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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Saturdays at 11:00am and Sundays at 2:00pm

Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! is NPR's weekly hour-long quiz program. Each week on the radio you can test your knowledge against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what's real news and what's made up.

Lose the lightning fill-in-the-blank round on Saturday? No worries!  There's a second chance to hear Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! every weekend -- Sundays at 2 p.m.

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Limericks

In December 2017 while performing in Seattle, our phone lines failed, so we gave our audience members a chance to play Limericks.

Predictions

Our panelists predict how they'll finally get that cargo ship out of the Suez Canal.

Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Seeking Professional Wino, Skinny Jeans Go Big and Green Thumbs and Green Tongues.

Panel Questions

My dinner with candle, the prince of motivation and robo-creep.

Bluff The Listener

Our panelists read three stories about going back to the office, only one of which is true.

Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Making Chores Fun, Outrunning Germs, and Bemusement Parks.