Chicago

Neil Meron, co-executive producer of Chicago, play our Not My Job game.



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March 8, 2003


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HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Carl Kasell
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Neil Meron, one of the executive producers of the Oscar-nominated film Chicago

This Week's Panelists:

• Mo Rocca, Daily Show correspondent
• Roxanne Roberts, Washington Post Style section reporter
• Roy Blount Jr., humorist and author

Round 1


Who's Carl This Time? (Listen)
What diplomat was dishing out the insults?; a multi-language refusal aimed at the U.S.; and 60 Minutes' new 'Point/Counterpoint' stars

» Music Cue: "Anything You Can Do"
Artist: Betty Hutton, Howard Keel
Composer: Irving Berlin
CD Title: That's Entertainment! The Ultimate Anthology of MGM Musicals
Label: Irving Berlin Music Corp



Opening Round (Listen)
Homeland Security is threatened by an unlikely object in upstate New York; Bob Edwards looks into mood music at the San Francisco zoo; State Farm says 'no more' to a type of auto coverage; and the Benny Hill Bandit's efforts are thwarted.

» Music Cue: "Run For Your Life"
Artist: The Beatles
Composer: Lennon/McCartney
CD Title: Rubber Soul
Label: EMI Records



Round 2

Bluff the Listener (Listen)
"Um, are you sure that's really necessary?" Three stories of mountains made from mole hills.

Not My Job! (Listen)
Neil Meron, Executive Producer of the Oscar nominated film Chicago, plays our game called "You're Smelling Like a Rose." Three multiple choice questions based on Chandler Burr's new book, The Emperor of Scent.

» Music Cue: "Roxie"
Artist: Renee Zellweger
Composer: Danny Elfman
CD Title: Chicago: Music from the Miramax Motion Picture
Label: Sony Music Entertainment



Panel Round (Listen)
Baseball takes a hit when A Milwaukee Brewer is oddly injured.

» Music Cue: "Clubhouse Stomp"
Artist: The New York Hawks
Composer: John Colby
CD Title: Baseball: A film by Ken Burns
Label: Elektra Entertainment



Round 3

Who's Carl This Time? (Listen)
The positive qualities of a man who is in the news for very un-positive things; Madeleine Albright shows solidarity with a diplomat in trouble; and This week's holiday's bad reputation.

» Music Cue: "Mardi Gras Day"
Artist: Dr. John
Composer: Mac Rebennack
CD Title: The Ultimate Dr. John
Label: Warner Special Products



Listener Limerick Challenge (Listen)
The Alamo falls again, this time to a tiny army; A tacky new airline option; and A children's book author you might not expect.

» Music Cue: "Over and Over"
Artist: Madonna
Composer: Madonna/Steve Bray
CD Title: Like a Virgin
Label: Warner Bros.



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

Panelist Predictions (Listen)
What will happen Sunday when Bill Clinton and Bob Dole square off on 60 Minutes?

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