Fill Me In

This week, Ryan and Brian celebrate 500 episodes with some fond memories, celebratory tributes, fictional lyric performances, little known facts, sticks, canes, deckers, Dodgers, and more than anything, a sincere and overwhelming sense of gratitude to everyone who has been a part of the FMI universe over the years. If you get bored (how could you?!), write something for the Fill Me In wiki [https://fmi.fandom.com/]. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/fillmein]. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be inducted into the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Drop us a note or a Tweet or a postcard or a phone call — we'd love to hear from you. Helpful links: * Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980] * Google Play link: https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002 [https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002] * Amazon/Audible link: https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B08JJRM927 [https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B08JJRM927] * RSS feed: http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss [http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss] * Contact us: Email (fmi@bemoresmarter.com [fmi@bemoresmarter.com]) / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FillMeInPodcast/] / Twitter [https://twitter.com/FillMeInPodcast] / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fillmeinpodcast/] We're putting these words here to help with search engine optimization. We don't think it will work, but you probably haven't read this far, so it doesn't matter: baseball, crossword, crosswords, etymology, game, hunt, kealoa, movies, musicals, mystery, oscar, pizza, puzzle, puzzles, sandwiches, soup, trivia, words

This week, Ryan and Brian predict patterns, fear asteroids, reminisce spreadsheets, promote other things like tournaments [https://bemoresmarter.com/lpz] and YouTube channels [https://www.youtube.com/@adventuresassemblechannel], and marvel at two [https://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=4676] more [https://www.msnbc.com/up/watch/how-america-is-divided-by-words-102428739937] relevant publications from The Barnacle. All that, plus a brand new audio Contest of Now [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/q1bkfjv7p93ycg1tps3gw/fmi499-Fill-Me-In-LaFleur.mp3?rlkey=9ycjcd0xwifvodi438pe6j3hk&dl=0], courtesy of Jenna LaFleur! If you get bored (how could you?!), write something for the Fill Me In wiki [https://fmi.fandom.com/]. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/fillmein]. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be inducted into the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Drop us a note or a Tweet or a postcard or a phone call — we'd love to hear from you. Helpful links: * Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980] * Google Play link: https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002 [https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002] * Amazon/Audible link: https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B08JJRM927 [https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B08JJRM927] * RSS feed: http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss [http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss] * Contact us: Email (fmi@bemoresmarter.com [fmi@bemoresmarter.com]) / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FillMeInPodcast/] / Twitter [https://twitter.com/FillMeInPodcast] / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fillmeinpodcast/] We're putting these words here to help with search engine optimization. We don't think it will work, but you probably haven't read this far, so it doesn't matter: baseball, crossword, crosswords, etymology, game, hunt, kealoa, movies, musicals, mystery, oscar, pizza, puzzle, puzzles, sandwiches, soup, trivia, words

This week, Ryan and Brian recap Westwords, sports from many years ago, trees from Connecticut, Ryan's once and future middle name, and Menudo. In other news, there are now Fill Me In t-shirts!!! [https://bemoresmarter.com/product-category/apparel/] If you get bored (how could you?!), write something for the Fill Me In wiki [https://fmi.fandom.com/]. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/fillmein]. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be inducted into the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Drop us a note or a Tweet or a postcard or a phone call — we'd love to hear from you. Helpful links: * Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980] * Google Play link: https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002 [https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002] * Amazon/Audible link: https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B08JJRM927 [https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B08JJRM927] * RSS feed: http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss [http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss] * Contact us: Email (fmi@bemoresmarter.com [fmi@bemoresmarter.com]) / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FillMeInPodcast/] / Twitter [https://twitter.com/FillMeInPodcast] / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fillmeinpodcast/] We're putting these words here to help with search engine optimization. We don't think it will work, but you probably haven't read this far, so it doesn't matter: baseball, crossword, crosswords, etymology, game, hunt, kealoa, movies, musicals, mystery, oscar, pizza, puzzle, puzzles, sandwiches, soup, trivia, words

This week, Ryan is on vacation, so Ben Zimmer saves the day and joins Brian with renewed excitement over the National Spelling Bee [https://spellingbee.com/], the National Puzzlers' League [https://www.puzzlers.org/], and the National League East-leading Mets [https://www.mlb.com/mets]. Also: follow-up news on the 2025 Tonys Anti-Match Quiz [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1orqpuIIuNWeTEBmJyqEyJzce3Dawfdu7q-pkZH6yG_o/edit?tab=t.0], as well as several upcoming puzzle get-togethers (Westwords [https://www.westwordsbestwords.com/], SPAMcon [https://nplcon2025.wordpress.com/], Boswords [https://www.boswords.org/], and Lollapuzzoola [https://bemoresmarter.com/lollapuzzoola18/])! If you get bored (how could you?!), write something for the Fill Me In wiki [https://fmi.fandom.com/]. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/fillmein]. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be inducted into the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Drop us a note or a Tweet or a postcard or a phone call — we'd love to hear from you. Helpful links: * Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980] * Google Play link: https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002 [https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002] * Amazon/Audible link: https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B08JJRM927 [https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B08JJRM927] * RSS feed: http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss [http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss] * Contact us: Email (fmi@bemoresmarter.com [fmi@bemoresmarter.com]) / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FillMeInPodcast/] / Twitter [https://twitter.com/FillMeInPodcast] / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fillmeinpodcast/] We're putting these words here to help with search engine optimization. We don't think it will work, but you probably haven't read this far, so it doesn't matter: baseball, crossword, crosswords, etymology, game, hunt, kealoa, movies, musicals, mystery, oscar, pizza, puzzle, puzzles, sandwiches, soup, trivia, words

This week, Claire, the kids, and I learn more about hot lead in the New York Times, the Pope in the mini crossword, and Phil Silvers musicals in the 1950s. If you get bored (how could you?!), write something for the Fill Me In wiki [https://fmi.fandom.com/]. And if you're feeling philanthropic, donate to our Patreon [https://www.patreon.com/fillmein]. Do you enjoy our show? Actually, it doesn't matter! Please consider leaving us a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. This will help new listeners find our show, and you'll be inducted into the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Drop us a note or a Tweet or a postcard or a phone call — we'd love to hear from you. Helpful links: * Apple Podcasts link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fill-me-in/id1364379980] * Google Play link: https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002 [https://player.fm/series/fill-me-in-2151002] * Amazon/Audible link: https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B08JJRM927 [https://www.amazon.com/item_name/dp/B08JJRM927] * RSS feed: http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss [http://bemoresmarter.libsyn.com/rss] * Contact us: Email (fmi@bemoresmarter.com [fmi@bemoresmarter.com]) / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/FillMeInPodcast/] / Twitter [https://twitter.com/FillMeInPodcast] / Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/fillmeinpodcast/] We're putting these words here to help with search engine optimization. We don't think it will work, but you probably haven't read this far, so it doesn't matter: baseball, crossword, crosswords, etymology, game, hunt, kealoa, movies, musicals, mystery, oscar, pizza, puzzle, puzzles, sandwiches, soup, trivia, words