Sharp Nine Setlist
Barbara listens to Says You! on KUOW from Tacoma, WA and is looking to add a few new songs to her playlist. Sharp Nine bandleader Enrique Rios-Ellis couldn’t remember what songs were played in […]
Plus or Minus an Ear
Leon, a listener from KUNR in Truckee, CA, strumbled upon a word he had to share: The Google Earth measurement tool contained a most unusual term for a unit of […]
Rules To Live By – Or Not
Krish, a KQED listener from San Francisco, wrote to us about one of his favorite rounds: One of my favorite segments on the program included opposite aphorisms like “the pen […]
Alternative Answers
Lisa, armchair panelist from Champaign, IL and listener on WILL-AM, is shouting answers into the radio: I enjoyed this morning’s ‘new words’ game created by combining/altering two existing words to make […]
There’s a Word For It
Lara, who listens on KAZU from Escondido, CA, discovered that there really is a word for everything. Now, when she asks someone to pass the “aberuncator,” they respond, “the what?” […]
There’s long, then there’s llllooooonnnnngggg
Jeff, a listener on Asheville’s WCQS, weighed in on a conversation about the longest words featured in Says You! bluffing rounds: Regarding the question about the longest words ever used for […]
The Day The Earth Stood Woo-Woo
This week Tony’s team was tasked with defining “woo-woo.” Dana, who listens on KQED from San Francisco, provided a possible etymology: The term is a stylized imitation of the old […]
Syzygy doesn’t count! Says You!
Rucina, a podcast listener from Bali asks Where does the title of your show come from? The title can be credited to Richard Sher’s swagger. He really wanted it to be […]
Definition of “blank”
Rowan from Asheville, North Carolina is listening closely on WCQS: Every so often in rounds two and four, the host will explain the rounds by stating that each person will […]
How do you like THEM apples?
Richard from Northampton listens to Says You! on NEPR. He writes: In the “odd one out” category at the second Amherst College quiz, the answer given was “apple cider” as […]