On-air challenge

Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the first two letters of each word are the same state postal abbreviation. (Ex. Colorado — everyday ailment there’s no cure for — COmmon COld)

1. Florida — sudden rush of water down a streambed
2. Wisconsin — aid in seeing the road when it rains
3. Louisiana — deep-blue gem with a Latin name
4. California — Christmas tree decoration you can eat
5. Pennsylvania — tricky thing to learn to do with a car
6. Indiana — something a stockbroker is not allowed to share
7. Alabama — star of “M*A*S*H”
8. Massachusetts — female disciple who anointed the feet of Jesus
9. Maine — tribal doctors
10. Delaware — event in which vehicles go around a track crashing into each other
11. Georgia — part of the dashboard that measures from full to empty
12. Washington — city in Washington

Last week’s challenge

Last week’s challenge came from Andrew Chaikin, of San Francisco. Name a popular automobile import — make + model. Add the letter V and anagram the result. You’ll name a popular ethnic food. What names are these?

Challenge answer

Kia Soul + V = Souvlaki

Winner

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This week’s challenge

Here’s a funny challenge from Mark Scott, of Seattle. Think of a famous actress — first and last names. Interchange the first and last letters of those names. That is, move the first letter of the first name to the start of the last name, and the first letter of the last name to the start of the first name. Say the result out loud, and you’ll get some advice on fermenting milk. What is it?

If you know the answer to the challenge, submit it below by Thursday, November 13 at 3 p.m. ET. Listeners whose answers are selected win a chance to play the on-air puzzle.

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I’m Free!!!
Released from Prison After 16 Years

Published November 9, 2025 7:42 AM PST

This week’s show was recorded in Orange County with host Peter Sagal, guest judge and scorekeeper Alzo Slade, Not My Job guest Roy Choi and panelists Karen Chee, Negin Farsad, and Tom Papa. Click the audio link above to hear the whole show.

Who’s Alzo This Time

New York’s Feeling Blue; Junk Food Goes Posh; A Housekeeper with a Catch

Panel Questions

Guess The Louvre’s Passworduess the Louvre’s Password

Bluff The Listener

Our panelists tell three stories about jobs of the future, only one of which is true.

Not My Job: Chef, author, and food truck revolutionary Roy Choi answers our questions about other types of trucks

Chef Roy Choi, famous for revolutionizing food trucks, plays our game called, “Food Trucks? Meet these new trucks!” Three questions about different kinds of trucks.

Panel Questions

The GOAT and The Pup; Sweet Pettiness Rewarded

Limericks

Alzo Slade reads three news-related limericks: An Extra Dill Sandwich; Cookies to Be Thankful For; Get Your Lids Straight!

Lightning Fill In The Blank

All the news we couldn’t fit anywhere else

Predictions

Our panelists predict, now that they’ve started selling junk food, what will be the next big change at Whole Foods.