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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

We say "So long!" to Kristi Noem and Benetti plays ball

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

NPR

Comedy, Leisure, Other Games

4.637.2K Ratings

🗓️ 7 March 2026

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

This week, Luke Burbank, Negin Farsad, and Hari Kondabolu offer Kristi Noem some parting words and we quiz the new voice of Sunday Night Baseball, Jason Benetti, on his knowledge of confetti

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0:00.0

Support for NPR and the following message come from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation,

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investing in creative thinkers and problem solvers who help people, communities, and the planet flourish.

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More information is available at Hewlett.org.

0:18.3

From NPR and WBEC Chicago, this is Wait,, wait, don't tell me, the NPR news quiz.

0:25.0

I'm the voice so powerful, I command the clocks to spring forward.

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I'm Bill Curtis, and here is your host at the Studeb Baker Theater at the Fine Arts Building in Chicago, Illinois.

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Peter Sagan.

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Thank you, Bill.

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Thank you, everybody.

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I think I speak for a lot of people when I say that after this last week, I am ready for some baseball.

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And that is why I'm very excited to tell you that

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later on we're going to be talking to the new voice of Sunday night baseball on NBC,

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Jason Benetti. Now, Jason has a lot in common with Pope Leo. This is true. Both grew up in Chicago as White Sox fans, and Jason also

1:15.2

speaks with the authority of God. But first, it will be your turn to take the field. Give us a call,

1:21.9

play our games at 1-8-8-8-8-8-8-2-4. That's 1-8-8-9-24. It's time to welcome our first listener contestant. Hi, you're on Wait, Wait, Wait, Don't tell-924-8-924. It's time to welcome our first listener contestant.

1:28.8

Hi, you're on Wait, Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.

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Hi, this is Laura Braun, and I'm from Cyprus, Texas. Hey, Laura, so what do you do there in Cyprus, Texas? I'm a high school English teacher. Are you really? Yes. I, of course, as you can imagine, was very fond of my high school English teachers.

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You have to be careful because it is... I, of course, as you can imagine, was very fond of my high school English teachers.

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You have to be careful because if you encourage them, they may have gone to great things.

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If you encourage them too much, they might go into public radio.

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And be public radio listeners.

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That's true.

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