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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Saturdays at 11:00am and Sundays at 2:00pm

Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! is NPR's weekly hour-long quiz program. Each week on the radio you can test your knowledge against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what's real news and what's made up.

Lose the lightning fill-in-the-blank round on Saturday? No worries!  There's a second chance to hear Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! every weekend -- Sundays at 2 p.m.

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Predictions

Our panelists predict: What will the Washington football team finally change their name to?

Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks...Honey Roasted Surplus; Eau de Ozone; Polly Want A Scholarship.

Bluff The Listener

Our panelists read three stories about fun things to do during a summer in lockdown, only one of which is true.

Bill Montage

Bill describes how Peter is dealing with working from home.

Not My Job: We Quiz Tom Hanks On Bad Neighbors

Since he starred as Mr. Rogers, the nicest neighbor ever, we wrote a game for him called "It's a terrible day in the neighborhood" — three questions about pretty awful neighbors. Originally broadcast April 18, 2020.