HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Carl Kasell
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Harry Smith, host of CBS's The Early Show
This Week's Panelists:
• Charlie Pierce, Boston Globe writer
• Adam Felber, writer and performer
• Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post Style section reporter
Round 1
Who's Carl This Time?
(Listen)
Get your own sandbox; he was an accomplished senator with a fantastic signing voice; long-term planning was never her strong suit.
» Music Cue: "You Can Call Me Al"
Artist: Paul Simon
Composer: Paul Simon
CD Title: Greatest Hits Label: Wea International
Year: 2000
Occasional Feature: Doofus of the Week
(Listen)
The marriage was fine -- the neighbors and congressional gift ban were the problem; a painful sounding leak.
» Music Cue: "Old College Try Cha-Cha "
Artist: Henry Mancini and Orchestra
Composer: Henry Mancini
CD Title: Martinis With Mancini Label: BMG
Year: 1997
Round 2
Listener Bluff
(Listen)
"Santa's Little Helpers" -- three stories about a person dedicated to making sure it really is the most wonderful time of the year.
(See the true story.)
» Music Cue: "Old College Try Cha-Cha "
Artist: Henry Mancini and Orchestra
Composer: Henry Mancini
CD Title: Martinis With Mancini Label: BMG
Year: 1997
Not My Job!
(Listen)
Veteran news correspondent Harry Smith plays a game called "Get Back in That Closet, You!" -- three questions based on the new book, The Lavender Scare, which examines the anti-gay movement following World War II.
Second Panel Round
(Listen)
The first rule of writing obituaries; a disagreement about what constitutes municipal business.
» Music Cue: "Strip Poker"
Artist: Sonny Lester
Composer: Morris Levy
CD Title: Striptease Classics Label: Rhino
Year: 1997
Round 3
Who's Carl? (Round Two)
(Listen)
"The greatest victory for America's seniors since JAG moved to Friday nights;" Gov. Schwarzenegger has his hands full; Keith Richards calls out his mate for having royal ambition.
» Music Cue: "Let's Spend the Night Together"
Artist: Rolling Stones
Composer: Jagger/Richards
CD Title: Hot Rocks 64-71 Label: ABCKO Records
Year: 2002
Listener Limerick Challenge
(Listen)
Trading in two wheels for four in Shanghai; Prince Harry's text-messaging relative; those saucey Bulgarian beekeepers.
» Music Cue: "A Taste Of Honey"
Artist: Herb Alpert
Composer: Scott/Marlow
CD Title: Whipped Cream And Other Delights Label: A&M Records
Year: 1993
Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank
(Listen)
All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.
Panelist Predictions
(Listen)
Our panelists predict how the other presidential candidates will respond to Al Gore's endorsement of Howard Dean
