Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble

Podcast: The Book Club (LS 49 · TOP 0.5% what is this?)
Episode: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble
Pub date: 2026-03-25

Get Podcast Transcript →
powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarization

My guest in this week’s Book Club podcast is Stefan Fatsis, whose classic Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble is 25 years old this year. Stefan tells me how a journalistic project turned into a quarter-century obsession, how dramatically tournament Scrabble differs from the living-room game, why we’re still having the same arguments over word lists … and how it has become a family story for him.

Become a Spectator subscriber today to access this podcast without adverts. Go to spectator.co.uk/adfree to find out more.

For more Spectator podcasts, go to spectator.co.uk/podcasts

Contact us: podcast@spectator.co.uk

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from The Spectator, which is the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Listen Notes, Inc.