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From NPR and W, BE.Z Chicago, this is, wait, wait, don't tell me, the NPR News Quiz.

Bill Curtis has big shoes to fill, but his stilettos look pretty good on me.

I'm Dr. Chey Ruffeth-Smith, and here's your host at the Studebaker Theater

at the Fine Arts Building in Chicago, Illinois, Peter Sagle.

Oh, thank you all. Thank you, Ronsfus. Thank you, everybody. I feel the same way.

Later on, we're going to be talking to legendary sportscaster Bob Costas.

But first, we here are so excited to have Rhymefest filling in for Bill Curtis.

It's astonishing.

And I got to ask, you're a legend in hip-hop, you're a Grammy,

and Oscar-winning songwriter, you're a legend in hip hop, you're a Grammy, and Oscar-winning songwriter,

you're a filmmaker.

What in the world are you doing here?

Well, you know, records stop selling.

Yeah, that's a problem.

And then I volunteer for the school board.

Yeah?

And now I'm going to try my hand at a defunded... Exactly. You're at public radio. You're working your way board. Yeah. And now I'm going to try my hand at a defunded, uh, uh, uh,

you're at public radio. You're working your way down. Yeah, I'm working my way through. Lucky us. I think, uh, I think you'll fit in. Uh, if you want to be able to say, oh yeah, one day I hung out with Rimefest, then give us a call. The number is 1-3-8-8-8-8-8-2-4.

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