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Show Details: December 2024

2024-12-07

NPR DB ID: 1407
Scorekeeper I'm Frosty the Anchorman Bill Kurtis
Panelists
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Chosen Negin Farsad
Chosen Negin Farsad
Description

Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about usual side effects of a common drug; Not My Job about things you can buy for this holiday season; Panel Questions; That's Disrespectful; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning-Fill-in-the-Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be the next trendy theme restaurant?

Notes

Another instance in which all three choices for the third Not My Job question were correct.

The "That's Disrespectful" segment has Peter asking panelists a series of true or false questions. Adam Burke missed both of this questions while Negin Farsad answered both correct. No questions were asked or included for Adam Felber in the edited version of the show.

2024-12-14

NPR DB ID: 1408
Scorekeeper Anybody here a reindeer? 'Cause, I'm about to sleigh Bill Kurtis
Panelists
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Chosen Mo Rocca
Chosen Mo Rocca
Description

Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about Bruce Springsteen in the news; Not My Job about Diana Ross and The Supremes; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be the next innovation in gift giving?

Notes

Both Paula Poundstone and Mo Rocca were on the 2007-03-24 show with Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer was the Not My Job guest. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Mo Rocca were at Harvard at the same time.

2024-12-21

NPR DB ID: 1409
Scorekeeper Forget your silver bells, I'm your silver fox Bill Kurtis
Panelists
Not My Job Guest(s)
Bluff
#1
Description

Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about a whole new kind of outdoor activity that's becoming popular; Not My Job about the Melissa & Doug wooden toy company; Doctors Thought; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be the best Christmas present of the year?

Notes

The Doctors Thought segment was a lightning fill-in-the-blank style round with one question for each panelist.

2024-12-28

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1410
Scorekeeper I'm a little disappointed that this what Bill Kurtis meant when he invited me to be part of his Christmas vacation Guest: Tim Meadows
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! celebrating the holidays with guest scorekeeper Tim Meadows and some favorite interviews

Notes

Karen Chee was the guest host for the 2024-07-20 show with Allyson Felix as the Not My Job guest.

Ayesha Rascoe was the guest scorekeeper for the 2024-09-21 show with Gary Oldman was the Not My Job guest.