Audra McDonald

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

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Comedy, Leisure, Other Games

4.6 • 35.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2021

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Musical theater legend Audra McDonald plays our game about Burger King. She is joined by panelists Adam Burke, Maz Jobrani and Karen Chee.

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0:00.0	From NPR and WDB Easy Chicago, this is Weight-Wate, don't tell me.
0:09.8	The NPR news quiz.
0:11.6	Come on in, Microsoft Nerds, because we're about to open the Bill Gates.
0:17.4	I'm Bill Curtis.
0:18.9	And the 2021 best host of the year list, so just out.
0:23.6	And here's somebody who'll be reading them.
0:26.9	It's Peter Segal.
0:30.8	Thank you, Bill.
0:32.8	And thank you to my dog.
0:33.8	So we're listening right now with quite a appreciation.
0:34.8	Later on today, we're going to be talking to the reigning queen of Broadway, Audra McDonald,
0:39.0	who in her career has won six Tony Awards, a Grammy, an Emmy, and Drama Desk Awards.
0:45.0	That's impressive, but why hasn't she won the 2021 Motor Trend Car of the Year?
0:51.2	We'll ask her, but first we want to put you on the spot, so give us a call.
0:54.2	The number is one, triple eight, weight, weight.
0:56.6	It's one, 888-924-892.
0:58.4	For now, let's welcome our first listener contestant.
1:00.7	How are you around Weight-Wate, don't tell me.
1:02.2	Hi, this is Nico Cherasani from Orlando, Florida.
1:05.0	Hey, Nico, how are things in Orlando?
1:06.8	Oh, there.
1:07.6	Sun, shiny, beautiful.
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