WWDTM: Delroy Lindo
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
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🗓️ 10 January 2026
⏱️ 49 minutes
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| 0:57.4 | We do have a great show for you today. Later on, we're going to be talking to the actor Delroy |
| 1:01.4 | Lindo, star of the movie Sinners, and many other great things. But first, this show marks the beginning |
| 1:07.8 | of our 29th year on the end. |
| 1:11.6 | Hard to believe the truth. |
| 1:14.6 | And I just wanted to say, first of all, thanks to all of you |
| 1:17.6 | who are listening for your patience as we continue to try to work out the kinks. |
| 1:22.6 | And to my father, who is listening to this, |
| 1:26.6 | I think it's time you accept I am not going to law school. So you can help us get this 29th year started by calling in to play our games. The number is 1-3-8-8-8-8-8-2-4. That's 1-88-8-8-9-24. Let's welcome our first listener contestant. Hi, you're on. Wait, wait, wait, don't tell me. Hi, Peter. This is Dan from Minneapolis. Hey, Dan, I have spent a lot of time in Minneapolis. What do you do there to enjoy yourself? Oh, would I do there for fun? I like to enjoy the winter skiing and ice skating. Yep. And I want to point out, having lived in Minnesota, the skiing is the flat kind, right? |
| 2:03.0 | Not the... I mean, there are a couple of hills around. |
| 2:06.3 | Yes. Well, welcome to the show, Dan. Let me introduce you to our panel this week. First up, her album, |
| 2:11.9 | Yell Joy, is available in all streaming platforms. It's Joelle, Nicole Johnson. |
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