Show Details: January 2021

2021-01-02

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1198
Location
Home/Remote Studios
Host
Peter Sagal
Scorekeeper
5, 4, 3, 2, 1! It's the New Year's Bill drop
Panelists
Guests
Description
Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments from the past year

2021-01-09

NPR DB ID: 1199
Location
Home/Remote Studios
Host
Peter Sagal
Scorekeeper
Hey, now. Don't storm the Capitol. Storm me, the Capi-Bill!
Panelists
Guests
Bluff
Chosen: Joel Kim Booster
Correct: Maeve Higgins
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about feuds over people calling dibs on the same thing, Not My Job about tunas, 2021? More Like 20-20-Fun, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what big change they're going to make at the Capitol Building now that they have to do renovations?
Notes

The show was recorded remotely.

2021-01-16

NPR DB ID: 1200
Location
Home/Remote Studios
Host
Peter Sagal
Scorekeeper
Like Ma Bell, I got the Bill communications
Panelists
Guests
Bluff
Chosen: Luke Burbank
Correct: Luke Burbank
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about chickens in the news, Not My Job about feeble bridges, The Insurrection Collection, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: how "Sex and The City" will explain Samantha's absence from the reboot?
Notes

The show was recorded remotely.

2021-01-23

NPR DB ID: 1201
Location
Home/Remote Studios
Host
Peter Sagal
Scorekeeper
The voice of the NPR credits and the reason you have a weird crush on Progressive Insurance
Panelists
Guests
Bluff
Chosen: Mo Rocca
Correct: Mo Rocca
Description
Who's Chioke This Time?, Bluff the Listener about a tarnished image being rehabilitated, Not My Job about original tick-tock stars: clocks, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what big surprise executive order will President Biden issue?
Notes

The show was recorded remotely.

During the Not My Job segment, Peter Sagal asked if Mo Rocca still knew the lyrics to the Che part of "Evita". Mo Rocca and Mandy Patinkin then started singing a portion of "Oh What a Circus".

Mandy was joined by his wife Kathryn Grody and she helped Mandy answer the Not My Job quiz questions.

After Josh Gondelman won the game, he said that it was an honor to play with such a competitive panel. Mo then said that that made him "really moisten" causing Helen Hong, Josh and Peter squick out.

2021-01-30

NPR DB ID: 1202
Location
Home/Remote Studios
Host
Peter Sagal
Scorekeeper
Sorry, Buffalo. I guess only certain Bills are winners
Panelists
Guests
Bluff
Chosen: Tom Papa
Correct: Tom Papa
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about how Brexit isn't going so well, Not My Job about swimming pools, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the big surprise ad during next weekend's Super Bowl?
Notes

The show was recorded remotely.

When Peter Sagal asked Bill Kurtis how Jessi Klein did in answering her Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank questions, Bill said that "she had 5 right for 5 more points". Each question is worth 2 points and thus Jessi would get 10 more points; which, Bill did correctly say for a total of 11 points.

Tom Papa notched his very first win on the show.