Welcome to Getting Curious. I'm Jonathan Van Ness and every week I sit down for a gorgeous

conversation with a brilliant expert to learn all about something that makes me curious.

Now, if you could hear the literal burgeoning queer excitement in that intro that you maybe

don't always hear, you're going to understand why right now. Do you remember where you were?

When you first saw Amy Schneider compete on Jeopardy. Chances are you were in your living room

with your pets or people you love, a work day behind you and dinner was in the freaking oven,

or you were like ordering it like I probably was. For people who literally watch Jeopardy,

we welcome contestants into our homes night after night, we get to know them, we play along with them,

we care for them. So when Amy ascended to Jeopardy's legendary status, it was a win for her,

and for everyone rooting her on. Her jeopardy career is so major, she's major, and it's major that

we have a chance to literally meet her today and spend time with her and get to see what it's like

to be one of the most iconic people ever on Jeopardy. Now, if you've been living under a fucking

rock and I don't know what's wrong with you, if that's the case, Amy Schneider is an American software

engineer and Jeopardy champion. Following a 40 game winning streak, she became the most successful

woman to ever compete on Jeopardy. She is second all time in the show's herstery, trailing only

Ken Jennings. Also, she is the first openly transgender contestant to qualify for the tournament of

champions. Her new book and the form of a question, the joys and rewards of a curious life is out

this month. Amy, how are you? I am doing fantastic. 40 fucking games. That's longer than a month.

You sent 40 hose pack in and I just want to say, good, wait, that's way more than 40. Yeah, 80

hose pack in. Yeah. More like 40 times too. I'm obsessed with you for that. You're a literal

expert in curiosity. What is something that has sparked your curiosity recently? Yeah, it's just

last night I was I was thinking about how in Britain, they've got like nights that are like

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