Jon Batiste
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
NPR
4.6 • 37.2K Ratings
🗓️ 28 July 2018
⏱️ 49 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | From NPR, a WDB easy Chicago that's is, wait, wait, don't tell me the NPR news quiz. Cut the cord. I'm your Billy button. |
| 0:14.0 | Bill Curtis, and here is your host at the Chase Bank Auditorium in downtown Chicago. |
| 0:21.0 | Bill again for Peter Segal Faith Segal. Hello. Thank you. I am Faith Segal. |
| 0:32.0 | Bill again for Peter Segal who is out this week for his court ordered electrolysis appointment. |
| 0:38.0 | But after a decade of proving myself as a point thirsty panellist, I have finally made it to the top. |
| 0:46.0 | Literally, there is a stack of phone books behind this podium that Peter has to stand on. |
| 0:51.0 | Peter Segal is so tiny. He usually does the show from Bill's pocket. |
| 0:57.0 | Peter is so tiny at the NPR basketball tournament he got dunked on by Terry Gross. |
| 1:03.0 | Oh! Peter Segal is so tiny Elon Musk used him as a submarine. |
| 1:11.0 | Later on, we will talk to Jazz Icon, Late Show Band Leader, and comparatively very, very tall person. |
| 1:18.0 | John Batiste. But first, it's time for you to jazz up our show by giving us a call. |
| 1:24.0 | The number is 1-888. Wait, wait, that's 1-888-924-8924. I'm thrilled to welcome our first listener contestant. |
| 1:32.0 | Hi, you're on, wait, wait, don't tell me. Hi, this is Mike McCallum from Scappus, Oregon. |
| 1:37.0 | Hi, Mike. Scappus, Oregon. What a delightful name. |
| 1:41.0 | It's great. It's Scappus sits on the Columbia River and it looks at UC3 volcanoes. |
| 1:46.0 | And currently, they're not exploding. Oh, thank goodness. |
| 1:49.0 | Well, Mike, let me introduce you to our panel. |
| 1:52.0 | First up, it's a co-host of the new podcast Nobody listens to Paula Poundstone. |
| 1:57.0 | It's Adam Felber. |
| 2:01.0 | Next, an actress and comedian appearing in the upcoming Comedy Central Series Southside. |
| 2:06.0 | Rashan Scott. Hey, hi, darling. |
| 2:10.0 | And finally, an author and humorist who lied to his wife when he said he was heading to Chicago for important business. |
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