Matthew Sagal

Peter Sagal's Father, Author Matthew Sagal



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June 14, 2003


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HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Corey Flintoff, in for the honeymooning Carl Kasell
NOT MY JOB GUEST: For a special Father's Day Not My Job, we've invited business author and Peter's dad, Matthew Sagal

This Week's Panelists:

• Mo Rocca, correspondent for Comedy Central's The Daily Show
• Sue Ellicott, writer and journalist
• Roy Blount Jr., humorist and author of The Penguin Lives Series and a biography of Robert E. Lee

Round 1

Who's Corey This Time? (Listen)
The epidemic with a funny name; Strom on the prowl; We remember a legendary newsman.

» Music Cue: "Your Father's Feathers"
Artist: Henry Mancini
Composer: Henry Mancini
CD Title: Hatari!
Label: RCA



Opening Round (Listen)
The spread preferred by choosey Presidents; and a food scandal in Italy.

» Music Cue: "Bella Notte"
Artist: George Givot/Bill Thompson
Composer: Burke/Lee
CD Title: Lady and the Tramp: Story/Songs
Label: Disney



Round 2

Bluff the Listener (Listen)
"Putting Out Fire With Gasoline" Three stories of people suggesting catastrophic solutions to fiascos.

» Music Cue: "The Marlboro Song (The Theme from "The Magnificent 7")"
Artist: Unknown
Composer: Unknown
CD Title: Tee Vee Toons: The Commercials
Label: EMI Records



Not My Job! (Listen)
Business author and Peter's dad, Matthew Sagal plays our game called, "You Got a Grant For That?" Three questions from Esquire Magazine's Dubious Achievements in Science Awards.

» Music Cue: "My Heart Belongs to Daddy"
Artist: Marilyn Monroe
Composer: Porter
CD Title: Marilyn Monroe: The Essential Recordings
Label: Chappell & Co Inc



Panel Round (Listen)
Underwater blockbusters rated NC-Tadpole.

» Music Cue: "Cramming For College"
Artist: Pornosonic
Composer: Argott
CD Title: Pornosonic
Label: J-Bird Records



Round 3

Who's Corey This Time? (Listen)
A journey to a dangerous place; The next great 'Gate in Washington?; A really old rugby player.

Listener Limerick Challenge (Listen)
Evolutionary dating secrets; Croaking cargo calms cosmonauts; The latest accessory in the modern dating game.

» Music Cue: "If I Were A Rich Man"
Artist: Topol
Composer: Bock/Harnick
CD Title: Fiddler On the Roof Orig. Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label: Capitol Records



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

Panelist Predictions (Listen)
What will be discovered about the oldest fossil ever found?

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