Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! (Rebroadcast) on WAMC

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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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Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me! is co-produced by NPR and Chicago Public Radio.

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
12:00 pm
Sat March 10, 2012

Prediction

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

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
12:00 pm
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!
12:00 pm
Sat March 3, 2012

Limericks

Carl reads three news-related limericks: Shhhh!, Like Amazon For the Heartbroken, oPads.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
12:00 pm
Sat March 3, 2012

Lightning Fill In The Blank

All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
12:00 pm
Sat March 3, 2012

Predictions

Now that Fox is developing a sitcom that takes place at an NPR station, our panelists predict what the pilot episode will be about.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
12:00 pm
Sat March 3, 2012

Who's Carl This Time?

Carl reads three quotes from the week's news: Rich Man, Gaffe Man; The Next Big War; and Muggles Rejoice.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
12:00 pm
Sat March 3, 2012

Opening Panel Round

Our panelists answer questions about the week's news: Let This Be Called "Getting Merkeled" From Now On.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
12:00 pm
Sat March 3, 2012

Bluff The Listener

Our panelists tell us three stories of innovations in beauty, only one of which is true.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
12:00 pm
Sat March 3, 2012

Panel Round Two

More questions for the panel: Racy Tweeting, The New Hit Website, Flying The Friending Skies, Job Requirements.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
7:39 pm
Fri February 24, 2012

Actor John Leguizamo Plays Not My Job

Credit Stephen Lovekin / Getty Images for Twentieth Century Fox

To start off spring training, we've invited actor John Leguizamo to play a game called "This Game Comes With a Shard of Brittle Gum." Three questions about baseball cards — invented in their modern form 60 years ago by Topps.

This segment was originally broadcast on Feb. 19, 2011.

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