WWDTM: Ally the Piper

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4.6 • 35.7K Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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This week, bagpipe superstar Ally the Piper joins panelists Hari Kondabolu, Faith Salie, and Alex Edelman

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0:46.6	Thanks, everybody.
0:48.7	Great to be with you.
0:49.9	We have a great show for you today.
0:51.8	But before we get to that, we are so happy to be able to report this news.
0:55.6	This week, our beautiful home of Chicago, Illinois,
0:58.5	was named the number one big city by Condé Nas Traveler magazine.
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1:20.7	Later on, we're going to be talking to the musician
1:22.6	who has made bagpipes hot again,
1:24.7	Allie the Piper, but first, we want to hear you play something.
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