WWDTM: Ego Nwodim

Summary

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! – Episode Featuring Ego Nwodim Release Date: May 24, 2025 | Host: Peter Sagal | Guest: Ego Nwodim

NPR's beloved weekly news quiz, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, returns with another lively episode hosted by Peter Sagal at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago. This episode features a mix of humor, sharp wit, and insightful commentary from panelists Tom Papa, Dulce Sloan, Hari Kondabolu, and special guest Ego Nwodim of Saturday Night Live fame.

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Contestant Segment: Olivia Zastro

The show begins with Olivia Zastro from Chicago, a commercial real estate analyst, joining the panel for the "Who's Bill?" quiz. Olivia is tasked with explaining or analyzing two out of three news quotations presented by comedian Bill Curtis.

Notable Discussion: Newark Liberty Airport Chaos

• Peter Sagal (02:58): "A traveler was speaking to New Jersey News 12... nervous about traveling through what airport this weekend?"
• Tom Papa (04:14): “My daughter was coming home from college... she doesn’t have a rabbit anymore.”

The panel humorously discusses the recent turmoil at Newark Liberty Airport, highlighting air traffic control shortages and safety concerns, with Tom Papa sharing a personal anecdote about his daughter’s chaotic flight.

Notable Discussion: Tom Cruise’s Publicity Tour

• Peter Sagal (05:13): “Mr. Cruise is on a publicity spree trying to get you to see what some are calling Hollywood's final action blockbuster.”
• Dulce Sloan (05:55): “Wee Man. Tiny ass man.”

The conversation shifts to Tom Cruise’s relentless promotional efforts for Mission Impossible: The Final Reckoning, blending satire with genuine curiosity about Cruise's commitment to keeping moviegoers engaged.

Notable Discussion: AI-Generated Summer Reading List

• Bill Curtis (08:06): “I have not written and will not be writing a book called... Called Nightshade Market.”
• Tom Papa (09:00): “But if you had asked AI... they are.”

The panel pokes fun at the Chicago Sun Times' mishap with an AI-generated summer reading list that bizarrely included non-existent books, sparking laughter over fictional titles like "Fourth Wing about dragon sex."

Olivia impressively navigates the quiz, successfully answering her questions and winning the listener’s choice voicemail prize.

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Bluff the Listener: Simon from Asheville

Next up is Simon from Asheville, North Carolina, who participates in the "Bluff the Listener" game. He must discern which of three humorous dental mishaps is real.

Notable Story: Smart Toothbrush Exposing Infidelity

• Tom Papa (18:16): “...the private investigator exposed that the husband had started an affair with a work colleague...”

Simon correctly identifies Tom Papa’s tale about a smart toothbrush revealing a secret affair as the true story, showcasing his keen listening skills.

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Guest Segment: Ego Nwodim

Ego Nwodim, recognized for her role on Saturday Night Live and Poker Face on Peacock, takes center stage in a special guest segment. Peter Sagal delves into Ego’s background and her character "Ms. Eggy."

Notable Discussion: Ms. Eggy’s Viral Moment

• Ego Wodemin (22:23): “I'm grateful to them.”

Ego shares behind-the-scenes insights about her first performance of Ms. Eggy, where an unexpected audience expletive momentarily derailed the bit. The discussion highlights Ego’s adaptability and humor in live performances.

Notable Game: Who’s Ego Playing For? Ego engages in a trivia game answering questions about infamous guests and cultural references, such as the notorious antics of rock stars Keith Moon and Rod Stewart at Holiday Inns, demonstrating her quick wit and extensive knowledge of pop culture lore.

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Listener Limerick Challenge: Annalisea from Harlem

Annalisea from Harlem joins the "Listener Limerick Challenge," where she fills in the missing words from limericks based on current news events.

Notable Limericks:

1. Zeppelin Revival:
   • Bill Curtis (39:07): “A big blimp with what seems like a metal skin... the Zeppelin.”
2. Pickle Lemonade Trend:
   • Dulce Sloan (41:32): “This lemonade's great with a pickle.”

Annalisea successfully completes two out of three limericks, securing her victory and earning recognition for her sharp mind and grasp of current events.

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Panel Q&A: Hari Kondabolu, Tom Papa, Dulce Sloan

The panel delves into a variety of news topics with their trademark humor:

Notable Discussion: Apple’s Vision Pro VR Headset

• Hari Kondabolu (33:31): “That it made their head hurt, that it made their heart hurt...”
• Dulce Sloan (35:20): “That makes sense. That sounds right.”

The panel critiques Apple’s high-priced Vision Pro VR headset, discussing user experiences and the technological frustrations that early adopters face, all while maintaining a light-hearted tone.

Notable Discussion: Evolutionary Biology of Cats

• Dulce Sloan (35:24): “That’s why we asked you.”
• Tom Papa (36:07): “Queen X is perfect, and if you were to die and nobody come and get you, the cat will eat you.”

A humorous take on a scientific claim about cats being the "perfect predator," sparking playful debates about feline perfection versus dog diversity.

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Lightning Fill in the Blank

In the final segment, "Lightning Fill in the Blank," panelists race against the clock to complete news-related sentences swiftly.

Notable Examples:

• Zeppelin Revival:
  • Dulce Sloan (39:40): “Zeppelin.”
• FDA Scrutiny on Ozempic:
  • Dulce Sloan (44:46): “Ozempic.”
• Prosthetic Leg Roller Coaster Incident:
  • Peter Sagal (41:32): “Pickle lemonade...”

Dulce Sloan and Hari Kondabolu lead the charge, correctly filling in multiple blanks and showcasing their quick-thinking abilities under time pressure.

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Closing Remarks

Peter Sagal wraps up the episode by congratulating the winners and reflecting on the humorous intersections of current events and pop culture. The energy remains high as the audience is left anticipating the next episode's blend of news and comedy.

Notable Quote:

• Ego Wodem (42:54): “I'm gonna drink myself today if it kills me.”

Ego’s playful remark underscores the show's knack for blending light-hearted humor with engaging content.

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Notable Quotes with Timestamps:

• Tom Papa (04:14): “My daughter was coming home from college... she doesn’t have a rabbit anymore.”
• Dulce Sloan (05:55): “Wee Man. Tiny ass man.”
• Ego Wodem (22:23): “I'm grateful to them.”
• Hari Kondabolu (33:31): “That it made their head hurt, that it made their heart hurt...”
• Dulce Sloan (35:20): “That makes sense. That sounds right.”
• Tom Papa (36:07): “Queen X is perfect, and if you were to die and nobody come and get you, the cat will eat you.”
• Ego Wodem (42:54): “I'm gonna drink myself today if it kills me.”

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Conclusion

This episode of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! masterfully blends informative content with sharp humor, featuring engaging games, witty panel discussions, and a standout guest performance by Ego Nwodim. Whether tackling AI mishaps, celebrity antics, or quirky news stories, the show ensures listeners are both entertained and enlightened.

Transcript

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[Bill Curtis]

From NPR @ WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, wait, don't tell me, the NPR News quiz. I'm the original big beautiful Bill, Bill Curtis. And here is your host at the Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building in Chicago, Illinois, Peter Sagal.

[Peter Sagal]

Thank you, Bill. Thanks, everyone. Great to see you again. We got a great show for you today. Later on, we're going to be talking to Ego Wodem, the Saturday Night Live star who's also guest starring in the latest episode of Poker Face on Peacock. That's the show that gives every star in Hollywood a chance to do what they've always dreamed of, murder somebody. We won't ask that kind of commitment to the bit from you. Just give us a call and play our games. The number is one triple eight. Wait, wait. That's 1-888-924-8924. Let's welcome our first listener contestant this week. Hi. You are on Wait, wait, don't tell me. Hi, I'm Olivia Zastro and I'm calling from Chicago, Illinois. Chicago, great to hear from you. What do you do here in the greatest city in the world? I am an analyst for a commercial real estate firm. Oh, really? What do you analyze? Mostly Chicago office buildings. Oh, so it's like you walk outside, you look up and go, that's a tall one.

[Capital One]

Exactly.

[Peter Sagal]

Well, welcome to the show, Olivia. Thank you. We found out what her job is. What more is there to talk about? Olivia, welcome to the show. Let me introduce you to our panel this week. First, a comedian headlining the Gramercy in New York City on May 29th and the Houston Punchline on May 30th and 31st. It's Hari Kondabolu. Hello, Olivia. Next, a comedian you can see May 30th, the 31st at Hyenas in Dallas. In June 6th and 7th at Soul Joe's in Pottstown, Pennsylvania, it's Dulce Sloan. And a comedian whose latest Netflix is called Home Free, it's Tom Poppa.

[Tom Papa]

Olivia, hi. Hi, Olivia.

[Peter Sagal]

Olivia, welcome to the show. You're going to play who's Bill this time? Bill Curtis, of course, is going to start us off with three quotations from the week's news. Your job, simply correctly explain or perhaps analyze two of them. Do that and you will win our prize. Any voice from our show you might choose. You ready to go? I'M ready. All right, for your first quote, as we are now in one of the busiest travel weekends of the year. Well, here's a traveler for his advice for flying out of a certain airport.

[Bill Curtis]

Hope for the best.

[Peter Sagal]

A traveler was speaking to New Jersey News 12. He's a teensy bit nervous about traveling through what airport this weekend? The Newark airport. The Newark airport. Newark Liberty Airport, AKA the airport of New Jersey, AKA the New Jersey of airports, has become a travel disaster over the last few weeks. There's been a shortage of air traffic controllers. The radar seems to just turn off at random moments. There have been dangerous near misses on the tarmac. But Memorial Day weekend will test the theory. Maybe the problem was not enough planes in the sky.

[Tom Papa]

My daughter was coming home from college. She goes to college in New Jersey. And she had to fly out of Newark.

[Peter Sagal]

Yes.

[Tom Papa]

Because she has a pet rabbit, and rabbits are only allowed on Alaska Airlines.

[Dulce Sloan]

Sounds right.

[Tom Papa]

And the only place that it flew out of was Newark.

[Peter Sagal]

Right.

[Tom Papa]

And she's also scared of flying. And I said, and she's coming home for the summer. And I said, well, you're going to have to go to Newark. And it was the day after they lost all the planes on the radar, and she doesn't have a rabbit anymore.

[Peter Sagal]

Really? Oh, my God. She gave her the RA.

[Tom Papa]

She went to LaGuardia and took JetBlue.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah. You know, it's interesting. Tom, like, Tom, I grew up in New Jersey, and my very first airport flight was out of Newark Airport. And it's interesting to me that if I were to go there, it might also be my last.

[Tom Papa]

Yeah.

[Peter Sagal]

All right.

[Dulce Sloan]

Y' all spend a lot of time calling the south backwards, but Atlanta ain't never had these problems.

[Peter Sagal]

That's true.

[Tom Papa]

It's just a bad story. While we're flexing cities, it's just a bad story when, like, what happened to Peter? Well, he was flying back into Newark. It's like if it was into Paris or, oh, he was on a flight to Hawaii. You were like, that's a shame. Things were going so well. And you're like, no, he crashed on his way into Newark. They're like, well, he's in a better place.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah. All right, moving on. Olivia. Olivia. As I'm sure you'll be able to tell without me explaining it, just by virtue of Bill's amazing imitation, your next quote is from Tom Cruise.

[Bill Curtis]

You gotta see the movie.

[Peter Sagal]

Mr. Cruise is on a publicity spree trying to get you to see what some are calling Hollywood's final action blockbuster. What is the movie that is Mission Impossible. Yes, Mission Impossible. The Final Reckoning hits theaters this weekend. But you know that because statistically, it is most likely that Tom Cruise came to your house to personally drag you there himself. His publicity tour has been absolutely relentless, jumping out of helicopters to promote the film. He is standing on top of the biggest cinema in London, which puts him right at eye level with the rest of us.

[Dulce Sloan]

Wee Man. Wee Man. Tiny ass man.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah, I can make that joke because I'm on the radio and I don't know if you guys saw it, but this video went viral this week. Like I said, he's everywhere. He's trying to get people to go to the theater. So he's like. He filmed this video of him eating popcorn at a movie theater screening, and it looks like he's, like, punching himself in the mouth with every bite. Seriously, all he talks about is how much he loves to go to the movies and eat popcorn, which he then demonstrates by placing some in his nutrition intake orifice and then activating his furnaces.

[Tom Papa]

It's true. The whole time he's doing it, he's like, look, I'm just like you. I'm just like you. I'm a regular person. No one eats popcorn like that. Normal people get a fist of it and just start nibbling around.

[Hari Kondabolu]

I'm not sure if I think Tom Cruise might have died several years ago. This is all AI at this point.

[Peter Sagal]

It might well be.

[Dulce Sloan]

Why is he on this type of. Do they really think that nobody's going to go see his movie? Why is he on the movie?

[Peter Sagal]

Well, apparently he and his, I guess, allies and partners believe that you really got to. They want to keep people going to movie theaters to see these movies instead of waiting a month and watching it more or less for free at home.

[Tom Papa]

Right. When's the last time you went to the movies?

[Ego Wodem]

Are you asking me?

[Dulce Sloan]

Last time I went on a date. Time, Papa. No, because it sounds like you want me to cry on the radio.

[Tom Papa]

No, but when's the last. Because I keep saying, like, what's happening to the movies? Why aren't people going to the movies? I don't remember the last time I went to the movies myself.

[Dulce Sloan]

I've been to the movies recently.

[Tom Papa]

What'd you say?

[Dulce Sloan]

I don't remember.

[Tom Papa]

E.T.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah.

[Dulce Sloan]

Not E.T. no.

[Tom Papa]

Girl.

[Dulce Sloan]

No. Oh, I went to go see one of them days. I haven't seen Sinners yet. I'm supposed to go on a date, but if that boy don't text me back, then them vampires gonna win.

[Peter Sagal]

Here's the Crazy thing. So Tom Cruise is out there, right? And he's trying to get people to go into movie theaters. You know who else is doing that? Nicole Kidman. They should meet. They might hit it off. Olivia, here is your last quote.

[Bill Curtis]

I have not written and will not be writing a book called. Called Nightshade Market.

[Peter Sagal]

That was the author Min Jin Lee, commenting on the Chicago Sun Times summer reading list that got a lot of attention this week because it is comprised almost entirely of books that do not.

[Capital One]

What books that do not exist?

[Peter Sagal]

They do not exist. They're not real. Yay. In the worst literary news since the last time J.K. rowling did something, the Chicago Sun Times did what every junior high school student does when they just didn't get around to the homework. They had AI do it. The Sun Times published a list of 15 books that it thinks you should read this summer, and 10 of them were fake.

[Bill Curtis]

Aw.

[Peter Sagal]

Completely imaginary, complete with imaginary descriptions, which was heartbreaking because I was so excited to read James Joyce's 10 Surefire Ways to Shed Belly Fat.

[Tom Papa]

But if you had asked AI, if you went back to AI and you said, hey, half of these are not real, they would say, give me a second. Now they are.

[Peter Sagal]

So the Chicago Sun Times got into a lot of trouble, as you can imagine, but it turns out this isn't new. The New York Times bestseller list has been generated by AI for almost a decade. I mean, come on. Do you really think there's actually a book called Fourth Wing about dragon sex?

[Tom Papa]

Oh, I love that one.

[Peter Sagal]

What?

[Tom Papa]

Yeah, it's good. I know it's hard to, like, envision it, but once you read a couple pages, you're like, oh, right, Dragon sex.

[Dulce Sloan]

No, I've seen Gang of Thrones. Dragon sex is the least crazy thing that's ever happened.

[Peter Sagal]

Bill, how did Olivia do on our quiz?

[Bill Curtis]

She's from Chicago, so she got them. All right, Olivia.

[Peter Sagal]

Congratulations, Olivia. Yay. Yeah. Yay.

[Tom Papa]

Olivia.

[Dulce Sloan]

Olivia.

[Peter Sagal]

I'll look for you, Hank, around our skyscraper. Talk to you soon. Thank you. Bye Bye. It looks great. Make no mistake, it's fake. Right. Now, panel, it is time for you to answer some questions about this week's news Dulce. This week, we learned a hot new tip to help you declutter. Right? Hot new tip is all we need to know how to declutter your home. All you do is you walk around in your house, you pick up an item, and you ask yourself if you would still keep that even if it was covered with what?

[Dulce Sloan]

Poop.

[Peter Sagal]

Right. That's the technique. Do you like the Marie Kondo method, but wish it would make you actively gag. Well, try the Marie Kond no method. It's simple. When deciding whether or not to throw something out, imagine if you would save it if it were covered in poop. But be careful. If you're doing this at home and your partner says, ah, hold on. I don't know. I just have to know for sure. Get out of the room.

[Hari Kondabolu]

As a person with a child, I don't like this particular one.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah, I know. I had the same theory because it was like, whoa, wait a minute. I mean, if I could. My children are always covered with poop and I would throw them away if I could get away with it.

[Tom Papa]

Do they specify what kind of poop?

[Peter Sagal]

That's a good question. Their own poop? Who knows?

[Tom Papa]

People poop, cat poop, fish poop, bird.

[Dulce Sloan]

I get in my car all the time. Yeah, there's bird poop on that all the time.

[Peter Sagal]

And yet you keep it so there you know that you value it.

[Tom Papa]

If it's human poop, there's nothing on earth I would keep.

[Dulce Sloan]

You kept your chicken poop.

[Peter Sagal]

You'd be free of all earthly distractions.

[Tom Papa]

All of it I would get rid of. Yeah. If I had a stack of gold bars and then someone came in and did that on that, I wouldn't have that anymore. Yeah.

[Dulce Sloan]

I'd figure it out according. Gold bars. There's a hose somewhere in this house.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah. Coming up, the one thing you should absolutely not do while brushing your teeth. That's our bluff listener game. Call 1. Triple 8. Wait, wait. Don't play. We'll be back in a minute with more. Wait, wait. Don't tell me from npr.

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[Bill Curtis]

From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't TELL Me the NPR News Quiz. I'm Bill Curtis. We are playing this week with Tom Papa, Dulce Sloan and Hari Kondabolu. And here again is your host at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago, Illinois, Peter Sagal.

[Peter Sagal]

Thank you, Bill. Thanks, everybody. Thank you all so much. It is time right now for the Wait, Wait, don't tell me. Bluff the listener game. That's what we do now. Call 1-8 8- wait- wait. If you'd like to play any of our games on the air, you can always check out the pinned post on our Instagram page. That's atwaitnpro. Hi, you're on Wait, Wait, don't tell me. Hello, this is Simon from Asheville, North Carolina. Asheville, North Carolina, is one of my very favorite places in this green earth. Do you enjoy just like the beautiful outdoor life in Asheville? I do. It is a beautiful place. We have the mountains. We have the mountain biking. Despite everything that happened last year, it's still my favorite place. Well, me, too. Well, thank you so much for calling, Simon. You're going to play our game in which you must try to tell truth from fiction. Bill, what's Simon's topic?

[Bill Curtis]

Truth and Consequences.

[Peter Sagal]

We all know the basics of dental care. Don't forget to floss. Don't eat too many sweets. Don't take fluoride advice from RFK Jr. Sustained. But this week we learned about another unexpected oral hygiene oopsie. Our panelists are each going to tell you about it. Pick the one who's telling the truth and you can win the wait waiter of your choice in your voicemail. Are you ready to play? I'm ready. All right. First up, let's hear from Dulce Sloan.

[Dulce Sloan]

We all have fond memories of the wise, cracking opera singing drag icon known as Bugs Bunny. But a botched procedure at a dentist office in Colchester, Vermont, had the whole town asking, what's up, Doc? Vida Evans went to local dentist Dr. Kurt Yosh in the spring of 2022 to get a set of veneers. Her and hundreds of other people in town got a shiny new set of ears because Dr. Yosh was new to town and running a special well. After six months, Fida noticed an odd taste in her mouth and her two front teeth were starting to become larger and longer. While out shopping one day, she noticed other people with the same affliction. Her wife also noticed and very gently said to her, y' all need to call that dentist. This place is starting to look like a rabbit's dentist. Vita immediately called the dentist's office. The assistant apologized profusely and explained that Vita was one of many with this Bugs Bunny syndrome. It was caused by a defective adhesive and they would fix the problem free of charge as long as Vida promised not to lead a bad Yelp review.

[Peter Sagal]

Everybody in one particular town ended up looking like Bugs Bunny because the adhesive on their veneers all failed at the same time. Your next story of a dental error comes from Hari Kondabolu.

[Hari Kondabolu]

When Chicago dentist Jonathan Freeman renovated his practice, he went all in, drilling a big screen TV into the ceiling so his patients could watch shows. However, after spending a fortune on his giant TV, Dr. Freeman bought a discounted package deal from a company called Humpty. Their Direct to Dentist package offers specialized TV shows licensed only for dentists with things you've never seen, like Truck Swap, the Great Serbian Baking show, and of course, the last season of the Office. At first, his patients were resigned to watching Humpty programming, but they started drifting to one show, the Secret Lives of Central nova Scotian wives. Dr. Freeman's patients are so hooked on the show, they will do whatever it takes to get to the dentist. Patients are even opting out of anesthesia and raw dogging their wisdom teeth surgeries. To not miss out on episodes, they are considering moving the show from Humpty to a more popular streamer like Streevee or Smudge Direct. Are those real? Who can tell?

[Peter Sagal]

A dentist's exclusive TV program brings people to ruin their teeth just so they can watch it from the chair. Your last story of a mouth mistake comes from Tom Poppa.

[Tom Papa]

Electric toothbrushes can do a lot of things. Time your brushing, enhance deep cleanings, and now catch your lover having a secret dirty affair while you're at work. Paul Jones, a private investigator of ARF Investigators, worked with a client who became suspicious of her husband after noticing the unusual times he'd brush his teeth. Teeth. She knew he wasn't great at dental hygiene. Sometimes he would forget he brushed his teeth walk back into the kitchen and eat a stack of Oreo cookies like a hungry diabetic raccoon. But the Smart electric toothbrush app connected to his electric toothbrush showed he was consistently brushing his teeth late in the morning on Fridays when he should have been at work. The private investigator exposed that the husband had started an affair with a work colleague, and they'd meet every Friday when the wife and kids were out of the house. Four out of five dentists agree that when a digital toothbrush says someone brushed their teeth at 10:48am when they were supposed to be at work at 9, they're probably naked.

[Peter Sagal]

All right. Somewhere, someone was a little too devoted to dental hygiene. Was it from Dulce Sloan, everybody who went to a particular dentist all of a sudden one day looking like Bugs Bunny? From Hari Kondabolu, people who saw a particular dentist ruining their teeth just so they could watch his TV programming on the ceiling? Or from Tom Papa, a man whose cheatin ways were betrayed by his own smart toothbrush. Which of these is the story of a dental mishap that we found in the news? I'm going to have to go with Tom Pappa. I think the toothbrush was perhaps harder than the tear. You're going with Tom. Well, to bring you the correct answer, we spoke to an expert on the real story. As a professional, he's always home at.

[Hari Kondabolu]

10Am on a Friday.

[Peter Sagal]

Yes, it is alarming, but we would definitely want to look into a little bit more. That was Jordan Alexander Scheer of RA Private Investigators and Security, Inc. Confirming that, yes, that would be suspicious behavior. Congratulations, Simon. You got it right. Tom was telling the truth about the cheater. Points for Tom. You've won our prize, the voice of your choice in your voicemail. Well done and congratulations. Thank you. Thanks for playing with us today. Take care. And now, the game where we ask talented people to take a break from using their talents. It's called not my job. Ego Wodem grew up in Baltimore and headed out to USC to study biology, but got involved in the Los Angeles improv and comedy scene and ended up joining the cast of Saturday night live in 2018, which is great for all of us, but kind of sad for medicine, which could use a genuinely funny Dr. Eggowodin, welcome to Wait Wait, don't tell me.

[Ego Wodem]

Thank you so much.

[Peter Sagal]

Thank you. It's so much fun to talk to you. I was delighted to find out that you are a Baltimore girl. I love Baltimore people. Do you carry that with you? Proudly. Can you do the Accent.

[Ego Wodem]

I can. I'm trying to think of something to say. Hot dog. That's hot dog.

[Peter Sagal]

Yes.

[Bill Curtis]

Okay.

[Peter Sagal]

Hot dog. Thank you for translating. Yeah, but.

[Ego Wodem]

Yeah, yeah, I can, but I need a prompt. I don't have. I don't have a Baltimore thing in my back pocket.

[Peter Sagal]

Okay, well, here's something. Hey, as a person from Baltimore, can you tell me how much you love Old Bay seasoning?

[Ego Wodem]

I'm obsessed with Old Bay. I put it on everything, including my fruit. It's. I've got Old Bay merch. I've got Old Bay tote bag, socks, mugs, oversized Old Bay. No food in my home, but that Old Bay to go on it should it arrive.

[Peter Sagal]

Right. And if you run out of everything else, you'll just survive on Old Bay. Does Old Bay know this about you? Because they probably could use a celebrity spokesman of your stature.

[Ego Wodem]

I actually just got to tell the Old Bay team that earlier today, so fingers crossed, I get to be the.

[Tom Papa]

Face of Old Bay.

[Peter Sagal]

Did you call them up? Did you go to their offices? Did you bang on the window like Dustin Hoffman in the Graduate, yelling, old bae. Old bae.

[Ego Wodem]

You know, I did it, but I should have. Where were you?

[Peter Sagal]

I'm sorry. I could have helped you. We've loved you on Saturday Night Live for a long time. And I wanted to ask about this character who appeared just this spring for the first time. Yeah, Ms. Eggy. Your stand up Persona, you see.

[Ego Wodem]

Well, thank you, guys.

[Peter Sagal]

You see. And this thing happened. I believe it was the first time Ms. Eggie appeared. That instantly became like a classic Saturday Night Live moment. Because one of Ms. Egge's bits is that she's always turning to the audience and asking them to finish her thought. Right. And you were. Ms. Eggy, I should say, was doing this bit about, you know, all the terrible men she's known. And you said, and these men ain't. And you held the microphone out to the audience, and the entire audience on live TV yelled a certain expletive. Yes. Which was an amazing moment. But my question for you is, what in the world did you expect them to say?

[Ego Wodem]

Well, here's the thing, guys, and I've said this many times now, okay? The audience is not supposed to say anything at Saturday Night Live. They never have. They. They likely will not be prompted to again in the future. They're supposed to watch, and they're just supposed to watch the piece and laugh and cheer.

[Peter Sagal]

I.

[Ego Wodem]

You know, everyone keeps saying that's such a well known phrase, men ain't s. But I'm like, I Don't know. I don't know that I've heard that particular phrase.

[Dulce Sloan]

We didn't see the.

[Peter Sagal]

We didn't see.

[Ego Wodem]

I've heard. I've heard he ain't that I've heard they ain't that I've heard, but I have not. It was meant to be worth it. It was meant to be. They don't know because they've never seen me perform before. And then I say, worth a day. But they were amazing. I love that first crowd. Very enthusiastic. Very, very locked in. So I'm grateful to them.

[Peter Sagal]

No, seriously, people will talk for years about, like, you know, Elvis Costello changing a song at the last second and Ms. Eggy getting the FCC fine. I think those will be, like, huge moments. I. Before we go on to the game, of course, about Poker Face here on this week's episode. This is the Murder of the Week show. This huge hit. Natasha Leone travels around the country solving crimes. I don't think it's a spoiler because part of the show is you find out who the murderer is in the very first few minutes, you're not the murderer. Was that disappointing? They said, oh, we want you to be on Poker Face. You're like, yay. But you don't get to kill anybody. Aw, no.

[Ego Wodem]

I was just happy to be asked to be part of Poker Face. I was like, hell, yes. And then I was asked to eat cheese, which I can't do. I can't have as much cheese as they would have liked me to have.

[Peter Sagal]

So then I was, okay, this is good. This is good dirt. Okay, so people will see the episode this weekend. It's out now. You play the PA Baseball announcer for a minor league team who sponsor is a cheese company. And the gag is your character eats a lot of cheese. A lot. And you're telling me that you're on set and they're saying, okay, now you have to eat more cheese. And you're like, no, you don't understand. I can't eat this much cheese.

[Ego Wodem]

We had a conversation before where they told me the plan was for me to eat a lot of cheese. And I thought, oh, wow. Of all the roles I'm getting the one I can't do. But here's the thing. I raw dog cheese all the time. I'm lactose intolerant, but I go raw with the cheese all the time. And without a lactate, that is. And we don't die. But at a certain point, I would have a problem. And so they decided to swap out the cheese for, I believe it was vegan cheese, which just created a different problem.

[Peter Sagal]

But.

[Dulce Sloan]

Sounds like you were farting either way.

[Ego Wodem]

Yeah. No matter what. I was gonna be farting. I was farting.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah. If they kept it up, you might, in fact, have killed someone. So, you know.

[Ego Wodem]

Exactly.

[Peter Sagal]

Well, Eggle Wodem, it is a pleasure to talk to you. We have asked you here to play a game.

[Bill Curtis]

We're calling you'll never wear out your welcome.

[Peter Sagal]

So you're a great guest star on Poker Face. So we're going to ask you three questions about bad guests. Answer two to three questions correctly, you win our prize for one of our listeners, the voice of anyone they might choose for their voicemail. Bill, who is ego playing for?

[Bill Curtis]

Kara Young of Houston, Texas.

[Peter Sagal]

All right, you ready to play?

[Ego Wodem]

Hey, Kara. I'm as ready as I'll ever be. Come on, let's get this from Kara.

[Peter Sagal]

Here we go. Here's your first question. Rock stars, of course, are known for being bad guests at hotels. None more famously than the who's late drummer Keith Moon. He was once banned for life from all Holiday Inns because He celebrated his 21st birthday at one by doing what? A, forcing the staff to sing him Happy birthday for 24 hours straight, no matter how many people passed out. B, drinking all night in the bar before telling the bartender, you know what? I just realized? I'm actually turning 20. Or C, driving his Lincoln Continental directly into the hotel pool.

[Ego Wodem]

I'm gonna say.

[Peter Sagal]

C, you're right. Lincoln Continentals do not float. We also found out, by the way, that Rod Stewart and his band were also banned from all Holiday Inns, and they got around it by checking in as Fleetwood Mac. Oh, my God. I'm so sorry.

[Tom Papa]

You just gave up the next one.

[Peter Sagal]

I just gave up the next one because.

[Dulce Sloan]

Oh, no.

[Peter Sagal]

This is what happened.

[Ego Wodem]

Well, Kara.

[Peter Sagal]

No, wait a minute. We gotta give that to Kara. We're just gonna go through it because what happened was we had talked about this, and then since we talked about it, it got written up as the next question, and I didn't know that. So can you imagine my shame just now looking down at my script and seeing this question? But what we're gonna do is we're just gonna go through with it because this is show business, and the show.

[Tom Papa]

Must be Fleetwood Mac.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah. All right, here's your next question. Singer Rod Stewart also received a lifetime ban from Holiday Inn, but found a way around the band. What was it? A, Stewart would comb his hair, making him unrecognizable. That sounds believable. B, they'd make local promoters check in, then let the band in through the back door. Or C, he and his band would check into Holiday Inns as Fleetwood Mac.

[Dulce Sloan]

Huh.

[Ego Wodem]

This is tough.

[Peter Sagal]

It's hard.

[Ego Wodem]

C. It's C. Yeah, that was right.

[Peter Sagal]

I don't know how you knew that. That's crazy.

[Bill Curtis]

Me either.

[Ego Wodem]

Wow.

[Peter Sagal]

Wow. So that was a first, by the way. That's never happened before. So congratulations, all of you. Here to see that. That was interesting.

[Tom Papa]

I. We're all lying.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah, we're all living a lie. But it doesn't really matter. Here's your last question. Salvador Dali was a frequent guest of Paris's La Maurice Hotel, where he often stayed for months at a time. When he left, the staff was forced to repaint the room. Why? Ew. A, he would blow his nose on the wallpaper. B, as soon as he moved in, he painted everything black, including the light bulb. Or C, because he always traveled with his two pets. Two full sized ocelots, I'm gonna say.

[Ego Wodem]

And this is very chaotic, but it's B.

[Peter Sagal]

You're gonna go with B. As soon as he moved in, he painted everything black because that was his taste. No, it was actually C. Ocelots, you see, are kind of wild cat and they cannot be house trained, just so you know. So, Bill, how did Eggo do in our quiz?

[Bill Curtis]

Well, I didn't hear everything, but I believe it's two out of three.

[Dulce Sloan]

66%.

[Ego Wodem]

Not bad.

[Peter Sagal]

Not bad. It's a winning score around here. You've done it. You've won. Congratulations.

[Ego Wodem]

Thank you so much for giving me the answer to you.

[Peter Sagal]

You're welcome. Grateful that I was able to do that for you. Echo Wodom is an SNL cast member who you can see in the latest season of Poker Face on Peacock ago. Wodom, thank you so much for joining us on Wait Wait, don't tell me.

[Ego Wodem]

Thank you so much for having me.

[Peter Sagal]

Thank you. Take care. We'll see you next season. Bye bye. See ya. In just a minute, we go up, up and away in our Listener Limerick challenge. Call 1-88-HAIT-WAIT to join us on the air. We'll be back in a minute with more of Wait Wait, Don't Tell me from npr.

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[Bill Curtis]

From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, wait, wait, don't tell me the NPR News quiz. I'm Bill Curtis. We are playing this week with Tom Papa, Hari Kondavolu and Dulce Sloan. And here again is your host at the Studebaker Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, Peter Sago.

[Peter Sagal]

Thank you, Bill. Coming up. Thank you, everybody. Coming up, if anyone present knows any reason why we should not play the listener Limerick Challenge, speak now or forever hold your peace. Or if you'd like to play, give us a call, 1-888-wait wait. That's 1-888-924-8924. Right now, panel, some more questions for you from the week's news. HARI the Wall Street Journal profiled people who bought Apple's Vision Pro virtual reality headset last year. And all those people agree on one thing. What?

[Hari Kondabolu]

That it made their head hurt, that it made their heart hurt, that it made their eyes hurt.

[Peter Sagal]

All of which might be true, but it all ended up with them feeling what?

[Hari Kondabolu]

Nauseous?

[Dulce Sloan]

Sounds right to me.

[Peter Sagal]

Again. So a year ago, they bought this thing for $3,500 and now they feel what, Cheated, right? They feel terrible regret that they shouldn't they feel they shouldn't have bought it.

[Hari Kondabolu]

3500.

[Peter Sagal]

A year ago, Apple launched their revolutionary Vision Pro virtual reality headset with the promise of never having to look at the real world ever again. But for a lot of the early adopters, the virtual reality they're most interested in is the one where they did not spend $3,500 on an Apple Vision Pro. One Vision Pro owner, a guy who's paid full price for it, described the experience of using it. And this is a real quote. You put on what feels like a 500 pound MacBook Pro, strap it to your face and have people laugh at you.

[Tom Papa]

The only Reason people don't like illusion, be honest, is that they haven't realized how to have sex with it yet.

[Peter Sagal]

Yes, that's true. As soon as.

[Dulce Sloan]

That's the real answer.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah, the real answer. But if you can get on here.

[Tom Papa]

I mean, I didn't like PlayStation for a long time, but I figured it out.

[Dulce Sloan]

Pop, pop, everybody.

[Peter Sagal]

Dulce, a question for you.

[Dulce Sloan]

What?

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah, okay, Dulce. According to an evolutionary biologist, evolution has in fact created a perfect animal, a flawless predator that can flourish in almost any environment. What is this perfect killer? Me. That's why we asked you. Dulce, I'm so proud of you. No, no, it's not that. No, not you. No, it's perfect evolutionary design. It is designed incredibly perfectly for what it does. It is the perfect animal. Kitty cats. Yes, kitty cats. Yay.

[Dulce Sloan]

That makes sense. That sounds right.

[Peter Sagal]

Your floppy fur bag of a pet really is nature's most flawless creation. Great. Now they'll be even more insufferable. In an interview with Scientific American, no less, biologist Anjani Goswami points out that all cats are exactly alike, except for their size. Your house cat is a. Is a miniature lion. Right. And that is because the design of cats is essentially perfect. You cannot improve them. Not even with an adorable little rhinestone collar.

[Dulce Sloan]

I have a cat. I can assess. That is accurate.

[Peter Sagal]

It's true. Yeah. All the cat owners right there, right now are going, yes, we knew that.

[Tom Papa]

Yeah, we knew that. Queen X is perfect, and if you were to die and nobody come and get you, the cat will eat you.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah, which is just why they always.

[Dulce Sloan]

Say that, like, a dog wouldn't do the same thing.

[Tom Papa]

Well, I've.

[Peter Sagal]

A dog would do.

[Tom Papa]

I've never. I'm sorry to disagree, but I've never woken up from a nap and had a dog chewing on my leg. And I have had my cat do that.

[Peter Sagal]

Her proof is that there's only one kind of cat. While most other kinds of animals have lots of varieties, there are hundreds of kinds of bats, for example. So why? Dr. Goswani says it's because, and this is a real quote from a real scientist, they suck. You see, none of them have figured out the right way to be a bat. I don't know, guys. Maybe try sleeping right side up.

[Tom Papa]

That's true. There is a wide range of dogs. I have a black lab and a pug, and the pug is like a bag of marshmallows with eyes. And the lab. You look in the lab's eyes and it's like, oh, this is so intelligent. I think, do dogs have souls? And then I look in Frank's eyes, the pug's eyes, and I think, no.

[Dulce Sloan]

Yeah, but wait, but humans did that. Humans took wolves and turned them into pugs.

[Peter Sagal]

That's true.

[Tom Papa]

I don't think. I think they. I know what you're saying, but I don't think you can trace wolf to pug. I think it's more like bag of laundry to pug.

[Peter Sagal]

That's what happened one day, God knows how many hundreds of years ago. Somebody left their laundry in the dryer too long and it became sentient.

[Dulce Sloan]

And now it can't breathe.

[Peter Sagal]

Coming up. It's lightning. Fill in the blank. But first, it's the game where you have to listen for the rhyme. If you'd like to play on air, call or leave a message at 1-888-WAIT-WAIT. That's 1-888-924-8924. You can see us most weeks right here at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago. Or come see us on the road. For example, we'll be in Des Moines, Iowa on July 10th, in Salt Lake City on July 31st. Tickets and info are all at nprpresents.org hi, you're on. Wait, wait, don't tell me.

[Dulce Sloan]

Hi, my name is Annalisea and I'm calling from Harlem, New York.

[Peter Sagal]

Harlem, New York, a lovely and wonderful place. Way uptown. What do you do there in the Big Apple? I work in finance, like a lot of people. But outside of work, I also teach kids cooking classes. Do you really? That's really great. Yeah. What do kids most like to cook? Is there a trend?

[Dulce Sloan]

Anything where you can smash something?

[Capital One]

You know, smashing strawberries, making falafel. You know, all of the really hands on stuff.

[Peter Sagal]

Right. Their favorite implement is of course, the hammer. Welcome to the show, Annalisea. Bill Curtis, of course, is gonna read you three news related limericks with the last word or phrase missing from each. If you can fill in that last word or phrase correctly on two of the limericks, you will be a big winner. Ready to fly?

[Dulce Sloan]

Yes.

[Peter Sagal]

Here is your first limerick.

[Bill Curtis]

A big blimp with what seems like a metal skin. And it soars. So I guess I'll be stepping in. Sure. Planes are all right, but I'll book my next flight on that old fashioned airship. The.

[Peter Sagal]

I don't know.

[Tom Papa]

I don't either.

[Dulce Sloan]

I know.

[Peter Sagal]

It'S a kind of airship. It rhymes with metal skin. Stepping in. You know, a famous one was made of lead.

[Bill Curtis]

Really?

[Dulce Sloan]

Lead.

[Peter Sagal]

Lead.

[Dulce Sloan]

Oh.

[Peter Sagal]

Oh, I'm lost.

[Dulce Sloan]

I really don't know.

[Peter Sagal]

You really don't know this? I'll give it to you. It's. It's Zeppelin. Zeppelin. Not a common word. So you think planes are too unsafe at this time? Well, step into this. Zeppelin. The Washington Post reports that a bunch of startups are trying to bring back the Zeppelin. Of course, the last commercial zeppelin blew up in, like, one of the most famous disasters in history. But these guys today say, first, the tech is now much safer. And second, come on, what are the chances of that happening twice? These zeppelins, you'll be happy to know, will be filled with helium, which, unlike hydrogen, doesn't burn. So when one of these blows up, the horrified newscast reporter will be saying, oh, the humanity.

[Tom Papa]

Ten flights a day out of Newark.

[Peter Sagal]

Exactly. All right, here is your next limerick.

[Bill Curtis]

When bath time is long and monsooni, our skin tends to get quite cartoony. Though fingers will shrivel, the imprint stays civil. It's steady each time they get bruny.

[Peter Sagal]

Bruny. Scientists discovered just now that fingers always wrinkle the same way when they get wet. So wrinkled fingers are just as individual as dry ones. Information that could be huge for solving crimes. Don't be surprised if the next time you're at the police station, they take your fingerprints and say, now into the tub. Perp analysia. Here is your last limerick.

[Bill Curtis]

My taste buds are not being fickle. They love a dill garlic salt tickle. Sweet and sour is fine, but now add some brine. This lemonade's great with a pickle.

[Peter Sagal]

Pickle? Yes, pickle lemonade is officially the drink of the summer. It's a combination of sweet lemonade and briny pickle juice. The kind of drink that will make you say, wow, there is something wrong with my lemonade. Though not universally loved, the drink is popular enough that Popeyes Chicken has already added it to their summer menu and replaced their similar but less successful mustard sprite.

[Ego Wodem]

This sounds like a bunch of rich.

[Dulce Sloan]

People got together and was like, hey, what's something we can give these poor people to really kill them? We already make this chicken full of salt, but how do we get it in the drinks? Also, my brother's got his picture business and it's not moving anything.

[Peter Sagal]

That's probably it, really. Phil, how did Annalisia do in our quiz?

[Bill Curtis]

Very well. She won with two out of three.

[Peter Sagal]

Congratulations. Thank you so much for playing. Thank you. Bye bye.

[Ego Wodem]

I'm gonna drink myself today if it kills me.

[Peter Sagal]

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[Bill Curtis]

Tony and Tom each have three. Dulce has two.

[Peter Sagal]

All right, that means Dulcie, you are in second place. You're gonna go first, Dulce. The clock will start when I begin your first question. Fill in the blank. On Thursday, the House of Representatives voted to pass President Trump's so called big beautiful blank mega bill. Right. Voting four to four. The Supreme Court declined to allow state funding for a religious blank in Oklahoma charter school. Exactly right. This week the FDA hinted they would soon crack down on off brand versions of blank and other GLP1s.

[Dulce Sloan]

Oh, the semi glue tides.

[Peter Sagal]

Oh yeah, Ozempic. Yeah, that's right. This week a teenager in Oklahoma who was caught cashing $500,000 in fraudulent checks said he was doing it to pay for blank.

[Dulce Sloan]

Roblox.

[Peter Sagal]

No, his lawyer in another fraud case.

[Ego Wodem]

Come on, young man.

[Peter Sagal]

On Tuesday, Kid Cudi took the stand at the trial of disgraced hip hop mogul Blank P. Diddy. Yes. After 46 days of blank match between Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and 150,000 online opponents working together ended in a draw.

[Dulce Sloan]

Chess.

[Peter Sagal]

Yes. Chess match. This week, visitors to an amusement park in Louisiana are suing after their kids were injured by blank alligators? No, by a prosthetic leg that flew off someone during a ride. According to the parents, the prosthetic leg came flying off one of the roller coasters way up there, hit two of their kids, bounced off the ground and then hit a third. They're fine, but they. But this is why they always tell you to keep your arms and legs inside the ride. Bill, how did Dulcide do on our quiz? 5 rights.

[Bill Curtis]

10 more points. Total of 12 puts her in the lead. Right.

[Peter Sagal]

All right, very well done. Let's arbitrarily pick Tariqondabolu to go next. So, Hari, fill in the blank. On Sunday, Blank revealed he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer. Joe Biden. Right. During a meeting at the White House, President Trump ambushed the president of Blank with false claims about white genocide in his country, South Africa. Right. On Wednesday, the blank dropped 800 points. Dow. Yes. This week, Louisiana authorities said they're searching for 10 inmates who escaped through a hole and left a note that said blank, see ya. No, it said that would have been good. What they actually said was too easy. Lol. After being banned in 2020, hit game Fortnite has been returned to Blank's app store. Store. IPhone. Yeah, yeah. Apple. Very good. Best known for playing Norm Peterson on Cheers, actor Blank passed away at the George Went. Yes. Chicago's own. For the second time in two years, a man in Texas is suing a fast food chain for a million dollars because they blanked.

[Hari Kondabolu]

They got his order wrong.

[Peter Sagal]

I'm gonna give it to you because they put onions on his burger. The man is suing Whataburger after he asked for no onions in his burger and got onions. He claims the mix up caused him personal injuries. Meanwhile, the employee responsible for cutting the onions is like, if he's the one with injuries, why am I the one crying? Bill, how did hurry do in our quiz?

[Bill Curtis]

Six. Right. 12 more points. Total of 15 puts him in the lead.

[Peter Sagal]

All right, how many then does Tom Poppa need to win?

[Bill Curtis]

Six to tie and seven to win, Tom.

[Tom Papa]

Okay, here we go.

[Peter Sagal]

Tom. This is for the game. Citing their continued military offensive in Gaza, the UK paused trade negotiations with Blank.

[Tom Papa]

Israel.

[Peter Sagal]

Right. On Tuesday, the White House announced plans for a new $175 billion blank defense system.

[Tom Papa]

Dome.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah. Nuclear Dome. To guard against missiles only. The golden dome. On Thursday, the Treasury Department announced it would phase out the blank by next year.

[Tom Papa]

The penny.

[Peter Sagal]

Right. On Tuesday, scientists warned that melting ice could lead blanks to rise but by 12 inches every decade.

[Tom Papa]

Seas.

[Peter Sagal]

Yes. This week, the Indy Motor Speedway held a race between six souped up blanks.

[Tom Papa]

Souped up. Oh, I knew this one Pass. I don't know.

[Peter Sagal]

Souped up. Wienermobiles.

[Tom Papa]

Oh, it was Wienermobiles.

[Peter Sagal]

It was Wienermobiles. On Thursday, the first blood test to diagnose blank was approved.

[Tom Papa]

Cancer.

[Peter Sagal]

Alzheimer's. On Tuesday, the NFL decided against banning the controversial blank play.

[Tom Papa]

Statue of Liberty.

[Peter Sagal]

No. The controversial Tush push play. After being reunited with the class ring, he lost on a trip to Spain over 50 years ago, a man in Georgia blanked.

[Tom Papa]

Lost it?

[Peter Sagal]

Yes. He immediately lost it again. Tom it just proves the old saying, if you love someone, let it go. If it comes back immediately, let it go again. Bill Did Tom do well enough to win?

[Bill Curtis]

Well, Tom got close. Five right. Ten more points total of 13 means he's in second place. And guess who is the winner today.

[Tom Papa]

Hari.

[Dulce Sloan]

Hunting in the Balloon never would have made it.

[Peter Sagal]

In just a minute, our panelists are going to predict what will be the title of the movie that Tom Cruise makes when he is 100 years old. Wait, Wait, don't tell Me. Is a production of NPR and W Bez Chicago in association with Urgent Haircut Productions. Doug Berman, Benevolent overlord Philip Gauticker writes our limericks. Our public address announcer is Paul Friedman, our tour manager, Shayna Donald. Thanks to the staff and crew at the Studebaker Theatre. BJ Lederman composed our theme. Our program is produced by Jennifer the Bride Mills, Miles Doornboss and Lillian King. Special thanks to Blythe Roberson, Mohanad, Al Sheahi and Monica Hickey. Non special thanks to Peter Gwynn. Emma Choi is our vibe curator. Technical direction is from Lorna White. Her CFO is Colin Miller. Our production manager is Robert Newhouse. Our senior producer is Ian Chillag. And the executive producer of Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me is Mike Danforth. Now, panel, what movie will Tom Cruise make when he is 100, as he is promised? Hari Kondabolu, grim reach Dulce Sloan, Miss.

[Dulce Sloan]

Impossible 100 from the chopper to the.

[Tom Papa]

Walker and Tom Pappa, bowel movement Impossible.

[Bill Curtis]

Well, if any of that happens, panel, we're going to ask you about it on Wait Wait, Don't Tell me.

[Peter Sagal]

Thank you so much, Bill Curtis. Thanks also to Hari Kondabolu, Dulce Sloan and Tom Pappa. Thanks to our fabulous audience here at the spooniebaker Theatre. You guys are the best. Thanks the to all all of you for listening wherever you might be. I'm Peter Sagal. We'll see you next week in Boston, Massachusetts. This is npr.

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