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200

The Salinas Valley is in Northern California.

What is East of Eden?

200

They reported and hosted the first season of Serial, examining the conviction of Adnan Syed.

Who is Sarah Koenig? 

200

DAILY DOUBLE

It sounds like someone you might invite to dinner, but this AI company helps lawyers analyze contracts, conduct due diligence, and prepare litigation.
 

200

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What is an ampersand?

200

This canine cuisine means using your own product in normal business operations, not merely testing it internally.

What is dogfooding?

400

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Tell me about a complicated man.

400

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What is Hard Fork?

400

Usually a state of confusion, this company is an answer engine that searches the web and cites its sources.

What is Perplexity?

400

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What is a tilde?

or What is a virgulilla?

400

Like this fruit, a project described as all good but may actually have serious unaddressed risks.

What is a watermelon?

600

Many years later, as he faced the firing squad, Colonel Aureliano Buendía was to remember that distant afternoon when his father took him to discover ice.

What is One Hundred Years of Solitude? 

600

Marques + 🟫 + 🍃 + 1080p

Who is MKBHD?

600

A place for fashion models (or planes); this AI company is behind generative tools for creating videos.

What is Runway?

600

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What is an octothorpe?

600

This food can mean either an exploratory discussion or the act of having one.

What is falafel?

800

On the 24th of February, 1815, the look-out at Notre-Dame de la Garde signalled the three-master, the Pharaon, from Smyrna, Trieste, and Naples.

What is the Count of Monte Cristo?

800

They say "Here’s what else you need to know today."

Who is Michael Barbaro?

800

It may bring to mind a mountain range, but this AI company was founded by Bret Taylor and Clay Bavor to create AI customer-service agents.

What is Sierra?

800

What is a pilcrow?

800

On certain ledger pages, this food describes a bookkeeping problem displayed as half yellow and half red.

What is a pizza?

1000

This is a story about something that happened long ago when your grandfather was a child.

What is The Magician's Nephew?

1000

Previously of "Yes Yes No" and Crypto Island, this podcast is a favorite among other fellow podcasters.

What is Search Engine?

1000

A powerful wind that blows through southern France shares its name with this AI company and Le Chat.
 

What is Mistral?

1000

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What is an interrobang?

1000

Sometimes represented by a fruit, this term/emoji means a rough proposal intended to spur discussion.

What is a strawberry?