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S6E13 - Inside the Puzzler Podcast with A.J. Jacobs & Greg Pliska: “Fun, bite sized, and entertaining.” In the final episode of season 6, we’re back with author and now podcaster A.J. Jacobs, along with his Chief Puzzle Officer, Greg Pliska. We first interviewed A.J. about his book, The Puzzler, in S3E11. The idea ...

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