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'Wait Wait' for June 22, 2024: With Not My Job guest Erik Weihenmayer
Erik Weihenmayer, Diva Amon, and Piya Sinha-Roy speak onstage during the immersive screening for the Disney+ original series WELCOME TO EARTH from National Geographic on December 7, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
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This week’s show was recorded in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest Erik Weihenmayer and panelists Negin Farsad, Maz Jobrani, and Adam Felber. Click the audio link above to hear the whole show.
Who’s Bill This Time
Surgeon General’s Newest Warning; Summer Smarts; Going Stag
The Olympic Torch Reporch
A true/false round up of stories about this summer’s Olympic Games in Paris
Bluff The Listener
Our panelists tell three stories of famous dads in the news, only one of which is true.
Not My Job: We quiz mountaineer and adventurer Erik Weihenmayer on social climbers
Adventurer and mountain climber Erik Weihenmayer plays our game called, “Mountain Climber, Meet Social Climber.” Three questions about social climbers.
Panel Questions
College Senior Citizens; Hey, Siri, Don’t Be A Narc!; Namaste Off My Lawn!
Limericks
Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Recharge Your Broken Heart; Names For Sale; Schnozz Training
Lightning Fill In The Blank
All the news we couldn’t fit anywhere else
Predictions
Our panelists predict what will be the next thing to get a Surgeon General’s warning?
Matthew Rhys was nominated for his role in Widow’s Bay.
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The 2026 Emmy nominations are here. We’re unpacking the record-breaking nominations for Hacks, plus a big day for Widow’s Bay, The Pitt, and The Bear. We’ll also talk about the snubs and make some early predictions of who will win.
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Can you say no to a friend’s wedding?
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Are we spending too much on other people’s weddings?
Going to a friend’s weddings can be so fun and meaningful… but it can also really hurt your wallet. A survey by LendingTree found that 31% of people who had been to a wedding in the past five years had accrued debt to attend. So what’s driving up the cost of weddings for guests? And what makes it so hard to say no to these expenses?
Brittany breaks it down with Allyson Rees, senior analyst at trend forecasting firm WGSN, and Annie Joy Williams, assistant editor at The Atlantic.
This episode was produced by Liam McBain, with additional support from Corey Antonio Rose. It was edited by Neena Pathak. Our Supervising Producer is Cher Vincent. Our Executive Producer is Barton Girdwood. Our VP of Programming is Yolanda Sangweni.
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