Hello, Puzzlers! is a community media brand dedicated to serving puzzle lovers of all levels and formats. From the award-winning podcast, Hello, Puzzlers with A.J. Jacobs (3x Signal Award winner including Gold and Listener’s Choice in 2026, and nearly 5.6 million downloads across all platforms), to our Puzzle Lab, headed by Chief Puzzle Officer Greg Pliska, to Earbus, our hit party card game, live game nights, and our Patreon of original content, we’re committed to building a fun and inclusive home for puzzlers everywhere.
A.J. Jacobs
Host
Jacobs has written four New York Times bestsellers that combine memoir, science, humor and a dash of self-help. Among his books are The Year of Living Biblically, The Know-It-All, and his latest: The Puzzler: One Man’s Quest to Solve the Most Baffling Puzzles Ever, from Crosswords to Jigsaws to the Meaning of Life. Most notably, Jacobs was the answer to ‘1 Down’ in the March 8, 2014, New York Times crossword puzzle.
Greg Pliska
Chief Puzzle Officer / Co-Host
Greg Pliska is Chief Puzzle Officer and co-host of the iHeart Media podcast, Hello, Puzzlers! with AJ Jacobs. Greg’s puzzles have been heard on NPR’s WEEKEND EDITION SUNDAY, and the public radio programs ASK ME ANOTHER and A WAY WITH WORDS. He was the featured puzzlemaker for the New York Times’ 2022 Puzzle Mania contest. Greg creates puzzle hunts for universities, private parties, and Web3 clients, and is a co-creator of Gotham Immersive Labs blockbuster puzzle hunt, Midnight Madness.
In his other career, Greg has scored films, television shows, musicals, Broadway plays, and opera. His orchestrations can be heard every morning on NPR and every night on CBS Evening News, as well as before every IMAX feature. Greg lives in Manhattan with his co-puzzler, Jessica, and their two offspring puzzlers, Margot and Nicky.
Neely Lohmann
Executive Producer
Adam Neuhaus
Executive Producer
Andrea Shoenberg
Associate Producer