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this is wait wait don't tell me the NPR news quiz

who am I wearing? Bill and Caga of course

Bill Curtis

and here is your host at the Suda Baker Theatre at the Fine Arts Building in Chicago Illinois

Peter Segal

thank you Bill thank you everybody

you warmed the cold January air you're so great thank you I am just as excited as you are today because later on we are going to be joined right here on stage by the Secretary of State of the United States Antony Blinken

now Secretary Blinken rarely does talk shows like ours so we are sure he chose our show to make you know an important announcement

so stay tuned to see if the US will indeed be signing a treaty with the international House of Pancakes

you want to hear about your latest diplomatic initiatives so give us a call the number is one triple eight wait wait that's one eight eight eight nine two four eight nine two four

now let's welcome our first listener contestant how you are on wait wait don't tell me

hi this is Krista from Albuquerque in New Mexico

how are things in beautiful Albuquerque?

they're beautiful it's been snowing in the mountains and it's gorgeous

I've never been to Albuquerque and one of those people who only know about it from breaking bad

what do you do with hair?

I work at Sandia National Labs and I need to really quickly note that everything that I say is my own personal I'm not representing them in any way

shape or form

did you have to sign some side of release to come on our show?

I reached out to the director of communications to make sure it was fine

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