History is made this week on Trivial Warfare and I think you're going to enjoy it :-) This week it's Zahkia and Cheyenne Fletcher vs Jonathan, Joe Johnston, and Adam Speas with Nick in the host's chair. Enjoy!

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You all are in for a treat today! This game was so much fun! Today Jonathan teams with Jeff Campbell against the team of Nikki and Paul Ryan with Ben in the host's chair. This one was a great time to record and I think it will be just as much fun to listen to. Enjoy!

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Fun one this week! Jonathan teams up with Niv Rayside against Carmela and Trent Fowers with Robear in the host's chair! Enjoy :-)

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I can't believe we're at 600 episodes. We've been doing this for 600 weeks. That's 11.5 years of Trivial Warfare. I want to say a couple of thank you's. 

First, I want to thank you, our audience. The only reason that TW exists in the form that it exists now is because of your amazing support and love. In return we feel honored to get to know you, to grow with you, and share that love back with you. I hope you understand how much you are loved and appreciated.

Along with that, I want to say thank you to all of our hosts and others who have made huge contributions along the way. Chris, Carmela, Ben, Nick, Erin, Zahkia, Nikki, and Robear all get their flowers at the end of this episode and they are SO well deserved. What an amazing team! I want to go deeper though and express my gratitude to Kit for everything she does. I want to thank Joel Sharpton who was our primary editor for many years and is a wonderful friend. I want to say thank you to Marc Demeter, one of our first hosts and great contributor in our first couple of years. I want to say thank you to Scott Barber for being himself, we need more people in the world like Scott. And I want to thank Russ Friedewald who was our first webmaster and an absolute class act.

It's always dangerous to thank people because it's easy to accidentally leave people out. If I have failed to mention someone I should have please know that it was not out of malice and is not intentional. We have had help from so many people over the years and want everyone to know that they are appreciated.

This weeks episode is the conclusion of our host tournament. It's Carmela and Ben vs. Erin and Nick, Scott Barber is hosting. And It's time to play the game!

Welcome to episode 598 and the first episode of our HOST TOURNAMENT! That's right, we're on the march to 600 and we're pitting our host's against each other for the honor of representing the show on episode 600!

This week it's Carmela and Ben facing off against Nikki and Zahkia with Robear in the host's chair. There were so many good laughs in this game. I think you're going to love it!

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Another great episode? How does he do it!? 

Well, the truth is "he" doesn't do it at all. It's all of our hosts and guests. We have the best and most amazing people who come on the show and play every week and it continues to shine through. Much love to all of you!

This week Jonathan teams up with Rich Aycock against Marcus Plaisance and Inkling creator Kit Sekelsky! Chris is in the host's chair, enjoy!

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This week we have an amazing competition for you that isn't going to be decided until the very last minute! Jonathan teams up with Max Newhouse against the evil challengers Nick and Will Dennison with the hostess with the mostess Nikki Bates in the host's chair!

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The hits just keep on coming. This episode is all that AND a bag of chips. It's Jonathan and David Abolafia vs Chris and Drew Grant with Zahkia in the host's chair. Enjoy!

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Lately it feels like the episodes have been banger after banger. It doesn't feel like it's gonna stop any time soon! This week Harley Andrew teams up with Tanya Corman to take on Max Meiners and "our slighty confused but supportive dad" Jonathan in our annual Pride Episode! Carmela is in the host's chair and strap in, because you're gonna have a great time!

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We are on a hot streak with great episodes lately and this one keeps the train a-rollin! This week Jonathan teams up with Kelly Kitko against Robear and Hal Baker with Erin in the host's chair. Good times are had by all and I hope by you as well. Enjoy!

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Sometimes work is work, and sometimes work is a joy. Recording this episode was a joy. We had a great time! This week it's Robear and Jonathan representing the hosts against the guest team of Mike Petkun and Marny Helfrich with Zahkia hosting this banger of a game. Enjoy!

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We had the best time with this Tuesday evening recording. Jonathan teams up with Robear against the team of Rowan Ward and Dani Browning with OG Chris in the host's chair!

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This weeks game has so many great moments. I think you're going to love it. Jonathan teams up with Vinnie Iyer against the team of Matty Kimberlin and Taylor Ferebee with Zahkia hosting. Enjoy!

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We have a great show for you this week! Chris teams up with Cameron Spoor and Lea Popielinski against the team of Jonathan and Noah Hauber with Erin hosting. Enjoy!

Note - apologies for the abrupt cuts during this episode, we were having some significant technical difficulties.

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Happy Women's History Month! I'm excited to share our WHM episode this year featuring Nikki Bates and Zahkia Mendoza!

Also, I need to say a special thank you this week to Kenya Zarns. Our listeners will no doubt notice that Kenya appeared in two shows in a row. That is because we had someone who was sick and had to drop out of this episode. We found out without much time to spare and we needed an immediate fill in who could perform at a very high level. We asked Kenya since she was on with us and we knew she was great and she said yes so yep, she's in 2 episodes in a row, being amazing as always!

This week it's Kenya and Melody Courtney versus Zahkia and Tamara Fleishman with Nikki in the host's chair. Enjoy!

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We have a great show for you this week. Jonathan teams up with Zahkia against the duo of Alex Misner and Will Krasnoff. It's the Blueprint vs the Maroon Morons and Nikki is hosting. Enjoy!

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Alternate Show Titles:

Quashing the Arts

Shamrock Shakeweight

Cuidad La Pause

This week Jonathan teams up with Sean Huang against the dastardly trio of Erin, Clint Givens, and Shara Hinkel with Zahkia in the host's chair. Enjoy!

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Well, we've finally done it. We've reached the mountaintop and stood upon it. We've reached peak Trivial Warfare. I didn't even know we were looking for it but we're here now and there's no turning back. I can't be sure that this is THE BEST EPISODE OF TRIVIAL WARFARE EVER. But I also can't be sure that it's NOT the best episode of Trivial Warfare ever. 

I can't believe we're releasing an episode this good for free. I've gotta go back to business school or something.

This week is our World Famous Black History Month Episode! Dean Bratton teams up with Rob Everett against the paring of Sekou Benson and Zahkia Mendoza with Ben in the host's chair, and the result if pure magic. Hold onto your butts, this is a fun ride!

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Great show for you this week. The laughs are plentiful and the groans are loud! Nick teams up with JP Adams against the duo of Paul Dwyer and Jennifer Kaufmann with Jonathan in the host's chair. Enjoy!

Such a fun episode. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. It's Jonathan and Philip Sanford against Dustin Resch and Simon Hood with Zahkia in the host's chair. Enjoy!

It's a fantastic game for you this week. Jonathan teams up with Brian Veraa against the duo of Nikki and Zahkia with Erin in the host's chair. Enjoy!

Alternate show titles for this week:

It's Right There!

I Was Told There Would Be No Aftermath

Take a Crack at It

That's a Firebombing of Sorts

Beaver McKinky

One of the ways to tell a recording is going to be a great episode is how many different phrases are in the competition for show title. We had an internal vote and this week Anorexia Chlamydia Slater and The Meat Cookie were a legitimate tie, so I went with the one that made Ben laugh the hardest. 

This week's game is Jonathan and Zahkia vs Nick and Alan Kreisel with Ben in the host's chair. Enjoy!

Before I announce the matchup I'd like to explain today's show title and hopefully boost the signal a little bit. When you get to the end of the game and we're giving people the chance to do shoutouts we got a very poignant shoutout from Jane who had very recently lost a friend to cancer and suggested donations to various charities that her friend had held dear. Will was the next guess to do his shout outs and Will made a meaningful decision. He announced that he will make a $500 donation from the cost of his services to the charities of Jane's choosing for anyone (up to 5 people) who hire him to write a will after hearing this episode.

It is a beautiful sentiment and I'd like to see people take advantage of this offer. Will is in the Chicagoland area and we'll clarify on the Trivial Warfare Army Facebook group if he can only do this work in Illinois or if it is open to others. If you are in a position to benefit from this service I hope you will take him up on it.

Ok, with that being said, today's game is Jonathan, Jane Hansen, and Colton Fent against Will Dennison and Eugene Chang with Nick in the host's chair. Enjoy!

You all are in for a treat. This game was tremendous! It's Sara Callori teaming up with Nikki against Jonathan, Craig Umland, and Jeff Thomas. Zahkia is hosting. Enjoy!

This week's show has some of the biggest laughs we've had in months! It was so much fun to record. Jonathan teams up with David Scanland against the duo of Adam Fried and Sam Mitchell. Zahkia is hosting! Enjoy!

We've got a great matchup for you today. The team of Holl and Oakes rides again! It's Jonathan and Chris vs Nick, Megan Kane and Jeff Clear with Ben in the host's chair! Enjoy!

I think you're going to love this episode! It's Jonathan and Riley Scherer vs Liz Thaler and Bryan Nash with Chris in the host's chair. Enjoy!

And here are the links to the two book pre-orders we talked about on the show!

Song of the Unsung Mushroom - By Sarah Clarke Stuart

Octavio - By Dustin Resch

We had a lot of fun this week! Jonathan teams up with Tyler Rosso against the trio of Kishore Vedala, AJ Tiffany and Brother Bob Oakes with Run DMChris Hollister in the host's chair. Enjoy!

This was such a fun recording. This week Jonathan teams with Paul Boyer against the team of Kent Buxton and Sara Wright with a small appearance by special guest Rachel Shuman. Zahkia is hosting! Enjoy!

This Week Erin teams up with Bobby Gottfried against Jonathan and James Denney with Nikki in the host's chair. Enjoy!

This week Jake Tomlin teams up with Jonathan against the team of Drew Grant and Lisa Wolfisch with Erin in the host's chair. Enjoy!

Welcome to Wrath Month! It's our annual PRIDE Episode! This week Nanci Skinner teams up with Jodie Steele against Jay Borsom and Stacey Brazell with Carmela hosting! Enjoy!

This game is an absolute blast! Jonathan teams up with Johanna Stanley against the team of Jon Schoepf and E. Niveous Rayside with the OG Chris Hollister in the host's chair. Enjoy!

This week Chris teams up with Will Krasnoff against Jonathan and Hannah Landvater with Nikki in the host's chair. Enjoy!

Before I tell you anything else I need to tell you this. We have a couple of VERY COOL messages after this midpoint this week. Be sure to listen and not fast forward. I think your life will be better if you do!

This week it's Jonathan and Nick against Will Gilbert and Derick Schroeppel with Zahkia hosting! You're going to love this one!

We have an amazing game this week. It's Jonathan teaming up with Troy Cooper against Chris and David Abolafia with Carmela in the host's chair! Enjoy!

This week Jonathan teams up Arjun Sivakumar against the team of Zahkia and Meg Walsh with Nikki Bates in the host's chair. Enjoy!

This was a fun game :-)

Jonathan teams with Erin and Emily Hill against the powerhouse team of Alex Misner and Jim Price with Nick and our AI overlords in the host's chair. 

Enjoy!

This week Nikki teams up with Paul Osborne against the team of Christian Hernandez and Hollie Medina while Jonathan takes his rare turn in the host's chair. Enjoy!

This week Jonathan teams up with Trey Canida and Daniela Browning against the Dastardly duo of Nick and Marcus Plaisance! Nikki is in the hosts chair this week. Enjoy!

This episode was so much fun! We have a great crew today. It'is Debbie Sutter and Mike Petkun teaming up with Chris against the duo of Jonathan and H-Bomb with Zahkia in the host's chair. Enjoy!

This week Jonathan teams up with Ben Kitchen against the dynamic duo of Zahkia and Chris McDermott with special guest host Kit Sekelsky in the host's chair. Enjoy!

This week we're proud to share out WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH Episode!

This week Erin teams up with Nicole Griep against the tandem of Zahkia and Anna Piper with the inimitable Carmela in the host's chair. Enjoy!

This week Jonathan teams up with Lindsey Henry against the trio of Carmela, Erin and Riley Sherer. We have a lot of fun together. Nikki is hosting! Enjoy :-)

This week features a dastardly duo of a pairing with Nick and Adam Fried against your friendly neighborhood do-gooders Jonathan and Clint Givens! Nikki's in the host's chair. Enjoy!

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It's our annual Black History Month episode! The joy in this episode is infectious. I know you're going to love it. 

This week it's Zahkia teaming up with Sekou Benson against the duo of Rob Everett and Dean Bratton with Ben in the host's chair. Enjoy!

This episode was so fun to record, I think you're going to love it! This week with have Nick teaming up with Steve Ellison against Jonathan and Dev Thakur with Zahkia in the host's chair. Enjoy!

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We had a tremendous game this week. Jonathan teams up with Dustin Resch against the pairing of Drew Grant and Noah Hauber with Zahkia in the host's chair. Enjoy!

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