Yyyyyello everyone! We have another episode for you! We taped it mid-summer (in Somerville, MA), but we are both busy folks so we're only getting around to posting the final, edited version now. So why not round out your summer with 40 minutes of me and Lena talking, drinking, and laughing about (mostly) crosswords? We've … Continue reading 004: “MOËT / ASTI” (8/26/17)
Hello and welcome to the newest episode of "On the Grid" (originally taped in late March). In this episode, Lena returns to glorious Binghamton, NY, and joins Michael on a trip to Ithaca, NY for the Fifth Annual Finger Lakes Crossword Competition—a charity tournament benefiting Tompkins Learning Partners, an adult literacy program in Tompkins County. … Continue reading 003: “GLASS OF RIESLING” (5/5/17)
We're back! OK, so it took us three months to put Episode 002 together instead of the promised one month, but [insert excuses about our busy lives] [insert platitudes along the lines of "better late than never"]. We tried to work out some of the kinks from Episode 001—most importantly, audio quality should be greatly … Continue reading 002: “SLOE Gin Fizz” (2/20/17)
Hello and welcome to the first episode of "On The Grid," a crossword puzzle podcast featuring Michael Sharp (@rexparker) and Lena Webb (@finitealright). The idea is to have fun discussing All Things Crossword—the whole of the crossword universe. From construction to editing to solving, to the broader cultural issues that the crossword engages (or ignores), … Continue reading 001: “MAI / TAI” (11/20/16)
