Games & Humor

Composers Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson Lopez try to spot fake holiday album titles in this speed round. Hold onto your novelty elf hats because William Shatner's Shatner Claus... is real!

Host Ophira Eisenberg and house musician Jonathan Coulton discuss office holiday parties, and regret they can't raid the NPR supply closet this year.

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

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.

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."

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.

Jonathan Coulton talks about celebrating a milestone birthday during the pandemic.