Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
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For a wacky and whip-smart approach to the week’s news and newsmakers, listen no further than Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, the oddly informative news quiz from NPR. During each fast-paced, irreverent show, host Peter Sagal leads what might be characterized as the news Olympics. Callers, panelists, and guests compete by answering questions about the week's events, identifying impersonations, filling in the blanks at lightening speed, sniffing out fake news items, and deciphering limericks. Listeners vie for a chance to win the most coveted prize in radio: having official judge and scorekeeper Carl Kasell record the outgoing message on their home answering machine.
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As founder and president of Emerson Collective, Laurene Powell Jobs is one of the world's foremost philanthropists. She knows how to give, but can she answer our questions about famous misers?
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David Alan Grier is a Tony-winning actor and comedian whose new movie is The American Society of Magical Negroes. He may be known as DAG, but what does he know about WAGs?
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Claudia Goldin is one of the world's leading economists, a winner of the Nobel Prize and a Time Person of the Year. She knows about economy, but can she answer our questions about first class?
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Danny Brown reshaped Detroit's rap scene with XXX, and in 2021, moved to Austin to do it all again. He may be the greatest Danny Brown, but what does he know about best-selling author Dan Brown?
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This week, we celebrate Presidents' Day by revisiting interviews with guests who would ABSOLUTELY win the popular vote. So cue up the band, and be ready to hail to Ray Romano, Rosie Perez, and more!
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Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein formed Sleater-Kinney in Olympia 30 years ago, and are still going strong. Their new album is Little Rope, but can they answer our questions about knitting?
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In 2017, Lena Waithe became the first Black woman to win an Emmy for comedy writing. Since then, she's done it all, from acting to producing. She made The Chi, but what does she know about Guy Fieri?
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It was announced last year that Top Chef winner Kristen Kish would be replacing Padma Lakshmi as host. She may be Top Chef, but what she know about Jeff Bezos, the Top Jeff?
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Janet Yellen is the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, so naturally, we've asked her about things that are treasure-y, specifically, the items people bring onto the Antiques Roadshow.
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David Oyelowo is a celebrated actor who's played everything from Old West lawmen to MLK. His newest movie is called Role Play, but what does he know about Roll Play, or games played by rolling balls?