No Brains, No Lightbulbs: A Trivia Podcast

Chuck and Sean co-founded Trivia Mafia, one of the biggest live trivia companies in the United States, and they have spent 18 years running trivia nights before deciding to bottle that energy into a podcast. No Brains, No Lightbulbs launched in mid-2025 and already has 32 episodes with a perfect 5.0-star rating from 16 reviewers on Apple. The format pulls directly from their live trivia expertise: themed rounds, guest players from the Trivia Mafia universe of writers and hosts, and the kind of casual banter that makes you feel like you are sitting at a corner table with a beer and a pencil. Episodes run about 40 minutes, which is the sweet spot for a trivia show -- long enough to get into a groove, short enough that it never drags. Recent episodes have covered Olympic trivia, romantic comedy themes, and famous couples, often mashing up categories in ways that keep you guessing about what is coming next. The production quality is clean and the audio is well-balanced, which matters more than people realize when multiple voices are competing to answer. What separates this show from dozens of other trivia podcasts is the hosts' depth of experience. They have written thousands of questions for live events and understand pacing, difficulty curves, and how to keep an audience engaged better than most. If you are the person in your friend group who organizes the trivia outings, this podcast was basically made for you.