Jet Lag: The Game

On a drive across the American West, six creators must weed out the “snitch” sabotaging their $10,000 prize. The twist? They’re all the snitch.

Half as Interesting put the 34 weirdest laws in America on a map and gave Sam 72 hours and $5,000 to break eight of them. But the HAI writers got $3,000 and a live tracker on Sam — and if they tag him, he loses a point. None of the rules require anyone to go to sleep at any point. What could possibly go wrong?

On Abolish Everything!, comedian-abolitionists roast a pet peeve they want banned from society, while a panel of improvisers dubbed “The Political Establishment” argue on behalf of the status quo. The audience chooses their champion each episode, each of whom will come back to compete in the season finale.

Watch the conclusion of Jet Lag: The Game's biggest season ever with this screening of the final two, action-packed episodes as Tom & Adam race Sam & Ben to the top of Hokkaido.

In 2019, 1.2 million people stepped off a cruise ship into the small, south-east Alaskan town of Ketchikan. The next year, in 2020, zero did. After decades of diligent work building a sleepy fishing, mining, and logging town into one of the most sought after cruise destinations in the world, the COVID-19 pandemic has transformed Ketchikan into an empty shell—lined with restaurants, shops, and attractions for the visitors who no longer come. Now, the town must find a way to survive without its key economy until the day arrives when cruise visitors once again pour into its docks.

The story behind the construction and operation of the first-ever airport on Saint Helena Island. St. Helena, a British Overseas Territory located in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean, is one of the most isolated islands in the world. Its gross domestic product (GDP) per capita is well below that of the rest of the United Kingdom. The reduction in travel times from days to hours will hopefully create an economic boom on the island.

Land is supposed to be the embodiment of permanence, but what happens when it's not? What is life like when the nation you live in has an expiration date?

The Colorado River is the foundation of the American Southwest. But the confluence of a once-in-a-millennium drought, a hundred-year-old mistake, and a generations-old conflict have put the river-–and the civilization built atop it––in crisis, and at a crossroads. As the southwest continues to grow, and the river continues to shrink, time is running out to solve the problem of the Colorado.

Half as Interesting is an entertaining, fact-based, educational series covering diverse topics of general interest presented in a somewhat humorous, quirky style. Topics range from curious to weird and are rarely important to know unless you're looking for some lunch room or coffee break conversation starters.

Every year, a 20-page Scavenger Hunt list plunges the University of Chicago into fun, sleepless chaos. This series will bring the audience into the action, following three top teams as they race to complete the list, and answering the question of what happens when the best and brightest turn their focus towards the silliest things you’ve ever seen.

Sam, Adam, and Ben discuss season 19 of Jet Lag: The Game.

Sam from Wendover presents a Very Good Trivia Show, featuring people, where people participate in a very good trivia show.