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'Wait Wait' for June 29, 2024: With Not My Job guest Christian Mcbride
Christian McBride performs at An Evening With Christian McBride at the GRAMMY Museum on February 13, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.
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This week’s show was recorded at the Mann Center in Philly with host Peter Sagal, judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest Christian McBride and panelists Dulcé Sloan, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Peter Grosz. Click the audio link above to hear the whole show.
Who’s Bill This Time
Presidential Hoarse Race; A Change for The Change; A New Way to Be Bored on Board
Panel Questions
Stuck In Space
Bluff The Listener
Our panelists tell three stories of unique lawsuits, only one of which is true.
Not My Job: We quiz Jazz bass legend Christian McBride on Bass Pro Shops
Jazz bassist Christian McBride plays our game called “Bass Pro? Meet Bass Pro!” Three questions about Bass Pro Shops.
Panel Questions
Running for Love; The Greater Outdoors
Limericks
Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Taylor Swift Side Effects; Furry Caddies; An Adorably Repugnant Pup
Lightning Fill In The Blank
All the news we couldn’t fit anywhere else
Predictions
Our panelists predict, after rawdogging flights, what will be the next weird thing people will do on planes.
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We unpack the 2026 Emmy nominations : Pop Culture Happy Hour
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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Urban Jürgensen: Introducing Elite Watchmaking to New Audiences
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Can you say no to a friend’s wedding? : It’s Been a Minute
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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