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Probably Unanswerable Questions

Plot holes or unresolved logistics.

Probably Unanswerable Questions has run in 363 episodes. The most recent 40 are listed below — open any episode at its timestamp to hear the segment.

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Episode	Host	Answer
‘The Nice Guys’	Bill Simmons	How long did the Nice Guys Agency keep going before Jackson Healy died of a massive heart attack?
‘The Nice Guys’	Chris Ryan	Like two years later? Or how March gets his child taken away by protective services? Imminent.
‘To Live and Die in L.A.’	Bill Simmons	Why does the character wear a Mike Webster Steelers jersey instead of more famous players like Terry Bradshaw or Mean Joe Greene
‘To Live and Die in L.A.’	Chris Ryan	How did Chance have time to learn about Quentin Daily's game stats between arriving at Union Station at 4:45 PM and showing up at Ruth's house around 9-10 PM, especially given the timeline constraints
‘Fargo’	Bill Simmons	Scotty's just not curious enough - where's mom? Why isn't he more perceptive about his wife disappearing?
‘Fargo’	Chris Ryan	Where do you think Carl's supposed to be from - Minnesota or out of town?
‘Fargo’	Kyle Brandt	What is it like if you hate your son-in-law? It must be really bad
‘Sicario’	Bill Simmons	Is this a better movie if Kate shoots Alejandro in the head at the end?
‘Sicario’	Chris Ryan	No to Kate shooting Alejandro, but questions if it would be better if the last shot is Alejandro walking away from the apartment building and not going to Mexico one more time
‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’	Bill Simmons	Was the babysitter eventually arrested? What was Jacob's job?
‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’	Mina Kimes	Ages in the movie are confusing - they compressed all ages to make the plot work, with characters' stated ages not matching actors' apparent ages
‘Crazy, Stupid, Love’	Van Lathan	Agreed that ages were problematic and compared it to inappropriate age dynamics in 80s movies that we now know were wrong