12:00pm

Sat June 18, 2011
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

Who's Carl This Time?

Carl reads three quotes from the weeks news: A Fearsome Foursome; A Coke or Pepsi Debate; Peter Parker's Broadway Debut.

12:00pm

Sat June 18, 2011
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

Opening Panel Round

Our panelists answer questions about the week's news: Tickle Me TSA.

12:00pm

Sat June 18, 2011
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Lightning Fill In The Blank

All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.

12:00pm

Sat June 18, 2011
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Prediction

Our panelists predict now that President Obama's had a beer summit and a golf summit, what his next summit will be.

12:00pm

Sat June 18, 2011
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

Bluff The Listener

Our panelists tell us three stories of reaching unexpected audiences.

8:42am

Sat June 18, 2011
Simon Says

Vegan Pad Thai Serves As Red Meat In A Food Fight

The biggest story in the Big Apple by the end of this week may not have been Weinergate, but The Diva vs. Doc smackdown.

A judge in Manhattan Criminal Court acquitted Marcella Caprario, an opera singer, of assaulting Dr. Catherine London, a family practitioner, over a vegan tofu pad-Thai frozen dinner in the aisle of a Trader Joe's market on the Upper West Side.

According to testimony, last Jan. 9 Ms. Caprario's husband, Bill Hobbs, leaned forward to reach for the vegan entrée in the freezer section. He found his route interrupted by Dr. London's 13-year-old son, Noah.

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8:31am

Sat June 18, 2011
Shots - Health Blog

Your Health Podcast: Sunscreen Redo And Chocolate Milk Off The Menu

This week's podcast is stuffed with food stories.

We talk about the best and worst fruits and vegetables when it comes to pesticide residues, according to the Environmental Working Group. The advocacy group identifies apples, celery and strawberries as being the worst, while pointing to onions, sweet corn and pineapples as the best.

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8:00am

Sat June 18, 2011
Sports

U.S. Open, Wimbledon Herald Summer Season

Summer sports are all about traditions. Wimbledon's strawberries and cream are synonymous with rain delays and grunts echoing across grass tennis courts. And the smell of a hot dog and the slurp of a light beer evoke baseball's more genteel imagery compared to the hooligans at the All England Club. Host Scott Simon talks about the U.S. Open golf tournament and Monday's start of Wimbledon tennis with Howard Bryant of ESPN.com and ESPN the Magazine.

8:00am

Sat June 18, 2011
From Our Listeners

Your Letters: The Value Of College; Toronto Raccoons

In our interview last week, UCLA professor Mike Ross said higher education should be measured by more than just future earning power. Also, a report by Anita Elash on the burgeoning raccoon population in Toronto drew responses from many. Host Scott Simon reads listener letters.

8:00am

Sat June 18, 2011
From Our Listeners

Your Most Embarrassing Dad Moments

Following last week's interview with the Utah dad who dressed in costume every school morning to wave goodbye to his teenage son's school bus, we hear from listeners who phoned in their own memorable "embarrassing dad" moments.

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