I've launched a new quizbowl podcast called Tossup 21. It's about quizbowl stories and the people who lived them.
The first episode features an interview with David Reinstein. Please give it a listen and let me know what you think.
Tossup 21 is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and Google Play. You can find links here.
Dr. Noah Prince
Normal Community High School (2002)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2004, 2007, 2008)
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy - Scholastic Bowl coach (2009-2014), assistant coach (2014-2015), well wisher (2015-2016)
guy in San Diego (2016-present)
President of Qblitz (2018-present)
I love it! The unique concept, simplistic feel and good (imo) quality makes this a home run for me. HUGE recommend for those who haven’t listened yet. Keep up the good work, Noah, and I’m looking forward to more episodes!
Cade Tisdale
Saraland MS (AL) 2013-17
Saraland HS 2017-
Episode #2 is out. It's got an interview with Matt Weiner about quizbowl forums and feats, and a rematch against Brad Fischer in Lodden Thinks.
Dr. Noah Prince
Normal Community High School (2002)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2004, 2007, 2008)
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy - Scholastic Bowl coach (2009-2014), assistant coach (2014-2015), well wisher (2015-2016)
guy in San Diego (2016-present)
President of Qblitz (2018-present)
Episode #3 is out. It's got an interview with Chris Chiego about quizbowl outreach and his road to a national title, and a face-off against Mike Sorice in Lodden Thinks.
Dr. Noah Prince
Normal Community High School (2002)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2004, 2007, 2008)
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy - Scholastic Bowl coach (2009-2014), assistant coach (2014-2015), well wisher (2015-2016)
guy in San Diego (2016-present)
President of Qblitz (2018-present)
Episode #4 is up. It's got an interview with Alex Damisch about Midwestern quizbowl and her Jeopardy run, and a rematch against Mike Sorice in Lodden Thinks.
Dr. Noah Prince
Normal Community High School (2002)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2004, 2007, 2008)
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy - Scholastic Bowl coach (2009-2014), assistant coach (2014-2015), well wisher (2015-2016)
guy in San Diego (2016-present)
President of Qblitz (2018-present)
Episode #5 is out now. It features a continuation of our interview with Alex Damisch talking about misconduct in the community and staffing national tournaments, followed by quizbowl speed runs.
You can find links to it here, or search for it on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or Spotify. (There might be a delay with it showing up on Apple and Google. You won't have that problem if you subscribe.)
Dr. Noah Prince
Normal Community High School (2002)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2004, 2007, 2008)
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy - Scholastic Bowl coach (2009-2014), assistant coach (2014-2015), well wisher (2015-2016)
guy in San Diego (2016-present)
President of Qblitz (2018-present)
Episode #6 featuring Mike Cheyne is out now. It's still available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, but it's moved from Google Play to Google Podcasts. You can find links here.
(If you're not seeing it on Apple or Google yet, that's because you're not subscribed. Why not fix that?)
Dr. Noah Prince
Normal Community High School (2002)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2004, 2007, 2008)
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy - Scholastic Bowl coach (2009-2014), assistant coach (2014-2015), well wisher (2015-2016)
guy in San Diego (2016-present)
President of Qblitz (2018-present)
Episode #7 featuring Jess Bowen of AMSA is out now. She and I talk about what it's like coaching high school quizbowl, especially when you're just getting started. It's still available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify. Links here.
(Apple Podcasts users might not see it yet. You can see it sooner if you subscribe.)
Dr. Noah Prince
Normal Community High School (2002)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2004, 2007, 2008)
Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy - Scholastic Bowl coach (2009-2014), assistant coach (2014-2015), well wisher (2015-2016)
guy in San Diego (2016-present)
President of Qblitz (2018-present)
I’ve really enjoyed all the Tossup 21 episodes, but Episode 7 was so great that it finally pulled me out of posting hibernation to say so. This episode is so insightful about how to put together a good team as an authority figure and a professional, and I absolutely love Coach Bowen.
Grace Liu
MIT (no graduation because hahaha what a joke)
Yale University '16
High Technology High School '12