Friday, October, 2, 2026 — Finally, Epictetus Gets His 15 Minutes of Fame!

This was a perfectly crafted crossword to wrap up the work week — not too hard, not too easy, but juuuuust right. It included some awesome clues, for example: 57A, Figure with three faces, in Dante, SATAN (not, as Mike originally theorized, CERBEBUS); 44D, Beads for an athlete, SWEAT (cool! ... which is sort of the point); and 59A, They're stretched out before some workouts, MATS And there were others, which we explore at length in today's podcast. To top it all off we have a tasty FFF (Fun Fact Friday) segment for your listening pleasure. Enjoy! Show note imagery: Epictetus, a Greek stoic philosopher who was dead set against lying We love feedback! Send us a text... Contact Info: We love listener mail! Drop us a line, crosswordpodcast@icloud.com. Also, we're on FaceBook , so feel free to drop by there and strike up a conversation!