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“Recycling or Wish Cycling?”

The next time you go to toss that plastic container in the recycling bin, you might actually be doing more harm than good. In this episode, David gives us some cold hard facts about recycling correctly. As it turns out, the majority of objects we’re chucking in the recycling bin require more consideration than you’d think. More often than not, we’re just sending items on a trip to the dumpster, the long way.

Renowned puzzle creator Sandy Weisz joins us to chat about The Mystery League, which specializes in designing and running puzzle games for corporate team-building activities. The game today is called Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle, with puzzles based on classic slogans and jingles.

If you enjoyed this episode, make sure to check out our interview with Sandy Weisz on Reality Escape Pod.

Time Stamps

• 01:20 Game: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
• 14:12 About Sandy Weisz & The Mystery League
• 17:30 Topic: Recycling Correctly
• 28:34 Credits

Guest: Sandy Weisz

Instagram: @mysteryleague

Threads: @mysteryleague

Blue Sky: @pzlr.org

Sandy Weisz is the commissioner of The Mystery League. He writes and runs puzzle games for a living — he’s built custom hunts for Google, Alinea Restaurant, Field Notes, The Art Institute of Chicago, the musician Watsky, Cards Against Humanity, and others. The escape room he designed with The House Theatre of Chicago was named one of the top rooms in the country.

He teaches puzzle design at the University of Chicago. He is a member of the National Puzzlers League and is a frequent contributor to the NPR Sunday puzzle. He lives in Chicago with his wife, two teenage kids, and dog.

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Production Credits

• Hosted by Peih-Gee Law & David Spira
• Puzzles by Peih-Gee Law
• Produced by Theresa Piazza
• Supported by Lisa Spira
• Edited by Peih-Gee Law
• Music by Matt Farthing
• Logo by Theresa Wagner