Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! on KUNC

Saturday & Sunday 10am
Peter Sagal, Carl Kasell

For a wacky and whip-smart approach to the week's news and newsmakers, listen no further than Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!, the oddly informative news quiz from NPR. During each fast-paced, irreverent show, host Peter Sagal leads what might be characterized as the news Olympics. Callers, panelists, and guests compete by answering questions about the week's events, identifying impersonations, filling in the blanks at lightening speed, sniffing out fake news items, and deciphering limericks. Listeners vie for a chance to win the most coveted prize in radio: having official judge and scorekeeper Carl Kasell record the outgoing message on their home answering machine. Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! is co-produced by NPR and Chicago Public Radio. 

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Audio Archive

  • Saturday, May 18, 2013 3:03pm
    Stories: 1) Who's Bill This Time 2) Panel Round One 3) Bluff The Listener 4) Not My Job: Three Headless Chicken Questions For Alice Cooper 5) Panel Round Two 6) Limericks 7) Lightning Fill In The Blank 8) Prediction
  • Saturday, May 11, 2013 3:03pm
    Stories: 1) Who's Bill This Time 2) Panel Round One 3) Bluff The Listener 4) Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Plays Not My Job 5) Panel Round Two 6) Limericks 7) Lightning Fill In The Blank 8) Prediction
  • Saturday, May 4, 2013 3:03pm
    Stories: 1) Who's Carl This Time 2) Panel Round One 3) Bluff The Listener 4) Not My Job: Steve Martin Takes A Quiz About Boring People 5) Music Interlude 6) Panel Round Two 7) Limericks 8) Lightning Fill In The Blank 9) Prediction
  • Saturday, April 27, 2013 3:03pm
    Stories: 1) Who's Carl This Time? 2) Panel Round One 3) Bluff The Listener 4) Not My Job: Kal Penn Takes A Quiz On The Microbiome 5) Panel Round Two 6) Limericks 7) Lightning Fill In The Blank 8) Prediction
  • Saturday, April 20, 2013 3:03pm
    Stories: 1) Actor Jeff Bridges Plays Not My Job 2) Secretary Of Education Arne Duncan Plays Not My Job 3) Al Gore Plays Not My Job: Extended Cut 4) Singer Erykah Badu Plays Not My Job 5) Melinda Gates Plays Not My Job

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1:57pm

Mon March 18, 2013
The Salt

Sandwich Monday: The Mighty Meatloaf Sandwich

Compared to the turkey sandwich, or the Reuben, or the grilled cheese, the meatloaf sandwich is an all-too-often overlooked volume in the American Library of Great Sandwiches. (I freely admit the American Library of Great Sandwiches was a terrible idea — no one wants a sandwich after it's been returned, and I'll be returning your Kickstarter money ASAP.)

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3:55am

Sun March 17, 2013
The Salt

Yogurt For Men: A Review

Originally published on Wed March 20, 2013 10:44 am

Last week on Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me, we talked about a new yogurt for men, or brogurt, from a company called Powerful Yogurt. Here's what our panelist, comedian Jessi Klein, had to say about it:

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12:52pm

Thu March 14, 2013
The Salt

The Bloomberg

Originally published on Thu March 14, 2013 3:19 pm

As you probably know, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's ban on Big Sugary Drinks Over 16 Ounces was supposed to go into effect this week. But a judge invalidated the ban on Monday, a move applauded by restaurant owners, theater owners, and anyone who likes nothing more on a hot summer day than a refreshing bathtub full of ice-cold Coca-Cola.

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12:50pm

Mon March 11, 2013
The Salt

Sandwich Monday: Cool Ranch Tacos

When Taco Bell released the Doritos Locos Taco last year, taco watchers everywhere knew the Cool Ranch Taco couldn't be that far behind. It's a basic Taco Bell taco, but the shell has been coated in Cool Ranch Doritos dust.

Robert: Does Taco Bell still use the slogan "Run for the Border," or have all the rogue food scientists already escaped?

Ian: Man, this taste really takes me back to that place Nowhere In Mexico.

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1:22pm

Mon March 4, 2013
The Salt

Sandwich Monday: Chicken And Waffles

Originally published on Mon March 11, 2013 12:22 pm

Chicken and waffles is a great dish — nobody would deny that, except for chickens. But it's not always the easiest thing to eat. You've got bones to deal with, plus sticky syrup, and worst of all, finite stomach capacity. Chicago restaurant Bel 50 has a solution: a boneless fried-chicken sandwich, on waffle bread.* Also in there: apple slaw and honey mustard glaze.

Ian: It looks like my breakfast ate my lunch.

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