I Got That One!

Nov 22 2022 92 ep. 20 mins 20

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A University Challenge appreciation podcast! Join couple Tom and Yvonne as they talk about the long-running quiz show University Challenge, which pits two teams of four from various UK universities against each other. Celebrate the personalities, the difficult questions, and the changeable love of host Jeremy Paxman with two hardcore fans of one of the best quiz shows out there.

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Newnham Cambridge vs The Courtauld Institute of Art

Nov 22 2022 21 mins

One more to go of the first round! This episode served in the representation, knowledge and lewks departments. Hear us grasp at straws about what circum-atlantic means, talk about Queen Boudicca's statues and more! Stay tuned till the end for a flashy best-dressed.

Bangor vs Nottingham: Captain Planet

Nov 16 2022 22 mins

We hurtle towards the end of the year, the first round and even the weird upside-down world of University Challenge on a Tuesday with this weeks more measured match between Bangor University and the University of Nottingham. Join us as we talk about the Chilcott enquiry (it's entertaining we promise), Captain Planet and the beauty of harmonicas.

Balliol Oxford vs Southampton: Rat Beef

Nov 10 2022 22 mins

Another Tuesday night programming has left us all out of sorts! Hear our thoughts on yet another enjoyable match, the ancient origins of rap beef and more! Stay tuned till the end for the famed best-dressed.

Jesus, Cambridge vs St. Catherine's, Oxford: JESUS INCEST

Nov 02 2022 21 mins

It's getting wild up here! Another Oxbridge grudge match with some colourful disciplines to go with it. Hear us talk about the cultural value of buildings, questionable English history lessons and incest in Greek antiquity. If that hasn't hooked you enough, stay tuned till the end for the famed best-dressed segment.

Oriel Oxford vs Christ's Cambridge: Sexual Tension

Oct 26 2022 22 mins

Don't be alarmed by the title (or do, if that's your thing), but we're back with another episode with the first Oxford-Cambridge gruge match of the season! Hear us talk about sexual tension in films, give our predictions on the teams we've seen so far and muse about what intellectual history is all about (we've still got our eye on you, automotive journalism). Stay tuned till the e

Sheffield vs UCL: Sudden Death

Oct 18 2022 21 mins

It's the sudden death we've all been waiting for! A rare occasion where both teams are tied right at the gong, resulting in one nail-biting, forehead-glistening final question. Listen to us talk about AI-generated PaxBot, disguised maths questions and parent-child dynamics on a quiz show. Stay tuned till the end for the famed best-dressed.

Gonville & Caius vs St Andrews: Quick Maths

Oct 11 2022 21 mins

Join for the discussion of this week's University Challenge, stay for how Tom's brain melted from finding out how "Caius" is actually pronounced. There is also some facts about Malaysia, lamentations about art theft and more as we disect the closer than expected match between St Andrews and Gonville & Caius Cambridge.

University of Glasgow vs Queen's Belfast: Cute Little Birbs

Oct 04 2022 24 mins

There's nothing quite like a comeback to the blood flowing, this was was a hell of an example of such a thing! We're looking forward to seeing what Queen's Belfast can achieve in the next round but for now we discuss adorable birds on flags, get sidetracked on both the importance of native literature and the racy side of 50's music, and of course talk about the most important aspec

Cranfield University vs Royal Holloway: Extreme Environments

Sep 27 2022 20 mins

We're trucking on through with these episodes, aren't we? This time we have two teams that have been in the completion previously a combined six times since the start of the Paxman era. Will this be a benefit or a challenge for the teams? We discuss this alongside metals, airline safety, US succession projects and more in this week's episode of I Got That One.

Coventry vs Cardiff: Is it just cars?

Sep 21 2022 21 mins

We're back with epsiode 4 which sees the debut of Coventry university, versus Cardiff. Hear us talk about the teams, the cultural zeitgeists that produced various monster movies, and ruminate too much on automotive journalism. Stay tuned till the end for a shocking best-dressed.