On-air challenge

I’m going to read some sentences. Each sentence conceals the name of a popular TV series past or present. (Ex. Down South, parking meters still line many streets.  –>  “South Park”)

1. James loved his mother-in-law and ordered a dozen roses for her birthday.

2. The camp counselor counted twenty-six feet underneath the dining table.

3. For pioneers in the West, wing-footed deer were a highly prized source of meat.

4. The mountain whippoorwill and graceful egret are two of the aviary’s most popular birds.

5. The brigadier general was tonight courtmartialed on the Army base.

6. If you’ll get on the bandwagon, training will start next week.

7. At the bookstore, I bought a witch-doctor whodunit.

8. The desert nomad mentioned something about a herd of camels.

9. In 1930, rockets were first being designed to fly to the moon.

10.The thieves aim to target smartphones in a California warehouse.

Last week’s challenge

Last week’s challenge came from Donn DiMichele, of Redlands, Calif. Name a famous current American singer. Replace the last name with a colloquial term for a person from the place where this singer was born and raised. Say the result out loud. Phonetically, you’ll get a form of singing the singer doesn’t usually do. Who is the singer and what is the kind of singing?

Challenge answer

Carrie Underwood –> karaoke

Winner

Scott Anderson of Beloit, Wisconsin.

This week’s challenge

This week’s challenge comes 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?

If you know the answer to the challenge, submit it below by Thursday, November 6 at 3 p.m. ET. Listeners whose answers are selected win a chance to play the on-air puzzle.

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Published November 2, 2025 9:51 AM PST

This week’s show was recorded in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, guest judge and scorekeeper Rhymefest, Not My Job guest Julia Fox and panelists Alonzo Bodden, Josh Gondelman, and Adam Burke. Click the audio link above to hear the whole show.

Who’s Rhymefest This Time

Extreme Halloween; An Extra Hour For Regret; Pet Peeves

Panel Questions

Goodnight, Siri

Bluff The Listener

Our panelists tell three stories about an innovation in walking, only one of which is true.

Not My Job: Uncut Gems’ Julia Fox answers our questions about movies that have been cut from their original edit

Actor, model and icon Julia Fox, known for her role in Uncut Gems, plays our game called “Recut Gems.” Three questions about movies that were recut from their original versions.

Panel Questions

A New Role in the Office; Too Many DeBlasios;

Limericks

Rhymefest reads three news-related limericks: Putting Wine Snobs To Work; Decoration or Infestation; Primal Therapy

Lightning Fill In The Blank

All the news we couldn’t fit anywhere else

Predictions

We’re setting our clocks back this weekend, so our panelists to tell us what they’re doing with the extra hour they get this week…