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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Elana Meyers Taylor

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

NPR

Comedy, Leisure, Other Games

4.635.7K Ratings

🗓️ 12 March 2022

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Elana Meyers Taylor, the most decorated Olympic American Bobsledder, plays our game called, "You've medaled alright...in Death Metal!" She is joined by panelists Negin Farsad, Alzo Slade and Paula Poundstone.

Transcript

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0:00.0

From NPR and WBEC, Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.

0:09.7

The NPR News Quiz.

0:11.9

Quit your belly aching and start your belly aching.

0:15.8

I'm Bill Curtis and here's your host, a man I consider a brother, which is why we sleep

0:22.1

in bunk beds each night.

0:24.6

It's Peter Sago.

0:25.6

Thank you, Bill, and thanks once again to the live audience we had last week.

0:31.2

You probably heard that the recent Beijing Winter Olympics introduced a new sport called

0:36.0

Manobob, which raised a lot of questions, all of which were basically, what?

0:41.1

So we have invited on Elana Myers Taylor, the most decorated American Olympic Bob's letter

0:46.6

ever to explain it all.

0:48.2

But first we want to hear about the strange thing that you're better at than anybody

0:51.6

else is.

0:52.6

So give us a call.

0:53.6

We're going to be on Triple 8, wait, wait, that's 1-888-924-8924.

0:57.4

Now let's welcome our first listener contest and hi, you're on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.

1:01.1

Hello, my name is Frankie Rogers and I'm calling from Connie Nebraska.

1:05.3

Ah, Tarni Nebraska.

1:07.1

I just love the sound of an authentic Nebraska accent.

1:11.2

Are you from around there?

1:12.4

Oh no, no, I'm temporary immigrant.

1:15.0

You could say.

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