conundrums

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This week, Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, David Plotz, and special guest Stephen Colbert answer listeners’ conundrums of all kinds: the meaningful, the trivial, and the delightfully absurd.

From Slate • Dec. 26, 2025

It’s something that almost never happens in the NFL because finding a new quarterback is one of the game’s most maddening conundrums.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Award-winning biographer Wilson approaches the life of Scottish writer Muriel Spark as a series of puzzles and conundrums to be teased out.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

It is harder to apply to longer term diplomatic conundrums such as war.

From BBC • May 16, 2025

Despite all the days’ mysteries, riddles, and conundrums, the realization that, in Simon, she had found a true friend, was enough to cheer Penelope to the core.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood