Rhyme Time With Taylor
something given voluntarily without payment in return
What is gift
Wildcat fans better hope nobody on the team has this fear if the Spiders of Richmond come to town
What is arachnophobia
This name, which one of WNUR’s sports directors holds, has been the 18th-most popular boys’ name of the last century
What is Andrew?
Once known as the rubber capital of the world, this Cleveland suburb is probably better known for native son LeBron James
What is Akron?
you’re probably going to walk through this when entering a hotel
What is a lobby?
to move or bring upward from the ground or other support to a higher position
What is lift
getting double teamed in the post could trigger this fear, as the Wildcats’ defense tends to put opposing players in tight spots
What is claustrophobia
The most popular A name since 1922 tends to be shortened, including by a famous skateboarder, a Spurs point guard, and Jim Nantz’s broadcast partner
What is Anthony?
This 37th-largest city in the Midwest contains almost 115,000 people, which is still below the amount of people in its stadium in September 2013, when Notre Dame played the Wolverines
What is Ann Arbor?
something you pick up as a leisure activity, such as baking or gardening
What is a hobby?
to deviate or vary from a set course, especially due to wind or precipitation
What is drift
While the Wildcats tend to be fearless, that may be because of this simply named fear is described as the fear of phobias themselves
What is phobophobia?
This name, 22nd most popular among girls this century, may have been given a boost by (blank) Seyfried, who played Karen in Mean Girls
What is Amanda?
This Kansas capital was also responsible for the landmark civil rights case of Brown v. Board
What is Topeka
it’s pretty common to see this veggie at the dinner table, especially when combined with corned beef
What is cabbage?
economical management, economy, frugality
What is thrift
many visitors to Welsh-Ryan Arena might experience agoraphobia, or fear of these, and it makes sense: the student section can get scary
What are crowds?
This name was the most popular girls’ name starting with A, and is held by (among others) the woman behind Sharpay Evans
What is Ashley?
Kansas’ biggest city holds nearly 400,000 people and is the home base of a “shocking” D1 school who plays in the AAC
What is Wichita?
Georgia’s Sanford Stadium is famous for this type of vegetation, which separates the field from the stands
What is shrubbery?
put into an irritable mood, especially by an offending incident
What is miffed
the ironically named hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of these
What is long words
This “great” name may no longer be as popular as it was in previous centuries, but it’s still incredibly popular, and was held by a longtime host of this very show
What is Alexander?
Bigger than both Minneapolis and Cleveland according to the 2020 census, this city boasts headquarters of four Fortune 500 companies, including Union Pacific and Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway
What is Omaha?
I can’t understand anything that person is saying, it’s all a load of this
What is gobbledegook?