Answer for It!
Answer for It
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Answer for It! is a comedy trivia podcast where hosts James and Elyse Willems, AJ LoCascio, and Zach Anner tackle silly and obscure questions with humor and improv. Each episode explores topics like the history of Kit-Kat wrappers or how astronauts handle laundry, aiming to entertain while educating. New episodes are released every Tuesday.
Episodes
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#64: The worst Marvel trivia we've ever heard 30.06.2026 50mGet bonus episodes and more at patreon.com/answerforit This episode has everything. Thaddeus Ross' famous Incredible Hulk retort to Tony Stark. The very first Muppet and Mad Men crossover question. Zach wedding-themed facts designed to stump party pooper AJ. An infuriating riddle. A Spaghetti Works story from James. Elyse completely misunderstanding what a trivia question is. And more. New episodes every Tuesday Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#63: Star Wars trivia, a riddle on the high seas, and the longest Doctor Who question ever 25.06.2026 49mSupport us on Patreon! patreon.com/answerforit Come see the Answer for It LIVE show in Austin, TX: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/84169564/answer-for-it-austin-resound-presents What is a "cheetle?" Why is the scarf of the fourth Doctor Who, played by Tom Baker in 1974, so long? While filming Star Wars (1977), a Sandcrawler prop near the Tunisian-Libyan border reportedly made Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi think what? Why do building codes in South Florida require exterior doors to swing outwards? and more! New episodes every Tuesday. Brought to you by: Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Answer for It is sold by www.airwavemedia.com. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#62: Our Sincerest Condolences, Charlie Brown 16.06.2026 51mSupport us on Patreon! patreon.com/answerforit Come see the Answer for It LIVE show in Austin, TX: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/84169564/answer-for-it-austin-resound-presents In the movie Independence Day (1996), Jeff Goldblum’s character trips and falls over a waste bin... what's written on the bottom of the bin? What cherished item did Papa [REDACTED] sell to pay for his first pizza oven? Name the devastating event that transpired in a 1966 issue of the Peanuts comic strip? Who is a "Finger Princess?" and more! New episodes every Tuesday. Brought to you by: Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Answer for It is sold by www.airwavemedia.com. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#61: France bans Nutella, an unexpected video game recall, and Oasis' Noel Gallagher leaves trains unspotted 09.06.2026 53mGet bonus content and more at patreon.com/answerforit What is it illegal to do with Nutella in France? For what unexpected and strange reason was the golf video game Tiger Woods 99 PGA Tour for the PlayStation recalled? Why did Noel Gallagher, one of half of the British rock band Oasis, turn down the opportunity to write for the soundtrack of the 1996 film Trainspotting? What is the official name of the iconic, puffy white mascot for the Michelin tire company? And more trivia goof and gaffs! New episodes every Tuesday Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#60: Are we Royal Boys? 02.06.2026 57mGet bonus episodes and more at patreon.com/answerforit How did Optimus Prime die in the Marvel comic, Transformers #24? Must Royal Boys really cover their calves? How did the band The Offspring try to get back at pirating company Napster for illegally offering their music? Who landed the role of animated Joker before Mark Hamill? And what is a “NURDLE?” The gang's back to business in a new episode of Answer for It! New episodes every Tuesday Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#59: Why was The Lion King nicknamed "Bamblet"? 26.05.2026 58mGet bonus episodes and more at patreon.com/answerforit In which our relentless question answerers drink a bit too much "mold juice" for their own good. A catchpole is sadly not the hilarious fecal fishing pole James and Zach think it is. Elyse finds her kingdom in shatters when a Bamblet question blows up in her face. And Zach's wonderful wife and this week's guest panelist Karlee tosses a stone of serenity into our chaotic soup, but not before dunking on Queen Victoria's sad attempts at trendsetting. New episodes every Tuesday Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#58: Which NBA team has the highest paid mascot? 19.05.2026 1hGet bonus episodes and more at patreon.com/answerforit In this week's episode, we get secondhand embarrassment via Justin Bieber's guest book blunder and composer Brian Eno's Windows 95 startup screen confession. Plus, we wonder why the kids in the The Goonies (1985) were called the goonies, the craft service team on the set of The Shining is under fire, we get down to the buzzer with our NBA mascot knowledge, and, we pay tribute to the iconic Taco Bell chihuahua. And, in an A4i first, we answer two fantastic questions submitted by Patreon members! (Thank you, Patrons!) New episodes every Tuesday Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#57: Purging our brains of James Bond, Nike, Blink-182, and Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 trivia 12.05.2026 54mGet bonus content and more at patreon.com/answerforit It's time for some lazy Saturday trivia with your favorite Slow Mo Guys; James, AJ, Zach, and Elyse. Which household appliance inspired the first pair of Nikes, and why? What does Canada have 2,860 of twice as many as the United States? Which Blink-182 song was included on the soundtrack for the video game Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5? Plus, an Apollo 13 misquote, we purge our bodies and enemies after a visit to Dairy Queen, and Regulation Podcast's Gavin Free poses a Bond question that stumps even the biggest of superfans. New episodes every Tuesday Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#56: Is Elmo Lying About His "Eternal" Age? 05.05.2026 50mSupport us on Patreon! patreon.com/answerforit Sylvester Stallone cast Mr. T as Rocky’s rival Clubber Lang in Rocky III, after seeing him on what TV show? According to Sesame Workshop, everyone's favorite red monster Elmo is eternally what age? The act of “raising a toast” dates all the way back to Ancient Rome, but why was it coined? What was the European Recovery Program, signed on April 3, 1948 by President Harry Truman, better known as? Until switching to vanilla in the 1940s Hostess Twinkies had what flavor creme filling? In 1998, rapper Vanilla Ice played a free concert in Birmingham, AL, to promote a thrash metal version of "Ice Ice Baby" -- what did the audience do when he threw out free copies of his album? New episodes every Tuesday. Brought to you by: Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Answer for It is sold by www.airwavemedia.com. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#55: Too Much Moo-Moo Juice in the Fart Barn 28.04.2026 52mSupport us on Patreon! patreon.com/answerforit What is "cute aggression," and are we the victims or the perpetrators? Plus, we've all got MAIL, including Meg Ryan, who got so many e-mails on the '90s rom-com set that it prompted her to do what? Speaking of 90s, if 90 cows in a German barn fart too much, does anyone live to tell the tale? And later in the episode, we pick our favorite Weird Al songs, perhaps to Madonna's chagrin, and give away the first ever Marc John Jeffries People's PC Award. New episodes every Tuesday. Brought to you by: Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Answer for It is sold by www.airwavemedia.com. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#54: Did We Uncover the Dumbest Bank Robbery in History? 21.04.2026 53mGet bonus episodes over at: patreon.com/answerforit FINALLY a throughline! Listeners beware, this episode gets a little scary, as Zach teases us with the story of the teeny squatter abusing his bidet. Then, our episode kicks-off with a question from James' childhood friend, Corey, who's unsure if the 999 Challenge is the New York Mets' attempt to appeal to their German fans or something actually related to baseball. Plus, a 1798 robbery of the Bank of Pennsylvania may have been committed by the dumbest criminal in history; friend of the show Blaine Gibson gets Zach riled up with Commando (1985) trivia; Rollercoaster or Horror Movie makes an epic yet terrifying return; and no, AJ was NOT the winner of the Ace Venture: When Nature Call birth-butt rhino auction (but one can dream). New episodes every Tuesday. Brought to you by: Elyse Willems James Willems Zach Anner AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Answer for It is sold by www.airwavemedia.com. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#53: Is the "Burrito Punishment" as delicious as it sounds? 14.04.2026 51mSupport us on Patreon! patreon.com/answerforit When Siskel and Ebert reviewed 'The Truman Show,' they broke expectations by doing what? Plus, Japan's 'burrito punishment' doesn't sound half bad, EA broke the actual law with their press for The Godfather II game, and we Rank the Riches of the Richards, aka, How much dough does Dick have? New episodes every Tuesday. Brought to you by: Elyse Willems James Willems Zach Anner AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Answer for It is sold by www.airwavemedia.com. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#52: 'Demolition Man' producers banned Wesley Snipes from doing what? 07.04.2026 48mGet bonus and ad-free episodes: patreon.com/answerforit Irish playwright Samuel Beckett drove his friend’s son to school everyday... Who would that schoolboy grow up to be? What, even over a hundred years later, remains the loudest known sound in human history? Why did medieval castles have spiral staircases that twist clockwise? Plus, the first ever Weekly James Willems Beef Boy Award for Excellence in American Humor and Satire. New episodes every Tuesday. Answer for It is made by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#51: Why did Samsung put blue jeans on their robots? 31.03.2026 50mpatreon.com/answerforit Lots of big questions in this one, like, what the heck is boy kibble? And shouldn't James know? Plus, we investigate why and how the real star of Coraline, Mr Bobinsky, had his skin turn blue (fantastic AJ impression incoming!). Elyse makes the guys put their savvy social media skills to the test, challenging them to name the top five followed folks on Instagram (spoiler: it's not Grumpy Cat, or his clones). Finally, Zach's quest for knowledge brings this episode to its hilarious conclusion. New episodes every Tuesday Answer for It is brought to you by Elyse Willems, James Willems, Zach Anner, and AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#50: Fifty Shades of Balls (in the Ball Pit) 24.03.2026 52mSupport the show on Patreon! We celebrate our 50th episode with questions themed around the number 50! Including some "playful" Fifty Shades of Grey trivia, and a super-cali-fragi-what-the brain teaser from The B-52s. Plus, we throw it back to Johnny Cash's big 1953 death announcement (not his own), and remembering the original design of 7-Eleven's iconic Big Gulp. New episodes every Tuesday. Brought to you by: Elyse Willems James Willems Zach Anner AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Answer for It is supported by www.airwavemedia.com. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Patreon Preview #3: We Could've All Had Swords 19.03.2026 11mWatch the rest and support the show over at patreon.com/answerforit A shocking revelation is made: we could've ALL had SWORDS. A staggering failure from James, AJ and Elyse, as rightfully called out by Zach. Can they make it up to him with Sabrina the Teenage Witch trivia and Jamaican bob sled knowledge? Find out in this all-new bonus episode for the Piggy Tier and above! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#49: Sabrina Carpenter's Secret Alias is a Real Bazinga 17.03.2026 48mSupport us on Patreon! Can Elyse stump James, AJ, and Zach with this week's round of trivia? Questions including, but not limited to: What major act did President Jimmy Carter do on his second day in office? Name the real world item used to make a Hush 98 comm link prop for Qui Gon Jinn in Phantom Menace? Why was it popular to put wall-to-wall carpet in your 1960s bathroom? Define "bazinga?" And what alias did Sabrina Carpenter use while traveling? New episodes every Tuesday. Brought to you by: Elyse Willems James Willems Zach Anner AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Answer for It is supported by www.airwavemedia.com. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#48: Escaping the Dobby Border 10.03.2026 55mAnswer for It LIVE is coming to San Francisco March 21st. Tickets available at https://cafedunord.com Support us on Patreon! Volkswagen sold 5.2 million cars in 2024, but what other product did the company sell 8.5 million of? How did James Cameron and co. foley the sound of the T-1000 passes through metal bars in Terminator 2: Judgment Day? What is currently the most watched YouTube video of all time? Does the moon stink? And will a "dobby border" truly make us free? Elyse, Zach, James and AJ ask and answer these questions, and more. New episodes every Tuesday. Brought to you by: Elyse Willems James Willems Zach Anner AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Answer for It is supported by www.airwavemedia.com. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#47: Do CARS (2006) Have Souls? 03.03.2026 1hSupport us on Patreon! Are there humans inside of the Cars? Does World War II exist in the Cars universe? Did the Cars fight wars over oil? Can the Cars read? There's gotta be a library in the Cars world, right? Is Saturn the God of the Cars? Are the windshields their eyes? Why do they have doors? If the Cars have seats, what do they think those seats are for? Are there Cars ghosts? Are the radios in Cars connected, like a hivemind? What is the connection between singer Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas, and the Peanuts cartoon, and the Cars universe? Do the Cars have souls? Was Wes Craven influenced by Cars when he decided to make Freddie Krueger's sweater, striped red and green? Do they harvest ores in the Car mines to birth new cars? Are Cars born small or full size? What was the fate of unadopted Cabbage Patch kids, and did it involve Cars? Plus more answered and unanswered questions about Cars. New episodes every Tuesday. Brought to you by: Elyse Willems James Willems Zach Anner AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Answer for It is supported by www.airwavemedia.com. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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#46: Revisionist Jedi History 24.02.2026 59mSupport us on Patreon! What was Crystal Pepsi's slogan? Who died in the original Star Wars screenplay? Plus, obscure Aliens trivia from friend of the show, Secret Galaxy's Dan Larson; Margot Robbie's secret talent exposed; nervous breakdowns were different in the '90s; and we pose the question: would you get a beard transplant from a dead man? New episodes every Tuesday. Brought to you by: Elyse Willems James Willems Zach Anner AJ LoCascio Music by Casey Edwards Answer for It is supported by www.airwavemedia.com. Please contact advertising@airwavemedia.com if you would like to advertise on the show! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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