Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Stats Page

Show Details: 2006

2006-01-07

Best Of NPR DB ID: 79
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Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! including: singing mice, "666"/"616" introduction debacle, Not My Job with Maj. Robert Bateman, Paula Poundstone's first win

2006-01-14

NPR DB ID: 78
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Bluff(s)
#1
Correct: Paula Poundstone
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Who's Carl This Time?, Listener Limerick Challenge, Not My Job about new workplace vocabulary, Bluff the Listener about cheaters, Panelist Predictions: what are some of the reasons that caused Judge Samuel Alito's wife to cry during his confirmation hearing?
Notes

Listener, an English teacher at "Lick-Wilmerding High School", has problem with rhymes and limericks, while Paula has fun with the name "Lick-Wilmerding" and yells "... POINT LICK-WILMERDING!!!". Interestingly, the answer for the first limerick was "dumb".

2006-01-21

NPR DB ID: 77
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Who's Carl This Time?, Listener Limerick Challenge, Not My Job about Benjamin Franklin, Who's Carl This Time? Round II, Panelist Predictions: what will NASA find on Pluto with the New Horizon spacecraft?

2006-01-28

NPR DB ID: 76
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Adam Felber
Correct: Mo Rocca
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Carl Kasell's Countdown, Bluff the Listener about dangerous clothing, Not My Job about "Worst Business Moments of 2005" by "Business 2.0" magazine, Who's Carl This Time?, Panelist Predictions: what will appear in the supposed photos with Jack Abramoff and President Bush?
Notes

The first show to be made available as a podcast.

2006-02-04

NPR DB ID: 75
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Guest: Korva Coleman
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Tom Bodett
Correct: Tom Bodett
Description
Who's Korva This Time?, Bluff the Listener about unusual corporate synergy, Not My Job about Jack Abramoff's short career as a movie producer, Who's Korva This Time? Round II, Panelist Predictions: what are some of the reactions to President Bush's "State of the Union" address from the human-animal hybrid-American community?
Notes

When the listener contestant for the Bluff the Listener round mentioned that she was playing the game as a wish list/gift for someone, the discussion devolved from there.

Peter messes up the retired Senator Gary Hart's introduction by stating Gary Hart served 8 years in the Senate instead of 12 years, as he forgot that each term is 6 years and not 4. One of Gary's retorts is "wait, wait... don't tell me." Peter also got under Gary's skin by calling him a "wise old man" instead of a "wise man".

The listener contestant for the second Who's Korva This Time? said that one of his boy-lesque names is "Brandon Vandermuffin".

2006-02-11

NPR DB ID: 74
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Guest: Korva Coleman
Panelists
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Roxanne Roberts
Correct: Roxanne Roberts
Description
Who's Korva This Time?, Bluff the Listener about unusual kid shows, Not My Job about top British motorists excuses and stories, Korva Coleman's Countdown, Panelist Predictions: what cartoon will cause the next global outrage?
Notes

After Sally Jesse Raphael bombed the Not My Job segment, Sally said that she's "the Paula Poundstone of (inaudible)".

Peter somewhat insults Kyrie stating that some thinking is required as it is an NPR show.

2006-02-18

NPR DB ID: 73
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Amy Dickinson
Correct: Amy Dickinson
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Carl Kasell's Countdown, Bluff the Listener about not-so-Wonders of the world, Not My Job about Kellogg's, Who's Carl This Time?, Panelist Predictions: what will be Dick Cheney's next "accident"?

2006-02-25

NPR DB ID: 72
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Who's Carl This Time?, Winter Olympics Personals, Not My Job with questions designed to stump Ken Jennings, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: how will the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver get better ratings than the games in Turin?
Notes

After Adam won the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round, Paula said "There it is... Adam Felber: the Ken Jennings of the panel; going into his first night."

2006-03-04

NPR DB ID: 71
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Panelists
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Roxanne Roberts
Correct: Charlie Pierce
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Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about meat in the news, Not My Job about Anna Nicole Smith, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: which case will make the Supreme Court forget about Anna Nicole Smith?

2006-03-11

NPR DB ID: 70
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Roy Blount, Jr.
Correct: Roy Blount, Jr.
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A New Horoscope Game, Bluff the Listener about interesting pairing of spokespeople and product, Not My Job about Thomas Kinkade, Who's Carl This Time?, Panelist Predictions: what movie will win the Best Picture 2006 Oscar?

2006-03-18

NPR DB ID: 69
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Panelists
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Adam Felber
Correct: Adam Felber
Description
Carl Kasell's Countdown, Bluff the Listener about a frat boy's dream come true, Not My Job about theories about the afterlife, Who's Carl This Time?, Panelist Predictions: how will Mike Wallace fill his free time?
Notes

The listener contestant for the first Who's Carl This Time? round was a bit picky with how "Salisbury" is pronounced. The same listener was a bit miffed that she had to say "Slobodan Milosevic", stating that it "doesn't roll off of the Southern tongue". She did say it properly nonetheless. Paula Poundstone thought that Andrew Jackson was on the $10 instead of the $20.

The listener contestant for the Bluff the Listener round is the co-owner of Portland's Three Square Grill and Picklopolis.

2006-03-25

NPR DB ID: 68
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Mo Rocca
Correct: Mo Rocca
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Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about personal security innovations, Not My Job about novelist Dan Brown, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: how will President Bush give his second term new life?
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When the listener contestant for the Who's Carl This Time? round couldn't figure out the answer to a question about Condoleezza Rice and asked for a hint, Mo Rocca sang "Blank-a-roni, the Secretary of State" (in tune of "Rice-a-Roni, A San Francisco Treat!"). Huge kudos to @Ojoya for tracking this one down for me!

During the Listener Limerick Challenge round when Peter was discussing the soccer/football matches between Muslims and LGBTs, Mo sang "everybody fatwah" to the tune of "Everybody Dance Now".

2006-04-01

NPR DB ID: 67
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Roxanne Roberts
Correct: Roxanne Roberts
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about buying something that can usually be had for free, Not My Job about Playboy Playmates, Carl Kasell's Lonely-Hearts Club, Panelist Predictions: what loopholes are hidden in the lobbying reform bill?

2006-04-08

NPR DB ID: 66
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Carl Kasell's Countdown, Listener Limerick Challenge, Not My Job about Tom DeLay, Who's Carl This Time?, Panelist Predictions: what will Katie Couric do to prove she's ready for the "CBS Evening News"?

2006-04-15

NPR DB ID: 65
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Tom Bodett
Correct: Tom Bodett
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about KISS, Not My Job about Queen Elizabeth, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: how will Silvio Berlusconi fill his free time?
Notes

After Carl announced that Kyrie O'Connor had won the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round, Kyrie stated that she doesn't think she has both won and beaten Adam before. In fact, Kyrie had done so three times prior to that show: 2005-02-19, 2005-06-04 and 2005-12-24.

2006-04-22

NPR DB ID: 64
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Roy Blount, Jr.
Correct: Aamer Haleem
Description
Carl Kasell's Countdown, Bluff the Listener about a reality TV program actually based on reality, Not My Job about the 100th Anniversary of the San Francisco 1906 earthquake, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what is next for Tom Cruise?
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Aamer Haleem used his "default" answers of "Herpes" and "Boutros Boutros-Ghali" during the panelist rounds and the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round. Paula tried to plead with Roy Blount, Jr. to punt it so that Paula would win; in which, Roy responded with "I will not fall off of the cross", which was what Aamer tried to get Carl and Peter to accept as a correct answer during his Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round.

2006-04-29

NPR DB ID: 63
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Adam Felber
Correct: Adam Felber
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Carl Kasell's Way Back Machine, Listener Limerick Challenge, Not My Job about famous apologies, Bluff the Listener about new kids products, Panelist Predictions: what will Dan Brown find hidden in Bill Clinton's new portrait?

2006-05-06

NPR DB ID: 62
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Roxanne Roberts
Correct: Charlie Pierce
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about jokes influencing the real world, Not My Job about Turkmenistan dictator Sardar Saparmurat Turkmenbashi, Carl Kasell's Lonely-Hearts Club, Panelist Predictions: what was President Bush really saying when singing the national anthem in Spanish?

2006-05-13

NPR DB ID: 61
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Who's Carl This Time?, Not My Job about the biggest louts in Hollywood, Carl Kasell's Countdown, Panelist Predictions: what will the NSA hear while wiretapping civilian calls?
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Tom Hanks erupts at Peter when he misses the first question, Paula's knowledge of food vending in court cracks up the group

2006-05-20

NPR DB ID: 60
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Roy Blount, Jr.
Correct: Kyrie O'Connor
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Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about circus acts influencing real life, Not My Job about the Heimlich maneuver, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: where is Jimmy Hoffa really buried?
Notes

Fish puns

2006-05-27

NPR DB ID: 59
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Roxanne Roberts
Correct: Roxanne Roberts
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Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a new exercise craze, Not My Job about cheating in sports, Carl Kasell's Cineplex of Wonders, Panelist Predictions: what are some of the other super powers will tele-evangelist Pat Robertson claim to have?

2006-06-03

NPR DB ID: 58
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Tom Bodett
Correct: Tom Bodett
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about the side effects of a drought in England, Not My Job about organ grinder Joe Bush, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the future of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's baby?
Notes

The first listener contestant had a last name of "Walkup", which lead to Peter and the panelists having fun with it; particularly, with Charlie Pierce responding with "yeah, right!". The same listener seemed to have been trying to search for the answer for the 2nd question online and Peter and Sue called the listener out on it. Peter said, in an exaggerated manner, "there's no Googling on Wait Wait!". The other panelists jumped on to poke fun of the (failed) attempt.

The first panelist round question dealt with a Greenpeace press release statement that had a really bad "Mad Lib" like fail.

While Peter Sagal was describing how someone caught Barry Bond's 715th home run baseball and Peter let out two Freudian slips by calling Barry Bond's home run baseballs as "his (Bond's) balls" being marked with special holographs and DNA, and said "Barry Bond's balls".

2006-06-10

NPR DB ID: 57
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Adam Felber
Correct: Paula Poundstone
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Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about Prince Phillip, the Duke of Edinburgh, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be proclaimed as the most liberal rock song?
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Interesting coincidence: Paul Provenza's project is for a film version of "Everybody Poops" while all of the Not My Job answers were "B" (or answer "number 2")

2006-06-17

NPR DB ID: 56
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Bluff(s)
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Chosen: Roy Blount, Jr.
Correct: Mo Rocca
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Who's Corey This Time?, Bluff the Listener about unusual spokespeople, Not My Job about Senator Robert Byrd, Who's Corey This Time? Round II, Panelist Predictions: what management changes will be made by the new leader of al-Qaida in Iraq?

2006-06-24

NPR DB ID: 55
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Guest: Korva Coleman
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Sue Ellicott
Correct: Sue Ellicott
Description
Korva Coleman's Countdown, Bluff the Listener about inventive birthday parties, Not My Job about duct tape, Who's Korva This Time?, Panelist Predictions: how will the US will stop a North Korean missile?
Notes

Jim Lehrer is called "Jimmy-Jimmy Bobo" by a child

2006-07-01

NPR DB ID: 54
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Luke Burbank
Correct: Luke Burbank
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Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about new safety devices, Not My Job about Superman, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: who will be the villain in the next Superman movie?
Notes

Another instance where Mo Rocca uses the surname "Bagnoli" in this Bluff the Listener story.

2006-07-08

Best Of Repeat: 2006-01-07 NPR DB ID: 53
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  • Multiple Panelists
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Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! including: singing mice, "666"/"616" introduction debacle, Not My Job with Maj. Robert Bateman, Paula Poundstone's first win

2006-07-15

NPR DB ID: 52
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Roy Blount, Jr.
Correct: Richard Roeper
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Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about deep fryers in history, Not My Job about the bikini, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what's next for soccer star Zinedine Zidane?
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Janeane Garofalo uses SAT tips to answer the Not My Job questions and bombs humorously

2006-07-22

NPR DB ID: 51
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Who's Carl This Time? all about the G8 summit, Listener Limerick Challenge, Not My Job about competitive eating, Who's Carl This Time? Round II, Panelist Predictions: who will be the next person unaware of a live microphone?
Notes

Regarding NPR's not censoring President Bush's swearing, Mo called NPR as "National Potty-Mouth Radio"

2006-07-29

NPR DB ID: 50
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Roxanne Roberts
Correct: Roxanne Roberts
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about toys getting a modern makeover, Not My Job about complaint letters sent to New York City mayors, Who's Carl This Time? Round II, Panelist Predictions: what the Iraqi premier really wanted to say to Congress?
Notes

During the second panelist round, Roxanne Roberts made a pun with "Kurds and Whey" regarding Kurdish state in Iraq.

After Roxanne answered all of her Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank questions correctly, including a question about inflatable body in a car's glove box, Peter noted that Luke Burbank has been deflated and can be put back into the glove compartment. Luke's deflated response was "Thanks Peter, that's totally what I needed."

2006-08-05

Best Of NPR DB ID: 49
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Description
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several Not My Job favorites

2006-08-12

NPR DB ID: 48
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Guest: Luke Burbank
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Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Charlie Pierce
Correct: Sue Ellicott
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about Mel Gibson, Not My Job about M. Night Shyamalan, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what changes will Raul Castro make as he takes over for Fidel Castro?
Notes

Tradition of audience chanting "Luuuuuuke" begins, with Aamer explaining that the audience was not boo-ing Luke; Aamer comically crossed the line about large women carrying trays of food when discussing that a study showed that hungry men tended to favor more "curvaceous" women and Sue mentioned that hungry men should go after people carrying trays of food; Carl used the word "fart" in one of the Listener Limericks.

One of the panelist questions was about a Chorizo sausage mascot called "El Picante", who was let go after one game to be "re-seasoned" but could be interpreted as it having a "temporary work visa", Charlie jokingly said that it was really fast, but Luke made a slight about it being able to swim; which lead to the audience "boo-ing" Luke, but Luke commenting that all he could hear was "Luke".

2006-08-19

NPR DB ID: 47
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Guest: Luke Burbank
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Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Correct: Paula Poundstone
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about corporate overlords, Not My Job about Mrs. Duke Cunningham, Who's Carl This Time? Round II, Panelist Predictions: what new object will be called a planet?
Notes

Continuation of audience chanting "Luuuuuuke", in which Paula retorts Luke's comment of "...explaining that's people saying my name, not boo-ing" with "It's good that you think that... he's got an indomitable spirit, doesn't he? Little fella."; Paula stumbles on a question regarding NPR by not knowing who "Stamberg" is; the panelists and a listener ended up turning the beginning of Who's Carl This Time? Round II into "Beauty Chat" with more chanting of "Luuuuuuke".

Paula answered a Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question about a certain computer manufacturer's "exploding" laptop, which was mentioned in Who's Carl This Time?, Round II by Tom Bodett, which Paula enthusiastically answered with "Dell!!!"; in the same round, Paula was asked about Chicagoan's last chance to eat a certain food before a ban takes effect with "Ahh, heroin!", in which hilarity ensued.

2006-08-26

NPR DB ID: 46
Host
Guest: Luke Burbank
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Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Amy Dickinson
Correct: Amy Dickinson
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about name recognition, Not My Job about jeans, Who's Carl This Time? Round II, Panelist Predictions: what new mnemonic device will kids use to remember the order of the planets?
Notes

Continuation of audience chanting "Luuuuuuke" with Luke retorting that half the people would complete it with "I'm your father". Charlie Pierce's Bluff the Listener refers to the "Dingoes Ate My Baby".

2006-09-02

Best Of NPR DB ID: 45
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  • Multiple Panelists
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Description
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! including: psychic Adam Felber and "embarrassing" answers, Roxanne and Mo lengthy attempts to correctly answer their questions, Dick Cheney incident, P.J. aggrieved rants, Bluff the Listener about KISS, Not My Job with D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams about Turkmenistan, panelists working together and thinking alike

2006-09-09

NPR DB ID: 44
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Roy Blount, Jr.
Correct: Roy Blount, Jr.
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about suburban innovations, Not My Job about the Stanford University marching band, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be Katie Couric's "CBS Evening News" closing quote?

2006-09-16

NPR DB ID: 43
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Kyrie O'Connor
Correct: Kyrie O'Connor
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about protests with unintended outcomes, Not My Job about questions to stump a fashion designer, Carl Kasell's Countdown, Panelist Predictions: how will Tucker Carlson's come back after doing poorly on "Dancing with the Stars"?
Notes

Four words: Carl Kasell on helium

2006-09-23

NPR DB ID: 42
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Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Roxanne Roberts
Correct: Roxanne Roberts
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about forgotten icons of the 1980s, Not My Job about "Presidential Doodles", Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what comeback will President Bush have for Hugo Chavez?
Notes

Peter and the panelists have fun with George Allen's initial insistence that he is not Jewish, although he is

2006-09-30

NPR DB ID: 41
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"Wait Wait" Television, Listener Limerick Challenge, Not My Job about Bill "Bill-O" O'Reilly, Who's Carl This Time?, Panelist Predictions: how Bill Clinton will lose his temper next time?
Notes

The listener for the Listener Limerick Challenge round seemed either impatient or pressed for time and didn't want the guys to dilly dally too much and told the guys to move on to the next limerick twice.

2006-10-07

NPR DB ID: 40
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Roxanne Roberts
Correct: Tom Bodett
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about ways that people stay happily married, Not My Job rematch with Ken Jennings, Who's Carl This Time? Round II, Panelist Predictions: what will be Bob Woodward's next book?

2006-10-14

Best Of NPR DB ID: 39
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Description
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several Not My Job favorites

2006-10-21

NPR DB ID: 38
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Roy Blount, Jr.
Correct: Roy Blount, Jr.
Description
An Internet Destination Called Carlslist, Bluff the Listener about cliches coming to life, Not My Job about government websites aimed at children, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will happen to the 300-millionth American?

2006-10-28

NPR DB ID: 37
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Tom Bodett
Correct: Amy Dickinson
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about improbable toys for Christmas, Not My Job about Gilbert Arenas of the Washington Wizards, Who's Carl This Time? Round II, Panelist Predictions: what new policy for Iraq will replace "Stay the Course"?

2006-11-04

NPR DB ID: 36
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Roxanne Roberts
Correct: Roxanne Roberts
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about famous people who almost changed their destiny, Not My Job about obscure topics found in Wikipedia, Carl Kasell's Mudsling-a-Thon, Panelist Predictions: what will be some of the 2006 midterm election surprises?

2006-11-11

NPR DB ID: 35
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Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Tom Bodett
Correct: Tom Bodett
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, The "Wait Wait" Unemployment Office, Not My Job about worst video games listed by "PC World", Bluff the Listener about Thanksgiving innovations, Panelist Predictions: what will President Bush and the Democrats agree on?
Notes

Peter throws around a bit of Yiddish after talking about George Allen losing

2006-11-18

NPR DB ID: 34
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Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Roy Blount, Jr.
Correct: Paul Provenza
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about unexpected consequences from the 2006 midterm elections, Not My Job about "Pink Lady and Jeff", Who's Carl This Time? Round II, Panelist Predictions: what will be Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes's wedding vows?
Notes

When Paula remarked that Harry Shearer must have had the "Pink Lady and Jeff" DVD set, Harry replied stating he does not think DVDs have been made of the show. At that point, Paula retorted he would have had the "Director's Cut". In fact, a DVD set of "Pink Lady" was released in 2001.

2006-11-25

Best Of NPR DB ID: 33
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  • Multiple Panelists
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    N/A
Description
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! including: G8 summit, Hogan Heroes, Greenpeace and two examples of Peter screwing up.

2006-12-02

NPR DB ID: 32
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Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Amy Dickinson
Correct: Amy Dickinson
Description
Carl Kasell's Apology-palooza, Bluff the Listener about movies making life difficult in the real world, Not My Job about "Hemingway and Bailey's Bartending Guide", Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: how will the current situation in Iraq be called?
Notes

At the end of Amy Dickinson's Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round, Mo Rocca asked if "panda porn" was in black and white.

2006-12-09

NPR DB ID: 31
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Bluff(s)
#1
Correct: Angela Nissel
Description
Carl Kasell's Missed Connections, Bluff the Listener about improving home resale values, Not My Job about body language from "Definitive Book of Body Language", Who's Carl This Time?, Panelist Predictions: what will President Bush do with the Iraq Study Group report?

2006-12-16

NPR DB ID: 30
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Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Kyrie O'Connor
Correct: Kyrie O'Connor
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Bluff the Listener about holiday traditions in trouble, Not My Job about embarrassing media errors and corrections, Who's Carl This Time? Round II, Panelist Predictions: what will be President Bush's next "New Way Forward" for Iraq?

2006-12-23

NPR DB ID: 29
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Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Charlie Pierce
Correct: Charlie Pierce
Description
Who's Carl This Time?, Listener Limerick Challenge, Not My Job about worst toys of all time, Bluff the Listener about revenge, Panelist Predictions: who will be Time's Person of the Year for 2007?

2006-12-30

Best Of Repeat: 2006-09-02 NPR DB ID: 28
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Panelists
  • Multiple Panelists
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Description
Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! including: psychic Adam Felber and "embarrassing" answers, Roxanne and Mo lengthy attempts to correctly answer their questions, Dick Cheney incident, P.J. aggrieved rants, Bluff the Listener about KISS, Not My Job with D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams about Turkmenistan, panelists working together and thinking alike