Any Questions?

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Any Questions? is a weekly quiz segment produced by WAMC/Northeast Public Radio and available free to all interested stations. In the tradition of the popular NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle with Will Shortz, Any Questions? puts WAMC’s Ian Pickus in the hot seat, as he and listeners field topical trivia questions from resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel.

Any Questions? is a weekly quiz segment produced by WAMC/Northeast Public Radio and available free to all interested stations. In the tradition of the popular NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle with Will Shortz, Any Questions? puts WAMC’s Ian Pickus in the hot seat, as he and listeners field topical trivia questions from resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel.

Nothnagel is Associate Professor of mathematics at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and a crossword constructor for the New York Times and Games Magazine, among other venues. Listeners are encouraged to play along and solve Nothnagel’s weekly challenge. Extra credit questions are posted to www.wamc.org/anyquestions, and listeners can email the show at quiz@wamc.org.

A lifelong resident of the Capital Region, Pickus has been with WAMC since late 2008. He is heard on Morning Edition, The Roundtable, Weekend Edition, and produces The Capitol Connection, Congressional Corner, and various other programs. He holds a BA in English and journalism and an MA in English, both from the University at Albany, and appeared as a Jeopardy! contestant in April of 2011 (unsuccessfully).

A native of Hyde Park, NY, Nothnagel has a Master's degree in secondary mathematics education from the University of New Hampshire. He has been on the faculty of The Culinary Institute of America since August of 2006.

Guest solvers on Any Questions? have included Shortz himself and indie rock icon Mike Doughty. Hide full description

Any Questions? is a weekly quiz segment produced by WAMC/Northeast Public Radio and available free to all interested stations. In the tradition of the popular NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle with Will Shortz, Any Questions? puts WAMC’s Ian Pickus in the hot seat, as he and listeners field topical trivia questions from resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel. Nothnagel is Associate Professor of mathematics at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and a crossword constructor for the New York Times and Games Magazine, among other venues. Listeners are encouraged to play along and solve Nothnagel’s weekly challenge. Extra credit questions are posted to www.wamc.org/anyquestions, and listeners can email the show at quiz@wamc.org. A lifelong resident of the Capital Region,... Show full description


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May 4 and 5 are this year's dates for the running of the Kentucky Oaks and the Kentucky Derby, respectively. So this week, we celebrate "the Sport ...

  • Added: May 04, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
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WAMC’s Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel mark the anniversary of the Deep Blue-Kasparov chess rematch with a show about famous compute...

  • Added: May 04, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
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The tables are turned as resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel fields the questions from WAMC’s Ian Pickus. Remembering Randy Johnson’s perfect game on M...

  • Added: May 04, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
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Marking the anniversary of the finale of St. Elsewhere on May 25, 1988, resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel asks WAMC’s Ian Pickus about famous saints....

  • Added: May 04, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
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June 1st is resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel’s birthday, so this week’s show with WAMC’s Ian Pickus is all about famous people who share a June 1st ...

  • Added: May 04, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
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We're going back to 1984, and Mike puts Ian to the test on the year he was -1 year old. For air 6/4 - 6/10.

  • Added: Jun 06, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
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This week’s Any Questions, hosted by WAMC’s Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel, features guest solver Liane Hansen, the former NPR Week...

  • Added: Jun 18, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
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This week’s Any Questions, hosted by WAMC’s Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel, focuses on love songs. For air 6/25 - 7/5.

  • Added: Jun 26, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
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This week’s Any Questions, hosted by WAMC’s Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel, focuses on the word “black.” Air window: 7/12 through 7/19

Bought by KMXT


  • Added: Jul 11, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
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This week’s Any Questions, hosted by WAMC’s Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel, focuses on measurements. Air window: 7/17 through 7/26.

  • Added: Jul 17, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
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This week’s Any Questions, hosted by WAMC’s Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel, focuses on famous photographs. Air window: 7/24 through...

Bought by WRVG - Georgetown College Student Radio


  • Added: Jul 27, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
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This week’s Any Questions, hosted by WAMC’s Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel, focuses on explorers. Air window: 7/31 through 8/9

  • Added: Jul 31, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
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This week’s Any Questions, hosted by WAMC’s Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel, focuses on things ranked No. 50. Air window: 8/7 throug...

  • Added: Aug 07, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
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This week’s Any Questions, hosted by WAMC’s Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel, focuses on famous Brians. Air window: 8/13 through 8/23

  • Added: Aug 13, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
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This week’s Any Questions?, hosted by WAMC’s Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel, focuses on snack foods. Air window: 8/20 through 8/30

  • Added: Aug 20, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
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This week’s Any Questions marks the start of Season Two. Hosted by WAMC’s Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel, the show focuses on clue...

  • Added: Sep 04, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
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This week’s Any Questions is about famous court cases. Air window: 9/10 through 9/20

  • Added: Sep 10, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
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Hosted by WAMC’s Ian Pickus, this week’s Any Questions puts regular resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel on the hot seat for a show about famous turncoa...

  • Added: Sep 14, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
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WAMC’s Ian Pickus and resident quizzer Mike Nothnagel, this week’s Any Questions focuses on stupid questions. Air window: 9/21 through 10/4

  • Added: Sep 21, 2012
  • Length: 03:30
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This week’s Any Questions focuses on Broadway shows. Air window: 10/6 through 10/18

  • Added: Oct 09, 2012
  • Length: 03:30