Greg Pliska
@gregpliska.bsky.social
Husband, father, composer, puzzler. World traveler, culture hound, book lover.
Coming soon, THE PUZZLER PODCAST on iHeart.
Coming soon, THE PUZZLER PODCAST on iHeart.
Another fun morning with Ayesha Rascoe on NPR Weekend Edition! My favorite clue for a body part: “It’s inside your body.” 😁
Nice messages from listeners for Will, at the end. We all look forward to having The Puzzlemaster back!
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Nice messages from listeners for Will, at the end. We all look forward to having The Puzzlemaster back!
www.npr.org/2024/03/10/1...
Sunday Puzzle: Can you guess the body part with these clues?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with guest puzzler Greg Pliska and listener Thom Gillis of Livonia, Michigan. Also, some listener well wishes for NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
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March 10, 2024 at 5:18 PM
Another fun morning with Ayesha Rascoe on NPR Weekend Edition! My favorite clue for a body part: “It’s inside your body.” 😁
Nice messages from listeners for Will, at the end. We all look forward to having The Puzzlemaster back!
www.npr.org/2024/03/10/1...
Nice messages from listeners for Will, at the end. We all look forward to having The Puzzlemaster back!
www.npr.org/2024/03/10/1...
Another magical Sunday puzzling with Ayesha Rascoe on NPR's Weekend Edition, though tinged with sadness at the news finally being shared of our dear friend and Puzzlemaster Will Shortz’s stroke last month.
You can hear his message at the end of the segment here: www.npr.org/2024/03/03/1...
You can hear his message at the end of the segment here: www.npr.org/2024/03/03/1...
Sunday Puzzle: [MO]untain [HO]use getaway
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with guest puzzler Greg Pliska and listener Steve Cosgrove from Minneapolis. Also, an update on NPR Puzzlemaster, Will Shortz.
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March 3, 2024 at 5:03 PM
Another magical Sunday puzzling with Ayesha Rascoe on NPR's Weekend Edition, though tinged with sadness at the news finally being shared of our dear friend and Puzzlemaster Will Shortz’s stroke last month.
You can hear his message at the end of the segment here: www.npr.org/2024/03/03/1...
You can hear his message at the end of the segment here: www.npr.org/2024/03/03/1...
Podcasting secrets 101: How we set up mic stands at THE PUZZLER.
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February 28, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Podcasting secrets 101: How we set up mic stands at THE PUZZLER.
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So much fun sitting in for Will Shortz today on the @npr.org Sunday Puzzle! Puzzle is two-word phrases that hide the names of famous Black Americans, and I didn’t get to use this one:
HOFSTRA’S COEDUCATIONAL
Thanks to a great host, Ayesha Rascoe
HOFSTRA’S COEDUCATIONAL
Thanks to a great host, Ayesha Rascoe
February 25, 2024 at 4:25 PM
So much fun sitting in for Will Shortz today on the @npr.org Sunday Puzzle! Puzzle is two-word phrases that hide the names of famous Black Americans, and I didn’t get to use this one:
HOFSTRA’S COEDUCATIONAL
Thanks to a great host, Ayesha Rascoe
HOFSTRA’S COEDUCATIONAL
Thanks to a great host, Ayesha Rascoe
Wow. Such a humbling and wonderful experience sitting in for Will on @npr.org Weekend Edition Sunday. Thanks to Debbie Elliott for being a great on-air partner, and to Kyle Shenk for being a clever puzzle solver!
February 11, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Wow. Such a humbling and wonderful experience sitting in for Will on @npr.org Weekend Edition Sunday. Thanks to Debbie Elliott for being a great on-air partner, and to Kyle Shenk for being a clever puzzle solver!
Puzzling friends! @ajjacobs.bsky.social and I will be appearing on WNYC around 11:30 today to chat with Brian Lehrer about THE PUZZLER PODCAST, and play puzzles live with some listeners. Tune in!
January 17, 2024 at 12:03 PM
Puzzling friends! @ajjacobs.bsky.social and I will be appearing on WNYC around 11:30 today to chat with Brian Lehrer about THE PUZZLER PODCAST, and play puzzles live with some listeners. Tune in!
I am not the first to notice that the Eagles have running backs named SWIFT and GAINWELL.
December 19, 2023 at 2:02 AM
I am not the first to notice that the Eagles have running backs named SWIFT and GAINWELL.
@ajjacobs.bsky.social and I got to chat with Christopher Short @geekswhodrink.bsky.social about trivia and puzzles. Check it out: www.geekswhodrink.com/questionist/...
We also played the new GWD game Thrice! Check it out! www.geekswhodrink.com/questionist/...
We also played the new GWD game Thrice! Check it out! www.geekswhodrink.com/questionist/...
The “Ah-Ha” Moment
We talk with The Puzzler about finding the right amount of…
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December 16, 2023 at 9:13 PM
@ajjacobs.bsky.social and I got to chat with Christopher Short @geekswhodrink.bsky.social about trivia and puzzles. Check it out: www.geekswhodrink.com/questionist/...
We also played the new GWD game Thrice! Check it out! www.geekswhodrink.com/questionist/...
We also played the new GWD game Thrice! Check it out! www.geekswhodrink.com/questionist/...
If I gotta have THIS, then I’m glad I also have PUZZLEMANIA!
December 16, 2023 at 3:47 PM
If I gotta have THIS, then I’m glad I also have PUZZLEMANIA!
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@ophirae.bsky.social joins us on The Puzzler today!
November 20, 2023 at 1:51 PM
@ophirae.bsky.social joins us on The Puzzler today!
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A new measure of how baked-in Trump’s fraud nonsense is with Republican voters.
Analysis | New Hampshire shows how deeply rooted Trump’s fraud lies are
A new poll reveals that most Republican primary voters in the state say they think Joe Biden is president because of electoral fraud, which is obviously false.
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November 18, 2023 at 2:26 PM
A new measure of how baked-in Trump’s fraud nonsense is with Republican voters.
Two extraordinary playoff series possibly concluding tonight, plus Niners-Vikings. I will have to turn on three TVs at once. And we only own one.
October 23, 2023 at 8:00 PM
Two extraordinary playoff series possibly concluding tonight, plus Niners-Vikings. I will have to turn on three TVs at once. And we only own one.
This week on the Puzzler: Baratunde Thurston delights us with his reactions to puzzles about Zen, rare bucket list destinations, and tuna bread.
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October 23, 2023 at 12:52 PM
This week on the Puzzler: Baratunde Thurston delights us with his reactions to puzzles about Zen, rare bucket list destinations, and tuna bread.
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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The difference between Wikipedia and Twitter is that Wikipedia is intentionally a non-profit.
October 23, 2023 at 12:01 AM
The difference between Wikipedia and Twitter is that Wikipedia is intentionally a non-profit.
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What federal hate-crime data looks like over the past decade. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
October 19, 2023 at 3:08 AM
What federal hate-crime data looks like over the past decade. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Angelo John Gage, a neo-Nazi who recently started using the name "Lucas Gage" and whose Twitter feed is a constant stream of antisemitism and racism, says he received his first payment through the platform's revenue sharing system.
It's was $165.52 — not much, obviously. But it's also not nothing.
It's was $165.52 — not much, obviously. But it's also not nothing.
August 20, 2023 at 1:50 AM
Angelo John Gage, a neo-Nazi who recently started using the name "Lucas Gage" and whose Twitter feed is a constant stream of antisemitism and racism, says he received his first payment through the platform's revenue sharing system.
It's was $165.52 — not much, obviously. But it's also not nothing.
It's was $165.52 — not much, obviously. But it's also not nothing.
When you have to drop your daughter for a flight and they make you stay until takeoff because she’s a minor, THIS is how you wait in style. #eero #TWAHotel
August 18, 2023 at 12:22 AM
When you have to drop your daughter for a flight and they make you stay until takeoff because she’s a minor, THIS is how you wait in style. #eero #TWAHotel
Hey! I made it here! Thanks @mossdef.bsky.social !
August 15, 2023 at 12:37 PM
Hey! I made it here! Thanks @mossdef.bsky.social !