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Apr 13, 2022 • 13min
Everyone & Robot Dogs
Writer and comedian Alzo Slade joins Emma to explore the ruins of Pompeii and a robot dog finally finds its calling.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 9, 2022 • 47min
Matt Walsh
Matt Walsh, from HBO's Veep, plays our game about mistakes in sports announcing. Joining him are panelists Karen Chee, Helen Hong and Alonzo Bodden.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 6, 2022 • 17min
Everyone & Boring People
Comedian Peter Grosz joins Emma on a search for the most boring person in the world and Emma interviews astronaut Victor Glover about the boring parts of his exciting job.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Apr 2, 2022 • 47min
Slash
Legendary rock guitarist Slash plays our game about those purveyors of sashes: beauty pageants. He is joined by panelists Tom Papa, Cristela Alonzo and Maeve Higgins.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 30, 2022 • 20min
Everyone & Fancy Ham
Comedian Hari Kondabolu joins Emma Choi to solve a meat mystery with bestselling author Gillian Flynn, then we talk with baseball legend Sean Doolittle about what he and Emma's mom have in common.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 26, 2022 • 47min
Dan Snow
British historian Dan Snow, a member of the team that discovered Ernest Shackleton's lost ship, plays our game about the artists lost at the bottom of the Lollapalooza lineup. He is joined by panelists Luke Burbank, Emmy Blotnick and Roxanne Roberts.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 23, 2022 • 23min
Everyone & Bears
Comedian Ashley Ray joins Emma Choi to discuss a super cool and dangerous job opening, Emma interviews for the position and we pitch a reality TV show to the creator of "Love is Blind."Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 19, 2022 • 48min
Zazie Beetz
One of the stars of Atlanta, Zazie Beetz, plays our game called "Zazie Beetz, meet Sassy Beats!" Three stories about Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts. She is joined by panelists Roy Blount Jr, Helen Hong and Mo Rocca.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 16, 2022 • 20min
Everyone & Dinosaurs
Wait Wait's Adam Burke joins Emma to discuss what really killed the dinosaurs; we answer the age old question: can jugglers save the world? And we meet someone who makes rocks more rock and roll.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Mar 12, 2022 • 47min
Elana Meyers Taylor
Elana Meyers Taylor, the most decorated Olympic American Bobsledder, plays our game called, "You've medaled alright...in Death Metal!" She is joined by panelists Negin Farsad, Alzo Slade and Paula Poundstone.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
