We skip the salad bar and have a banana instead
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

We skip the salad bar and have a banana instead

B1IntermediateJuly 18, 202647 min
  • Comedy

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From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I'm Alzo Slade, and I'll be making this place a judgment full zone. Here's your host at the Sudebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building in Chicago, Illinois, Tom Papa. Thanks, Alzo. Thanks, everybody.

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I'm Tom Papa, and for Peter Sagal, who took the week off to fulfill one of his lifelong dreams, smoking cigarettes in the woods in Canada. Later on, we'll be joined by Vicki Peterson, legendary rock guitarist from the Bengals. But first, it's your turn to call in and play our games.

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The number is 1-888-WAIT-WAIT. That's 1-888-924-8924. Now, let's welcome our first listener contestant. Hi, you're on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.

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