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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis host the weekly NPR News quiz show alongside some of the best and brightest news and entertainment personalities.

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! for September 24, 2011

September 24, 2011 • Hear the Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! program for September 24, 2011

Who's Carl This Time?

Who's Carl This Time?

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Opening Panel Round

Opening Panel Round

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Bluff The Listener

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Primatologist Jane Goodall Plays Not My Job

Primatologist Jane Goodall Plays Not My Job

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It's The End Of The World As We Know It

It's The End Of The World As We Know It

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Panel Round Two

Panel Round Two

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Limericks

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Lightning Fill In The Blank

Lightning Fill In The Blank

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! for September 17, 2011

September 17, 2011 • Hear the Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! program for September 17, 2011

Who's Carl This Time?

Who's Carl This Time?

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Opening Panel Round

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Bluff The Listener

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The Decemberists' Colin Meloy Plays Not My Job

The Decemberists' Colin Meloy Plays Not My Job

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Name That Horrifying Injury

Name That Horrifying Injury

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Panel Round Two

Panel Round Two

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Limericks

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Lightning Fill In The Blank

Lightning Fill In The Blank

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! for September 10, 2011

September 10, 2011 • Hear the Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! program for September 10, 2011

Who's Carl This Time?

Who's Carl This Time?

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Opening Panel Round

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Bluff The Listener

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Actor Henry Winkler Plays Not My Job

Actor Henry Winkler Plays Not My Job

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Panel Round Two

Panel Round Two

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Limericks

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Lightning Fill In The Blank

Lightning Fill In The Blank

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Prediction

Prediction

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! for September 3, 2011

September 3, 2011 • Hear the Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! program for September 3, 2011

Who's Carl This Time?

Who's Carl This Time?

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Opening Panel Round

Opening Panel Round

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Bluff The Listener

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Economist Austan Goolsbee Plays Not My Job

Economist Austan Goolsbee Plays Not My Job

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Panel Round Two

Panel Round Two

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Lightning Fill In The Blank

Lightning Fill In The Blank

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Prediction

Prediction

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! for August 27, 2011

August 27, 2011 • Hear the Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! program for August 27, 2011

Voicemails

Voicemails

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Celebrity Revelations

Celebrity Revelations

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Listener Contestant Moments

Listener Contestant Moments

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Dick Van Dyke Plays Not My Job

Dick Van Dyke Plays Not My Job

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Mo Moments

Mo Moments

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Bill Clinton Plays Not My Job

Bill Clinton Plays Not My Job

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