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October 7, 2000
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HOST: Peter Sagal
Official Judge and Scorekeeper: Jean Cochran (filling in for Carl Kasell)
Not My Job Guest: NPR Economic Correspondent John Ydstie.
This Week's Panelists:
•Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post Style Section
•Charlie Pierce, Author, Hard To Forget: An Alzheimer's Story
•Adam Felber, Entertainer
Note: Audio for the "Week in Review" segment was not transmitted due to satellite problems. Therefore, there is no audio link for that segment. If you are listening to the entire show, it will go directly from "Not My Job" to "Who's Carl Part II."
Round 1
Who's Carl This Time?
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The week's big sigh...a politician promises mediocrity...and a new tool in diplomacy.
Opening Round
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Who got a bounce in the polls this week?...Chicago sues to stop someone from doin' it "The
Chicago Way"...Honduras tries to ban words like "Radiator" and "grey shoes."
Round 2
The Listener Limerick Challenge!
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A convention for Yul and Patrick...Highlander: not impossible after all...the gardener
of Alcatraz.
Not My Job!
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NPR's John Ydstie plays a game we're calling "Hey! You gonna eat that?"
Week in Review
Two senators make a big bet...Sacre bleu! Look what's attacking that man!...and the "hottest" fabric...
Round 3
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The 167th best job in the country...a writer tells how he wrote...today's hottest magazine.
Bluff the Listener
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A listener plays a game we're calling "WHY? BECAUSE THERE'S AN ENDOWMENT FOR IT, THAT'S WHY"
Lightning Fill in the Blank
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The rest of the week's news that we can fit.
Panelist Predictions
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What will be the catchphrase from the next presidential debate?
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