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Musician Joey Burns Plays Not My Job
March 17, 2012 Some people call Calexico an Americana band, some call them Tex-Mex — some just settle on calling them awesome. Guitarist-vocalist Joey Burns, who lives in Tucson, answers questions about music from really cold places.
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Chef Rick Bayless Plays Not My Job
March 10, 2012 Rick Bayless is an award-winning celebrity chef, a best-selling author, star of his own TV show, and a Top Chef Masters Champion. Soon, he'll be making his stage debut as an actor. We've invited Bayless to answer three questions about Dr. Seuss, who would have celebrated his 108th birthday this week.
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Speedskater Nick Pearson Plays Not My Job
February 18, 2012 We've invited the two-time Olympic speedskater to play a game called "Whoaaa ... slow down there, friend." Three questions about things that go very, very slowly, for a person who likes to go dangerously fast.
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Jazz Singer Kurt Elling Plays Not My Job
February 11, 2012 For years, Elling was the Susan Lucci of jazz: Every year he would be nominated for a Grammy, and then every year he wouldn't win. But ninth time's a charm! In 2010, he won his first Grammy, and this year, he's a favorite to win another for his latest record, The Gate.
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Actor Gary Oldman Plays Not My Job
February 4, 2012 Gary Oldman, who just got his first Academy Award nomination for his performance in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, answers three questions about Up with People — a horde of wholesome, smiley young people who performed four Super Bowl halftime shows back in the day.
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Newbery Medal Winner Jack Gantos Plays Not My Job
January 28, 2012 Jack Gantos might just be the first Newbery Medal winner to have served time in federal prison for drug smuggling. We've invited the children's author to answer three questions about Harlequin romance novels.
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Duke Fakir Of The Four Tops Plays Not My Job
January 21, 2012 Duke Fakir was still a high school student in Detroit when he started performing songs with three friends in the 1950s. That was the beginning of the 40-year career of the Four Tops, one of Motown's biggest acts. We've invited Duke to answer questions about three different kinds of bottoms.
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Comedian David Cross Plays Not My Job
January 14, 2012 David Cross is one of those guys who show up and make everything they're in a whole lot funnier — from Arrested Development to Kung Fu Panda to his IFC series The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret. We'll ask Cross three questions about defeated Republican hopefuls you've probably never heard of.
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Author Neil Gaiman Plays Not My Job
December 24, 2011 The author of Coraline and American Gods was born in Hampshire, U.K., and now lives near Minneapolis. We'll ask him three questions about the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
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Comedian Bill Maher Plays Not My Job
December 17, 2011 Maher is following up his 2005 book, New Rules, with a book called The New New Rules. We've invited him to answer three questions about old rules — arcane laws that have been on the books for a long, long time.
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Jockey Chris McCarron Plays Not My Job
December 10, 2011 McCarron has had plenty of success on horseback, but what does he know about racing other animals? We've invited him to play a game called: "On your marks, get ready, squirm!"
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Writer Susan Orlean Plays Not My Job
December 3, 2011 The New Yorker staff writer has just written a book about the life and legend of America's beloved canine icon Rin Tin Tin. We've invited her to play a game called "Rin Tin Tin is just the be gin gin ginning."
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Comedian Marc Maron Plays Not My Job
November 19, 2011 For years now, Florida has been the primary source of our weird news items — the dumb criminals, the bizarre animal stories, the felon governors. Since we're taping the show in Tampa this week, we'll quiz Maron on three recent bizarre happenings in the state.
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'Family Guy' Creator Seth MacFarlane Plays Not My Job
November 12, 2011 We've invited MacFarlane to play a game called: "Five hours in the slammer will change a man." Three questions about celebrities doing jail time.
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Actor Colin Hanks Plays Not My Job
November 5, 2011 We've invited Hanks to play a game called "'Till Death Do We Part ... Or At Least Until I Get A Better Offer." Three questions about short-lived celebrity marriages.
