From the team that brought you Not Past It comes Past Perfect, the trivia show that travels through time. Host and self-proclaimed “trivia freak” Simone Polanen invites comedians, writers, and podcasters to compete in a five-episode tournament designed to put their general knowledge to the test.
In the Season Finale of Past Perfect, Simone speaks to the connoisseurs of Catfishing; Nev Schulman & Kamie Crawford. They peel back the curtain on some of history’s most salacious scams as they go head to head in the trivia arena…no cheating!
15 Dec 2023
Episode #11: "It’s The Kind Of Insane Sh*t That Actors Do."
This week, Simone is in the time machine with a pair of longtime friends and collaborators in the movie biz, Sam Neave and James Lavino. They take the great American road trip through movie history and examine life’s big questions—about prosthetics, the weird energy of musicals, and the merits of being a bad driver—in the process.
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8 Dec 2023
Introducing The Kim Gravel Show
Simone introduces Past Perfect listeners to The Kim Gravel Show!
The Kim Gravel Show is a weekly podcast for women where you stop doubting and start believing in yourself. On each episode Kim tackles the topics that women care about in a way that will make you laugh, make you think, and help you see your life in a new, more positive way.
1 Dec 2023
Episode #10: "So What If My Book Has a Martini Glass on the Cover?"
Simone is joined by authors Kitty Curran and Larissa Zageris in this week’s trivia smackdown all about Chick Lit. They revisit their favorite books about women, by women and talk about how sometimes the best stories come inside bright pink, glittery covers.
23 Nov 2023
Episode #9: “THC Lasagna”
THC Lasagna is just one thing being served on this week’s Thanksgiving episode. Simone is joined by TV expert Ashley Ray as they dig into some turkey day trivia and talk about makes the TV Holiday Special so… well, special!
17 Nov 2023
Simone on "TV, I Say with Ashley Ray"
‘Past Perfect’s’ Simone Polenan joins Ashley Ray to break down the 00’s shows they loved (and also can’t believe existed) in high school. From the insanity of ‘The Swan’ to ‘A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila’, they discuss their favorite reality TV show contestants and the role ANTM’s “smizing” played in Simone’s life.
10 Nov 2023
Episode #8: "The Most Flesh-Colored Bra Possible"
Simone welcomes fashion savant Avery Trufelman into the time machine for a little below-the-belt trivia. That’s right, this week’s episode is all about underwear, the foundational garment with a cheeky history.
3 Nov 2023
Episode #7: "The Lady Gaga of the Puzzle Podcast Space"
In this game-inspired episode of time-traveling trivia, Simone takes on AJ Jacobs, “the Lady Gaga of the podcast puzzle space,” to see if she can beat him at his own game…
27 Oct 2023
Not Past It: Houdini was the OG Ghostbuster
This week we are sharing an episode from our previous show NOT PAST IT.
Harry Houdini escaped from handcuffs, sea monsters and torture cells, but his last great illusion defied even the spirits. On October 31, 1936, the famous escape artist was set to come back from the dead. But, as spooky as that sounds, the backstory to uncover America’s most notorious frauds of the day, is even more devilish.
20 Oct 2023
Episode #6: "Don’t Ghost Me."
In this special Halloween-inspired episode of Past Perfect, we’re exploring all things ghoulish and ghastly. Guests Lindsey Weber & Bobby Finger ride on their broomsticks through our graveyard of spooky trivia questions to be crowned the Scream Queen… or King!
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13 Oct 2023
Introducing Breaking Down with Ali Kolbert
We are back next week but wanted to introduce you to a new show! Ali Kolbert is “a post-therapy Howard Stern, in the body of a 5'2," 30-year-old lesbian.” Each week, she’ll bring her frank, lively style and particular, unapologetic perspective to conversations with celebrities, experts, and other comedians about everything from pop culture to relationships to mental health.
6 Oct 2023
Episode #5: “I Worked Really Hard To Know Senseless Sh*t”
Description: Emergency! Emergency! The time capsule has lost control and we’ve spiraled into a time fracture! In EPISODE #5 - the championship round - we’re playing Trivia of the Century with returning guests Alise Morales & Milly Tamarez who are up against one another for a shot at the title.
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29 Sept 2023
Episode #4: "Now I ~ Definitely ~ Believe in Myself"
In Episode Four of the time-travelling trivia tournament, Simone travels to the 2010s and reveals a dramatic twist that could truly change the game for contestants Saidu Tejan-Thomas and Alise Morales.
22 Sept 2023
Episode #3: “Immediately Disqualified from Half the Dating Pool”
In Episode 3 of the time-traveling trivia tournament, Milly Tamarez and Emmanuel Dzotsi return to the dawn of the new millennium. They’ll fight it out to see who knows the history of the flip-phone era best.
15 Sept 2023
Episode #2: "So No One's Getting High on the Pitch?"
Simone travels to the 1990s, where comedians Milly Tamarez and Alise Morales fight it out in the time traveling trivia arena. Fill out our listener survey! https://bit.ly/pastperfectpodcast
15 Sept 2023
Episode #1: "You Used Every Synapse in Your Brain to be Wrong"
In the very first episode of Past Perfect, Simone travels to the 1980s, where podcast superstars Emmanuel Dzotsi and Saidu Tejan-Thomas will fight it out in the time traveling trivia arena.
8 Sept 2023
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