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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! For Oct. 25, 2014

October 25, 2014 • Recorded in Chicago with Not My Job guest Florence Henderson and panelists Bryan Babylon, Amy Dickinson and Roy Blount, Jr.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! For Oct. 25, 2014

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Who's Bill This Time

Who's Bill This Time

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Panel Round One

Panel Round One

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Bluff The Listener

Bluff The Listener

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Not My Job: Brady Bunch's Florence Henderson Gets Quizzed On Weird Science

Not My Job: Brady Bunch's Florence Henderson Gets Quizzed On Weird Science

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Limericks

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Lightning Fill In The Blank

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Prediction

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! For Oct. 18, 2014

October 18, 2014 • Recorded in Pittsburgh, Pa., with Not My Job guest Jeff Goldblum and panelists Tom Bodett, Roxanne Roberts and Faith Salie.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! For Oct. 18, 2014

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Who's Bill This Time

Who's Bill This Time

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Bluff The Listener

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Not My Job: Actor Jeff Goldblum Plays A Game Called 'Your Fly Is Open'

Not My Job: Actor Jeff Goldblum Plays A Game Called 'Your Fly Is Open'

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Panel Round Two

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Limericks

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! for Oct. 11, 2014

October 11, 2014 • This week we take a break from the news and enjoy some favorite guest segments from the past year.

We Quiz Novelist Amy Tan On Tanning Techniques

We Quiz Novelist Amy Tan On Tanning Techniques

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Ballerina Misty Copeland Gets Quizzed On Morris Dancing

Ballerina Misty Copeland Gets Quizzed On Morris Dancing

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Brat Pack Member Rob Lowe Gets Quizzed On Bratwurst

Brat Pack Member Rob Lowe Gets Quizzed On Bratwurst

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Skier Mikaela Shiffrin Gets Quizzed On Downhill Cheese Races

Skier Mikaela Shiffrin Gets Quizzed On Downhill Cheese Races

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We Ask Australian Baz Luhrmann About Austria

We Ask Australian Baz Luhrmann About Austria

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! For Oct. 4, 2014

October 4, 2014 • Recorded in Chicago, with Not My Job guest Ernest Moniz and panelists Faith Salie, Charlie Pierce and Paula Poundstone.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! For Oct. 4, 2014

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Who's Bill This Time

Who's Bill This Time

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Not My Job: Secretary Of Energy Ernest Moniz Gets Quizzed On Bert

Not My Job: Secretary Of Energy Ernest Moniz Gets Quizzed On Bert

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! For Sept. 27, 2014

September 27, 2014 • Recorded in Chicago with Not My Job guest Elizabeth Gilbert and panelists Shelby Fero, Jr., Tom Bodett and Kyrie O'Connor.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! For Sept. 27, 2014

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Who's Bill This Time

Who's Bill This Time

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Not My Job: 'Eat, Pray, Love' Author Gets Quizzed On Dieting, Blasphemy, Hate

Not My Job: 'Eat, Pray, Love' Author Gets Quizzed On Dieting, Blasphemy, Hate

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