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From NPR and W.bE.Casy Chicago, this is wait, wait, don't tell me the NPR News

quiz. Don't worry Patriots fans. I'll be your new coach.

All be Bill Billitching.

I'm Bill Curtis, and here is your host

at the Studio Baker Theater at the Fine Arts Building in Chicago Illinois, Peter Sago.

Thank you, Bill.

Thank you, everybody.

Thank you all so much.

We do have a great show for you today.

Later on, we're going to be talking to

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell. But first this is our first new show

of 2024 and like we do every January we worry that surely this will be the year where we finally

run out of dumb things in the news to make fun of. But I am happy to report, so far so good. Give us a call,

answer our questions about what went off the rails this week. The number is

one triple-eight, wait wait wait that's one eight

eight eight nine four eight nine two four higher on wait wait don't tell me

hi hi who's this this is shruppy how are you I'm fine truly how are you how are you

how are you good where you Where are you calling from?

So I usually live in Chicago,

but I am this week in Avon, Ohio.

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