Episodes

  • 178 - National Chicken & Waffles Day (Mini Episode)
    Oct 20 2025

    On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) aren’t waffling around, they’re here to tell you all about National Chicken & Waffles Day! You’ll learn about the surprising pre-waffle history of the Eggo brand, you’ll learn which side of the combo is Elliott’s favorite, and then we’ll play a mini game where we ask you to name a more iconic duo, and, uh, yeah, we’ll wait!


    Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.

    Script by Elliott Kalan.

    Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.


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    9 mins
  • 177 - National Pasta Month (Mini Episode)
    Oct 13 2025

    On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) are boiling over to tell you all about National Pasta Month! That’s right, October is the month to celebrate pasta, and you can expect a quiz about food mascots, fun facts about pasta names, and a mini-game called Pasta, Italian Inventor, Or Active Volcano, which is almost painfully self-explanatory.


    Puzzles in this episode are by Brock Mahan.

    Script by Elliott Kalan.

    Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.


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    9 mins
  • 176 - Mad Hatter Day (Mini Episode)
    Oct 6 2025

    On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) would like you to go completely mad - because it’s 10/6, Mad Hatter Day, the day when we do kooky things to celebrate the Mad Hatter’s tea party from Alice In Wonderland! You can expect to learn why this event takes place on 10/6, just why that Hatter was so Mad, and then we’ll have a game called T Party, where you have to identify double-T phrases from a series of clues.


    Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.

    Script by Elliott Kalan.

    Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.


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    10 mins
  • 175 - National Coffee Day (Mini Episode)
    Sep 29 2025

    On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) would like you to start your day with a cup of Good Morning, America - that’s right, today is National Coffee Day! You can expect short quizzes about fictional coffee shops and the origin of a famous coffee phrase, plus a history of where the coffee bean comes from, then we’ll play a mini-game that’s all about the Starbucks Secret Menu! Don’t talk to me until I’ve had my game show.


    Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond.

    Script by Elliott Kalan.

    Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.


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    10 mins
  • 174 - Hobbit Day (Mini Episode)
    Sep 22 2025

    On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) would like to tell you all about some very mini people: the Hobbits, from JRR Tolkien’s Lord Of The Rings series! Today is Bilbo Baggins’ birthday (sort of, we’ll clarify that), so expect a quiz about what Tolkien fans are called, a history of where the word “hobbit” might have come from, and a mini-game where we ask you to identify mythical creatures hidden in plain sight.


    We’ll see you next week for National Coffee Day!

    Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.

    Script by Elliott Kalan.

    Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.


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    9 mins
  • 173 - International Literacy Day Observed (Mini Episode)
    Sep 15 2025

    On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) would like to crack the book on International Literacy Day, with some fun facts and a word cloud game to identify a famous novel! Then, we’ll play a mini-round of Odd One Out where you have to tell us what book doesn’t belong and why. Big takeaway: read a book! Books are good!


    We’ll see you next week for Hobbit Day!

    Puzzles in this episode are by Jason Reich.

    Script by Elliott Kalan.

    Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.


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    7 mins
  • 172 - Star Trek Day (Mini Episode)
    Sep 8 2025

    On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) would like to share some fun facts and test your knowledge about Star Trek Day, which happens to be today, September the 8th! You’ll learn about its curious connection to the TV show Riverboat, you’ll try to solve a brain twisting math problem, and then we’ll play a mini-round of our game The Sort ‘Em Consortium, putting Star Trek series in order.


    We’ll see you next week for International Literacy Day (Observed)!

    Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Devon Torrey Bryant.

    Script by Elliott Kalan.

    Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.


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    8 mins
  • 171 - American Chess Day (Mini Episode)
    Sep 1 2025

    On a new mini episode of SmartLess Presents ClueLess, host Elliott Kalan (and Producer Devon) would like to tell you all about American Chess Day, which happens to be today, September the 1st! We’ll have questions and fun facts about the history of chess, then a mini-game for you called Chess Opening, Film Noir, Or Russian Literature?, the rules of which are relatively self-explanatory.


    We’ll see you next week for Star Trek Day!

    Puzzles in this episode are by Josh Richmond and Jason Reich.

    Script by Elliott Kalan.

    Music and sound effects by Devon Torrey Bryant.


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    7 mins