrospectiveEric Ahasic: A Superchamp SuperstormIn this episode of Post-Podium, I had the opportunity to chat with Eric Ahasic, a meteorologist from Minneapolis, Minnesota, who recently ended Ryan Long's 16-game run on Jeopardy! Eric went on to win five more games, finished as a 6-game super champion, and won a total of $162,601. His run eventually came to end when Megan Wachspress beat him by $2 in his seventh appearance. Coincidentally, Megan also went on to become a 6-game super champion. And yes, we are anticipating Ryan, Eric, and Megan to return and compete in the upcoming Tournament of Champions later this year. With Amy Schneider’s...
2022-07-101h 11
Post-Podium: A Jeopardy! RetrospectiveDanielle Maurer: The (Mattea) Roach RepellentIn this episode of Post-Podium, I had the opportunity to chat with Danielle Maurer, a digital marketing manager from Peachtree Corners, Georgia who recently ended Mattea Roach's 23-game run on Jeopardy! Danielle finished as a two-day champion and amassed a total of $29,999. Have you noticed an ongoing theme in the guests we feature on this podcast? Season 38 is truly the season that keeps on giving.
With the unprecedented rise in ultra champions such as Matt Amodio and Amy Schneider, how did Danielle prepare to potentially face one herself? What exactly is high fantasy literature? And what was...
2022-06-111h 29
Post-Podium: A Jeopardy! RetrospectiveRhone Talsma: Giant Killer for HireIn this episode of Post-Podium, I had the opportunity to chat with Rhone Talsma, a librarian from Chicago, Illinois whose crowning achievement was defeating Jeopardy! ultra champion Amy Schneider and ending her historic 40-game run. Rhone won a total of $29,600 but unfortunately lost in his second game finishing in third. However, Rhone is now part of an exclusive club of Jeopardy! contestants who have defeated ultra champions, which includes Nancy Zerg, Emma Boettcher, and Jonathan Fisher just to name a few.
What kind of free stuff did Rhone receive after his big win? How did Rhone maintain...
2022-05-161h 00
Post-Podium: A Jeopardy! RetrospectiveFinn Corrigan: From Alternate to Certified ContestantIn this episode of Post-Podium, I had the opportunity to chat with Finn Corrigan, a student from Vista, California who made his Jeopardy! debut on March 17, 2022. Finn went on to win two games and a total of $40,602. He was also an alternate for the 'Jeopardy! National College Championship,' which aired in February 2022. I ask Finn a few questions regarding his unique experience as an alternate and find out how it differed from being a bona fide contestant on the syndicated program. We also break down his individual performances and games and talk about Final Jeopardy! wagering strategy.
2022-04-291h 07
Post-Podium: A Jeopardy! RetrospectiveMike Janela: The Host Who Knows MostIn this episode of Post-Podium, I had the opportunity to chat with Mike Janela, a sportscaster from Astoria, New York who made his Jeopardy! debut on April 7, 2022. While he may not have emerged the champion, I was so fascinated by Mike's background that I just had to get him on the podcast to talk about his career and how it played a role in his preparation process for the show. We also break down his game/episode, and I ask him questions about what it was like to play against a Jeopardy! juggernaut like Mattea Roach (who has since...
2022-04-181h 24
Post-Podium: A Jeopardy! RetrospectiveKristin and Ciara Donegan: A Case of Double Jeopardy!In this episode of Post-Podium, I had the opportunity to chat with Kristin and Ciara Donegan, twin sisters who hold the record for the shortest amount of time between two siblings appearing on Jeopardy! Kristin represented Carnegie Mellon University in the 'Jeopardy! National College Championship' (JNCC) while Ciara appeared on the syndicated show as an undergraduate student from the University of Maryland at College Park. They both won their first games but then went on to lose in their second. While the two of them may share the same experience of taping for Jeopardy!, there are some interesting differences...
2022-04-071h 14
Post-Podium: A Jeopardy! RetrospectiveA Conversation with Jaskaran, Raymond, and Liz: The JNCC FinalistsIn this episode of Post-Podium, I had the opportunity to chat with the finalists of the 'Jeopardy! National College Championship' (JNCC): Jaskaran Singh (UT Austin), Raymond Goslow (Kennesaw State), and Liz Feltner (Northeastern). We went over why they auditioned for Jeopardy!, their reactions to their wins in the semifinals, and how they each handled the fickle Jeopardy! buzzer. We also reviewed some clues in the finals and went over game dynamics, compared and contrasted the tournament with the syndicated show, and talked about the celebrations after taping and reactions from others after the finals aired.
What did...
2022-03-2352 min
Post-Podium: A Jeopardy! RetrospectiveA Conversation with Raymond and LucyWith the 'Jeopardy! National College Championship' (JNCC) now behind us, I had the opportunity to chat with my quarterfinal opponents Raymond Goslow and Lucy Greenman and reflect upon our paths to qualification, our quarterfinal match, and the reactions from our families, friends, and communities once our episode aired. We also talked about the intricacies involved in auditioning and taping for Jeopardy! as well as share some details about the things you didn't get to see on camera.
How did we feel about each other before our quarterfinal match? Would we have preferred to have been on the s...
2022-03-021h 02
LabCast | NYU Production Lab#23 Everything in Art is PoliticsHello LabCast family,
We hope you are all safe and managing as best you can during these challenging times. We are happy to (finally) bring you our spring 2020 season, delayed, in no small part, due to COVID, remote work, and recent events.
Given the obstacles our team faced recording and finishing the episodes, we ask that you forgive any sound hiccups and join us in applauding our student editors and audio engineers who managed the challenges and limitations with grace and skill. Thank you students!
We think it’s also important to note th...
2020-06-1533 min
LabCast | NYU Production Lab#22 Bridging DividesHello LabCast family,
We hope you are all safe and managing as best you can during these challenging times. We are happy to (finally) bring you our spring 2020 season, delayed, in no small part, due to COVID, remote work, and recent events.
Given the obstacles our team faced recording and finishing the episodes, we ask that you forgive any sound hiccups and join us in applauding our student editors and audio engineers who managed the challenges and limitations with grace and skill. Thank you students! We absolutely couldn't do it without you.
We...
2020-06-1523 min