Good Job, Brain! is a free weekly clean* audio podcast that's part quiz show & part offbeat news. It's the ultimate nutrition for your brain. So eat up!

*no explicit language. But poop does come up sometimes all the time.


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WHO ARE YOU PEOPLE?

KAREN // @momopeche

Game geek, candyfreak, bad runner.  

EXPERTISE: Geography, Hip Hop, Dogs, Patrick Swayze, Scout

 

COLIN // @colin13

Cannot tolerate lines that are not 100% parallel or 100% perpendicular.

EXPERTISE: Classic Rock, Academy Awards, NBA, Star Wars, Sniper

 

DANA // @ItsKindaSweet

Kinda sweet, kinda hilarious. Game designer extraordinaire.  

EXPERTISE: Literature, Indie Rock, Pop Culture, New Zealand, Prince, Medic

 

CHRIS // @kobunheat

Walking retro videogame almanac. Ravenclaw.  

EXPERTISE: US government, James Taylor, videogames, Spy

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Episode Archive 

 

Ep 52: Trivia About Trivia

TRIVIACEPTION!, game shows, riddles

Ep 51: Oh What a Circus

Circus, carnival, Pancake Quiz

Ep 50: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #10

Fifty, "Mash It Up!," movie taglines, E.L.V.I.S.

Ep 49: LOL

Humor + Laughter, WATCHAMACALLIT Quiz

Ep 48: Sports Trivia for Non-Sports People

Sports facts and word origins, do dogs dream?, Tricky Music Round

Ep 47: Zzzzzzzz...

Sleep + dreams, awful riddles, TV theme Music Round

Ep 46: Baby, It's Cold Outside

Cold, cool and icy, Chris' cover Music Round

Ep 45: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #9

"First in Line", "Metal Band or Disease?", logo + name quiz, Music Round

Fun-Size Mini Show

Um...Actually, Pop Quiz!, Jaywalking

Ep 44: BEST OF 2012

Holiday food, (super hard) country name quiz, 42

Ep 43: Our Favorite Things

Typography, mercury, Nintendo Games, proverbs

Ep 42: Season's Eatings!

Holiday food, (super hard) country name quiz, 42

Ep 41: Celebrity Secretttsssss

Celeb gossip + trivia, eyeball mnemonic, Music Round

Ep 40: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #8

Weird words, videogame consoles, "What's the Difference?"

Ep 39: Smell You Later

Smell + nose, "First in Line" quiz, old-timey words

Ep 38: The Man Show

MAN STUFF, collective nouns, E.L.V.I.S. quiz

Ep 37: Hold Your Tongue!

English language, misheard lyrics, last names, translation

Ep 36: Happiest Podcast On Earth

Disney, CSI: GJB!, album art quiz

Ep 35: I WANT CANDY

Candies, chocolates, bizarre headline, comic book quiz

Ep 34: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #7

Film score music quiz, burgers, dancing, travel + geography

Ep 33: Have You Seen My Stapler?

Day at the office, science quiz, African countries mnemonic

Ep 32: Ugh, It's Just a Fad

Fads, bizarre headlines, Music Round + Carmin San Mateo

Ep 31: Color Me Bad!

Colors, animal collective nouns, wine quiz

Ep 30: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #6

Alter-egos, X-Men, scientist anagrams, Brainiacs Book Club

Ep 29: Domo Arigato, Mr Roboto

Robots, Brainiacs Book Club, E.L.V.I.S., ???!!!

Ep 28: We're All a Little Looney

TV Cartoons, villains & bands quiz, "What's in a Name?"

Ep 27: Ticket to Ride

Transportation, famous rides, "One Letter Off" quiz

Ep 26: Where in the World is...

World landmarks, Carmen Sandiego, logo color mnemonic

Ep 25: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #5

Foreign foods, celeb mononyms, Muppets, geography, "superheroes"

Ep 24: OMGlympics!

Lesser-known Olympics facts, Bonobos quiz, Music Round

Ep 23: I'll Drink to That

(Non-alcoholic) Beverages, more 1980's trivia, special NYC quiz

Ep 22: DO NOT PASS GO

Classic boardgames, Bill of Rights mnemonic, 1980's trivia

Ep 21: Plants Are Messed Up

Weird plants, famous rides, Encyclopedia Brown

Ep 20: ALL QUIZ BONANZA! #4

Sports trivia for non-sports fans, double-letter words, dance moves, Robot Music Round!

Ep 19: The Most Important Meal of the Day

Breakfast foods, weird words, Chris' Music Round debut!

Ep 18: Splish Splash I Was Taking A Bath

Bathroom items, band name origins, mnemonic for C. America

Ep 17: Off With Their Heads

Classic execution + torture methods, Music Round

Ep 16: Don't You...Forget About Me

Teen films, "Common Thread" quiz, mnemonic for Teletubbies

Ep 15: All Quiz Bonanza! #3

Yes!, ice cream, AND SURPRISES!

Ep 14: You Betcha, Dollface

Dolls and figures, toy name quiz, airplane secrets

Ep 13: It's a Monster Mash!

Monsters, "Black & Blue" quiz, mnemonic for 12 labors of Hercules

Ep 12: All Quiz Bonanza! #2

Oscars, literature, animal superlatives, music round

Ep 11: Hey, Your Fly is Open

Fashion trends and origins, tricky geography quiz

Ep 10: Animals Are Weird

Odd animals, paradoxes, mnemonic for male reproductive tract

Ep 9: Finger Lickin' Good

Junk food, Indiana Jones & Last Crusade, double-letter quiz

Ep 8: Very Superstitious...

Superstitions, bizarre headlines, Name that Pooch!

Ep 7: Willy Wonka & Wax Tadpole Factory

Advertising, mascot/logo quiz, infomercials, pub trivia secrets

Ep 6: Word Nerds Rejoice!

Crosswords, Spelling quiz, "Snarge," How to memorize taxonomy

Ep 5: ALL QUIZ BONANZA!

Psychic + Astrology, Food, Movie Portrayals, Music Round

Ep 4: Thomas Butt-Headison and Other Invention Tales

Inventions, Thomas Edison, etymology factoids, film quotes

Ep 3: You Want Truffle Fries With That?

Expensive Foods, Foreign food quiz, company name origins 

Ep 2: Once Upon a Gruesome Time

Fairytale Origins, First in Line, How to memorize pi 

Ep 1: Candy is Dandy but Liquor is Quicker

Alcohol, Music Round, How to memorize Canadian Provinces