The Mad Trivia Party

The Mad Trivia Party - 1 July 2008

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:41:00 +0000

Apprentice Jackie can't make it to the studio this week, but in her stead The One Handed Bandit and Dr. Kaboom have invited Mad Trivia luminaries Inspector 37 and Doc Morcdechai to return to the fold... but are their combined skills enough to tackle mathematical genius that Jackie turns against the panel when she calls in? How many historical time paradoxes will Chris Played by Charles Berman's call create? Who has read "Stab $ Stab $ Stab?" Why is this week's exciting mystery prize especially mysterious? Listen and discover!

The Mad Trivia Party - 24 June 2008

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:23:00 +0000

The One Handed Bandit, Dr. Kaboom, and Apprentice Jackie join forces this week with Destructo Pete and almighty action superstar Dallas Hogan to find a worthy recipient for a a cinematic DVD classic and free Rocky Horror tickets. The battle is fierce, but only one can be victorious, and in the end one caller uses a secret weapon from elementary school to score an all-time record 129 points. Should Dallas Hogan assassinate the president of the United States? How can electing John McCain save the lives of thousands of Iranians? Who will be our president in 1996? Your parents' vote will say!

The Mad Trivia Party - 17 June 2008

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:20:00 +0000

The One Handed Bandit, Dr. Kaboom, and Apprentice Jackie are once again joined by the dynamic duo of Spoon and The Reverend, and the five of them team up with some wild sound effects to combat the nefarious efforts of WHRW's malfunctioning telephone system. Once the villainous technical error has been vanquished, callers can once again do desperate battle over the pound of delicious coffee that is at stake. What is Spoon's problem with banana cream pie? Where is Kryptonite on the periodic table of elements? Why are maps where size is related to importance a bad idea? WHAT? That was actually the ANSWER? Listen and discover!

No Mad Trivia Party podcast this week

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:10:00 +0000

Because of technical problems at WHRW this week, we do not have a recording of The Mad Trivia Party to post on the Internet. We will try to make sure this problem is addressed by next week. Thanks for your patience.

The Mad Trivia Party - 3 June 2008

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:06:00 +0000

The One Handed Bandit and Dr. Kaboom are graced this week with welcome return visits from Apprentice Jackie and all-American indestructible all-murdering action Olympian Dallas Hogan, as well as the return after many years of classic Mad Trivia panelist Doc Mordechai. However, the show is put into jeopardy when the panel realizes that only two microphones are working, and all the Mad Trivia Party production materials seem to have been deleted from the computer! Who is the culprit? What man is made entirely out of chewing gum? Why is Doc Mordechai like a watermelon? Did Pander Bear wander in from The Mad Pirate Interesting? What can Chris Played by Charles Berman say behind Apprentice Jackie's back when she doesn't have headphones? Listen and discover!

The Mad Trivia Party - 27 May 2008

Tue, 27 May 2008 14:05:00 +0000

Chris Played by Charles Berman has metamorphosed into a caller for the summer, leaving the control board and hosting duties in the capable hand of The One Handed Bandit; she and Dr. Kaboom are joined by Apprentice Jackie, Spoon, The Reverend, and The Reverend's full orchestral sound effect for just the kind of all-out battle of wits that ensues whenever a stuffed animal is in the offing. IS Sweet and Innocent drunk? Why doesn't Dr. Kaboom believe in intraterrestrial aliens? Why does Pander Bear's voice sound so familiar? Is it ever too late to rockroll The Mad Trivia Party? Listen and discover!

The Mad Trivia Party - 20 May 2008

Tue, 20 May 2008 23:31:00 +0000

It's Chris Played by Charles Berman's last epsiode before transforming for a couple of months from host to caller (he is honored with a knighthood from Baron Jacob von Manstud), and he, The One Handed Bandit, and Dr. Kaboom are joined in the studio by the peerless musical expertise of the one and only Shane Thorne. Apprentice Jackie pays the panel a welcome surprise visit, and a caller named Sweetness makes an impressive return to calling The Mad Trivia Party after a gap of only fourteen years. Who are the tastiest historical generals? Will Rocketsnatch ever learn how to take a hint? Who was the Emily of the 1990s? Where DID Kubla Khan a stately pleasure-dome decree? Listen and discover!

The Mad Trivia Party - 13 May 2008

Tue, 13 May 2008 16:32:00 +0000

The One Handed Bandit has once again misplaced her health, but Apprentice Jackie is here to fill her shoes, bringing a set of 1980s-television-related questions that by being definable as "popular culture" baffle Mad Trivia's regular callers. She, Chris Played by Charles Berman, Dr. Kaboom, and all-American superhuman, invincible action demagogue Dallas Hogan, meanwhile, must find a recipient for a set of three Bible card games, and it becomes apparent that a new caller may be challenging Mad Trivia's juggernauts of Emily and the Baron. Can the panel call Asshattery on itself? Who is writing Mad Trivia slash fiction? Do YOU have tickets to The Goon Show? Will Dallas and Charles EVER explain to the audience what it is that they are talking about? Listen and discover!

A Mad Trivia Party Special - The Marathon Trivia Party - 9 May 2008

Fri, 09 May 2008 23:58:00 +0000

This special Friday night episode of The Mad Trivia Party is part of WHRW's Paul J. Battaglia Marathon to raise money for a scholarship in the name of the late WHRW broadcaster and General Manager who died in the World Trade Center attack. Chris Played by Charles Berman, Dr. Kaboom, and The One Handed Bandit are joined by DS in a trivia night where the points are on sale for a dollar each... until Clearance Round. Does the Mad Trivia panel know what to do with a prize pack that is actually desirable and of reasonably high value? Why should YOU kill Paul McCartney? What became of Donald Rumsfeld's baseball career? Listen and discover!

The Mad Trivia Party - 6 May 2008

Tue, 06 May 2008 19:40:00 +0000

Chris Played by Charles Berman, The One Handed Bandit, and the ever-punctual Dr. Kaboom are pleased to be joined by the overwhelming technical brilliance of The Geek. As Inspector 37 slyly works in his answers and Emily spars with Baron Jacob von Manstud over minutiae and arcana, the sudden announcement that a free cake has been delivered to the radio station causes The One Handed Bandit unexplainably to change voices. This time, the cake was the truth. How successful will the Mad Trivia Party Panel Team be at this year's University of Chicago scavenger hunt? Is Dallas Hogan Jewish? How disappointing is the crypto-Communist architecture of the world? Will The Geek ever find a microphone to his satisfaction? Bertraaaaaaaaaaand Russsell? Listen and discover!

The Mad Trivia Party - 29 April 2008

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:50:00 +0000

Chris Played by Charles Berman, Dr. Kaboom, and the One Handed Bandit are joined once again by Proie and the nefarious Dr. No Hands this week, and as the first-time calls flood in the panel is floored by a shocking realization: Emily might not be winning this episode. Why does the panel have no sympathy for alcohol? What reason could anyone possibly have for doubting Emily's taste in literature? Will the Baron descend to asking math questions? Listen and discover!

The Mad Trivia Party - 22 April 2008

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 14:22:00 +0000

The One Handed Bandit is sick this week, but Chris Played by Charles Berman, Dr. Kaboom, and Claire on the Air are on hand to give away her health along with a pack of counterfeit money playing cards and some Rocky Horror tickets. When Dallas Hogan appears during the break, this becomes one of the maddest trivia parties in living memory. How many trivia events can Baron Jacob von Manstud's army of trivia serfs power him through in one week? How does Inspector 37 know the answer even to questions we haven't asked? What's the world's greatest action movie involving public defecation? Camel? Listen and discover!

The Mad Trivia Party - 15 April 2008

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:41:00 +0000

All-conquering movie hero Dallas Hogan once again stands triumphant atop the guest seat of The Mad Trivia Party. Chris Played by Charles Berman, The One Handed Bandit, and Dr. Kaboom ask him to sit down, and a radio show ensues. In the fierce but trivial competition, Mad Trivia legend Baron Jacob von Manstud returns to calling, and by his mere presence challenges the supremacy of Emily. The mathematical genius has come prepared, however, calling from Team TLS with a dangerous gang of aspiring lawyers. Is cyberspace really a place? Where exactly have you heard "Mystery's" voice before? Why won't the woodland spirits give Rocketsnatch the answers? Listen and discover!

The Mad Trivia Party - 8 April 2008

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 18:08:00 +0000

Chris Played by Charles Berman, Dr. Kaboom, and The One Handed Bandit are joined this week by Spoon, in an episode that sees the panel demonstrate an almost supernatural ability to convince its callers that whatever it says is a correct answer. A dark pall is cast over the proceedings, however, when news arrives of the death of Charlton Heston, and the former NRA president helps explain it in a special Mad Trivia tribute. How many Dallas Hogan movies can you name? Does listening to the beginning of the show REALLY help you know what the trivia questions are? How can YOU use this week to make millions and millions of dollars? Listen and discover!

The Mad Trivia Party - 1 April 2008

Tue, 01 Apr 2008 19:43:00 +0000

WHRW is a format-free radio station and The Mad Trivia Party has a definite format, so this will have to be the last episode ever aired. Coincidentally, it happens to fall upon April Fools' Day. Chris Played by Charles Berman, The One Handed Bandit, and Dr. Kaboom are joined by Claire on the Air as they give away a foam chess set and tickets to a ballet about which they know surprisingly few details. However, when they notice that the equipment has been modified to prevent them from playing sounds over the telephone line, one begins to suspect that they have fallen victim to an April Fools' prank themselves. Who is the star of "Punch Punch Punch Punch?" Is Jon Berman any relation to John McCain? Which evil dictator with a toothbrush moustache will get the most namechecks? Cactus cactus cactus? Listen and discover!

The Mad Trivia Party - 25 March 2008

Tue, 25 Mar 2008 23:24:00 +0000

It's a special Arch Nemeses episode of the Mad Trivia Party! Proie scares her enemy Connie away, the sinister, Dr. No Hands pays The One Handed Bandit an unwelcome visit, and Lou from Owego, visiting the studio, makes Joe Furey his furious nemesis. What is the surprise that Dizzy has for the panel? Will our prize of "The Radio Beasts" bring a certain Eastsider back into the fold? What is Connie so afraid of? Listen and discover!

The Mad Trivia Party - 18 March 2008

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:10:00 +0000

Chris Played by Charles Berman, Dr. Kaboom, and The One Handed Bandit are honored to be joined by all-American action hero star Dallas Hogan in their valiant attempts to find a worthy recipient for a second-prize ribbon (for the first-prize winner) and a tie (for the winner of a tie). Why didn't Helen Keller know her own political affiliation? Why didn't Mary Todd Lincoln enjoy the play? Who has been using line three for the entire show? Is the price right, Dallas? Listen and discover!

The Mad Trivia Party - 11 March 2008

Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:54:00 +0000

Chris Played by Charles Berman, The One Handed Bandit, and Dr. Kaboom are joined this week by Mechmaniac in the guest chair, and former regular Dizzy makes a brief return after a mysterious abscence. This episode features the debut of the Mad Trivia Party sound effects board, and even more dazzling displays of mathematical ignorance! How many times is it possible to forget who Connie is? Who is Bill, the Mad Trivia Party Cat? Are digital watches still a pretty neat idea? Listen and discover!

The Mad Trivia Party - 26 February 2008

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:38:00 +0000

In an episode that opens with a message from Mark that probably raises more questions about his absence than it answers, Chris Played by Charles Berman, The One Handed Bandit, and Dr. Kaboom are surprised when Brian Drugan, former MTP host circa 1982, calls in under an assumed identity. How do they know it is him if he is calling under an assumed identity? Easy - the Binghamton Eastsider recognized his voice. Between the calls that constitute this bizarre reunion, Emily inspires the panel with enough arithmetical dread to inspire the show's new spinoff - The Mad Math Boring. Why hasn't Joe Fury called in for months? Who wants a brand new domino set? Where is Eddie Kirchner and why couldn't he make it to the show? Listen and discover!

The Mad Trivia Party - 4 March 2008

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:56:00 +0000

Chris Played by Charles Berman, Dr. Kaboom, and The One Handed Bandit have finally modernized The Mad Trivia Party by posting their questions on MySpace - and giving away a 100 megabyte Zip Drive as a prize. New callers and bad jokes abound as they valiantly battle Emily's attempts to turn the program into its spinoff, The Mad Math Boring. Even if they succeed, they must contend with the results when a jovial invitation is taken a little too seriously by the Binghamton Eastsider. Will Joe Fury gamble away all his children? Will Lex Luthor strangle them with his luxurious hair first? Do you really know as much as you think you do about musicology? Listen and discover!

The Mad Trivia Party - 12 February 2008

Tue, 12 Feb 2008 17:08:00 +0000

Mark, the former host, is gone, and at Chris Played by Charles Berman's request, Dr. Kaboom and The One Handed Bandit make a welcome return to The Mad Trivia Party as the new regulars. They are joined by the uncannily accurately-named Ziltoid the Omniscient and Mike "ROYGBIV" Salt, and the five of them spend the episode being collectively assaulted over the telephone by former MTP panelist Sonofadrunk and his strip-club DJ friends. Who will win the exciting prize of legal-help CD-ROMs? How many oblique references will we make to the events we're not really allowed to talk about? What is both a card game and a way of getting kicked out of a radio station? Listen and discover!