Post-Podium: A Jeopardy! Retrospective

Jeric Brual created something genuinely special with Post-Podium by focusing on the part of the Jeopardy! experience most podcasts skip: what happens after the cameras stop rolling. Each of the 16 episodes is an in-depth interview with a former contestant about their full journey, from the audition process through taping day and life afterward. The conversations go well beyond surface-level recaps. Guests talk about their study methods, how they handled nerves on set, the specific wagering decisions that kept them up at night, and what it felt like to go from anonymous viewer to the person millions of people were yelling answers at through their TVs. Brual is a thoughtful interviewer who lets his guests tell their own stories without rushing them, and episodes typically run about 40 minutes. The show has a perfect 5.0-star rating on Apple from 6 reviews, which tracks -- the people who find this show tend to love it. Contestants from Tournament of Champions, the Second Chance Competition, and the High School Reunion Tournament all make appearances. The series wrapped in April 2023 with 16 episodes, making it a contained listen. It is independently produced and explicitly not affiliated with Sony or Jeopardy Productions, which seems to give guests more freedom to speak candidly about their experiences.