The first TRIPLE THREAT MATCH at the Trivia Tavern! Recorded at the 2019 Game Show Throwdown, former game show contestants Dino “Chico” Alexander of Jeopardy! (@dinoralexander), Jason Block of Who Wants to be a Millionaire (@jasonblock2), and game show writer/producer Gordon Pepper (@gordon.pepper) face-off in our first show to be broadcast live on camera. They are the hosts of the game show podcast We Love to Interrupt (WLTI) and have been running the Game Show News Net (@gameshownewsnet) for over 20 years, so now it’s time to put their knowledge to the test! ON TAP: NBA and basketball trivia, General Knowledge, a hilarious round of Which is Which?, movie soundtracks in What’s the Score?, and Last Call. *Apologies for Jason's audio as we did not realize his mic was faulty. www.facebook.com/triviatavern www.twitter.com/triviatavern www.instagram.com/triviatavern https://triviatavern.podbean.com/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Contact us at thetriviatavern@gmail.com   Recorded: 7/26/19 at the Hyatt Place Hotel in Glendale, CA   House Band: Vodovoz www.youtube.com/vodovoz Outro: “Funky Joint” – Chillhop. Written by Popovic. Recorded and produced by Popovic/Vodovoz   Trivia with Budds promo by Ryan Budds - www.triviawithbudds.com/   Mentioned: 2019 Game Show Throwdown Highlights - www.twitch.tv/homegameent/highlights Chico on Jeopardy - trakt.tv/shows/jeopardy/seasons/2018/episodes/160 Jason Block on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - www.youtube.com/JasonBlockPart1 Gordon Pepper on Underground Bowling - www.youtube.com/GordonPepperUBA Kapolani Medical Center - www.hawaiipacifichealth.org/kapiolani/ Duke Children’s Hospital - www.dukehealth.org/hospitals/duke-childrens-hospital/home Cohan Children’s Medical Center - www.childrenshospital.northwell.edu/ Children’s Specialized Hospitals - www.childrens-specialized.org/ Game Show News Net and WLTI - www.gameshownewsnet.com/ Underground Bowling Association - www.ubatoday.info/   “How Much You Gonna Risk?” performed by Rockapella Last Call music:  Jep! “Think”.   *SPOILERS*   Film scores from the following composers: “Gonna Fly Now” from Rocky (1976) by Bill Conti, “Chariots of Fire” (1981) by Vangelis, “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” (1966) by Ennio Morricone, “The Battle of Stirling” from Braveheart (1995) by James Horner, “The Pink Panther Theme” (1963) by Henry Mancini, “Who’s Johnny” from Short Circuit (1986) by El DeBarge, “The Godfather Waltz” from The Godfather (1972) by Nino Rota, “Tara’s Theme” from Gone With the Wind (1939) by Max Steiner, “Main Titles” from Wild Wild West (1999) by Elmer Bernstein, “Hand Covers Bruise” from The Social Network (2010) by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. No copyright infringement intended. All sound clips and songs are purely for entertainment.

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14: Chico Alexander VS. Jason Block VS. Gordon Pepper

The first TRIPLE THREAT MATCH at the Trivia Tavern! Recorded at the 2019 Game Show Throwdown, former game show contestants Dino “Chico” Alexander of Jeopardy! (@dinoralexander), Jason Block of Who Wants to be a Millionaire (@jasonblock2), and game show writer/producer Gordon Pepper (@gordon.pepper) face-off in our first show to be broadcast live on camera. They are the hosts of the game show podcast We Love to Interrupt (WLTI) and have been running the Game Show News Net (@gameshownewsnet) for over 20 years, so now it’s time to put their knowledge to the test! ON TAP: NBA and basketball trivia, a hilarious round of Which is Which?, movie soundtracks in What’s the Score?, and Last Call. *Apologies for Jason's audio as we did not realize his mic was faulty. www.facebook.com/triviatavern www.twitter.com/triviatavern www.instagram.com/triviatavern https://triviatavern.podbean.com/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Contact us at thetriviatavern@gmail.com   Recorded: 7/26/19 at the Hyatt Place Hotel in Glendale, CA   House Band: Vodovoz www.youtube.com/vodovoz Outro: “Funky Joint” – Chillhop. Written by Popovic. Recorded and produced by Popovic/Vodovoz   Trivia with Budds promo by Ryan Budds - www.triviawithbudds.com/   Mentioned: 2019 Game Show Throwdown Highlights - www.twitch.tv/homegameent/highlights Chico on Jeopardy - trakt.tv/shows/jeopardy/seasons/2018/episodes/160 Jason Block on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire - www.youtube.com/JasonBlockPart1 Gordon Pepper on Underground Bowling - www.youtube.com/GordonPepperUBA Kapolani Medical Center - www.hawaiipacifichealth.org/kapiolani/ Duke Children’s Hospital - www.dukehealth.org/hospitals/duke-childrens-hospital/home Cohan Children’s Medical Center - www.childrenshospital.northwell.edu/ Children’s Specialized Hospitals - www.childrens-specialized.org/ Game Show News Net and WLTI - www.gameshownewsnet.com/ Underground Bowling Association - www.ubatoday.info/   “How Much You Gonna Risk?” performed by Rockapella Last Call music:  Jep! “Think”.   *SPOILERS*   Film scores from the following composers: “Gonna Fly Now” from Rocky (1976) by Bill Conti, “Chariots of Fire” (1981) by Vangelis, “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly” (1966) by Ennio Morricone, “The Battle of Stirling” from Braveheart (1995) by James Horner, “The Pink Panther Theme” (1963) by Henry Mancini, “Who’s Johnny” from Short Circuit (1986) by El DeBarge, “The Godfather Waltz” from The Godfather (1972) by Nino Rota, “Tara’s Theme” from Gone With the Wind (1939) by Max Steiner, “Main Titles” from Wild Wild West (1999) by Elmer Bernstein, “Hand Covers Bruise” from The Social Network (2010) by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. No copyright infringement intended. All sound clips and songs are purely for entertainment.

Trivia Tavern contestants Benjamin Ziek (Episode #3) and Ethan Musulin (Episode #9) return to the Tavern for some bantering, gaming, and commentary. Ben and Ethan pull from their own experiences and share the ins and outs of television game shows and how to become a contestant. We also go on tangents about the movie Battleship and call the action of the World’s Most Dangerous Sport. ON TAP: NHL and hockey trivia, a new word game called War of the Words, foreign language cover songs, and Last Call. www.facebook.com/triviatavern www.twitter.com/triviatavern www.instagram.com/triviatavern https://triviatavern.podbean.com/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Contact us at thetriviatavern@gmail.com   Recorded: 7/25/19 in Pasadena, CA   House Band: Vodovoz www.youtube.com/vodovoz Outro: “Funky Joint” – Chillhop. Written by Popovic. Recorded and produced by Popovic/Vodovoz   Trivia Ad by Amanda Jatkins - www.fiverr.com/amandajatkins89   Mentioned: Ben’s original game show Dumb Luck - www.youtube.com/dumbluck Gilbert Gottfried “You Fool!” Hollywood Squares clip - www.youtube.com/youfool Combat Juggling - www.youtube.com/combatjuggling Bo-Taoshi (Japanese pole-toppling sport) - www.youtube.com/botaoshi ESPN8 “The Ocho” 2019 Highlights - www.youtube.com/Ocho Highlights “Baby Love” by Tim Curry - www.youtube.com/timcurrybabylove   “How Much You Gonna Risk?” performed by Rockapella Last Call music:  Rock & Roll Jeopardy! “Think”.   No copyright infringement intended. All sound clips and songs are purely for entertainment.

13: Benjamin Ziek VS. Ethan Musulin

It’s our one-year anniversary and we are celebrating it at, what else…a gaming convention! Taking place at the Hilton LAX, we attended Strategicon’s OrcCon 2020, a celebration of board games, video games, LARPs, miniatures, and party games. We invite some special guests into the Tavern to order up some trivia games and a board game challenge. Our guests include Party Games Department Head William Hillstrom, RPG Supervisor Jim Sandoval, trivia podcast veteran C. Robert Dimitri, former Lingo and Millionaire contestant Kim Biel, and from Home Game Entertainment, Tim Connolly, Ben Ziek, Adam Nedeff, and Stad St. Fleur.   ON TAP: General Knowledge, a board game-themed game of Match the Fact, and a new 60-second speed round called 10/60.   www.facebook.com/triviatavern www.twitter.com/triviatavern www.instagram.com/triviatavern https://triviatavern.podbean.com/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Contact us at thetriviatavern@gmail.com   Theme song and interlude from Media Music Now www.mediamusicnow.co.uk    House Band: Vodovoz www.youtube.com/vodovoz Outro: “Funky Joint” – Chillhop. Written by Popovic. Recorded and produced by Popovic/Vodovoz   Mentioned: Strategicon - www.strategicon.net C. Rob’s podcast appearances: Trivial Warfare - www.stitcher.com/podcast/trivial-warfare Complete the List - www.completethelist.ca Triviality - www.trivialitypodcast.com Tim Connolly a.k.a. Loogaroo on Twitch - www.twitch.tv/loogaroo1 Ben Ziek at the O. Henry World Pun-Off - www.youtube.com/BenZiekPunOff2017 Adam Nedeff’s books on Amazon - www.amazon.com/Adam-Nedeff No copyright infringement intended. All sound clips and songs are purely for entertainment.

Anniversary Special - From OrcCon 2020

Season Finale! This was the final episode of the Trivia Tavern to air on KVCM 95.1 FM. For the finale, we brought in sports broadcasters Brian Mellblom (@brianonthemic) and Dale Beck (@beck.dale) for the ultimate PA announcer-off! Our humble host tests their knowledge on famous sports play-by-play calls, engages them in a Hockey Goal Call duel, and we are honored to feature the debut of a new promo voiced by another seasoned PA announcer, Phil Hulett (@philhulett) of the Anaheim Ducks! This is an epic jam-packed episode, so you won’t want to miss it! Join us for our dueling voices on the Voice of Valley College! BE THERE! ON TAP: Big Bang Theory trivia, General Knowledge, dueling goal calls, a new game called Run the Numbers, historic sports play-by-play calls, and Last Call. www.facebook.com/triviatavern www.twitter.com/triviatavern www.instagram.com/triviatavern https://triviatavern.podbean.com/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Contact us at thetriviatavern@gmail.com   Original live airdate: 5/20/19 on LA Valley College’s radio station 95.1 KVCM www.lavc.edu/kvcm   Intro: Plug by George “Fatboi” Taylor (@gwells45) of Streets Republic. Quote by Chick Hearn   House Band: Vodovoz www.youtube.com/vodovoz Intermission: “Get On Home” – Blues Hop. Written, recorded, and produced by Danya Vodovoz. Outro: “Funky Joint” – Chillhop. Written by Popovic. Recorded and produced by Popovic/Vodovoz   Monster Truck promo by Phil Hulett, PA Announcer of the Anaheim Ducks www.philhulett.com/   Mentioned: Ventura County Pirates - www.venturacountypirates.com Ventura County Buccaneers - www.vcbucs.com LA Valley College Monarchs Football - www.lavc.edu/athletics/football GEICO Commercial featuring Andres Cantor - www.youtube.com/geicoandrescantor   “How Much You Gonna Risk?” performed by Rockapella Last Call music:  Alex Trebek era Jeopardy! “Think”.   No copyright infringement intended. All sound clips and songs are purely for entertainment.

12: Brian Mellblom VS. Dale Beck

It’s actor vs. director! Film and television director Dave Bean and television actor Michael Kelly (@michael_c_kelly) match their wits, wagers, and celebrity impressions against each other for a spot on the Wall of Winners in the Trivia Tavern. Who will triumph in the treasure trove of trivia? Come on in, grab a table, and play along! ON TAP: A trivia tribute to the late Doris Day, General Knowledge, we Order Up! a round of putting things in order, clips from movies based on TV cartoons, and Last Call. www.facebook.com/triviatavern www.twitter.com/triviatavern www.instagram.com/triviatavern https://triviatavern.podbean.com/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Contact us at thetriviatavern@gmail.com   Original live airdate: 5/13/19 on LA Valley College’s radio station 95.1 KVCM www.lavc.edu/kvcm   Intro: Plug by George “Fatboi” Taylor (@gwells45) of Streets Republic. Quote by Mel Gibson.   House Band: Vodovoz www.youtube.com/vodovoz Intermission: “Sunset Strip” – Retro Soul. Written, recorded, and produced by Vodovoz. Outro: “Funky Joint” – Chillhop. Written by Popovic. Recorded and produced by Popovic/Vodovoz   Old Time British Radio promo by Mike Porter www.fiver.com/mikeporter   Mentioned: Mrs. Fitzgerald is Missing – www.amazon.com/Mrs-Fitzgerald-Is-Missing Dave on IMDB – www.imdb.com/DaveBean Animal Kingdom-Season 4, Episode 10, “Exit Strategy” - www.imdb.com/AnimalKingdom/ExitStrategy   “How Much You Gonna Risk?” performed by Rockapella Last Call music:  Art Fleming era Jeopardy! “Think”.   *SPOILERS* Audio clips from the following films: The Flintstones (1994), The Grinch (2000), Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007), Fat Albert (2004), GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), Popeye (1980), Speed Racer (2008), Transformers (2007), Yogi Bear (2010). No copyright infringement intended. All sound clips and songs are purely for entertainment.

11: Dave Bean VS. Michael Kelly

It’s actor vs. director! Film and television director Dave Bean and television actor Michael Kelly (@michael_c_kelly) match their wits, wagers, and celebrity impressions against each other for a spot on the Wall of Winners in the Trivia Tavern. Who will triumph in the treasure trove of trivia? Come on in, grab a table, and play along! ON TAP: A trivia tribute to the late Doris Day, General Knowledge, we Order Up! a round of putting things in order, clips from movies based on TV cartoons, and Last Call. www.facebook.com/triviatavern www.twitter.com/triviatavern www.instagram.com/triviatavern https://triviatavern.podbean.com/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Contact us at thetriviatavern@gmail.com   Original live airdate: 5/13/19 on LA Valley College’s radio station 95.1 KVCM www.lavc.edu/kvcm   Intro: Plug by George “Fatboi” Taylor (@gwells45) of Streets Republic. Quote by Mel Gibson.   House Band: Vodovoz www.youtube.com/vodovoz Intermission: “Sunset Strip” – Retro Soul. Written, recorded, and produced by Vodovoz. Outro: “Funky Joint” – Chillhop. Written by Popovic. Recorded and produced by Popovic/Vodovoz   Old Time British Radio promo by Mike Porter www.fiver.com/mikeporter   Mentioned: Mrs. Fitzgerald is Missing – www.amazon.com/Mrs-Fitzgerald-Is-Missing Dave on IMDB – www.imdb.com/DaveBean Animal Kingdom-Season 4, Episode 10, “Exit Strategy” - www.imdb.com/AnimalKingdom/ExitStrategy   “How Much You Gonna Risk?” performed by Rockapella Last Call music:  Art Fleming era Jeopardy! “Think”.   *SPOILERS*   Audio clips from the following films: The Flintstones (1994), The Grinch (2000), Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007), Fat Albert (2004), GI Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009), Popeye (1980), Speed Racer (2008), Transformers (2007), Yogi Bear (2010). No copyright infringement intended. All sound clips and songs are purely for entertainment.

TV actor vs. TV producer, Bostonian vs. Bostonian, longtime friend vs. longtime friend. Two contestants so evenly matched, what will it take for only one of them to come out on top? From the PBS TV show Zoom, Eric Rollins (@theericrollins), and a producer from the game shows Double Dare, Hollywood Game Night, and Battlebots, Stad St. Fleur (@cityofstad) go head-to-head in this hilarious edition of The Trivia Tavern! (We apologize for the audio quality as the modulation was accidentally turned up too high) ON TAP: Triple Crown trivia, General Knowledge, a new game called Which is Which?, clips from Jim Carrey movies, and Last Call.   Original live airdate: 5/6/19 on LA Valley College's radio station 95.1 KVCM - www.lavc.edu/kvcm   House Band: Vodovoz - www.youtube.com/vodovoz Intermission - "Go Bossa-Lounge Jazz" Outro: "Funky Joint-Chillhop"   "Trivia Night" infomercial by Nate Henderson www.fiverr.com/natehenderson   Mentioned: Eric Rollins on Zoom - www.youtube.com/ericonzoom Stad St. Fleur on Double Dare - www.youtube.com/stadondoubledare Kyle Serra on Figure It Out - www.youtube.com/kyleonfigureitout Stad's Twitch channel - www.twitch.tv/cityofstad "How Much You Gonna Risk?" - performed by Rockapella Last Call music - Sports Jeopardy! "Think"   *SPOILERS* Audio clips from the following films: The Mask (1994), Batman Forever (1995), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), Dumb & Dumber(1994), Bruce Almighty (2003), Yes Man (2008), The Cable Guy (1996), Liar Liar (1997), The Truman Show (1998), Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) No copyright infringement intended. All sound clips and songs are purely for entertainment.

10: Eric Rollins VS. Stad St. Fleur

TV actor vs. TV producer, Bostonian vs. Bostonian, longtime friend vs. longtime friend. Two contestants so evenly matched, what will it take for only one of them to come out on top? From the PBS TV show Zoom, Eric Rollins (@theericrollins), and a producer from the game shows Double Dare, Hollywood Game Night, and Battlebots, Stad St. Fleur (@cityofstad) go head-to-head in this hilarious edition of The Trivia Tavern! (We apologize for the audio quality as the modulation was accidentally turned up too high) ON TAP: Triple Crown trivia, General Knowledge, a new game called Which is Which?, clips from Jim Carrey movies, and Last Call. Original live airdate: 5/6/19 on LA Valley College's radio station 95.1 KVCM - www.lavc.edu/kvcm House Band: Vodovoz - www.youtube.com/vodovoz Intermission - "Go Bossa-Lounge Jazz" Outro: "Funky Joint-Chillhop" Mentioned: Eric Rollins on Zoom - www.youtube.com/ericonzoom Stad St. Fleur on Double Dare - www.youtube.com/stadondoubledare Kyle Serra on Figure It Out - www.youtube.com/kyleonfigureitout Stad's Twitch channel - www.twitch.tv/cityofstad "How Much You Gonna Risk?" - performed by Rockapella                                                                               Last Call music - Sports Jeopardy! "Think"   *SPOILERS* Audio clips from the following films: The Mask (1994), Batman Forever (1995), Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995), Dumb & Dumber(1994), Bruce Almighty (2003), Yes Man (2008), The Cable Guy (1996), Liar Liar (1997), The Truman Show (1998), Fun with Dick and Jane (2005) No copyright infringement intended. All sound clips and songs are purely for entertainment.

It's Game Show Man vs. Golf Man! It's the next face-off in the Trivia Tavern featuring former game show contestants; Ethan Musulin (@ethanmx2) of Wheel of Fortune and Joe Van Ginkel (@gameshowman) of Match Game '98. Settle into your stool at the bar or your table in the dining room and listen to Ethan talk about his dilemma between lacrosse and leapfrog, why Vicki Lawrence gave Joe a dirty look, then listen to them duel in trivial combat! ON TAP: Avengers and MCU trivia, General Knowledge, a game that mixes trivia challenges, reality TV show theme songs, and Last Call. Original live airdate: 4/29/19 on LA Valley College's radio station 95.1 KVCM - www.lavc.edu/kvcm House Band: Vodovoz - www.youtube.com/vodovoz Intermission: "Midnight Gem-Lounge Jazz" Outro: "Funky Joint-Chillhop" Mentioned: Joe Van Ginkel on Match Game '98 - www.youtube.com/joeonmatchgame Trivia with Budds - www.triviawithbudds.com/ Drop the Mic: Kenny G vs. Richard Marx -  

9: Ethan Musulin VS. Joe Van Ginkel

A hilarious husband and his witty wife enter the Tavern and engage in a trivia duel to determine who is the head of the household! It’s actor and improv comedian Ryan Marsico (@ryanmarsico) versus actress and improv comedienne Kerry Nash (@dashnash). Who will emerge as the superior spouse? Stay tuned for the end to witness a Trivia Tavern first! Trust me, you won’t want to miss it! ON TAP: Easter trivia, General Knowledge, the return of Survey Says…, unnecessarily censored movie quotes, and a wild finish in Last Call. www.facebook.com/triviatavern www.twitter.com/triviatavern www.instagram.com/triviatavern https://triviatavern.podbean.com/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Contact us at thetriviatavern@gmail.com   Original live airdate: 4/22/19 on LA Valley College’s radio station 95.1 KVCM www.lavc.edu/kvcm   Intro: Lyrics from “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere.” Written by Jim Brown and Don Rollins.   House Band: Vodovoz www.youtube.com/vodovoz Intermission: “Detour” – Classic Rock. Written, recorded, and produced by Vodovoz. Outro: “Funky Joint” – Chillhop. Written by Popovic. Recorded and produced by Popovic/Vodovoz   Old Timey Promo by Mike Porter www.fiverr.com/mikeporter   Mentioned:  - The Resistance improv group - https://www.facebook.com/resistancecmdy/  - Red Door comedy - https://www.facebook.com/reddoorcomedy/  - Comedysportz LA - https://www.cszla.com/   “How Much You Gonna Risk?” performed by Rockapella Last Call music:  Rock & Roll Jeopardy! “Think”    *SPOILERS*   Audio clips from the following films: Gone With the Wind (1939), The Wizard of Oz (1939), Rocky III (1982), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Back to the Future: Part III (1990), On the Waterfront (1954), Midnight Cowboy (1969), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Apocalypse Now (1979), To Have and Have Not (1944). No copyright infringement intended. All sound clips and songs are purely for entertainment.

8: Ryan Marsico VS. Kerry Nash

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