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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Rosie Perez

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

NPR

Comedy, Leisure, Other Games

4.635.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Rosie Perez is a cultural icon, from Do The Right Thing to White Men Can't Jump to her new role on Showtime's Your Honor. She's the best part of any project she's in, but can she answer our questions about advice columns?

Transcript

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0:00.0

From NPR, NWBEC Chicago, this is Weight Weight Don't Tell Me The NPR News Quiz. Bravo, Bravo, Billy Simo.

0:14.0

I'm Bill Curtis, and here is your host at the Studebaker Theatre at the Fine Arts Building in Chicago, Illinois,

0:21.0

Feligan for Peter Segal, it's Alzo Slade.

0:25.0

Thank you, Bill. Thank you, Bill. What's happening to good people? I'm Alzo Slade, and for Peter Segal.

0:35.0

And as you all may know, Peter is on paternity leave, and I think they planned the birth of the baby around this time so they could say that they got me to guest-host during Black History Month.

0:46.0

They're not slick, they're not slick, but the revolution will be broadcast. And later on, we get to hang out with actress, activist, and dancer Rosie Perez.

1:03.0

She'll be joining us to play our games, but first, it's your turn. The number to call is 1-888-8-8-8-8-9-24-8924.

1:13.0

Now, let's welcome our first listener contestant. Hello, you're on weight, weight, don't tell me.

1:19.0

Hi, this is Julie Weidenfeld from Boca Raton, Florida.

1:23.0

Julie, what's happening with you? So Julie, you want to get to know you a little bit, and I think we can do that by asking you a very serious question.

1:31.0

What is your favorite cereal?

1:34.0

Fruit Loops.

1:36.0

Yes. Fruit Loops is a good one. 2 cans Sam.

1:40.0

Yes. My cousin's used to sneak it in for me when I slept at their house all the time.

1:45.0

My mom never knew. Well, now she knows.

1:49.0

That's traumatizing.

1:51.0

All right. So Julie, I want to introduce you to the folks you just heard on our panel.

1:56.0

First, a comedian who you can see in her Netflix special, Middle Classy. It's Cristella Alonzo.

2:03.0

What up?

2:05.0

Hi, Cristella. How you doing, Boca Raton?

2:08.0

Yay!

2:10.0

Next, we have a comedian who's special people pleaser is available to stream across the internet.

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