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Des MacHale and Paul Sloane talk about puzzles, words and the books they have written.
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8. Favourite Quotes
20:07||Season 2, Ep. 8We share our selections of favourite quotes from Mark Twain, William Shakepeare, Woody Allen, Oscar Wilde, Yogi Berra and many more. Prepare for some laughs and insights.
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7. Fiendish Facts and Querolous Questions
22:21||Season 2, Ep. 7Which country has the most pyramids? What is a mountweazel? How can you always have a beautiful girl on your arm? Some of the crazy questions that Paul and Des pose in this podcast.
6. Paul Sloane Interview on BBC Radio London 23 April 2024
12:07||Season 2, Ep. 6Shay Grewal on BBC Radio London chats to Paul Sloane about 1001 Pieces of Absolutely Useless Advice (co-authored with Des MacHale) and lateral thinking topics.
5. 1001 Pieces of Absolutely Useless Advice
11:06||Season 2, Ep. 5We talk about our new book, 1001 Pieces of Absolutely Useless Advice. It is packed with atrocious advice, juvenile jokes and terrible tips. Listen to this short podcast to hear many, many examples.
4. Things that annoy us
17:37||Season 2, Ep. 4We chat about things that annoy us from tattoos to cancel culture, onions to ballet.
3. What word has 6 letters but if you take away 1 you are left with 12?
21:15||Season 2, Ep. 3Paul is in Cork in Ireland visiting Des and they chat about words and language. There are some puzzles from their book, World's Best Word Puzzles.What word has a triple letter with no hyphens? What word has three double letters in a row? Answers in the episode2. Why do People Love Puzzles but Hate Mathematics?
21:51||Season 2, Ep. 2Paul and Des meet in Cork and chat about why puzzles are so popular yet mathematics is not. They also cover; What games promote thinking? Questions of morality and ethics, Lateral thinking puzzles, Assumptions, Questions and much more.