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• We evolved into the heightening bone

  This week, Ryan and Brian discuss Carol Channing, Edward I of England, and whether joon pahk can play all the instruments. Segments[]

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/We_evolved_into_the_heightening_bone

• An innocent person has no defense

  This week, Ryan and Brian celebrate a milestone with two fictional and two real guest voices. See if you can tell the difference! Segments[] asdf

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/An_innocent_person_has_no_defense

• I bet Sam Donaldson keeps his awards

  This week, Ryan and Brian welcome a new Centuplicate, support a worthy charity, and learn some Greek. Agenda[] asdf

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/I_bet_Sam_Donaldson_keeps_his_awards

• Take Two

  Ryan and Brian are back! It's like seven years never happened, except for those three hours when we failed to successfully record this episode the first time. Segments[]

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/Take_Two

• The podcast of then

  Some have said it’s the end of an era. We think it’s just something we decided not to do anymore. Segments[]

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/The_podcast_of_then

• Monday Mini Episode

  We tried a 5-minute format. It didn’t work so well. Segments[] asdf

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/Monday_Mini_Episode

• Untitled (Episode 2)

  The week in NYT puzzles; Rolos will never be the same. Segments[] asdf

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/Untitled_(Episode_2)

• Untitled (Episode 4)

  A partial week of puzzles. We hadn’t yet fallen into the weekly program we are now. Segments[] asdf

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/Untitled_(Episode_4)

• The Brinck-Fabi Viewers Who Lunch Club

  You are in the club if you eat food with one of the Fill Me In podcast hosts. Eating food with another viewer will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/The_Brinck-Fabi_Viewers_Who_Lunch_Club

• Nicknames

  Many people associated with the show (either as correspondents or as social acquaintances of Ryan and Brian) are referenced with assorted nicknames. Some of the nicknames have little or nothing to do with anything factual

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/Nicknames

• Thunder Round

  In Seasons 1-3 and part of Season 4, approximately 20 minutes of each episode (usually toward the end of the show) were dedicated to a review of the previous week of New York Times

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/Thunder_Round

• The Amanda Yesnowitz Peripatetic, Poetic, and Chic Notwithstanding Club

  You are in the club if you listen to the Fill Me In podcast while walking somewhere. Eric Peterson

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/The_Amanda_Yesnowitz_Peripatetic,_Poetic,_and_Chic_Notwithstan

• The Centuplicates

  If you have been mentioned on at least one hundred different episodes, you are automatically enshrined in The Centuplicates. Membership as of episode 225: Toni Carrington, Joe Cimmet, Dan Feyer, Peter Gordon, Kathryn Hecht, Tyler

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/The_Centuplicates

• Muppets

  This is now a segment.

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/Muppets

• Howard Barkin

  Howard Barkin - Nicknames: The Great Howard Barkin, Knower of All Things, Species: Human, Gender: Male

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/Howard_Barkin

• Interviews

  Although most episodes are conversations solely between Ryan and Brian, they have occasionally featured interviews with notable crossword people. Eric Berlin, Patrick Blindauer, Laura Braunstein, Joe Cimmet, Dan Feyer, Vic Fleming, Peter Gordon, Elissa Grossman

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/Interviews

• Soup

  Unrelated to the curious fascination with sandwiches, Brian claimed during a Season 1 episode that he didn't know anything about soup. This has led to many recurring discussions about soup, most of which are

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/Soup

• Sandwiches

  Throughout the series, Ryan and Brian have made frequent references to sandwiches. It is unclear whether this is an intentional throughline or simply a side topic of great interest to the hosts. Some of the

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/Sandwiches

• The Official Kent Brody Reddit or Not, Here We Club

  If you've upvoted us on Reddit, add your name to this page. Somewhere, somehow, we can't be too picky. Kent Brody, Eric Peterson

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/The_Official_Kent_Brody_Reddit_or_Not,_Here_We_Club

• The Bruce Ryan FMI Mile High Club

  If you provide photographic proof that you listened to the show while in an airplane in the sky, you are eligible for entry into the Bruce Ryan FMI Mile High Club. Ideally, we would have

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/The_Bruce_Ryan_FMI_Mile_High_Club

• The Laura Braunstein Ground Level Club of Indeterminate Length

  If you provide photographic proof that you have listened to the show while riding in a ground-level vehicle, you are eligible for entry into the Laura Braunstein Ground Level Club of Indeterminate Length. Ideally

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/The_Laura_Braunstein_Ground_Level_Club_of_Indeterminate_Length

• The Spreadsheet

  Early in the show's history, Ryan and Brian learned that one of their listeners, Jeffrey Krasnick, had created a spreadsheet on which he tracked every time any non-fictional human was mentioned on the

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/The_Spreadsheet

• The Quintuple Decker Turkey Club

  If you leave the show a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts or iTunes, you are automatically enshrined in the Quintuple Decker Turkey Club. Membership reviewer3141, Erinium, squirrel of discord, Jerojaa, lordjumbocombo, TheDentistTM, avram g

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/The_Quintuple_Decker_Turkey_Club

• Stick vs. Cane

  What was Thor's hammer originally, a stick or a cane? Only two men can decide.

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/Stick_vs._Cane

• How to Pronounce Xan Vongsathorn's Name

  It's pronounced "Xan Vongsathorn."

  https://fmi.fandom.com/wiki/How_to_Pronounce_Xan_Vongsathorn's_Name