What Is...? A Jeopardy! Podcast

Comedians Emily Heller and John Cullen have turned their Jeopardy! obsession into a weekly show that is part recap, part comedy hour, and part love letter to the blue game board. Each episode runs about 90 minutes, which sounds long until you realize you are laughing through most of it. They recap the week's games with recurring segments like "Favorite Response" and "Jeopardy! Fans Are Fuming" (affectionately called JFAF), where they read the most heated takes from the online fan community. Heller brings sharp observational humor and a knack for noticing odd contestant quirks, while Cullen -- a Canadian comedian -- has a running bit about the show's lack of Canadian representation that listeners either love or have started gently roasting him about. The chemistry between the two hosts is the real draw here. They go on tangents about the trivia topics that come up in clues, sometimes spending ten minutes on a single answer that caught their attention. The show launched in 2024 and already has 95 episodes with a 4.8-star Apple rating from over 100 reviews. A Patreon tier at five dollars a month unlocks bonus episodes with contestant interviews and extended riffs. It sits comfortably at the intersection of genuine Jeopardy! fandom and standup-caliber comedy.