This week, Jonah shares his opinion on the place of ahas in puzzlehunts.

Also: surprises, inquiry-based learning, and a crisis of faith.

This episode contains discussion of (and spoilers for!) the following puzzles:

* Historic Preservation (MSPH23)

* A Local Knowledge Puzzle (CMU Spring '25)

* Plagiarism (Brown '25)

* The State Puzzle (Shardhunt)

* To Serve and Protect (MITMH '16)

* The Duck Konundrum VI: Now with Way Way Way Way Way Too Much Pepper (MITMH '14)

* Classics Round Metas (MSPH23)

This episode's featured puzzle was Pyramid Schemes, by Jonah Ostroff. You can view the puzzle here: https://puzzle.university/puzzle/pyramid-schemes.html

Intro music created by Eitan Frank. Originally recorded June 11th, 2025.

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