For this final episode of the Futility Closet podcast we have eight new lateral thinking puzzles — play along with us as we try to untangle some perplexing situations using yes-or-no questions.
Intro:
Sears used to sell houses by mail.
Many of Lewis Carroll's characters were suggested by fireplace tiles in his Oxford study.
The sources for this week's puzzles are below. In some cases we've included links to further information -- these contain spoilers, so don't click until you've listened to the episode:
Puzzle #1 is from Greg. Here are two links.
Puzzle #2 is from listener Diccon Hyatt, who sent this link.
Puzzle #3 is from listener Derek Christie, who sent this link.
Puzzle #4 is from listener Reuben van Selm.
Puzzle #5 is from listener Andy Brice.
Puzzle #6 is from listener Anne Joroch, who sent this link.
Puzzle #7 is from listener Steve Carter and his wife, Ami, inspired by an item in Jim Steinmeyer's 2006 book The Glorious Deception.
Puzzle #8 is from Agnes Rogers' 1953 book How Come? A Book of Riddles, sent to us by listener Jon Jerome.
You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on Google Podcasts, on Apple Podcasts, or via the RSS feed at https://futilitycloset.libsyn.com/rss.
Many thanks to Doug Ross for providing the music for this whole ridiculous enterprise, and for being my brother.
If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!
325-Lateral Thinking Puzzles
324-The Bizarre Death of Alfred Loewenstein
323-The Blind Traveler
322-Joseph Medicine Crow
321-The Calculating Boy
320-John Hornby and the Barren Lands
319-Friedrich Kellner's Opposition
318-Peace Pilgrim
317-Lateral Thinking Puzzles
316-A Malaysian Mystery
315-Beryl Markham's Unconventional Life
314-The Taliesin Murders
313-The Santa Claus Association
312-The Last of the Yahi
311-A Disputed Russian Princess
310-The Case of Bobby Dunbar
309-The 'Grain of Salt' Episode
308-Nicholas Winton and the Czech Kindertransport
307-The Cyprus Mutiny
306-The Inventor Who Disappeared
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