Songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
Songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil


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Watch what you say Lesson 1: Watch what you say when the mic is on.

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More celebrity baby dangling Baby Dangling: Hot new celebrity trend.

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Kerry: Takin' Care of Business Sen. Kerry: Takin' care of business.



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Jan. 10, 2004

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HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Carl Kasell
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil

This Week's Panelists:

• Adam Felber, writer and performer
• Paula Poundstone, comedienne
• Roy Blount, Jr., humorist and author of Robert E Lee


Round 1

Who's Carl This Time? (Listen)
An extremely brief marriage; NASA's performance surprises NASA; he was known more for his hustle than his remorse.

» Music Cue: "Liar Liar"
Artist: The Castaways
CD Title: WCBS History of Rock Pt. 5
Label: Collectables Records
Year: 1990

Panel Round (Listen)
Sen. John Kerry is gettin' down with the workin' people; the terror threat in the chicken coop.


Round 2

» Music Cue: "I Put A Spell On You"
Artist: Screamin Jay Hawkins
Composer: Slorkin/Hawkins
CD Title: Best of Screamin Jay Hawkins
Label: CBS Records
Year: 1990

Listener Bluff (Listen)
"A.I. gone Awry" -- Three stories about machines crossing the line, and getting a bit too clever. (See the true story.)

Not My Job! (Listen)
Our guests, songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, play a game called -- "C'mon, What Are the Odds? " -- Three multiple choice questions about trying to improve your chances in this game we call life, based on the new book Life: The Odds, by Gregory Baer.

» Music Cue: "You've Lost That Lovin Feelin"
Artist: Righteous Brothers
Composer: Mann/Weill
CD Title: Billboard Top Hits 1965
Label: Rhino Records
Year: 1989

Second Panel Round (Listen)
How much is that little boy in the window?


Round 3

Who's Carl (Second Round) (Listen)
He didn't say they were cockroaches, exactly; food for thought -- it doesn't taste like chicken, but make sure it's well done; after 34 years, he's reading his last long-distance dedication.

» Music Cue: "Scooby Doo Theme"
Composer: Mook/Raleigh
CD Title: Cartoon Medley
Label: Cartoon Network
Year: 1999

Listener Limerick Challenge (Listen)
Another baby-dangler in the news; comedy by Hillary Clinton; a chocolate-covered baked good that sent its maker to the slammer.

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

Panelist Predictions (Listen)
What will be uncovered about Britney Spears' wedding and annulment?

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