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Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis on stage
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Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis on stage
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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 Kara Jackson and panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Alzo Slade, and Scaachi Koul. Click the audio link above to hear the whole show.
Who’s Bill This Time
JD Meets Tim; Login Logistics; The Golden Nugget Anniversary
Panel Questions
The Sleepy Couch Conundrum
Bluff The Listener
Our panelists tell three stories about what’s going on with Montana rancher Arthur Schubarth, only one of which is true.
Not My Job: We quiz Kara Jackson on fun parties
Kara Jackson released one of the most celebrated albums of 2023, and before that was the National Youth Poet Laureate. Her first single was “No Fun/Party,” so can she answer our questions about fun parties?
Panel Questions
The Right Way To Gossip; Insta-Family; Rodent Plan B
Limericks
Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: A New Mystery Machine; Buzzless Bubbly; Salad With A Friend
Lightning Fill In The Blank
All the news we couldn’t fit anywhere else
Predictions
Our panelists predict, after chicken tenders, what food innovation will we be celebrating in 50 years.
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For Iris van Herpen, couture is a laboratory as much as a runway. Our chief fashion critic, Vanessa Friedman, takes us inside this Dutch designer’s latest Paris show — from sci-fi-inspired gowns to an audacious attempt at a dress made of charged plasma.
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