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Barry Joseph brings his Matching Minds with Sondheim book tour to London, leading a Sondheim games workshop and presenting “The Puzzling Mind of Sondheim” at NYU London and a special event at Upstairs at the Gatehouse with the Stephen Sondheim Society. The episode includes live performance excerpts (with Oliver Sidney, Rhys Lambert, and Colm Molloy), a first live rendition of the podcast theme, and discussion of Sondheim’s puzzle-editing legacy at New York Magazine, his ties to British cryptics, and his iterative playtesting process, alongside extensive thanks to collaborators, performers, and coordinators.
00:00 London Tour Whirlwind
02:31 NYU London Welcome
04:20 Barry Opens The Talk
07:19 Sondheim Board Game Stardom
10:24 Bartletts Parlor Game Demo
16:08 Wordplay And Cryptics
22:48 Puzzle Boxes And Clarity
26:36 Q And A Highlights
33:33 Sondheim Society Night Begins
36:11 Live Theme Song Performance
38:00 Puzzles As Art Order
39:18 Clarity vs Connection
41:57 Warmup Treasure Clues
44:48 Bernstein Board Game
48:48 Treasure Hunt Theater
51:40 British Cryptic Roots
53:55 Apex Crossword Circle
57:49 Bespoke Jigsaw Gifts
01:02:23 Songs and Game Metaphors
01:09:38 Parlor Game Murder
01:16:27 Q&A Design Lessons
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Thanks to everyone who contributed behind the scenes to this episode: the Musical Stingers composed by Mateo Chavez Lewis, our line producer Dennis Caouki, and the theme song to our podcast with lyrics and music by Colm Molloy and sung by the one and only Anne Morrison. And of course thank you to both New York University and The Stephen Sondheim Society.
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