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What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast

by Emily Heller · English · Film & TV

A weekly comedy podcast about Jeopardy! from comedians Emily Heller and John Cullen.

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 1 hr 24 min
Latest: 13 Oct 2026
Language: English

Latest episode

13 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 13 minNew

Week of October 5: the Queens of Primopolos

The torch has been passed to our newest guest host: Guy Branum! And he's just in time to celebrate both Emily's birthday and a week of absolute queens on the show. Rian falls victim to the season 43 curse, Emily unsuppresses her Mr. Big memories, and we bring the same attention to detail to finishing writing the recaps as we do to getting this episode out on time. If you'd like even more WIAJP, why not join our Patreon? $5/month gets you access to all our bonus content and our discord, which is chock-full of great folks talkin' J! This episode was produced by Producer Dan. Art by Max…

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S4 · E3 · 6 Oct 2026 · 1 hr 9 min
Week of September 28: the Kindergarten Slime Man
It's Handsome Kevin Seccia's farewell (for now!) episode, and we rue our childish hopes for Nikolas's run. Kevin quibbles about a wrestling clue and Producer Dan agrees, we try our hands at the ooOOO, and Kevin gives us some knife recommendations on his way out the door. Something else Kevin recommends: joining our Patreon! $5/month gets you access to our discord server as well as all of our bonus content. That includes the new episode that will be coming out this week, starring HKS and some of our other pals from The Great North writers' room playing some fun party games.…
S4 · E2 · 29 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 11 min
Week of September 21st: Drag it Through the Garden
It's our second week back with Handsome Kevin Seccia, and dare I say we have our first breakout star of the season??? We do so much digging into the history of Groundhog Day you can basically call us Fred le Marmotte. The Greek Theater gets multiple shoutouts. We also "give dap" to our favorite responses and anecdotes of the week, including some prime bitchy Ken moments. Thanks as always to the Jeopardy! Fan and the J! Archive. This episode was produced by Producer Dan. Music is by Nate Heller. Art is by Max Wittert. We'll be bringing you some more bonus content soon at the Patreon!…
S4 · E1 · 22 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 20 min
Week of Sept 14: A rich tapestry of horrible incidents and interactions
Well well well, looks like we CAN do the podcast without John! (even though the first time I tried to publish this I failed horribly) Emily is joined by friend of the podcast, Handsome Kevin Seccia, to recap the first week of season 43. Ken gets the Jeopardy! writers too online, Andrew Garfield seduces us down to his dungeon, Emily meets the Greatest Showman, and we play a new game: married or divorced? Special thank you, as always, to The Jeopardy! Fan and the J-Archive. This episode was produced by Producer Dan. Music is by Nate Heller. Art is by Max Wittert.
S3 · E48 · 1 Sep 2026 · 1 hr 38 min
The 2026 Jeoppys
The most prestigious awards in television are BACK, as we hand out our Jeoppy Awards for Season 41 of Jeopardy!, from the classic Response and Anecdote of the Year to the best names and misleading headlines from the year that was. And of course, the monologue returns, poking fun at all of the major stories from the season and almost certainly being the only comedy monologue about Jeopardy! to air anywhere on earth. Plus, this is John's last main feed episode (for now), so he says goodbye, and Emily reveals her plans for the show. One of those plans includes the Patreon, the only place to get…
S3 · E47 · 7 Aug 2026 · 1 hr 21 min
The 2026 WIAJP Player of the Year: Jamie Ding
Who else could it be? A 31-game winning streak, a great sense of humour, and a hell of a lot of orange, Jamie Ding joins us to discuss his amazing run on the Alex Trebek Stage. We ask about his prep process, how he feels watching the ToC stack up with amazing contestants, his worst anecdote, his biggest purchase so far, and what it's like to hug Ben Affleck. And if you want to feel like you're getting a great hug from a celebrity, why not join the Patreon? Just $5/month gets you a new bonus episode every month, including just this week, when Emily and John set out to pick a new cohost for…
S3 · E46 · 28 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 26 min
Week of July 20: Catch the Freshness
The end of the 42nd season of Jeopardy! is here, and it ends with a week of absolute BANGERS, including what is potentially the Game of the Year on Thursday. We also get introduced to one of the more memorable players of the season in Grace Biermann, Caleb Groen's superchampion run comes to an end, and we dive deep on Billy Bob Thornton and Sling Blade. If you want to feel as good as marrying Angelina Jolie does (probably), then why not donate to the show? You'll get a brand-new bonus episode every single month, immediate access to our entire back catalogue of bonus eps, and access to our…
S3 · E45 · 21 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 17 min
Week of July 13: Which Unabomber?
We ponder the existence of multiple Unabombers on this week's episode as Caleb Groen enters the imperial phase of his superchamp run, which is to say, not a lot happens this week other than Caleb dominating. Caleb also has an anecdote that makes John insecure about his own intelligence, we learn about a word Jeopardy! apparently doesn't use on set, and we get a Name of the Year contender. Plus, we dive deep on Brigham Young. If you want to be our Listener of the Year, it all starts with donating to the Patreon! Every month you'll get a brand-new bonus episode, plus you'll get immediate…
S3 · E44 · 14 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 37 min
Week of July 6: Emily Met Tom Cruise
Yes, Jeopardy! games happened this week and Caleb Groen continues an impressive streak of ToC invites by winning his fifth game, but most of you will be here to hear about Tom Cruise showing up at Emily's work and her and all of her co-workers going nuts about it. Plus, Jeopardy! opens up a writer's spot, we get one of our favorite contestants of the entire season, and we dive deep on Florence Nightingale. If you want to be one of our favorite listeners, why not donate to the show? For just $5/month you'll get a new bonus episode every month, access to our top-secret Discord, and immediate…
S3 · E43 · 7 Jul 2026 · 1 hr 18 min
Week of June 29: Bulging
Much like a certain Jeopardy! category, we are BULGING with content this week as we say goodbye to superchamp Adam Remsen and we get one of the games of the season in the wake of his farewell to the Alex Trebek Stage. Plus, some olds online get weird about Ken on vacation, Ken has one of his cattier moments of the season, and we dive deep (sort of) on Lin-Manuel Miranda. If you want to dive deep on one of this year's superchamps, why not join the Patreon? Tristan Williams joined us for a fantastic and wide-ranging interview that covered his time on the ATS, watching his ToC bye slip through…
S3 · E42 · 30 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 30 min
Week of June 22: The Slime of Glory
John returns to the show after a week off just in time to watch Adam Remsen become a super champion with a very strong week of games. We also get a very strong Response of the Year candidate with the rare "kibbitz with Ken" left in the edit and a previous Response of the Week crosses over into Minor League Baseball. Plus, Emily provides us with some more updates on being the cool aunt and we dive deep on the history of Ellis Island. If you want to be the cool aunt (or just a cool person), why not join our Patreon and support the show? We have a brand-new player interview coming this week, in…
S3 · E41 · 23 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 24 min
Week of June 15: No Meatspin Until You Finish Your Homework w/ Paolo Pasco
John's out this week, so Emily is joined by reigning TOC champion Paolo Pasco to recap another week of Adam Remsen. Despite some strong play this week, we are spoiled for choice when it comes to Response of the Week, and Paolo keeps his cards close to his chest about his Masters prep. This week's JFAF has us asking, should retirees watch Jeopardy!? The answer may surprise you! Plus, we dive deep on nothing, because Emily forgot to ask Paolo to prepare something. Paolo is here this week but you know where else he is? On the Patreon! For simply supporting the show you can get access to that…
S3 · E40 · 16 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 14 min
Week of June 8: Twice a Bird
After Jamie Ding's imperial run and three consecutive ToC invites, the inevitable finally happened: we saw a bad game of Jeopardy!. Of course, all games of Jeopardy! are great, but this week finally served as a reminder that the game is hard and we've been watching some very impressive runs. This week, Peter McFerrin's run comes to an end, we get a few tough games, and we get a Final Jeopardy! response for the ages. Plus, we dive deep on hypnotism. We don't want to resort to putting you in a deep sleep, but we DO want you to support the show and donate to our Patreon! Just $5/month gets you…
S3 · E39 · 9 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 23 min
Week of June 1: California Creaming
The Tournament of Champions invites are getting handed out like candy as we went from Tristan Williams to Chris D'Angelo to now Peter McFerrin, who ends Chris' impressive run and racks up 5 wins of his own, dominating the week in the process. He also spurs on a debate about his accent the likes of which we haven't seen since Harrison Whitaker, and he gives a Response of the Week while trying a French accent on for size. Meanwhile, TV Insider finally writes a good headline and we dive deep on Father's Day. If you want to give yourself a gift for Father's Day or really just because it's any…
S3 · E38 · 2 Jun 2026 · 1 hr 23 min
Week of May 25: Ballet is the French Accent of the Body
We learned a lot about Chris D'Angelo last week and even heard from his sister, but this was TRULY Chris D'Angelo week on J! as he has a fantastic run of games and earns his way into the Tournament of Champions. We also get a contender for Response of the Year, it's a tough week for anecdotes, Emily works on her French accent, and we dive deep on Pilates. If you wanna really stretch out with our podcast, why not join the Patreon? You'll get a new bonus episode every single month, access to our entire back catalogue of bonuses, and access to our Discord, where last week a live play game with…
S3 · E37 · 26 May 2026 · 1 hr 22 min
Week of May 18: Elmo v. Jar Jar w/ Jen D'Angelo
Tristan Williams cements his superchamp status this week...just in time to lose it to Chris D'Angelo, who begins a little run of his own after a fortuitous math error in Final works out in his favor. Also this week, we get a quintessential Canadian contestant we love, Ken puts in a very strong nominee for Ken's Korner of the Year, and we dive deep on Sputnik. Plus, "Quiz Lady" writer and producer Jen D'Angelo–who also happens to be Chris' sister–sends in a note about finally being able to watch her brother play on Jeopardy! after years of him trying and how he inspired the genesis of "Quiz…
S3 · E36 · 19 May 2026 · 1 hr 24 min
Week of May 11: 70 Lbs. Worth of Bible
It's Tristan Williams week on Jeopardy! as he gets himself a ToC invitation and much more, playing solidly across all 5 games this week. He gets a couple of close scares though, as we discuss a charming southern U.S.A. anecdote, the show seemingly taking a few shots at right wing America, and Ken introduces a game in a way we've never heard before. Plus, we dive deep on the Gutenberg Bible. If you want to feel pious and holy, perhaps do the most blessed thing and donate to our show on Patreon today! You'll get a brand-new bonus episode every month, you'll get access to our entire back…
S3 · E35 · 12 May 2026 · 1 hr 28 min
Week of May 4: This Feels Canadian To Me
It's a Canadian week on Jeopardy! as a contestant from a small Ontario town near where John grew up gets blessed with a Final Jeopardy! category about Canadian music. We also get a a show first: a contestant and listener who purposely steered their anecdote to be about something we have professed our love for on our podcast. Elsewhere, Ken decides a specific contestant is his opp for some reason, we learn some horny gossip about a potentially rewritten category title, and we dive deep on Canadian hero Céline Dion. If you want your heart to go on, you should donate to our Patreon. It helps…
S3 · E34 · 5 May 2026 · 1 hr 26 min
Week of April 27: Yellow Delicious
It was a wild and weird week for Jeopardy! as superchamp Jamie Ding meets his end at the hands of Greg Shahade, a chess master and very solid champion who dominated the news cycle this week for not his gameplay but uhh...other reasons. We bid farewell to our beloved Jamie and discuss a very fun week of games as we get an anecdote flex, two Response of the Year candidates, and we dive deep on the Granny Smith apple. If you want something else that will help keep the doctor away, why not join our Patreon? Surely bonus episodes from our podcast will keep you in excellent health! And none better…
S3 · E33 · 28 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 22 min
Week of April 20: Not Really Horny, But Penis Mentioned
Jeopardy! proves that you don't have to be horny to mention a horse's "equipment", and quite frankly, we approach feeling horny ourselves for one of the best games in Jamie Ding's entire run, as him and Patrick Nolan have a fantastic back-and-forth in Thursday's game. Plus, we get a real gunslinger in Lydia who answers so many clues her tongue gets twisted, John gets scared by an Emily anecdote prompt, and we dive deep on the French national anthem, "La Marseillaise". If you want to feel patriotic for our show, why not become one of its most valuable soldiers by donating to it? Over at…
S3 · E32 · 21 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 17 min
Week of April 13: The Cocaine Episode
We aren't on cocaine while recording this episode, but for some reason it comes up more than once, as Emily forgets to finish writing a recap joke about it, John remembers that he's seen the 2001 drug-dealer movie "Blow", and TaoTao brings a manic energy to the Alex Trebek stage. Plus, Stephanie bows out in a joyous way, Jamie Ding continues his run of dominance, and we dive deep on Helen Keller's socialist history. If you want to help contribute to the greater whole (Emily and John continuing to do this pod), why not donate to the show? For just $5/month, you'll get a new bonus episode…
S3 · E31 · 15 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 27 min
Week of April 6: Inaugural Balls
John is back as Jamie Ding survives a near-loss scare and then rebounds to win the rest of his games this week in a convincing fashion, etching his name into the 20-win club. We also get a Name of the Year candidate, one of the longest responses to a single J! clue ever, and Jamie is once again flexing with a wrong answer. Plus, we dive deep on Leon Trotsky. If you want to dive as deep as a pickaxe on our show, why not support the show on Patreon? You'll get a new bonus episode every month, exclusive access to our Discord and our entire back catalogue of bonuses, and MORE! Join today at…
S3 · E29 · 7 Apr 2026 · 1 hr 33 min
Week of March 30: Where is Your God Now? w/ Handsome Kevin Seccia
John is out covering curling this week, so we're joined by friend of the show and friend of handsomeness everywhere, Handsome Kevin Seccia! We have a great time chatting about another INCREDIBLE week of Jamie Ding, including Kevin's flawless Jeff Foxworthy impression. PLUS: we travel back in time to the first ever Jeopardy champion, and instead of going deep, we go incredibly shallow discussing Kevin's hunkiness ratings system. If you want to feel very hunky and not shallow at all, why not donate to our Patreon? For $5/month, you'll get access to our entire catalogue of bonus episodes, a…
S3 · E29 · 31 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 25 min
Week of March 23: Mmm Mmm Mmm
It's another Jamie Ding week on Jeopardy! and that means another tough week for our show, as his dominance makes our jobs just that much more difficult. But we find a way, as an Emily joke turns into a complete giggle fit for John, Jamie gives a very classy incorrect response, and there's heartbreak in BFJ. Plus, we dive deep on the company history of 3M. If you want an episode that wasn't difficult for us at all, then head on over to our Patreon as we posted a brand-new episode yesterday: an exclusive interview with Andrew He! Saying it was the most candid interview he's ever given, Andrew…
S3 · E28 · 24 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 19 min
Week of March 16: Hum Dinger
John is BACK and not a moment too soon as he issues his "Canadian corrections" to last week's episode regarding a certain word pronunciation and Emily and Paolo not understand the importance of the Heated Rivalry fleece. Elsewhere, Jamie Ding continues his march towards superchamp status and also J! legend status as he plays one of the best Jeopardy! games of all-time. Plus, we dive deep on Anastasia. If you want to feel like a member of a royal family, why not join our highly noble and wonderful Patreon? For just $5/month, you'll get a new bonus episode every month, immediate access to our…
S3 · E27 · 17 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 38 min
Week of March 9: PUD w/ Paolo Pasco
John is out sick this week, so we are joined by TOC Champion and bona fide WIAJP patron Paolo Pasco! He helps us recap a fun week of games with a record breaking number of cuties + honorable mentions for response of the week. Plus, we get a deep dive on the Rainbow Coalition and we talk about Traitors and movies longer than John would ever allow on a normal episode. Some are saying he's the new John. Are they right?? If you want more of the OLD John, why not head on over to our Patreon to donate? You'll get immediate access to our entire back catalogue of bonus episodes, you'll get access to…
S3 · E26 · 10 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 25 min
Week of March 2: No.
A Jeopardy! contestant answers a common question on the show with such speed that it becomes a Response of the Year contender as we get a bit of an up-and-down week on the show that features a little 3-game run for Quentian (as Emily spelled it in our show document) and a whole lot of gunslinging. Plus, J! fans want to see a celebrity join the show after Ken goes to a play, John gets a little punchy, and we dive deep on Rosebud and the world of movie prop auctions. If you want to see a lot of horrible TV prop work in action, why not join our Patreon? You can help support the show AND get…
S3 · E25 · 3 Mar 2026 · 1 hr 22 min
Week of February 23: The First Time in History That Has Been Called That
Regular play Jeopardy! is BACK and once we get over the initial whiplash, we get some great games with some huge final scores, some massive DD wagers that turn out both good and bad, and we get back to our regular dose of actual funny responses of the week, including one this week about synchronized hippos. Plus, J! fans are asking questions about Andrew He's hair and we dive deep on the Sears catalogue. If you want to purchase some items from our catalogue, why not head over to our Patreon? For just $5/month, you'll get a brand-new bonus episode every month, access to our Discord, our…
S3 · E24 · 24 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 31 min
Week of February 16: The Final Jeopardy! Ever
The 2026 Jeopardy Invitational Tournament is in the bag, and with it, the conclusion to the extensive–and this year, very difficult–Jeopardy! postseason. And what a way to go out, as Andrew He claims victory for his first major Jeopardy! tournament win in a slugfest three-game final against Long Nguyen and Roger Craig. We get Roger delivering a correct response in the strangest way possible, TV Insider hits us with some straight-up false headlines, and we dive deep on Davos and the World Economic Forum. If you want to help our show economically, you can do so by donating to our Patreon! For…
S3 · E23 · 17 Feb 2026 · 1 hr 24 min
Week of February 9: Alison's Gambit
Jeopardy! crosses over into the true mainstream as Alison Betts' Final Jeopardy! joke actually pays off in another week of Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament action. We debate whether the boards have simply gotten too hard, actually, as contestants sputter all over the place. But we get some great anecdotes, we see some wonderful contestants from years past, and we get Andrew He's glorious new hairstyle. Plus, we dive deep on Black History Month. If you want to feel as glorious as Andrew, why not donate to the show's Patreon? For just $5/month you'll get a brand-new bonus episode every month,…

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A weekly comedy podcast about Jeopardy! from comedians Emily Heller and John Cullen.

What is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast is a English film & tv podcast from Emily Heller. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.

Publisher: Emily Heller
Language: English
Category: Film & TV
New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 1 hr 24 min
Latest episode: 13 Oct 2026
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