WWDTM: Kevin O'Leary

Summary

Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me! – Kevin O’Leary (January 24, 2026)
NPR’s weekly news quiz with Peter Sagal, featuring star investor and “Shark Tank” personality Kevin O’Leary, and panelists Adam Burke, Shantira Jackson, and Mo Rocca.

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Episode Overview

This episode blends NPR’s signature topical comedy quiz with pointed, humorous takes on the week’s news stories, featuring playful interactions with contestants and panelists. The highlight is a lively interview with Kevin O’Leary, “Mr. Wonderful” from Shark Tank, who shares behind-the-scenes stories, insights on his Oscar-nominated acting debut, and his embrace of his “a-hole” persona. Expect witty banter, quirky news, and memorable panel banter.

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Key Segments & Discussion Points

1. Opening Panel Quiz: “Who’s Bill This Time?”

[02:26–09:42]

a. Trump’s Greenland Saga

• Donald Trump arrives at Davos, demanding Greenland, but ultimately leaves empty-handed.
  • “[President Trump] charged into the World Economic Forum in Davos saying he was not leaving without Greenland. And on Wednesday evening, he left without Greenland. Trump hasn’t been this disappointed in an outcome in Europe since World War II.” —Peter Sagal [02:58]
• Canada’s PM Mark Carney emerges as a surprisingly fierce critic against Trump.
  • Mo Rocca jokes about Trump aiming for a smaller target country instead: “Couldn’t he have demanded, I don’t know, Monaco or Luxembourg or something smaller that maybe they would have given him that?” [04:32]
• Adam Burke muses on Greenland’s personal flight significance: “When I’m coming back to America, it means I have time to watch one more movie. That’s what Greenland means.” [04:47]

b. Tool-Using Cow

• An Australian cow named Veronica is filmed using a broom to scratch herself–the first documented use of tools by a cow.
  • Mo Rocca: “They have massage chairs.” [05:59]
  • Peter Sagal, comparing himself: “A cow uses a broom to scratch her back. She’s a genius. I use a spatula. Everybody’s like, Peter, that’s for food.” [06:32]

c. Ski Jumping ‘Penisgate’

• Olympic ski jumpers accused of stuffing their suits to get more air time, leading to the headline “Penisgate.”
  • Sagal quips: “You should never be allowed to measure people’s penises in a sport where it’s that cold.” [08:16]
  • Shantira Jackson: “I don’t know why people are surprised that a man lied about the size of his jump.” [08:23]
  • Mo Rocca considers if the cheating could ‘fly’ an athlete off into oblivion. [09:11]

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2. Listener Contestant Quiz

[10:01–11:36]

• Astronaut Christina Koch says her husband can’t call her from earth to ask where items are, since she’ll be on the moon.
  • “Imagine forgetting where the spare key is, but the only other person who knows is on the moon.” —Peter Sagal [11:05]
  • Shantira jokes on dating choices: “I always thought… I wasn’t smart enough to be an astronaut, but I could marry a man who doesn’t know where stuff is.” [11:36]

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3. Bluff the Listener – “Something New in Stadiums”

[14:57–20:21]

Contestant Rebecca is challenged to pick which odd stadium feature is real:

• Adam Burke: “Dancing With Discretion” — special seating in Milan, Italy, that blocks you from the Kiss Cam, inspired by Coldplay’s viral concert controversy. [16:41]
• Shantira Jackson: Charlotte’s Spectrum Stadium “Ozempic Lounge,” where fans get weight-loss shots during games, plus new snacks for slimmer fans. [17:57]
• Mo Rocca: Indiana University builds musical legend John Mellencamp a private “smoking shack” atop the stadium. [19:15]
  • This is the true story. Wall Street Journal's Robert O'Connell confirms the "Mellencamp hut." [20:20]

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4. Feature Interview: Kevin O’Leary (“Not My Job” Game)

[21:35–31:07]

a. Origins of 'Shark Tank' Format

• O’Leary describes “Dragon’s Den” and the show’s Japanese inspiration: “People came onto the stage, got on their knees and begged for money. Then they took the… and they were crying and begging and groveling, and it was a huge hit.” [22:09]
• “I think Begging for Money’s a great show.” —Kevin O’Leary [22:39]

b. Favorite (and Most Profitable) Investment

• Recounts investment in ‘Base Paw,’ a cat DNA test from Anna Skaya.
  • “A woman named Annaskaya comes out and...she’s a Russian model. She’s studying...DNA research and she likes cats. So she has a product called Base Paw. You take a Q tip and you stick it in a cat where the sun doesn’t shine...for $29 you send it in for a DNA test...” [23:17]
  • “That company sold for so much money to a pharmaceutical. So that’s an example of just random outcome. It paid for so many of my mistakes.” [24:22]

c. Oscar-Nominated Acting Debut in ‘Marty Supreme’

• Plays Milton Rockwell, “richest man in 1952 America” for the Safdies.
• On being cast for his public image:
  • “He [Mark Burnett] said, ‘I’m casting this new show...and I’m looking for a real a-hole and you’re it.’” [26:08]
  • O’Leary on acting casting: “I want the first frame to tell everybody, that’s the a-hole.” [26:51]
  • “I said to him, maybe I should embrace this a-hole. Maybe I should be the best a-hole I can be…because I know with certainty there’s light at the end of the sphincter.” —Kevin O’Leary [27:07]

d. Game: Marty Supreme meets Party Supreme

• Fun trivia about infamous real-life parties (Vanity Fair Oscars, the Met Gala, EU’s failed Metaverse gala)
• O’Leary scores 2 out of 3 correct, wins for listener.

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5. Panel Banter & News Quizzes

[32:33–36:56]

• Board Game ‘The Great Hunger’: British-made game lets players reenact the Irish Potato Famine—controversial due to its subject and leprechaun-shaped pieces.
• Decline of the Boston Accent: Globe reports it’s disappearing as Bostonians alter accents for professionalism.
  • “Many adults have intentionally dropped their Boston accents for professional reasons. They’re afraid that accent doesn’t say, I’m executive material, and instead says, I’m about to rob a bank with my little brother.” —Peter Sagal [40:15]
• Aspirational Clutter: Stuff bought for a ‘better’ self that never materializes (blazers, exercise equipment, serving platters).
• Study: Gym Fingernails: After an hour at the gym, fingernails have “10 times more bacteria than a toilet seat.” [36:32]

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6. Listener Limerick Challenge

[38:34–41:59]

• Trendy Bamboo: Pandas’ superfood is now a human health craze (requires careful preparation).
• ‘House Burping’: Airing out homes to freshen interiors is all the rage.
• Contestant Kate sweeps the category.

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7. Lightning Fill In The Blank

[43:23–48:45]

• Players answer topical fill-in-the-blank questions (notably, the U.S. aircraft carrier with broken toilets, and Michelle Obama’s views on women presidents).
• Final scores: Adam Burke wins the game.

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Notable Quotes & Moments

• Kevin O’Leary, on playing the “villain”:
  • “Maybe I should embrace this a-hole. Maybe I should be the best a-hole I can be...because I know with certainty there’s light at the end of the sphincter.” [27:07]
• Peter Sagal, on gym germs:
  • “According to a new study, we have a high level of bacteria on our fingernails after working out for an hour. Not only can this make you sick, apparently it means I’ve been working out all wrong. I almost never scratched my head.” [36:32]
• On Olympic cheating scandals:
  • “You should never be allowed to measure people’s penises in a sport where it’s that cold.” —Peter Sagal [08:16]
  • “I don’t know why people are surprised that a man lied about the size of his jump.” —Shantira Jackson [08:23]
• Panelist banter on ‘aspirational clutter’:
  • “What if my aspiration is to be a hoarder?” —Adam Burke [36:04]
• Kevin O’Leary on cat DNA:
  • “I can buy a new cat for five bucks. Why would I invest $29?” [23:38]
  • “We kill [domestic cats] with crappy food.” [25:10]

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Episode Flow & Tone

This episode is a classic “Wait Wait” blend of topical news gags, irreverent pop culture references, contestant games, and freewheeling interview segments. Kevin O’Leary matches the panel’s comedic energy, revealing himself to be self-aware, game for jokes, and more than happy to lean into his “Mr. Wonderful” reputation.

The humor is quick, self-deprecating, topical, and sometimes ventures playfully into R-rated territory (especially when discussing “Penisgate” in ski jumping and O’Leary’s ‘a-hole’ persona).

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Quick Guide to Key Segments

| Segment | Time | Highlights and Quotes | |-----------------------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Panel quiz: Weekly news & Greenland saga | 02:26–09:42 | “Trump hasn’t been this disappointed ... since World War II.” [02:58] | | Cow uses tools | 05:08–07:03 | “A cow uses a broom to scratch her back. She’s a genius. I use a spatula.” —Peter [06:32] | | Olympic ‘Penisgate’ | 07:11–09:33 | “You should never be allowed to measure...in a sport where it’s that cold.” —Peter [08:16] | | Contestant quiz: Astronaut moon mission | 10:01–11:36 | “Imagine ... but the only other person who knows is on the moon.” —Peter [11:05] | | Bluff the Listener (stadium amenities) | 14:57–20:21 | Mellencamp’s IU ‘smoking shack’ is true | | Kevin O’Leary interview & ‘Not My Job’ game | 21:35–31:07 | “Maybe I should embrace this a-hole. ... light at the end of the sphincter.” [27:07] | | Panel Questions: games, clutter, gym germs | 32:33–36:56 | “What if my aspiration is to be a hoarder?” —Adam [36:04] | | Listener Limerick | 38:34–41:59 | “People should eat more bamboo...it’s rich in protein.” —Panel banter | | Lightning Fill in the Blank | 43:23–48:45 | Adam Burke wins the quick-fire quiz round |

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For new listeners:
If you missed the show, expect a perfectly-paced balance of sharp news jokes, contestant quizzes, and uniquely entertaining celebrity interviews. This week’s trip highlights everything from tool-wielding cows to Olympic suit scandals to the joys (and dangers) of playing a rich jerk on screen, all delivered in the instantly recognizable, slightly subversive “Wait Wait” spirit.

Transcript

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[Bill Kurtis]

From NPR and WBEZ Chicago. This is Wait, wait, don't tell me, the NPR News quiz. I'm Bill Curtis, and my voice is the only set of pipes in America that is not freezing this weekend. And here is your host at the Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building in Chicago, Illinois, Peter Siegel.

[Peter Sagal]

Thank you, Bill. Thanks, everybody. We have a great show for you today and also a useful one later on. We're going to be talking to Kevin o', Leary, investor and star of Marty supreme and Shark Tank, and he will tell us if it's true. The best investment advice to set yourself up for wealth and luxury is to give all of your money to your local NPR station. Right. I think it works because of compound interest. I'm not sure. But first, if you'd like to judge what we're pitching, give us a call. The number is 1-888-WAIT-WAIT. That's 1-888-924-8924. Now it's time to welcome our first listener contestant.

[Bill Kurtis]

Hi.

[Peter Sagal]

You're on. Wait, wait, don't tell me. Peter, this is Jared from Defiance, Ohio. Defiance, Ohio, is a place I've heard of because of its unusual name. Are you, in fact, a group of defiant people? I suppose.

[Jared (Listener Contestant)]

I mean, the town was named after.

[Peter Sagal]

A fort from the American Indian wars. So, yeah, there's probably something there, I guess.

[Bill Kurtis]

Yeah.

[Peter Sagal]

I think the correct answer to are you defiant in Defiance, Ohio, is no. Well, welcome to our show, Jared. Let me introduce you to our panel this week. First up, a comedian you can see at the Wormhole In Savannah, Georgia, March 28th, it's Adam Burke. Hi, Jared. Hi, Adam. Next, a writer for the TV show Clean Slate, now streaming on prime, it's Shantira Jackson.

[Shantira Jackson]

Hi, Jared. Hi, Shantira.

[Peter Sagal]

And a correspondent for Circumstances Sunday morning, our old friend Mo Rocca is with us.

[Mo Rocca]

Hi, Jared.

[Jared (Listener Contestant)]

Hi, there.

[Peter Sagal]

So welcome to the show. Jared, you're gonna play who's Bill this time? Bill Curtis is gonna read for you three quotations from this week's news. If you can correctly identify or explain just two of them, you will win our prize. Any voice from our show you might choose for your voicemail. Are you ready to go? Yes, sir. All right. Your first quote is from someone speaking.

[Bill Kurtis]

Last week we have to have Greenland.

[Kevin O'Leary]

Who.

[Peter Sagal]

As it turns out, this week, is not going to have Greenland.

[Jared (Listener Contestant)]

President Trump. The United States of America.

[Peter Sagal]

That's right, President Trump. On Wednesday morning, Donald Trump charged into the World Economic Forum in Davos saying he was not leaving without Greenland. And on Wednesday evening, he left without Greenland. Trump hasn't been this disappointed in an outcome in Europe since World War II. Trump had threatened our allies in Europe with military force, steep tariffs, and regular visits from JD Vance if they didn't hand over Greenland. But then all of Europe sort of looked at each other, and Len looked at him and said, no, that's stupid. So Trump left with nothing, and that's the art of the deal.

[Shantira Jackson]

I think he left because he. Because isn't the thing that Greenland is icy and Iceland is green and, you know, he didn't know.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah, he didn't know.

[Adam Burke]

Does he think Iceland is where the. All the agents come from?

[Peter Sagal]

What was strange was the reaction. One of the strongest critics of Trump at Davos was Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. He just ripped Trump apart. Canada. This is like the geopolitical equivalent of when a guy takes his shirt off and you're like, wait, he has abs.

[Adam Burke]

I knew you were going to talk about heated rivalry at some point.

[Peter Sagal]

I know.

[Mo Rocca]

I mean, I don't know. I get the idea of go big or go home, but Greenland is huge. I mean, it's the size of three Texases. Couldn't he have demanded, I don't know, Monaco or Luxembourg or something smaller that maybe they would have given him that?

[Peter Sagal]

Exactly.

[Adam Burke]

Greenland is important to me because when you fly across the Atlantic, when you hit. When you come back. When I'm coming back to America, it means I have time to watch one more movie. That's what Greenland means. It's very important to me. So we should have it for that reason.

[Peter Sagal]

All right, your next quote is from a biologist speaking to the New York Times.

[Bill Kurtis]

Like a bovine Einstein, she was talking.

[Peter Sagal]

About a particular kind of animal that was observed using tools for the first time. Is that animal be a cow? A cow? A cow in Australia named Veronica shook the world when she was filmed using a stick as a tool, which nobody had ever observed in cows before. This is so exciting. In a few years, somebody is going to be eating the smartest hamburger ever made.

[Mo Rocca]

What was she using the stick to do?

[Peter Sagal]

She was using it to scratch her own back. The cow was observed picking up a broom with its mouth and then turning its head and using it to scratch its nether parts.

[Shantira Jackson]

I really love that it's the first time it was witnessed. I assume that they do stuff all the time when we're not around.

[Mo Rocca]

They have massage chairs.

[Peter Sagal]

So as I said, it's so interesting. It's using the broom and it uses the bristles to get certain parts and it can turn it around and use the other end for different parts as per its preference. It's pretty sophisticated stuff, right?

[Mo Rocca]

Can you imagine the other end for.

[Jared (Listener Contestant)]

What.

[Peter Sagal]

It uses, like the hard end for its flanks and then the softer bristles for its more delicate parts.

[Adam Burke]

Yeah, it sounds really smart until you realize that that barn is where they kept all the back scratchers.

[Peter Sagal]

I frankly, I mean, everybody's excited, but I'm a little miffed, right? A cow uses a broom to scratch her back. She's a genius. I use a spatula. Everybody's like, peter, that's for food.

[Adam Burke]

You are as smart as a cow.

[Peter Sagal]

That is pretty much. So cows learning how to use tools comes just in the nick of time as RFK Jr has updated the food pyramid to stress eating a lot of beef. So the next tool cows need to learn to use are pistols.

[Adam Burke]

Wow. That's going to make Texas so dangerous. All the cows and all the guts. Yeah.

[Peter Sagal]

All right, here is your last quote. It is the New York Post genuine headline on a sports scandal threatening to overshadow the upcoming Winter Olympics.

[Bill Kurtis]

The sport has been rocked by penisgate.

[Peter Sagal]

So that's about a scandal where athletes are allegedly cheating to fly further through the air in what Olympic sport be.

[Jared (Listener Contestant)]

Like skiing or ski jump type sport?

[Peter Sagal]

Ski jumping, yes. The scandal which the New York Times is calling crotch gait and the London Times calls a gobwobble on the willy knicker has to do with these skin tight suits ski jumpers wear. So any extra fabric on these suits is illegal because it can catch the wind and make the athletes fly farther. So when they are measured for their suits, some ski jumpers have tried to make their junk look bigger so they can get away with more fabric. I mean, okay, fine, they're cheating, but you have to sympathize with these guys. You should never be allowed to measure people's penises in a sport where it's that cold.

[Shantira Jackson]

I don't know why people are surprised that a man lied about the size of his jump.

[Peter Sagal]

I guess the only. I guess the only thing, the novel thing, is the reason. Other than that.

[Mo Rocca]

Yeah, but all the fabric is going to be in that.

[Peter Sagal]

Well, yeah, I mean, that's a place. I mean, if you think about it, ski jumpers basically are just flying through the air, right down the chute and then up and then as far as they can go. And any fabric, extra fabric, acts like the way, say, the flaps of skin on a flying squirrel do. They hold them up in the air. So just a little extra fabric, Millimeters of extra fabric can get them meters, a couple of meters of extra distance, which could win the competition.

[Adam Burke]

Surely you'd have to exaggerate by quite a bit before Bernoulli's principle comes to.

[Mo Rocca]

Rocky.

[Peter Sagal]

Didn't need that. If you do it too much, you just fly off over the stands and are never seen again.

[Adam Burke]

And this doesn't come up on a doping test?

[Peter Sagal]

Apparently not. That's the thing, because they said, oh, my God, there's a cheating scandal in ski jumping. I'm like, how do you cheat at what is basically falling? Is there such a thing as, like, gravity enhancing drugs?

[Mo Rocca]

Wear a jet pack.

[Adam Burke]

There are gravity enhancing drugs that are called cheeseburgers.

[Peter Sagal]

Bill, how did Jared do in our quiz?

[Bill Kurtis]

Jared, we're not going to ask you for a measurement, but you did very well. All three. Right.

[Peter Sagal]

Congratulations, Jared. Thank you. Take care. Bye Bye.

[Adam Burke]

Bye. Thank you.

[Peter Sagal]

Right now, panel, it is time for you to answer some questions about this week's news. Adam, a NASA astronaut, says her upcoming mission to the moon has an added challenge. Because she will be flying so far away this time, her husband, she says, is not going to be able to do what like he usually does.

[Adam Burke]

Um, steady. Can I get a clue?

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah. Well, she might have to put labels on everything in the house before she goes.

[Adam Burke]

Oh, he won't. Oh, my God. He wasn't, like, calling her up and asking her, like, household questions when she was working for NASA, was he?

[Peter Sagal]

That's exactly what he was doing. Astronaut Christina Koch, talking to the New York Times about the mission to the moon, said, quote, it's not like the International Space Station where we can just make a phone call. So he's not going to be able to call me and ask where something is in the house. He's going to have to find it. I sympathize with the guy. Imagine forgetting where the spare key is, but the only other person who knows is on the moon.

[Adam Burke]

Honey, honey, the Tupperware goes in the top drawer. It's not rocket science, and I should know.

[Peter Sagal]

It's. It's obviously much harder to communicate with a spaceship, like, near the moon than in low Earth orbit. But, you know, there's no obstacle to a husband left home alone. He'll manage. Oh, my God. Christina, there's an emergency message arriving from Houston. Where are my reading glasses? On Earth, you idiot.

[Shantira Jackson]

This actually makes me feel better. I always thought that, you know, I wasn't like, smart enough to be an astronaut, but I could marry a man who doesn't know where stuff is.

[Peter Sagal]

That's true. Cause I'm counting every minute in this world without you in it. Please come back. Yeah, come back, girl. Coming up, the closest thing NPR gets to sports coverage in our Bluff the Listener Game Call Win Triple eight. Wait Wait to play. We'll be back in a minute with more of Wait Wait, Don't Tell me. From npr.

[Jared (Listener Contestant)]

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[Bill Kurtis]

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 Mo Rocca, Shantara Jackson and Adam Burke. And Harrigan is your host at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago, Illinois. Peter thank you, Bill.

[Peter Sagal]

Thank you, everybody. Right now it's time for the Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me Bluff, the listener game. Call 1 Triple 8 wait, wait to play our game on the air. Hi, you're on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. Hi, this is Rebecca calling from New York City. Hey, how are things in New York? Oh, you know, calm, peaceful, Zen. Yeah, same as always. Yeah, I often go to New York City for my meditative retreats. What do you do there? Yes, I am a clinical social worker. Right. And since nobody in New York has any problems, I'm sure you have a lot of free time. Absolutely. It's no drama, no nothing. I envy you your placid existence. Well, Rebecca, welcome to our show. You're going to play the game in which you must try to tell truth from fiction. Bill, what's Rebecca's topic?

[Bill Kurtis]

Something new in stadiums.

[Peter Sagal]

So stadiums, of course, are always being updated, doing new things to keep fans happy, exciting new concessions, new luxury boxes, pretending that last game against the Rams ended in a tie. This week, one stadium's special feature made the news, and our panelists are going to tell you about it. Pick the one who's telling the truth and you'll win. The wait waiter of your choice in your voicemail. Ready to play? No, let's not wait for that. Let's go anyway. We don't want to wait that long, but yeah, let's do it anyway. Let's do it. First off, let's hear from Adam Burke.

[Adam Burke]

It was one of the most viral moments of 2025. A kiss cam at a Coldplay concert panned to a couple in the balcony seemingly uncovering a clandestine affair between a CEO and his employee. While the moment united many in glee and schadenfreude, the situation nonetheless struck terror into would be adulterers the world over. Fear not, says Umberto Felucci, head of operations at the 80,000 seat Stadio del Mondo in Milan. We have a lot of very important patrons at our events, he explains, who want to be among the crowd while maintaining a certain level of anonymity for themselves and their, ahem, guests. It is for just such a purpose that Felucci created the now infamous Dancing With Discretion program, where, for a fee, fans can attend rock shows and games with whomever they like, safe in the knowledge that the wandering eye of the Kiss Cam won't alight on their particular peccadilloes. Felucci acknowledges he owes the new revenue stream to Coldplay. If I ever saw Chris Martin, I would kiss him, he explains. And I wouldn't care who saw.

[Peter Sagal]

A stadium in Milan offers Kiss Cam proof seating. Your next arena add on comes from Shantira Jackson.

[Shantira Jackson]

It's no secret that Americans have a reputation for eating large amounts of food, especially at a sporting event. There's something about watching people in peak physical fitness that makes you want a giant pretzel dipped in cheese. But the owners of the Spectrum stadium in Charlotte, N.C. are changing that soon you can get the weight loss drug Ozempic while watching a Hornets game. Just come by the Spectrum Stadium Ozempic Lounge, where a doctor stands ready to prescribe it and certified nurse practitioners will inject it in a clean, sterile environment. And because Ozempic isn't immediately effective, the stadium is offering fans who get their first shot 50% off any stadium meal as one last delicious treat before the weight loss drug robs them of all of their joy. The offering is boosting season ticket sales because fans must come back once a week for a shot and they're even selling new snacks for their new snatched fans like olives and one cube of cheese, all for the affordable stadium price of about $40.

[Peter Sagal]

An Ozempic Lounge where you can get your Ozempic in Charlotte, your last sports facility feature comes from Morocco.

[Mo Rocca]

A little ditty about a shack and a fan. First he was John Cougar, then John Cougar Mellencamp. Then John Mellencamp. But he's always been a Hoosiers football fan. Even when Indiana University's team was a joke, which it was for a long time, Mellencamp and his Marlboro Reds were there. His loyalty was rewarded when the school built the heartland rocker and self described anti social guy his own small wooden shack way up high on top of the stadium. Not exactly a luxury box, no bathroom even, but the perfect spot from which he could watch games and indulge his favorite vice. I sat up there, nobody bothers me and I can smoke, mellencamp said. Not that the actual players fully appreciate their number one fan, said lineman Bray Lynch. His songs aren't necessarily ones that would get you like super hyped. What do you mean? How do you not get hyped up to lyrics like I was born in a small town and I live in a small town. Probably die in a small town.

[Peter Sagal]

So here are your choices. Let's say you're a well traveled sports fan. You could go maybe to Milan and enjoy seating with a special friend that is guaranteed not to show up on the Kiss Cam. That was from Adam Burke from Shantiri. You could go to Charlotte to watch the Hornets and slip on down to the Ozempic Lounge to get your shot. Or from Mo Rocca, there's a little seat smoking shack put in the top of the stadium at Indiana University just for the use of John Mellencamp and his cigarettes. Which of these is the real story of a stadium amenity in the news? I'm gonna go with the John Cougar Shack. You're gonna talk about the. The John Cougar Mellencamp. Mellencamp Shack. The John Mellencamp Shack.

[Jared (Listener Contestant)]

Whatever.

[Peter Sagal]

All right. Well, to bring in the correct answer, we spoke to the reporter who told us the story of this real stadium special feature. Indiana repaid his generosity by outfitting a little shack at the top of the.

[Kevin O'Leary]

Stadium so he can sit up there.

[Peter Sagal]

And have a few cigarettes. Yeah, that was Wall Street Journal's Robert o' Connell talking about the melon camp hut at the Indiana University Stadium. Congratulations, Rebecca. You did get it right. Thank you. You've earned a point for Mo. You've won our prize. John Mellencamp has his privacy. Everybody wins is what I'm saying. Congratulations. Thank you so much. I am happy for. We are happy to make you happy. Thank you so much. Take care. Okay, bye. Bye. And now the game we call not my job. Investor Kevin o' Leary has been a shark on Shark Tank since it premiered in 2009. And before that, he was a dragon on the Canadian version of the show Dragon's Den. Now, fans of Shark Tank know him as Mr. Wonderful, even though one of his catchphrases is, you're dead to me. And he just made his movie acting debut in the Oscar nominated film Marty Supreme. We are delighted he joins us now. Kevin o', Leary, welcome to. Wait, wait, don't tell me. Thank you.

[Kevin O'Leary]

Thank you very much.

[Peter Sagal]

I read that you did this show, which is sort of the international version of Shark Tank called Dragon's Den. You started that in Canada, and that after the first episode or so, the producer came up to you and told you to be more evil. Is that true?

[Kevin O'Leary]

Well, the truth about the format started in Japan with Nippon Television almost 25 years ago, and it was a show called Begging for Money.

[Peter Sagal]

You have to admire the frankness there, right?

[Sponsor/Advertisement Voice]

Yes.

[Kevin O'Leary]

And it was. I'm translating from Japanese, and there were three very wealthy Japanese guys, and people came onto the stage, got on their knees and begged for money. Then they took the. And they were crying and begging and groveling, and it was a huge hit. And then by the time it got to England, somebody said, well, maybe they should have something that people could invest in.

[Peter Sagal]

The Japanese version, they just needed money.

[Kevin O'Leary]

Well, I think Begging for Money's a great show.

[Peter Sagal]

What a great idea. And for anybody who hasn't been in a hotel room with an hour to kill and hasn't seen Shark Tank in the show, you and the other sharks are investors. You get pitched on these business ideas, inventions, services, whatever, and you actually, if you choose to invest your own money in these ideas. Right. And I'm just wondering, in your many, many years doing this in Canada and the U.S. do you have your particular favorite one or maybe one that got away or one that maybe you invested in that kind of didn't work out?

[Kevin O'Leary]

Well, let me tell you something. This woman named Annaskaya comes out and she's 6 foot 4, of Soviet descent. She's a Russian model. She's studying, but she's a biological scientist in DNA research and she likes cats. So she has a product called Base Paw. You take a Q tip and you stick it in a cat where the sun doesn't shine. And then for $29 you send it in for a DNA test and she sends back what foods the cat should be eating based on its DNA history. Cats only have three genres. I have to say to her on the set, nobody wanted to invest in it. I said, you know, Anna, I can buy a new cat for five bucks. Why would I invest $29? She said, because there's 110 million people in America that have cats. And so, so anyways, I invested in it because I just. She wouldn't leave unless I gave her. And that company sold for so much money to a pharmaceutical. So that's an example of just random outcome. It paid for so many of my mistakes. And she married a Canadian lumberjack who's taller than her and they had monstrous children.

[Mo Rocca]

Can I ask, so may I ask, does anybody know how the cat felt about the Q tips?

[Peter Sagal]

I was going to say, I just so wish I had seen that episode because out walks a 6 foot 4 Russian model biologist with a Q tip in one hand, an unhappy cat in the other, saying, I'm going to make you rich. You see, this is, think about this.

[Kevin O'Leary]

In ancient Egypt, a chocolate point siamese lasted for 33 years. Our US domestic cats, 12 and a half to 14. We kill them with crappy food.

[Peter Sagal]

Wow, this is so frustrating because I.

[Adam Burke]

Was sticking Q tips up cats butts just recreationally.

[Peter Sagal]

I have to talk to you about Marty supreme, the Oscar nominated film.

[Mo Rocca]

Which.

[Peter Sagal]

I saw this week. This is your very first acting role, right? Never done it before. And for those who haven't seen the film, and you should, it's quite brilliant. I was going to try to describe your character. He's a major character in the movie, but I figured maybe I'd let you do it. You do it with a little more sympathy perhaps.

[Kevin O'Leary]

Yes, it's Milton Rockwell, richest man in America, 1952. Safdie called me and said, look, this.

[Peter Sagal]

Is Josh Safdie, who.

[Kevin O'Leary]

Yeah, Josh, director. And Ronnie Bronstein's the writer. You know, 20 years earlier, at the Shutters Hotel, which is Santa Monica, I got a call from Mark Burnett and he was casting for Shark Tank and I was working on a show in England. He said, you got to come over and have breakfast with me. I'm casting this new show called Shark Tank and I'm looking for a real a hole, and you're it.

[Peter Sagal]

That's what Mark Brown said.

[Kevin O'Leary]

Twenty years later, I'm hearing the same story from Saffya, looking for the a hole, and you're it. And I'm starting to think this a hole things really work.

[Peter Sagal]

Really. So that was their pitch. They said, you're not an actor. We want you to play this major role. And the reason we do is because we need someone to be a rich a hole. And that's what you are.

[Kevin O'Leary]

And Josh said. He went beyond. He said, I want the first frame to tell everybody that's the a hole.

[Peter Sagal]

Wow.

[Kevin O'Leary]

Without me even saying anything. I was honored. I thought, my goodness. And I said to him, maybe I should embrace this a hole. Maybe I should be the best a.

[Peter Sagal]

Hole I can be.

[Kevin O'Leary]

Wake up in the morning and be proud of my a holeness because I know with certainty there's light at the end of the sphincter.

[Peter Sagal]

Or. Or if you're a cat, a cute. I've got to say, whatever. Well, Kevin o', Leary, it is a.

[Adam Burke]

Delight to talk to you, and we.

[Peter Sagal]

Have invited you here today to play.

[Bill Kurtis]

A game of we're calling Marty supreme meet party Supreme.

[Peter Sagal]

You star in Marty supreme, as we have said. So we thought we'd ask you about some of the biggest parties of all time, perhaps ones you've attended. Answer two out of three questions. Right. You will win our prize for one of our listeners, Bill, who is Mr.

[Bill Kurtis]

Wonderful himself playing for Heidi Hudson of Santa Barbara, California.

[Peter Sagal]

All right, here is your first question. Here we go. The Vanity Fair Oscar party has a notoriously strict guest list, but one reporter from the Star tabloid managed to work their way in one year. How? A, thousands of dollars of plastic surgery to make him look just like Jack Nicholson. B, they brought a pig on a leash and told everyone it was the pig from Babe or C. They disguised themselves as a giant Oscar statue and had a friend wheel them into the hall a day early.

[Kevin O'Leary]

I think the Oscar wheel em in a day early things. That sounds good to me.

[Peter Sagal]

It's brilliant. It's sophisticated. But we made it up. It was really the pig he brought in a little pig.

[Bill Kurtis]

You know what?

[Kevin O'Leary]

I was gonna go pig. You screwed me up.

[Peter Sagal]

Okay? It didn't work. Everybody was like, wait a minute. That pig can't talk. All right, you have two more chances here. Here's your next question. The Met Gala's red carpet is always filled with huge stars, but someone stole the show in 2023. Who was it? A, a New York Mets fan whose Uber driver got confused and dropped him at the Met Gala instead of the stadium. B, party organizer Anna Wintour, who was caught in the hot mic saying, God, I'm so uncomfortable. Next year, I'm making the theme sweatpants. Or C, a cockroach who walked the Runway like he was the guest of honor.

[Kevin O'Leary]

I'm going cockroach.

[Peter Sagal]

As well you should, because that's exactly what it was.

[Kevin O'Leary]

Yeah, baby. I'm still in it.

[Peter Sagal]

I'm still in it. When the cockroach walked down the red carpet, every photographer immediately dropped they were doing and tried to get a picture. It was wearing Balenciaga.

[Kevin O'Leary]

I thought it might have been Dolce.

[Adam Burke]

No.

[Peter Sagal]

Well, you never know. Last question. You get this. You win. In 2022, the EU spent half a million dollars to throw a huge virtual party in the Metaverse, right? Hoping to engage young people with their policies. One problem, though. What was it? A, Emmanuel Macron attended and got motion sickness from the VR headset and threw up during his big speech. B, the virtual DJ in the Metaverse glitched out and just kept repeating the first 40 seconds of that Chumbawamba song. Or C, only six people showed up.

[Kevin O'Leary]

Six people showed up.

[Peter Sagal]

You're right.

[Adam Burke]

A vast.

[Kevin O'Leary]

Thank you very much.

[Peter Sagal]

A vast, infinite space in the Metaverse.

[Kevin O'Leary]

Listen, there's something about that cat DNA thing that's working for me, too.

[Adam Burke]

It really is.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah. The six people who did show up at this virtual party had fun, according to one attendee. Quote, I am here at the Gala. I am alone. So, Bill, did Kevin o' Leary do as well at this as he seems to do at everything else?

[Bill Kurtis]

Everything else? He got two out of three. That means you're a winner, and it'll pay off in 20 years.

[Kevin O'Leary]

Well, thank you very much, Tim.

[Peter Sagal]

Thank you, and congratulations on everything. Kevin o' Leary is one of the Shark Tank Sharks. You can see him now in Marty's Supreme. Kevin o', Leary, thank you so much for joining us on. Wait, Wait, don't tell me. What a pleasure to talk to you. Take care.

[Kevin O'Leary]

Thank you. Thank you. Take care.

[Bill Kurtis]

Bye.

[Peter Sagal]

Bye. In just a minute, the rudest thing your House can do in our Listener Limerick challenge. Call 1-888-WAIT-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 Kurtis]

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 adam burke, mo rocca and shantira jackson. And here again is your host at the studebaker theater in illinois, specifically chicago, illinois, peter sagal.

[Peter Sagal]

Thank you, bill. Thanks, Bill. In just a minute, the odds of you winning the Listener limerick challenge are 34. One on fanboys. Are you ready to prove them wrong? If you'd like to play, give us a call at 1-888-WAIT-WAIT. That's 1-888-924-8924. Right now, a panel, some more questions for you from the week's news. Mo, A new board game has caused some controversy and it is not longer Monopoly. It's a game where players reenact what historical incident.

[Mo Rocca]

Oh, the Donner Party.

[Bill Kurtis]

No.

[Peter Sagal]

Although a lack of food does come into it.

[Mo Rocca]

Well, I was always a big Hungry Hungry Hippo fan, so that's where my mind went. They reenact something that's very controversial.

[Adam Burke]

Mo I think this answer's about to make me real angry. Is it?

[Peter Sagal]

Yes, it is.

[Mo Rocca]

It's gonna make you hangry.

[Adam Burke]

Not hangry.

[Peter Sagal]

Well, it's gonna make you hangry.

[Mo Rocca]

Oh The Irish potato family.

[Bill Kurtis]

Yes.

[Peter Sagal]

It is a game in which you can reenact the Irish potato family.

[Mo Rocca]

Is it like a release? Skinny Mr. Potato Head. Sorry.

[Adam Burke]

By the way, that's just called a French fry.

[Peter Sagal]

In the new game, the Great Hunger, you play the families of farmers and field hands in Ireland in the 1840s. When your main source of food dies out, not only does it make a game out of the worst disaster in Irish history, the pieces representing individual Irishmen are all adorable leprechauns.

[Mo Rocca]

Oh, my God.

[Adam Burke]

Wait, what's the game called?

[Peter Sagal]

It's called the Great Hunger.

[Shantira Jackson]

And people in Britain created it.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah, probably.

[Adam Burke]

I mean, this game already exists. It's called Monopoly.

[Peter Sagal]

One of the ways you can win the game, by the way, is moving your family to America, which makes sense. It's victory because, as we know, Irish people who moved to America at that time had it really easy, and nothing bad ever happened to them again. Shantira, the new. The strongest wisdom about having a neater home is that we should get rid of our, quote, aspirational clutter. What is aspirational clutter?

[Shantira Jackson]

Aspiration. Like a piano.

[Peter Sagal]

Like a. Yeah, something like that. Something. The reason it's called aspirational clutter is because it's things you bought. For what purpose?

[Shantira Jackson]

Oh, to use it and you never did.

[Peter Sagal]

Exactly. Right. I'll give it to you.

[Mo Rocca]

Yay.

[Peter Sagal]

Stuff we never use, but we bought to pretend that one day our life would be be different and we'd be able to do it. According to organizational experts, aspirational clutter is the stuff around our house that highlights, quote, the gap between who we are and who we want to be. Which seems like a really poetic way to tell me to throw away my figure skating tights.

[Shantira Jackson]

I feel like I do this with clothes. I'm like, I could definitely wear that jacket one day.

[Peter Sagal]

Actually, that's one of the examples. It takes the form of big serving platters for dinner parties you never throw, blazers for the job you'll never have, and pretty much any and all exercise equipment.

[Adam Burke]

What if my aspiration is to be a hoarder?

[Peter Sagal]

That's true. Good point, Adam. This week, a new study finds that after you go to the gym, your. What has 10 times more harmful bacteria than a toilet seat?

[Adam Burke]

Is it your gym clothes?

[Peter Sagal]

No.

[Adam Burke]

Can I get a clue?

[Peter Sagal]

We expect that. Yeah. This is why you should always get a manicure immediately after spin class.

[Adam Burke]

Oh, is it like your fingernails?

[Peter Sagal]

Your fingernails are filthy after a gym workout. According to a new study, we have a high level of bacteria on our fingernails after working out for an hour. Not only can this make you sick, apparently it means I've been working out all wrong. I almost never scratched my head.

[Shantira Jackson]

You said working out for an hour. Yeah, no worries.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah, you're good. Walk out. Your hands are pristine.

[Shantira Jackson]

I am so clean.

[Peter Sagal]

You guys. They also recommend against sharing towels or water bottles at the gym. Okay, fine. But how else am I gonna make friends at the gym if I'm not borrowing random people's towels?

[Shantira Jackson]

That seems like suggestion for boys.

[Mo Rocca]

That seems like season two of heated rivalry.

[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 1-88-WAIT-WAIT. That's 1-888-924-8924. You can see us most weeks right here at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago. And if you are in Chicago looking for a drunker version of Wait, wait. Come see our special comedy Grab Bag Live stand up show March 11 at the Den Theater in Wicker Park. Adam Burke will be hosting along with Alzo, Slade Joyel, Nicole Johnson, and more. For tickets and more information for all of our live events, go to nprpresents.org hi everyone. Wait, wait, don't tell me. Hi, this is Kate calling from Salem, South Carolina. Oh, Salem, South Carolina. I'm not quite sure where that is. Where is it? It's where they filmed the end scene of Deliverance. But it's pretty close to Clemson as well as Greenville, South Carolina, which is where I live. I'm sorry you decided to let me know about your hometown in the short time you have by letting me know that that's where they filmed the end scene of Deliverance. I mean, it says all the shirts around here say paddle faster.

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[Peter Sagal]

So.

[Mo Rocca]

That is such a romantic movie.

[Peter Sagal]

It really is. Well, welcome to the show, Kate. Bill Curtis is going to 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'll be a winner. Ready to play?

[Kevin O'Leary]

Yep.

[Peter Sagal]

Here's your first limerick.

[Bill Kurtis]

There is not much a panda can do. They're more likely to die out than you. But their high fiber diet. We humans should try it. Yes, people should eat more bamboo. Bamboo.

[Peter Sagal]

The latest super food being pushed by all the nutrition influencers is bamboo. Maybe pandas aren't so dumb after all. Bamboo apparently has got dense nutritional value. It's Rich in protein and gives you 100% of your daily recommended sticks.

[Adam Burke]

Imagine how pissed you'd be if you just got on Ozempic just as panda body became all over.

[Peter Sagal]

Exactly. What a shame. Now, before you immediately go eat that bamboo houseplant you got at Ikea, remember, you have to prepare bamboo correctly. You first strip the fibrous exterior, then continuously boil the core to remove the toxins before you can cook with it. Or, if you're a panda, just eat it as is and watch your entire species become endangered because of dumbness. Here is your next limerick.

[Bill Kurtis]

That old accent where R sounds got lost in. Got some dunkin but cream filled with frostin. Unlike Cliff from that ba, they no longer say kah. We can't tell if a speaker's from Bastin.

[Peter Sagal]

Bastin.

[Adam Burke]

Right.

[Peter Sagal]

According to the Boston Globe, the famous Boston accent is dying out. One reason, apparently, for the accent's decline is that many adults have intentionally dropped their Boston accents for professional reasons. They're afraid that accent doesn't say, I'm executive material, and instead says, I'm about to rob a bank with my little brother. If they're going to drop the Boston accent, they have to drop everything else that goes with it. Right. Because it doesn't carry the same weight to say, well, I am wicked smart.

[Mo Rocca]

How do you like them apples?

[Peter Sagal]

Do these apples appeal to you? Here's your last limerick.

[Bill Kurtis]

Windows open and close with a chirp and a breeze rushes in with a slurp. When the air isn't stale, we can take an inhale. I am giving my house a quick burp.

[Peter Sagal]

Yes. Right. More and more Americans are taking part in the German tradition of house burping, where you open all your windows to let the fresh air in on a regular basis. It's especially great when you've burned something on the stove or someone in the house is sick or you just want a bird to get inside your apartment.

[Shantira Jackson]

Do you have to slap the back of the house?

[Peter Sagal]

A little towel on the front lawn? Slap the back.

[Adam Burke]

Sometimes it vomits up your aspirational hoarding.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah, exactly. We should point out, though, if you open the back door, that's not called burping. Bill. How did Kate do?

[Bill Kurtis]

How did Kate get all three? Right. That was hard.

[Peter Sagal]

Well done.

[Bill Kurtis]

Yeah. Congratulations.

[Peter Sagal]

Congratulations, Kate. And thanks for calling. Thanks.

[Kevin O'Leary]

Bye.

[Peter Sagal]

Bye.

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[Peter Sagal]

It is now time for our final game, Lightning Fill in the Blank. Each of our players will have 60 seconds in which to answer as many fill in the blank questions as they can. Each correct answer now worth two points. Bill, can you give us the scores?

[Bill Kurtis]

Adam has three. He's in the lead. Shantera has two. Mo has two.

[Peter Sagal]

Okay, Adam, you are in first place. The other two are tied, so let's just pick Shantira to go first. Here we go. The clock will start when I begin your first question. Fill in the blank. On Wednesday, Blank launched a new operation in Maine.

[Jared (Listener Contestant)]

L.L.

[Shantira Jackson]

Bean.

[Peter Sagal]

That would be so nice. They're already there. Ice.

[Shantira Jackson]

Oh, okay.

[Peter Sagal]

Thursday, Trump said he had held productive talks with Ukrainian. Ukrainian President Blank.

[Shantira Jackson]

I can't remember his name, but I hope the best for him.

[Peter Sagal]

Thank you, Chairman Zolati. Ms. Volodymyr Zelensky. This week, a study found that it could cost over $100 million to rename the Department of Defense Blank the War Department. Right. This week, police in Canada who pulled over a driver for speeding refused to let him get back on the road because they said his car was blank.

[Shantira Jackson]

Full of parrots?

[Peter Sagal]

No, they said his car was, quote, held together with duct tape and wishful thinking. This week, Suni Williams, one of the astronauts who was stuck on the Blank, announced her retirement.

[Shantira Jackson]

Oh, was it like the iss?

[Peter Sagal]

Yes, she was stuck on the space station. Last week, anti ice protesters in Minneapolis located the hotel where agents were staying and Blanked.

[Shantira Jackson]

They made a bunch of noise and poured ice and showed them what America's made of.

[Peter Sagal]

Yeah, I'll give it to you. They played drums outside all night. Protesters in Minneapolis kept coming up with creative ways to interrupt ice activity. You gotta wonder how well this works on ICE agents, Though, being kept awake by drums might actually be a nice change from being kept awake thinking about how your wife hates you. Bill, how did Shantira do in our quiz?

[Bill Kurtis]

Oh, well, very good. Three. Right. Six more Points. Total of eight puts her in the lead.

[Peter Sagal]

All right, for one second. Mo, you're up next. Fill in the blank. On Friday, a massive blank led to severe conditions in over two dozen states.

[Mo Rocca]

A massive cold and snowy front.

[Peter Sagal]

Yes. A winter storm. According to DOJ court filings. Elon Musk's blank shared sensitive Social Security data.

[Mo Rocca]

His doge.

[Peter Sagal]

Doge, yes. On Thursday, Trump announced he was suing blank for $5 billion for closing his bank accounts after January 6th.

[Mo Rocca]

Jamie Dimon.

[Bill Kurtis]

Yeah.

[Peter Sagal]

Of JP Morgan. On Monday, the CEO of online retail giant Blank blamed tariffs for increased prices.

[Mo Rocca]

Amazon.

[Peter Sagal]

Amazon.

[Adam Burke]

Right.

[Peter Sagal]

This week, a California fitness company is under investigation after it was discovered that their protein powder was actually Blank.

[Mo Rocca]

Oh, cremated remains.

[Peter Sagal]

No, no. It was actually just cake mix. According to a new new study, stressing about Blank can age your heart faster than cardiovascular disease.

[Mo Rocca]

Stressing about aging? About your health.

[Peter Sagal]

No, about money. On Tuesday, officials had to release a warning after beaches in Australia recorded four Blank attacks in two days. Shark attacks. Right. This week, a man in New Jersey was able to escape authorities despite wearing an ankle monitor. Because he blanked.

[Sponsor/Advertisement Voice]

Oh.

[Mo Rocca]

Because. Oh. He removed his ankle. A bear. Panda.

[Peter Sagal]

No.

[Mo Rocca]

Shoot. Finally decided to become carnivorous.

[Peter Sagal]

Exactly. Exactly. Why do I have these teeth? Let's try it out. No. He attached the ankle monitor to a dog and let it loose. When the man failed to appear in court, authorities immediately checked the GPS tracker and his ankle monitor. It didn't take long for cops to realize what had happened, and they managed to track the dog down with the help of a local vet. Unfortunately, as soon as officers removed the ankle monitor and set the dog free, it went right out the of and robbed a liquor store. Bill, how did Mo do on our quiz?

[Bill Kurtis]

Pretty good. 5.

[Peter Sagal]

Right.

[Bill Kurtis]

10 more points total to 12 puts him in the lead.

[Peter Sagal]

All right then. So how many does Adam need to win?

[Bill Kurtis]

Adam, you need five to win.

[Peter Sagal]

All right. Ready to do this, Adam? Here we go. This is for the game. Fill in the blank. According to a new poll, the majority of Americans say the government is intentionally holding back information from the Blank files. Epstein. Right. This week, Michelle Obama said she thinks the US Is getting closer to electing a woman as Blank president. Right. According to the cdc, the Blank outbreak in Texas is one of the worst in decades.

[Adam Burke]

Measles.

[Peter Sagal]

Right. This week, a self driving bus being demonstrated on the streets of D.C. was hit by Blank.

[Adam Burke]

Another self driving bus?

[Kevin O'Leary]

No.

[Peter Sagal]

The self driving bus was hit by a human driven Tesla. On Monday, the Space Weather Weather Prediction center said they were tracking the largest blank storm in 20 years. Meteor, solar storm. On Thursday, sinners set a new record for most blank nominations. Right. This week, a U.S. aircraft carrier stationed off the coast of Venezuela may have to end its mission early because blank stopped working the toilets. Exactly right. Since the ship, the $13 billion aircraft carrier was launched in 2023, they've had to call for outside help with the toilets 42 times. Must be so embarrassing for the sailors to have to knock on Venezuela's door and be like, I'm so sorry, but could we invade your bathroom real quick? Bill, Did Adam do well enough to win five?

[Bill Kurtis]

Right. Ten more points. His total is 13. And yes is the answer.

[Peter Sagal]

He won. Congratulations, Adam. In just a minute, we're going to ask our panelists, now that they're using tools, how will cows surprise us next? But first, let me tell you that Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me is a production of NPR and W Be Easy Chicago in association with Urgent Haircut Productions. Doug Berman, Benevolent Overlord Philip Ga writes our limericks. Our public address announcer is Paul Friedman. Our tour manager is Shayna Birthday girl Donald. Thanks to the staff and crew at the Studebaker Theater. BJ Lederman composed our theme. Our program is produced by Jennifer Mills, Miles Dernboss and Lillian King. Special thanks to Blythe Roberson and Monica Hickey. Peter Gwynne is our malevolent overlord. Emma Choi is our visual host. Technical direction is from Lorna White. Her CFO is Colin Miller, our production manager. That's Robert Newhouse. Our senior producer is Ian Chillock. And the executive producer of Wait, Wait, don't tell me is Mr. Michael Danforth. Now, panel, what will cows do next? ADAM burke, they'll learn how to make.

[Adam Burke]

The B sound and reveal they've actually been booing us this entire time.

[Mo Rocca]

To combat climate change, they'll begin eating impossible burgers.

[Shantira Jackson]

Shantira jackson, they're gonna stop working for Chick Fil A.

[Bill Kurtis]

And if any of that happens, we're gonna ask you about a on Wait, Wait, don't tell me.

[Peter Sagal]

Thank you, Bill Curtis. Thanks also to Adam Burke, Shantera Jackson in Morocca. Thanks to our fabulous audience here at the Studebaker Theater in downtown Chicago and thanks to all of you for listening, wherever you may be. I'm Peter Sagle. We'll see you next week. This is NPR.

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