The Mad Trivia Party

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The indomitable and explosive Dr. Kaboom joins Chris Played by Charles Berman, Apprentice Jackie, and Dallas Hogan for another bracing evening of trivia competition, but the panel has been invaded by its host's evil parallel-universe twin Charles Berman Played by Chris. Callers identify elements while competing over the resplendent five-element prize, but amidst the proceedings The Mad Trivia Party's founder Mitch Berkey daringly breaks the injunction against texting The Mad Trivia Party to defend his good name against Dallas Hogan's libel. This means war!

How did the talking necessary protective glass barrier save the world? Who is Chump Hogan? How far can you get by randomly guessing "Prague?" Who was Karl Finenanddandy Marx? What is Lastings Milledge doing in the baseball offseason? Listen and discover!

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20 January, 2009 is a historic day in American history -- one that by people who remember it especially well will never be forgotten. That was the day on which The Mad Trivia Party for the week on 18 January 2009 was broadcast, you see. Chris Played by Charles Berman, Apprentice Jackie, Dallas Hogan, Lia, and The Other Philip Glass assemble to help the Mad Trivia audience be less unintentionally chauvinist by giving away a Guide to Nonsexist Writing, and former host Scott C. wants this essential tome so badly that he makes a surprise return to calling. The Panel keeps its promise that on this episode, nobody gets inaugurated.

Why does Adam Levine sound so suspiciously like Gustav Berg? How can you tell Chris Played by Charles Berman apart from Elvis? Why did Charlton Heston wish he could have hung his wife on a meat locker? Why should there have been a Thunderdome in The Passion of the Christ? Who wants to play Beaver, Tree, Car? How can you make money by knitting prime numbered stitches? Listen and discover!

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Chris Played by Charles Berman, Apprentice Jackie, and Dallas Hogan are joined by The Other Philip Glass and Lia for a historic first: the premier appearance of Binghamton polka legend Daniel Jan on the Mad Trivia panel; in an episode that starts out with with questions about the world's largest condom, his embarrassment threatens to leave him speechless. See if you can guess who wins the exciting set of Biblical books on tape!

What's the wrong way to eat a Rhesus monkey? Was it a practical condom or a display condom? Who is Chris Played by Martin Bormann? Will the panel come rescue you if you are marooned on campus? What do we have against Edgar Allan Poe's marriage? Listen and discover!

Due to ongoing technical difficulties with archiving at WHRW, the recording of this week's episode of The Mad Trivia Party is missing brief portions at the beginning, end, and return from break.

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Due to ongoing technical difficulties with archiving at WHRW, the only available recording of this week's episode of The Mad Trivia Party suffers from some audio skipping problems.