I Pity the Fool

When kings are fools and fools are kings, we must find joy in wordy things! This week on T&B, we're putting on our April Fool's caps, talking TANKA for national poetry month, and getting a bee in our BONNET. Plus, we've got a marvelous mash-up of Vintage Vocab and Teen Words that you won't want to miss.

Skip the GLADHANDING, get ready to MOIL, and call up your OILMAN, man. T&B is all new this week and we're playing road trip word games from home. 'Cause that's how we roll.

**This episode first aired November 11, 2025**Jenn's moving. C's on vacay (yes, again). And for season 9 episode 5, we're giving you a chance to revisit season 8, episode 5! We'll bee back with a whole new episode next week!

It's the end of the world as we know it...and we're just going to laugh and talk about words! On this episode of T&B we're avoiding CATATONIA by focusing on CORMORANTs, ROBINs, and LULLABYs. If you, too, could do without MONOCRAT, pick up a fig NEWTON and PENCIL us in!

If you're confused by the world and looking for a word escape, you're in the right place! This week on T&B we're talking DELI orders, ANAGRAMs, and full body Scrabble. It's an onomato-party, and we're ready to COOK!

This week on T&B, C's giving women the spotlight. Call her a TACTICIAN. Call her a MONOMANIAC. Either way, there's nothing AWRY--the CATMINTs are for everyone! So, put on your CHAPs, hold on to your KNURLs, and come along for the ride. We're flying by the seat of our pants again!

We're back (and only a few hours late)! On this inaugural episode of T&B Season 9, we're talking winter sports, Crossplay, and dictionary denial. And of course, we've got Spelling Bee takes! TRIGRAPH? CORDOVA? PILLOWING?? If there's a word you got passionate about last week, we're probably on top of it like a two-person luge.

It's the holiday season and here at T&B we're wrapping up Season 8 with PLAUDITs, PEEVEs, PALAPA, and WHATNOT. Join us for a GUFFAWING good time...and we'll be back before you know it!

If you're looking for a THRILL...or the definition of BAIZE, you've come to the right place. This week on T&B we're bringing our PIZZAZZ and our PIZAZZ! It's a little bit wild, a little bit silly, and a whole lotta RADICOLOUS.

Baby, it's cold outside...and if we can't be hot potatoes, at least we can be COUCH potatoes! This week on T&B there's a BOOMLET of winter words, an AGELONG debate over AMBIENCE, and a bit of a HICCOUGHING fit. Take a listen and find out what makes this episode "friggin' terrific"!