The Setting Trick Guest Directory
118 guests across 113 episodes, listed by last name. Find a player you admire and jump to their episode.
Guests A to Z
| Guest | Episode | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Antonios, AJ | 110 | Learned in three months, won the Gold Coast Teams |
| Baldysz, Sophia | 74 | Event review |
| Bauer, Tracey | 59 | In support of junior bridge |
| Bellicaud, Luc | 108 | Built Lia, the bridge robot |
| Bender, Albert | 33 | Taking the game to kids |
| Bilde, Dennis | 91 | The Danish ace |
| Bilde, Morten | 71 | Introducing bridge to young people |
| Bramley, Bart | 12 | Master storyteller |
| Bricken, Susan | 43 | Dedicated to growing the game |
| Brines, Tracy | 98 | From nuclear control room to card table |
| Brogeland, Boye | 84 | Bridge at the edge |
| Brown, Matthew | 70 | High compatibility |
| Calmanovici, Alessandro | 111 | Founder of Bridge Tricks |
| Caprera, Dave | 8 | Sleeps on the couch |
| Carmichael, Jenni | 45 | Director |
| Carmichael, Tom | 24 | Captains the juniors |
| Carter, Adrienne | 90 | Shifting your mindset |
| Castoldi, Lynn | 92 | Winning with joy |
| Cavalier, Drew | 86 | From nervous to national champ |
| Chen, Andrew | 30 | Youngest Life Master titleholder |
| Chen, Steve | 30 | Youngest Life Master series |
| Clayton, Phil | 21 | Online champion |
| Cochran, Steve | 35 | Youngest Life Master series |
| Cooper, Kitty | 48 | Loves a good hand |
| Cunningham, Shaneka | 113 | The ACBL's viral bridge videos |
| Derman, Ethan | 104 | From water polo to world championships |
| Deshpande, Amaresh | 11 | Creator of Hool and Kida |
| Edelstein, Jeff | 95 | Inside the ACBL Recorder's office |
| Edgtton, Nabil | 26, 110 | Taught AJ Antonios to win the Gold Coast Teams |
| Eiriksson, Svenni | 94 | From Iceland to Delray |
| Frazer, Kim | 19 | Olympian; author of Gaining the Mental Edge at Bridge |
| Freeman, Jacob | 22 | Teens that win |
| Gellas, Bonnie | 67 | Beginners' bridge teacher |
| Gjaldbæk, Kåre | 13 | Talks Danish coffees |
| Gold, David | 99 | Bridge, food and playing with legends |
| Gong, Nathan | 65 | Junior ambassador for new players |
| Granovetter, Matthew | 80 | Bridge mystic |
| Grossack, Adam | 6, 96 | Sees the angles; USA-1 victory |
| Grossack, Zach | 4 | Bridge star |
| Grue, Joe | Nov 2022 | (no episode number in feed) |
| Hackett, Jason | 85 | AKA Prime Mutton |
| Hamman, Bob | 2 | The GOAT |
| Hampson, Geoff | 16 | Best in the world |
| Hanlon, Tom | 60 | Irish swordsman |
| Hans, Sartaj | 61 | Keeps getting better |
| Hinze, Greg | 32 | This dude abides |
| Hirschman, Dan | 35 | Youngest Life Master series |
| Hirschman, Sam | 35 | Youngest Life Master series |
| Hoffer, Scott | 27 | Founder of Tricky Bridge |
| Holzhauer, James | 10 | Jeopardy! champion |
| Hsieh, Bill | 37 | Youngest Life Master series |
| Hsieh, David | 37 | Youngest Life Master series |
| Hsieh, Doug | 37 | Youngest Life Master series |
| Huang, Shan | 42 | Is better than you |
| Hubert, Olin | 53 | Not just a director |
| Humphreys, Greg | 54, 55 | Charlottesville's best |
| Jeng, Richard | 31 | Youngest Life Master series |
| Jenkins, Bronia | 79 | Boss Ladies of Bridge |
| Jonas-Silver, Maya | 105 | Teaching bridge to a new generation |
| Jones, Lamont | 73 | The gist of bid whist |
| Jones, Morris | 6 | "Mojo" |
| Kalita, Jacek | 40 | The gentle killer |
| Kaplan, Adam | 31 | Youngest Life Master series |
| Kolesnik, Alex | 66 | Bridge dad |
| Kolesnik, Emma | 112 | World Mixed Teams champion |
| Kolesnik, Finn | 22 | Teens that win |
| Kranyak, John | 49 | Better late than never |
| Levine, Mike | 38 | Hires the best |
| Lien, Owen | 81 | Does it all in bridge |
| Lin, Amber | 64, part 1 part 2 | Bridge's Wonder Woman |
| Lu, Danning | 39 | Collegiate Bowl champ |
| Lund Madsen, Christina | 100 | Bridge's master mixer |
| Macura, Milan | 46 | Streaming bridge |
| Mahmood, Zia | 5 | Discusses a bidding problem |
| Meckstroth, Jeff | 14 | All-time great |
| Morse, Susan | 47 | Bridge writer extraordinaire |
| Nilsmark, Tuva | 87 | BridgeQueen |
| Palma, Antonio | 103 | Breaks through after seven straight finals losses |
| Parham, LaDawna | 79 | Boss Ladies of Bridge |
| Parrish, Adam | 107 | Leveling Up host; bridge author |
| Pepić, Selena | 56, 57 | Is addicted |
| Platnick, Brian | 75 | Can tell you if you're world class |
| Punch, Samantha | 7 | Champions bridge |
| Raine, Steve | 68 | Game on |
| Reynolds, Brian | 83 | Bridge outlier |
| Rimstedt, Mikael | 44 | Twins that win |
| Rimstedt, Ola | 44 | Twins that win |
| Robson, Andrew | 34 | The formidable Englishman |
| Rosenberg, Kevin | 50 | Dream partner |
| Rosenberg, Michael | 9 | Plays a different game |
| Rosthøj, Ella | 102 | Denmark's rising stars |
| Rowberg, Andrew | 39 | Collegiate Bowl champ |
| Schafer, Walt | 25 | Host of the nightly online Schafer game |
| Schireson, Olivia | 58 | Next gen |
| Scorchev, Stefan | 89 | Getting IntoBridge |
| Sigsgaard, Julie Marina | 102 | Denmark's rising stars |
| Silverstein, Aaron | 77 | The mentor you want |
| Silverstein, Avery | 106 | Junior world championships |
| Smith, Ron | 28, 29 | Funny, with more stories |
| Solo, John | 69 | This is the song about bridge |
| Sullivan, Katie | 63 | Not pumping the brakes |
| Tebha, Anam | 17 | Mixed champion |
| Threlkeld, Stephanie | 113 | The ACBL's viral bridge videos |
| Todd, Robert | 41 | Adventures in teaching |
| Tucker, Patty | 62 | Youthful enthusiast |
| Unge, Emanuel | 101 | Creator of the Cue Bids app |
| Verbeek, Tim | 109 | Catching cheaters, learning to lose |
| Weinstein, Steve | 15 | Relentless to win |
| de Wijs, Simon | 76 | Bridge's vault keeps all secrets |
| Wildavsky, Adam | 5 | Listener turned guest |
| Willenken, Chris | 23 | Next-level bridge thinking |
| Wolpert, Gavin | 1, 78 | BridgeWinners co-founder; the show's first guest |
| Wooldridge, Joel | 35 | Youngest Life Master series |
| Xu, Michael | 36 | Asks a lot of questions |
| Zamir, Ami | 88 | From Fishbein glory to fatherhood |
| Zeckhauser, Richard | 82 | Making better decisions |
| Zhao, Jack | 20 | Laughs his face off |
| Zur Campanile, Migry | 3 | John's first world championship partner |
Solo episodes with John: 52, 72, 93, 97. Ep. 18 is the Best of Seasons One and Two. Source: The Setting Trick podcast feed.