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Chapter 1: Who are the hosts and special guests of this episode?
From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, the NPR News Quiz. I've got a juicy dump truck voice. I'm Bill Curtis. And here's your host at the Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building in Chicago, Illinois, Peter Sagal. Thank you, Bill. Thank you, everybody. Thank you so much.
We really do have a great show for you today. Later on, we're going to be talking to Amanda Seyfried, who used to be known for starring in things like Mamma Mia and the TV show The Dropout and Mean Girls. But after an appearance on The Tonight Show last week, she is now world famous for doing Joni Mitchell covers on the dulcimer.
So maybe instead of questions, we'll just have her do the whole blue album. But first, we want your help, so give us a call. The number is 1-888-WAIT-WAIT. That's 1-888-924-8924. Let's welcome our first listener contestant. Hi, you're on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.
Hi, Peter. This is Cameron from Bath, Maine. Cameron in Bath, Maine. How are things in Bath? Pretty cold, pretty windy. It's the city of ships, not great sailing weather. No, no. Are you a sailor? No, but I have two retired parents who just bought a pontoon boat, so I'll get back to you in a couple months. Wow.
What does one do with a pontoon boat? I've never known. You put their parents on it and you push it.
Bye, Mom. Bye, Dad. They're back a day later.
Hi, Cameron.
Hi.
Next, it's the actor and writer you can see in the show Two Square at the Oklahoma City Improv Saturday, March 15th, and at Comedy Sports Philadelphia on April 5th. It's Peter Gross. Hello. Hi there. And finally, making her debut on our panel, we are thrilled to be joined by the comedian whose third comedy special, Crushing It, is streaming on Netflix.
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Chapter 2: What is Amanda Seyfried's latest project?
So you won an Emmy for playing Elizabeth Holmes in the dropout, the story of her and Theranos, and perhaps the single most iconic moment in the show is when you, as Elizabeth, kind of dances into your boyfriend's office to Lil Wayne to either seduce him or cheer him up or both, and it is somehow the most awkward thing I have ever seen.
And my question is, how does someone who knows how to dance dance badly?
I'm going to be honest, I'm not a good dancer. I really am not.
Peter, she thought that was really good. Really? Oh, God. That was like the best dancing she could do.
I don't know. Who can dance well or take themselves seriously when they're wearing that puffy vest?
It is hard to dance in puffy vests. It's like a Silicon Valley mating ritual.
When that really happened, presumably it did, Lil Wayne felt a horrible twinge somewhere. He just knew something was wrong.
He was more uncomfortable than you were.
it but um and as far as i know i i tried to find this out you have never met elizabeth holmes and she has never reached out to meet you is that right correct yeah yeah there was like a like a trial or whatever oh yeah yeah yeah you know the legal thing legal things that separated us from from having our yeah fateful um love fest i don't know what i probably would have been like well i just bring
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Chapter 4: How is the stock market affecting people's emotions?
No, sadly.
All right, whatever.
No, but it's colder. It's cold. Frozen iron is good.
Yeah, exactly. Peter, officials in Brazil, sadly, are cutting down part of the Amazon rainforest to make way for what?
Something Brazilian, like a thong factory?
No, something...
That's nice.
You got to make them somewhere. That's true. You might as well save money on shipping. Yeah.
I'll give you a hint. Greta Thunberg is going to be so mad when she shows up for this one.
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