Richard Thompson

Singer and Songwriter Richard Thompson



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June 7, 2003


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HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Corey Flintoff, in for the honeymooning Carl Kasell
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Musician Richard Thompson

This Week's Panelists:

• Charlie Pierce, Boston Globe writer
• Paula Poundstone, comedienne
• Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post Style section reporter

Round 1

Who's Corey This Time? (Listen)
Ariel Sharon gets an earful; the book of the month; someone who had some "splainin to do" this week.

» Music Cue: "Busted"
Artist: Ray Charles
Composer: Howard
CD Title: Ingredients in a Recipe for Soul/Have a Smile With Me
Label: Rhino Records



Opening Round (Listen)
The most disciplined discount store in the world; a pamphlet that was a bit too helpful.

» Music Cue: "Nagelschmied-Polka"
Artist: Auboch Hausmusik
Composer: Unknown
CD Title: Oktoberfest in Germany
Label: Laserlight



Round 2

Bluff the Listener (Listen)
"The People United, Will Never Be Defeated": three stories about people demanding the right to do something we didn't know they were not allowed to do.

» Music Cue: "When It's Sleepytime Down South"
Artist: Louis Armstrong
Composer: L. Rene/O. Rene/C. Muse
CD Title: The Essence of Louis Armstrong
Label: Columbia



Not My Job! (Listen)
Musician Richard Thompson answers three questions about the history of America's favorite spokesclown, Ronald McDonald.

» Music Cue: "Oops, I Did It Again"
Artist: Britney Spears
Composer: Martin/Rami
CD Title: Oops... I Did It Again
Label: Jive Records



Panel Round (Listen)
A diary too boring to actually read; the bull that lived the dream.

» Music Cue: "John Henry"
Artist: Nashville Super Guitars
Composer: M Christian
CD Title: Country Hit Kit
Label: CMH records



Round 3

Who's Corey This Time? (Listen)
Colin Powell says a naughty word; one man's lizard is another man's dinner; it's NOT a good thing.

» Music Cue: "Good Thing"
Artist: Fine Young Cannibals
Composer: Steele/Gift
CD Title: The Raw and the Cooked
Label: FFRR Records



Listener Limerick Challenge (Listen)
Trying to legislate the oldest joke in the world; an ability that will Spiderman look like a little web spinner; Salman Rushdie's secret for ending boredom.

Lightning Fill-In-The-Blank (Listen)
All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.

Panelist Predictions (Listen)
Now that we know what's in Bob Graham's diary, what will we find in the other presidential candidates diaries?

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