Celebrating the 4th with nothing but bangers!
7/4/202648 min
This week, we celebrate Independence Day with a collection of absolute bangers, including interviews with John Cusack, Kali Reis, Arden Cho, and Aasif Mandvi
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Alzo Slade· Host0:15
[upbeat music] From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, the NPR news quiz. Forget Uncle Sam, I'm the uncle you actually wanna hang out with. [laughs] I'm Alzo Slade, and here's your host at the Studebaker Theatre in the Fine Arts Building in Chicago, Illinois, Peter Sagal.
Peter Sagal· Host0:38
[clapping] Thank you, Alzo. Thank you, all. Great to be with you. We, like apparently everybody is, we are so happy to be celebrating America's 250th birthday with the rest of you. People are having parties, parades, cookouts, even reenactments. Alzo, how are you celebrating?
Alzo Slade· Host0:55
I like walking up to those reenactors dressed up like the Founding Fathers and saying, "Boo."
Peter Sagal· Host1:01
[laughs] So, while the nation looks backward, uh, so will we, with some of the highlights from the past year or so.
Alzo Slade· Host1:10
We start with a visit from the actor and devoted Chicago guy, John Cusack, who joined us on stage in March.
John Cusack· Guest1:17
[clapping] Thanks for having me.
Peter Sagal· Host1:18
Uh, I have a habit, when I'm talking to actors with astonishingly long and varied careers like yours, of asking what role they're most recognized for. But since I started this show