Games & Humor

We've invited the economist to play a game called "Secretary of Leisure": Three questions about things famous people do to relax.

Chelsea Devantez and Ashley Nicole Black answer trivia questions about brains. So really, you're one brain listening to two brains talk to another two brains about themselves.

Ashley Nicole Black (A Black Lady Sketch Show) and Chelsea Devantez (Celebrity Book Club) are given a series of sounds, and they have to say what type of app they come from.

Ophira Eisenberg asks house musician Jonathan Coulton for advice on how to play board games with a child who can't stand to lose. Coulton suggests modeling the behavior of a "gracious loser."

After 11 seasons playing professional football, Nnamdi Asomugha retired and took up acting. He talks about his new film Sylvie's Love, and plays a game about holiday movies.

Richard Kind and Ray Ellin are treated to a music parody game where Jonathan Coulton plays songs by jam bands rewritten to be about fruits you could theoretically use to make jam.

Actor Richard Kind & comedian Ray Ellin finally sort out which things are G.I. Joe figurines, which things are terms used in the game craps, and which things are a popular musical supergroup.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with actor Keanu Reeves about a new video game, Cyberpunk 2077, in which he plays Johnny Silverhand.

Since Vonn is probably used to hearing people yell, "Go, Vonn! Go!" We've invited her to answer three questions about Van Gogh, the Dutch impressionist.

Rosie Perez talks about recording safety messages for the New York City subway, her new show The Flight Attendant, and plays a game where she finishes Muhammad Ali's sentences.

What has more eyes, a starfish or a scallop? Big Mouth's Ayo Edebiri and her fellow "Iconography" podcast host Olivia Craighead compare animals and guess which has more of a thing.

In this audio quiz, Big Mouth's Ayo Edebiri and her fellow "Iconography" podcast host Olivia Craighead identify songs with the word "yeah" in them. Ohhhhh yeahhhhhhh.