Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me!

We listen to WNYC a NPR affiliate in the New York area.  WNYC has really great programming and provides actual information in an interesting way.  One of the things about radio stations like 1010WINS is that they're obnoxious and they don't actually give you any information about anything, instead they just read these ridiculous headlines in a dramatic fashion.  We like WNYC so much that, like the New York Times (another of the few remaining decent sources of news), it is something that we actually make an effort to support.

Anyway one of the many things we like to listen to on WNYC is their weekend programming including their radio quiz show "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me."  It's hilarious and you actually do manage to learn much more about what is going on in the news than 1010WINS.

Since we are on the WNYC mailing list we got the announcement that Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me was going on the road.  We were very excited.  The show is usually recorded in Chicago, so there wasn't much of a chance that we'd be able to see it live ordinarily.  It took a group effort, but we managed to get six tickets so Todd, Sofia, my mom, Clint, Rena and I all went to see the NYC taping.

Carl Kasel and Peter Sagal host the show and the panel for each show changes and is made up of a pool of comedians, writers, and other famous personalities.  At our show the panel was made up of Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca, and Adam Felber.  They were great and I was particularly excited see Paula Poundstone, because she's hilarious. We had a great time.  We laughed so much that our faces hurt by the end of the night.  What is only one hour of on air time takes over two hours to tape mostly due to excessive applause, laughter and ad-libbing by the panel.