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There Are No Emergencies In Trivia

A long-running inside joke finally pays off as Ophira Eisenberg breaks a glass box containing an emergency word game. Comedians Aparna Nancherla and Joyelle Nicole Johnson take on the challenge.

There Are No Emergencies In Trivia

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'Wait Wait' For Sept. 18, 2021, With Not My Job Guest Yamiche Alcindor
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'Wait Wait' For Sept. 18, 2021, With Not My Job Guest Yamiche Alcindor

Yamiche Alcindor is the White House correspondent for PBS' Newshour and the host of Washington Week, so we'll ask her three questions about the week's washing: laundry.

'Wait Wait' For Sept. 18, 2021, With Not My Job Guest Yamiche Alcindor

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The Penultimate Puzzles

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The Penultimate Puzzles

This show is packed with returning friends of AMA! Comedians Aparna Nancherla and Joyelle Nicole Johnson are subjected to Kidz Bop, Welcome to Night Vale's Cecil Baldwin and musician Julian Velard decipher poorly-researched podcast ads, and Wandavision song writers Robert and Kristen Anderson Lopez show off their theme classic TV theme song knowledge.

The Penultimate Puzzles

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This, That or the Other

In this TTOTO, Welcome to Night Vale's Cecil Baldwin and musician Julian Velard guess if something is a famous gemstone, Revlon lipstick color, or title in The Legend of Zelda series.

This, That or the Other

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Comedian Neal Brennan's New Show Centers On The Ways He Feels Unacceptable

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Comedian Neal Brennan's New Show Centers On The Ways He Feels Unacceptable

Brennan is best known for his creative partnership with comedian Dave Chappelle. Now, his new one-man show, Neal Brennan: Unacceptable, addresses feelings of self-criticism and mental health.

Comedian Neal Brennan's New Show Centers On The Ways He Feels Unacceptable

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'Wait Wait' For Sept. 11, 2021: Antoni Porowski Plays Not My Job
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'Wait Wait' For Sept. 11, 2021: Antoni Porowski Plays Not My Job

On Netflix's Queer Eye, Antoni Porowski is a member of the Fab 5, so we've invited him on the show to answer three questions about another beloved fivesome, the Spice Girls.

'Wait Wait' For Sept. 11, 2021: Antoni Porowski Plays Not My Job

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Sonia Manzano: These Are The Muppets In Your Neighborhood

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Sonia Manzano: These Are The Muppets In Your Neighborhood

This week it's a classic episode from 2015. Actor Sonia Manzano talks about retiring from her role as Maria on Sesame Street after 44 years. Then, she and her TV husband Luis, played by actor Emilio Delgado, think back on all the Muppets they've encountered in their neighborhood.

Sonia Manzano: These Are The Muppets In Your Neighborhood

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