Puzzle Chat
The Puzzle Chat podcast is your all-access pass to the thrilling world of puzzles with Jeff and Denice for Puzzle Month (All of January) and beyond. From fun challenges to fascinating stories, we’ve got puzzles to play, puzzle hacks to learn, and plenty of Puzzle Day and Puzzle Month fun. Learn more about the puzzle culture! What is Puzzle Month? This special month was started as an extension of Puzzle Day, which is celebrated annually on January 29th. Both Puzzle Day and Puzzle Month were founded by Jodi Jill, a professional puzzle maker and lifelong puzzle enthusiast. Her love for puzzles inspired her to share the joy of puzzling with people around the world.
For over 30 years, Puzzle Day has been a day to honor puzzles of all kinds, and Puzzle Month takes it a step further - encouraging puzzle fans to enjoy puzzles for the entire month of January! Denice and Jeff want to share that love of puzzles with the world!
Puzzle Chat
The Art of the Puzzle Rage: Quit or Not
We’ve all been there! Staring down a sea of identical pieces, fists clenched, ready to flip the table.
In this episode, we dive deep into the emotional storm known as Puzzle Rage. Do you have a little rage in your jigsaw puzzle playing??
In this episode, you’ll hear about:
• What triggers a full-blown puzzle rage quit (hello, 1,000 pieces of sky)
• The emotional stages: From denial to drama to disappearance
• Why walking away isn’t giving up. It’s regrouping and it's smart
• How “rage quits” often lead to major puzzle breakthroughs
• Real strategies for cooling off and coming back stronger
Quit or not, you’re not alone. It's time we talk about what this is and why acknowledging our fears is a good thing. And it makes us a stronger puzzle player overall.
Tune in for a validating, hilarious, and honest look at the puzzle meltdown we don’t always talk about.