WWDTM: Sterling K. Brown, Nathan Lane, Brian Tyree Henry, and Vanessa Bayer

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4.6 • 35.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 August 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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This week, our summer break continues with visits from our coolest guests, including Sterling K. Brown, Nathan Lane, Brian Tyree Henry, and Vanessa Bayer!

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0:00.0	This message comes from TED Talks Daily, a podcast from TED.
0:03.7	Discover new ideas every day about stuff like finding humor in life's absurdity,
0:09.0	the existence of aliens, or what happens when your dog uses the internet.
0:13.5	Find Ted Talks Daily wherever you listen.
0:20.5	From NPR and WBEC Chicago, this is, wait, wait, don't tell me, the NPR news quiz.
0:27.2	I'm the man they called Bill O'Vera, because my voice can soothe any sunburn.
0:39.8	Bill Curtis.
0:41.5	And here is your host at the Studio Baker Theater
0:43.9	and the Fine Arts Building in Chicago, Illinois.
0:46.4	Peters.
0:47.3	Say go.
0:47.9	Thank you, Bill.
0:49.1	Thanks, everybody.
0:51.3	It's the second week of our summer break.
0:54.1	And even though I am recording this in advance, I can confidently say it's not working. It's the second week of our summer break,
0:56.0	and even though I am recording this in advance,
0:58.2	I can confidently say it's not working.
1:00.8	We need more vacation.
1:04.6	We must relax harder, more, more, more.
1:07.9	While we double our efforts to expend zero effort,
1:11.2	here are some of the wonderful things we actually put work into last year.
1:15.4	In May, Peter and guest scorekeeper Alzo Slade were joined by actor Nathan Lane,
	...

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