Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Saturday 11 AM
Hosted by: Peter Sagal and Carl Kasell

NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! takes a fast-paced, irreverent look at the news of the world—and the weird. Now in its sixth year, the show offers a modern and sometimes raucous twist on the old-time radio quiz show, mining NPR news stories for quiz questions. The host is Peter Sagal, who is an award-winning playwright and father of three in his spare time. America’s favorite newscaster, NPR’s Carl Kasell, is the show’s official judge and scorekeeper.

Each week, Sagal quizzes the panelists and listeners to determine just how closely they paid attention to the week's news. He serves up questions in all forms: lightning rounds, tape from NPR news shows, multiple choice, identify the “fake” story and fill-in-the-blank limericks.Listeners call 888-WAIT-WAIT for a chance to win the most coveted prize in all of public radio: a custom-recorded greeting by Carl Kasell for their home’s answering machine or voice mail.

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
9:00 am
Sat March 17, 2012

Lightning Fill In The Blank

All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
9:00 am
Sat March 17, 2012

Prediction

After the Goldman Sachs employee quit in an op-ed in The New York Times, our panelists predict the next public resignation.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
9:00 am
Sat March 17, 2012

Who's Carl This Time

Carl reads three quotes from the weeks news: Southern Swing, I Quit and A Final Edition.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
12:22 am
Sat March 17, 2012

Musician Joey Burns Plays Not My Job

Credit Sandro Compardo / AP

Guitarist-vocalist Joey Burns and his band, Calexico, are known for mixing genres. Some people call Calexico an Americana band, some call them Tex-Mex — some just settle on calling them awesome.

Since Burns lives in Tucson, the southern desert, we've invited him to answer three questions about music from places where it's really, really cold.

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
9:00 am
Sat March 10, 2012

Opening Panel Round

Our panelists answer questions about the week's news: Forest Facials.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
9:00 am
Sat March 10, 2012

Bluff The Listener

Our panelists tell three stories about wild new ways to improve your commute.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
9:00 am
Sat March 10, 2012

Panel Round Two

More questions for the panel: Colorado's Hickenbloopers; Women and Men Part MCMLXII ; Santorum's Past Presidents Purity Pledge.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
9:00 am
Sat March 10, 2012

Limericks

Carl reads three news-related limericks: Baby Poop Suits; Fattening ATMS and Fido Lipo.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
9:00 am
Sat March 10, 2012

Lightning Fill In The Blank

Originally published on Sat March 10, 2012 9:25 am

Transcript

PETER SAGAL, HOST:

Now onto our final game, Lightning Fill in the Blank. Each of our players will have sixty seconds in which to answer as many fill in the blank questions as he or she can. Each correct answer now worth two points. Carl, can you give us the scores?

CARL KASELL: Brian Babylon has the lead, Peter. He has four points. Tom Bodett had three. Amy Dickinson, two.

SAGAL: All right, Amy, you're in third place. You're up first. The clock will start when I begin your first question. Fill in the blank.

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
9:00 am
Sat March 10, 2012

Prediction

Our panelists predict where we will next see an NFL-style bounty system.

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