History of Crossword Puzzles and Why they Matter Now, also

In this first episode, Ashley is joined by Hannah to learn about the history of the crossword puzzle. Included in this episode is a clip from: https://youtu.be/oP8zplB_kJY?si=kv0bYW9poEWoobTbTheme Music by: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/legacyalli/sound-phrases/lo-fi-classical-hues/Sources:⁠https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/specialfeatures/crossword-puzzle-trivia-surprising-facts-and-history/⁠⁠https://time.com/5811396/crossword-history/⁠⁠https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/crossword-became-american-pastime-180973558/⁠⁠https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/books/review/thinking-inside-the-box-crosswords-adrienne-raphel.html⁠⁠https://www.crosswordtournament.com/⁠⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Crossword_Puzzle_Tournament⁠https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wordplay_(film)⁠https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12400524/⁠⁠https://www.waspc.org/assets/Connection%20meaning%20and%20distraction.pdf⁠⁠https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/news/newsroom/news-releases/2024/09/specially-designed-video-games-may-benefit-mental-health-of-children-and-teenagers⁠⁠https://digiday.com/marketing/why-the-new-york-times-is-forging-connections-with-gamers-as-it-diversifies-its-audience/⁠⁠https://www.niemanlab.org/2022/08/puzzles-pair-well-with-reading-the-news-why-news-outlets-are-getting-into-games-again⁠⁠https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/the-rise-of-newspaper-games