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BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

Introducing: This Is Jeopardy!...The Story of America’s Favorite Quiz Show

BEHIND THE VELVET ROPE

David Yontef

Society & Culture, News, Tv & Film, Entertainment News

43K Ratings

🗓️ 26 April 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

For the last 60 years, one TV program has kept us coming back for more. How did Jeopardy! first capture the American imagination? Join host Buzzy Cohen as he peels back the curtain on the quintessential quiz show that made it cool to be smart. We'll go behind the scenes with contestants, staffers, and fans to explore the show’s history — including longtime host Alex Trebek — relive favorite moments, and uncover the magic behind the big blue gameboard. Listen To Full Episodes This Is Jeopardy!...The Story of America’s Favorite Quiz Show Here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/this-is-jeopardy-the-story-of-americas-favorite-quiz-show/id1679050324 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Do you guys love Jeopardy as much as I do?

0:03.0

Every weekend, my friend Esther and I talk on the phone

0:05.6

or we FaceTime and we literally catch up on Jeopardy

0:08.1

and go down this whole rabbit hole of who's smarter

0:11.4

and who can get more questions, right?

0:13.0

It's not, I don't know.

0:14.3

It's a great way to spend a weekend.

0:17.0

I don't know if it's so healthy to be so competitive,

0:19.2

but I digress because now we have a great new podcast.

0:23.2

This is Jeopardy, the story of America's favorite quiz show.

0:26.3

So now there's even more Jeopardy in my life to obsess over.

0:30.0

Host Buzzy Cone is great.

0:31.9

He peels back the curtain on the greatest quiz show of all time,

0:35.2

bringing us behind the scenes stories from past contestants,

0:38.4

staff members, fans, and it's a deep dive into,

0:42.4

I mean, beloved longtime host Alex Trebag.

0:45.9

This podcast is nostalgia at its best.

0:48.9

And what I love is it really every aspect of Jeopardy

0:52.0

is summed up and is really contained in this one space.

0:55.4

I'm really good at the music and pop culture questions, of course,

0:58.6

but I don't know politics and American history.

1:01.3

That ain't my strong suit, but don't take my word for it.

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