Cross Talk: Recent Episodes
Colin Mackenzie
Colin and Laura are expert crossword puzzle solvers. Join them as they solve the NYT Thursday puzzle, banter about work and life, and entertain you, the lovely listener. Email us at crossedpod@gmail.com.
Laura and Colin discuss last weeks Thursday's (2/24/22) New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Laura and Colin discuss last weeks Thursday's (2/17/22) New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Laura and Colin discuss last weeks Thursday's (2/10/22) New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Laura and Colin discuss last weeks Thursday's (12/16/21) New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Laura and Colin discuss last weeks Thursday's (10/7/21) New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Laura and Colin discuss last weeks Thursday's (8/12/21) New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Laura and Colin discuss last weeks Thursday's (7/29/21) New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Laura and Colin have a very special guest and discuss last weeks Thursday's (7/22/21) New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Laura and Colin discuss last weeks Thursday's (7/15/21) New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Laura and Colin discuss last weeks Thursday's (6/10/21) New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Laura, Colin, and a third party discuss last weeks Thursday's (6/3/21) New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Laura and Colin discuss last weeks Thursday's (5/20/21) New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Laura and Colin discuss last weeks Thursday's (5/13/21) New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Laura and Colin discuss last weeks Thursday's (4/29/21) New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Laura and Colin discuss last weeks Thursday's (4/22/21) New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Laura and Colin discuss last weeks Thursday's (1/14/21) New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Laura and Colin solve last weeks Thursday's (1/7/21) New York Times Crossword Puzzle and talk about it
Laura and Colin had a doozy of a time recording this episode about last Thursday's (12/24/20) New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Laura forgot to plan this one but her and Colin still solved this Thursday's (12/17/20) New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Laura and Colin keep the season two vibe going and solve this Thursday's (12/10/20) New York Times Crossword Puzzle
Laura and Colin get back into the groove and solve this Thursday's (12/3/20) New York Times Crossword Puzzle
SEASON TWO HAS ARRIVED! Laura and Colin talk about this Thursday's (11/26/20) New York Times Crossword Puzzle but this time, it's good.
Laura and Colin are at it again talking about some very special New York Times Crossword Puzzles.
Sorry for the bad audio, we'll be better next week. Laura and Colin talk about the September 10th New York Times Crossword Puzzles.
Sorry for the bad sound quality on this one folks. Laura and Colin talk about the July 30th Thursday New York Times Crossword Puzzle.
Laura and Colin get stuck in the middle of the puzzle as they talk about this weeks New York Times Crossword Puzzles.
Laura and Colin solved some crossword puzzles last week but Producer Cole forgot to upload it.
Laura and Colin get back to business as they talk about their own crossword constructing and compare it to this weeks puzzles.
Laura and Colin celebrate their 51th episode by having Producer Cole on the show to talk about 50 great ideas for improvement. (Warning: No puzzles were dicussed in the making of this podcast)
Laura and Colin celebrate their 50th episode by doing what they do best: solving last weeks (week of 4/13) New York Times Crossword Puzzles.
Laura and Colin get phoned BY a fan and talk about the New York Times Crossword Puzzles from Monday, April 6th, to Sunday, April 12th.
Laura and Colin finally get a fan on the phone and talk about the New York Times Crossword Puzzles from Monday, March 30th, to Sunday, April 3rd.
Laura and Colin discuss how life has changed in Quarantine and talk about the New York Times Crossword Puzzles from Monday, March 16th, to Sunday, March 22nd.
Laura and Colin are contagious as they talk about all the New York Times Puzzles from Monday, March 9th to Sunday, March 15th.
Laura and Colin give a new format a try and talk about all the New York Times Puzzles from Monday, March 2nd to Sunday, March 8.
Laura and Colin Sk8 some figure 8s as they talk about the February 20th, New York Times Thursday Crossword.
WARNING: the audio quality for this episode is BAD! Laura and Colin solve the February 6th, New York Time Thursday Crossword.
Laura and Colin solve the January 30th New York Times Thursday crossword puzzle and wouldn't you know it, Laura is out of time.
Laura and Colin solve Thursday, January 23th New York Times crossword puzzle and are back in the same room and the same groove.
Laura and Colin solve Thursday, January 16th New York Times crossword puzzle and discuss Jeff Chen's favorite body part.
This Thursday's (January 9th, 2020) puzzle tries Laura and Colin's patience with a terrible tee theme.
Laura and Colin plan the crossword they are going to submit in 2020 as they solve this weeks New York Times Thursday Crossword puzzle
Laura and Colin have a yipes at this super nerdy New York Times Thursday Crossword puzzle, which you know they loved.
Colin and Laura hammer out a tight 31 in this solving of the New York Times Thursday Puzzle.
Colin and Laura return from fall break to discuss how badly Laura beat Colin's time on this weeks Thursday New York Times Crossword Puzzle.
Colin calls in from our nations capitol and he and Laura solve this New York Times Thursday Crossword Puzzle.
In this totally normal episode, Laura holds down the fort and solves this New York Times Thursday Crossword Puzzle.
Laura and Colin are back and they go old school with this week's New York Times Thursday Crossword Puzzle.
Laura and Colin are joined by Expert Constructor Sam Trabucco and together they break down this weeks New York Times Thursday Crossword Puzzle.
Laura recaps the movie Kazam, gets mistaken for a Libra, and spends over 16 minutes solving this weeks New York Times Thursday Puzzle.
Recording together in another state, Colin and Laura list Beatles sons they like for 10 minutes. And they solve the New York Times Thursday Crossword Puzzle.
This Thursdays New York Times Crossword puzzle is less than a joy and more than as a chore.
Laura and Colin heap praise on Jeff Chen as they do this weeks New York Times Thursday Crossword Puzzle.
Sorry for the delay, Producer Cole was on vacation. Colin and Laura talk about guilty pleasures as they do this weeks New York Times Thursday Crossword Puzzle.
Laura has an epiphany, Colin makes mouth sounds, and they both solve this New York Times Thursday Crossword Puzzle.
Colin and Laura prove they know the alphabet and go OFF on this New York Times Thursday Crossword Puzzle.
Whats their name? It's Colin and Laura! And they solve the New York Times Thursday Crossowrd Puzzle.
Colin and Laura tell their fans how they really feel and solve this weeks New York Times Thursday Crossword Puzzle.
Laura and Colin overexplain each segment and talk about movies as they did not like this Thursday's New York Times Crossword Puzzle.
Laura struggles with maintaining a normal distance from the microphone and Colin is running late to a film. But they still talk about the New York Times Thursday Crossword Puzzle.
Colin and Adam share a memory, Laura excels at track, and the tables are turned when they solve the New York Times Thursday Crossword Puzzle.
Laura get invoiced, Colin invests in Iraqi dinar, and they host their first guest, the illuminated crossophile Ian. They also solve the New York Times Thursday Crossword Puzzle.
Laura and Colin publicly shame a plethora of people, including Laura’s bumble date and Producer Cole. They also solve the New York Times Thursday Crossword Puzzle.
Laura learns how to talk about sports, Colin browses Deviantart, and they both solve the Thursday New York Times Crossword Puzzle.
Laura has started composting, Colin has been awake since 3am, and they both make fun of Producer Cole as they solve the New York Times Thursday crossword puzzle..
SPOILER ALERT: This week Colin and Laura spoil the Game of Thones Finale (yes seriously), talk about the Mr. T talking keychain, and solve the New York Times Thursday Puzzle.
Laura and Colin repeatly mis-reference Freaky Friday, make some ageist comments about the US Census, and as always, solve the New York Times, Thursday Puzzle.
Colin and Laura discuss Taylor Swift, Sonic the Hedgehog, and as always, solve the New York Times, Thursday Puzzle.
Colin learns about AFN programming, Laura learns about drunk Joe Namath, and they both talk shit about horsts. Smiley Face.
Laura watches Shazam, Colin records alone in a room, and they both solve the April 18th Thursday New York Times crossword puzzle.
Colin and Laura discuss Colin's tardiness, Laura's hangover, and the April 4th Thursday New York Times crossword puzzle.
Laura and Colin dissect the Thursday, March 28 puzzle and discuss opening day, sexy, muscular men, and Liz Lemon.
Laura and Colin solve the Thursday, March 21 puzzle and discuss everything from the hit movie Face/Off to Colin's old professor Beersocks.
Laura and Colin solve the Thursday, March 14 puzzle and discuss Will Smith as the Genie, again, AGAIN (for real). Also, a lot of shoutouts, for the third (fourth?) time.
Laura and Colin solve the Thursday, March 7 puzzle and discuss Will Smith as the Genie, again. Also, a lot of shoutouts.
Laura and Colin solve the Thursday, February 21 puzzle and discuss Will Smith as the Genie.