Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! (VPR)
11 a.m.-12 noon Saturday
For a wacky and whip-smart approach to the week's news and newsmakers, listen no further than Wait, Wait… Don't Tell Me!, the oddly informative news quiz from NPR. During each fast-paced, irreverent show, host Peter Sagal leads what might be characterized as the news Olympics. Callers, panelists, and guests compete by answering questions about the week's events, identifying impersonations, filling in the blanks at lightening speed, sniffing out fake news items, and deciphering limericks. Listeners vie for a chance to win the most coveted prize in radio: having official judge and scorekeeper Carl Kasell record the outgoing message on their home answering machine.
A rotating trio of witty panelists completes the Wait, Wait team. They include author and humorist Roy Blount Jr., Boston Globe writer Charlie Pierce, Washington Post columnist Roxanne Roberts, writer/performer Adam Felber, BBC contributor Sue Ellicott, author P.J. O’Rourke, comedian Paula Poundstone, and humorist/pundit Mo Rocca.
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