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HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Jean Cochran, in for Carl Kasell
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Actor and writer Simon Callow
This Week's Panelists:
•Sue Ellicott, writer and journalist
•Adam Felber, Writer and Performer
•Charlie Pierce: writer at large for Esquire Magazine
Round 1
Who's Jean This Time?
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A underwhelming unveiling; some one who broke curfew
in a big way; a Senator's special day -- again.
Opening Round
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In New York, thanks to Mayor-elect Bloomberg, even THESE are
expensive...a literary prize to wrap in brown paper; plumber chic.
Round 2
The Listener Limerick Challenge!
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The calendar that's all the rage in Russia; Old Master scandal; why the penguin's a favorite for a tasty honor.
Not My Job!
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British actor and writer Simon Callow plays "You're Uncle Walt,"
a game celebrating Walt Disney's centennial.
Week in Review
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Why the Brits have us wrapped about their pinkies; he ain't heavy, he's a new pop idol!
Round 3
Who's Carl II
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A cabinet member knows he's Big Brother; the anchorman with a phrase for every occasion; a governor you might see in Happy Gilmore 7 if he gets the chance.
Bluff the Listener
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Applied Science: high-flying data that can also help us understand something more humble.
Lightning Fill in the Blank
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The rest of the of the week's news that we can fit.
Panelist Predictions
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How will Strom Thurmond celebrate his 100th birthday?
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