Barbecue Maestro Steven Raichlen
Barbecue Maestro
Steven Raichlen


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Always Big Suits. Always. Always Big Suits: Always.

The Toast: Of Kazakhstan. The Toast: Of Kazakhstan.

There Goes: The neighborhood. There Goes: The neighborhood.

Gravity-Proof: Cleavage. Gravity-Proof: Cleavage.

Juicy Bits: Bill's back. 'My Life': Condensed.



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June 26, 2004

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HOST: Peter Sagal
OFFICIAL JUDGE AND SCOREKEEPER: Corey Flintoff
NOT MY JOB GUEST: Steven Raichlen, Author of The Barbecue Bible

This Week's Panelists:

• Journalist and Author of Peace Kills: America's Fun New Imperialism, P.J. O'Rourke
• Writer and Journalist Sue Ellicott
• Pundit and Frequent Today Show Correspondent Mo Rocca

Round 1

Who's Corey? (Listen)
The debut of an oppressive best seller; Girls don't know anything about power tools; Inspirational first flight.

Opening Panel Round (Listen)
Politicians Gone Wild: Our panelists answer questions about wacky government officials: Connecticut Gov. John Rowland finally figures out how to up his ratings; Someone says something naughty on the Senate floor.

» Music Cue: "Wild Thing"
Artist: Tone Loc
CD Title: New Millennium Party
Label: Rhino


Round 2

Bluff the Listener (Listen)
"Let's Have a Bake Sale!": Three stories of creative new ways of raising money.

(See the real story.)

Not My Job! (Listen)
Chef and author of the Barbeque Bible, Steven Raichlen, plays our game called "You're not going to believe this, Coach": Three multiple-choice questions about the weirdest injuries suffered by baseball players.

» Music Cue: "Aint Nobody Here But Us Chickens"
Artist: Louis Jordan
Composer: Kramer-Whitney Inc.
CD Title: Louis Jordan: No Moe!
Label: Polygram


Round 3

Panel Round 2 (Listen)
We question the status of a much debated "relationship"; A Montana politician makes a name for himself in Kazakhstan.

» Music Cue: "Alcohol"
Artist: Buster Poindexter
Composer: Raymond Douglas Davies
CD Title: Buster's Happy Hour
Label: Rhino

Who's Corey This Time, Round 2 (Listen)
A man of high esteem admits at one point he wanted to be a doorman; Nothing like those Hope, Arkansas watermelons; A very busy summer.

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

Panelist Predictions (Listen)
What will be some of the successful tie-in items associated with Bill Clinton's book My Life?

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