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'Wait Wait' For Aug. 7, 2021: Our First Show Before A Live Audience Since 2020

<em>Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!</em> onstage at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, Pa., on Aug. 5, 2021.
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The Mann Center for the Performing Arts
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! onstage at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, Pa., on Aug. 5, 2021.

This week's show was recorded at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, Pa., with host Peter Sagal, official judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest Larry Krasner and panelists Alonzo Bodden, Dulcé Sloan and Mo Rocca. Click the audio link above to hear the whole show.

Who's Bill This Time
A Gold Medal In Quadrennial Events; Governor Disgustoso; Yes We Can('t Have a Big Birthday Party)

Panel Questions
Spare a Thought for the 1%

Bluff The Listener
Our panelists read three stories about history repeating itself, only one of which is true.

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Larry Krasner

Not My Job: We Quiz Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner On Curlies
Larry Krasner spent 30 years working as a defense lawyer and is now completing his first term as District Attorney for the City of Philadelphia. This week we've got a Mo (Rocca), and a Larry (Krasner) on the show so ... what about Curly? We'll ask Krasner three questions about various "Curlies."

Panel Questions
Long Live the Monkey Queen; Don't Drink and Shop

Limericks
Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Extra Buzzy Bees; Marriage Math; Face the Truth

Lightning Fill In The Blank
All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.

Predictions
Our panelists predict what will be the best present Barack Obama gets for this 60th birthday

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