WWDTM: Jim Rice

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Comedy, Leisure, Other Games

4.6 • 35.7K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2025

⏱️ 52 minutes

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This week, we're live in Boston with special guest Jim Rice and panelists Maz Jobrani, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Adam Felber

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0:00.0	This message comes from CBC.
0:02.2	If you're finding it hard to tune in to the actual news, why not laugh about it instead?
0:07.2	Because News invites comedians to riff on the headlines through games and quiz questions.
0:12.9	Follow Because News, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:26.8	From NPR and WBEC Chicago, this is, wait, wait, don't tell me, the NPR news quiz.
0:29.3	Do I smell clam chowder?
0:34.8	No, it's just my rich and creamy voice.
0:41.8	I'm Bill Curtis, and here is your host at the Box Center Wang Theater in Boston, Massachusetts.
0:45.0	Peter Stegoff.
0:46.1	Thank you, Bill.
0:48.4	Thank you, Boston.
0:49.7	It's great for me back.
0:52.2	We have a great show for you today.
0:53.5	Later on, we're going to be joined by baseball legend Jim Rice.
0:58.0	Yes, 50 years after he helped lead the Boston Red Sox to the World Series as a rookie.
1:04.6	He now offers TV commentary on the current team.
1:07.9	So just to be fair, we're going to have the Red Sox starting in field to join us to critique his performance after he plays not my job.
1:15.1	But first, it is your turn to swing for the fences. Give us a call to play our games. The number is 1-3-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-2-4. That's 1-88-9-24. Hi, you're on. Wait, wait, don't tell me. Hi, my name's Jennifer. I'm in Kansas City, Missouri.
1:29.1	Kansas City. We love it there.
1:32.1	What do you do there?
1:33.7	I was the assistant director at a public library.
1:36.2	Yes, public librarians.
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