Show Details: July 2024
2024-07-06
I'm the man whose voice is bigger than John Hancock's signatureBill Kurtis
Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! celebrating Independence Day (the holiday and the movie) with some favorite guests and segments
Before playing a portion of the Not My Job segment with Rian Johnson, Peter Sagal said that they had Rian on back in 2013 when "The Last Jedi" came out. "The Last Jedi" came out in 2017 and the show that Rian was the Not My Job guest aired on 2018-01-13.
The show description listed on NPR.org listed "Ruth E. Gordon" as one of the Not My Job Guests. The correct name would be "Ruth E. Carter".
2024-07-13
I'm the voice on Bill Kurtis' voicemailGuest: Chioke I'Anson
- First: Emmy Blotnick 14 (Start: 4 / Correct: 5)
- Second: Tom Papa 12 (Start: 2 / Correct: 5)
- Third: Paula Poundstone 8 (Start: 2 / Correct: 3)
Who's Chioke This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about a famous person leaving their mark on a place; Not My Job about librarians; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will George Clooney weigh in on next?
When Peter Sagal quickly summarized Paula Poundstone's Bluff the Listener story, Peter said the story took place in Norway. The story took place in Stockholm, Sweden.
For the third Not My Job questions, Sam Sanders chose "B" while Zach Stafford chose "A". The correct answer was "B" and Chioke I'Anson give them all three points.
For one of Tom Papa's Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question, Tom answered "the plague" while the correct answer was "bird flu". Paula Poundstone answered one of her Lightning questions with "bird flu" while the correct answer was "the plague".
2024-07-20
I'm the voice of your aunt's sexual awakeningBill Kurtis
- First: Hari Kondabolu 15 (Start: 3 / Correct: 6)
- Second: Shantira Jackson 12 (Start: 2 / Correct: 5)
- Third: Roy Blount, Jr. 11 (Start: 3 / Correct: 4)
Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about a fitting tribute in the news; Not My Job about parking meters; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be the next event to cost 600 million dollars?
Allyson Felix initially chose "A" for the first Not My Job question, but Karen Chee asked if Allyson wanted to guess again. Allyson changed her answer to "B", which was correct. Allyson initially chose "C" for the second Not My Job question, but Karen Chee gave her a second try. Allyson changed her answer to "A", which was correct.
2024-07-27
I'm the man with a gold medal in voice gymnasticsBill Kurtis
- First Tied: Peter Grosz 14 (Start: 2 / Correct: 6)
- First Tied: Mo Rocca 14 (Start: 4 / Correct: 5)
- Third: Meredith Scardino 13 (Start: 3 / Correct: 5)
Who's Bill This Time?; Panel Questions; Bluff the Listener about someone committing an office faux pas; Not My Job about Hanna-Barbera; Panel Questions; Listener Limerick Challenge; Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank; Panelist Predictions: what will be the big story to come out of the Paris Olympic Games?
Another instance of Mo Rocca using the surname "Bagnoli" in his Bluff the Listener story.
Another instance where all three choices for the third Not My Job question are correct.