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August 8, 1998
Host: Peter Sagal
Official Judge and Scorekeeper: Carl Kasell
Special Guest: NPR Business Reporter Madeline Brand
This Week's Panelists:
Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post Style Section Writer (Washington)
Adam Felber, Writer and Performer (New York)
Charlie Pierce, Contributor, Esquire Magazine and NPR's Only a Game (Boston)
Round One -- Multiple Choice
Presidential Stains, Madeline Albright's Role Model, and the J.D. Salinger Nobody Knew, Till Now.
Round Two -- Who's Carl This Time?
Extort New York -- Our kindly, but firm, campaign continues with the story of young Johnny Jameson, radio newsreader hopeful (starring Carl Kasell).
Week in Review -- Testy, Testy Photographers at Monica Beach; Rogets Thesaurus Gets a Makeover; Does it Rain More On Saturdays?
Listeners -- Someone tries to make something not normally fun and entertaining ... fun and entertaining. Whee!
Round Three -- Not My Job
NPR Business Reporter Madeline Brand discusses incongruous lists in
the news.
Listeners Fill-in-the-Blank -- Each panelist has one minute to fill in as many blanks as he or she can.
Crowning of This Week's Champion
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