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Show Details: March 2016

2016-03-05

NPR DB ID: 945
Scorekeeper Someone's knocking at the door. Someone's ringing the bill Bill Kurtis
Panelists
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
Description

Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a new literary controversy, Not My Job about old sports jerseys, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will the GOP try next to bring down Donald Trump?

2016-03-12

NPR DB ID: 946
Scorekeeper Hey ladies, get your tickets to the Billith Fair Bill Kurtis
Panelists
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Chosen Faith Salie
Chosen Faith Salie
Description

Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about people trying to capitalize on the Oscars, Not My Job about escalators and elevators, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the big thing to come from the US-Canada meeting?

Notes

Both Paula Poundstone and Peter Sagal were voice actors in the movie "Inside Out", which was the topic of Paula's Bluff the Listener story.

2016-03-19

NPR DB ID: 947
Scorekeeper Forget about March Madness, let's play basket-Bill Bill Kurtis
Panelists
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Chosen Tom Bodett
Chosen Tom Bodett
Description

Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about something we once thought was bad for us actually is good for us, Not My Job about three things NPR listeners won't shut up about, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will Supreme Court nominee Merrick Garland do to convince the Senate to confirm him?

Notes

In the edited version of the show, Marina Franklin was asked five questions during the Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank round and answered four correctly. Bill Kurtis stated that she answered five correct, meaning that the fifth would have come from one of the three questions edited out.

2016-03-26

NPR DB ID: 948
Scorekeeper This is not a drill; it's a Bill Bill Kurtis
Panelists
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Chosen Luke Burbank
Chosen Luke Burbank
Description

Who's Bill This Time, Bluff the listener about a Romanian town of Bogata, Not My Job about three different kinds of bases, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: where will President Obama go next, after visiting Cuba?

Notes

When Peter introduced Luke Burbank, the audience continued the tradition of chanting "Luuuuuuke!".