Episodes

  • Lateral Bonus: Wedding Dresses and Tea Parties
    Jun 17 2022

    Two bonus lateral thinking puzzles solved with Laura and Paul.

    Puzzle 1 by Lindy from TX
    Puzzle 2 from Outside-the-Box Lateral Thinking Puzzles by Paul Sloane and Des Machale

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    23 mins
  • 35. Are You Happier Than A 5th-Grader?
    Jun 10 2022

    In which we're not sure if kids are smarter than adults, but at least they know where the ender dragon is.

    ---Puzzle 1: String Theory (Math) (11:00)
    ---Puzzle 2: The Little Things in Life (Word/Logic) (17:55)
    ---Puzzle 3: Game Pieces (Lateral Thinking) (24:35)

    National Geographic's Brain Games Bus Puzzle
    8809 = 6 Puzzle

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    27 mins
  • 34. Bee Sides
    May 27 2022

    In which this time, it's personal.

    ---Puzzle 1: Rhyme Climb Time (Word) (14:35)
    ---Puzzle 2: Dog Days of Summer (Trivia/Hunt-style) (16:30) (Check your answer here)
    ---Puzzle 3: The Way We Roll (Math/Logic) (19:50)

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    Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com

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    24 mins
  • 33. Summer Riddles and Summer Not
    May 13 2022

    In which we usher in the heat with the summery sounds of a kalimba.

    ---Puzzle 1: Pedal to the Gold Medal (by Rob Eastaway) (Logic/Math/Trivia) (9:30)
    ---Puzzle 2: Midsummer in the Outdoors (Word) (11:05)
    ---Puzzle 3: Goodnight Noises Everywhere (Lateral Thinking) (13:00)

    To check your answer to the sound effect puzzle, go here.

    Visit braindroppodcast.com for a refresher on these puzzles and for more show notes.

    Thanks to Rob Eastaway for sharing a puzzle.  Check out his podcast Puzzling Maths.

    Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com

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    16 mins
  • 32. To Infinity and B-Side
    Apr 29 2022

    In which we get a little bit more infinite than before.

    ---Puzzle 1: The Tortoise and the Snail (Math) (17:20)
    ---Puzzle 2: Circular Reasoning (Word) (19:30)
    ---Puzzle 3: The Answer Isn't Sleeping Beauty (20:35)

    Thanks to Stephen Sneed for sending in Puzzle 3.

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    Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com

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    23 mins
  • 31. The Infinite Episode
    Apr 22 2022

    In which n approaches infinity and I approach insanity.

    ---Puzzle 1: Queen of Smarts (Math/Logic) (12:45)
    ---Puzzle 2: Where Infinity Ends (Word/Logic) (22:30)
    ---Puzzle 3: Till Beth Do Us Part (Lateral Thinking) (33:10)

    Thanks to Brian Cropp for voicing the White Rabbit.
    Check out his podcast "Chapter by Chapter with Brian Thomas Cropp": https://anchor.fm/brian-cropp/

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    37 mins
  • BONUS: The Sound of Thinking Laterally
    Apr 19 2022

    In which I delay the next full episode a bit, and try to appease you with a lateral thinking puzzle by Shannon Pennell.

    Lateral puzzlers: Laura and Paul

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    9 mins
  • 30. March Magic...in April
    Apr 5 2022

    In which we may or may not say a little something about Bruno, and share some more puzzle magic from the Enigmarch challenge.  I thought about calling it "The Bees' Ides of March", but really, these are more A-side puzzles.

    ---Puzzle 1: Pair-a-Dice Loss (by Ryan Berry) (Logic) (11:00)
    ---Puzzle 2: Spell-Shrek (by Kirk Damato) (Word) (12:20)
    ---Puzzle 3: We Have Chosen to Refrain From Speaking As It Pertains to The Subject of Bruno (by December Next) (Word/Trivia) (13:30)

    Thanks to Sarah, Mark, Helen, Ryan, Kirk, and December Next for letting me share their puzzles.
    Find more of their puzzles on Twitter:
    Sarah (@swilllson)
    Mark (@mrklrsn)
    Helen (@t1nyb3ar)
    Ryan (@wryandbeary)
    Kirk (@kirksays)
    December Next (@DecemberNext)

    Check out more Enigmarch puzzles from other authors: enigmarch.com

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    Send an email with your solutions, or suggest a puzzle for a future episode: puzzles@braindroppodcast.com


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    17 mins