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John Cusack rides his Vespa straight into our hearts

3/14/202648 min

This week, John Cusack joins us to talk high school reunions, graphic novels, and the secrets to keeping your Vespa's tank full. Plus, panelists Rachel Coster, Adam Felber, and Joyelle Nicole Johnson go on spring break

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Clips

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Boombox Requests In 2026
Why Cusack Stayed Chicago
Gas Bottle Confessional
Why He Wrote Momo
A-List On A Vespa

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Alzo Slade0:00

    [upbeat music] From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!, the NPR news quiz. I'm Alzo Slade, filling in for Bill Curtis, who flew to LA to accept the Oscar for Best Pipes. [laughing] And here's your host at the Studebaker Theatre in the Fine Arts Building in Chicago, Illinois, Peter Sagal.

  2. Peter Sagal· Host0:23

    Thank you, Alzo. [cheering] [applauding] Thank you, Alzo, especially for, uh, filling in for Bill, who will be back with us next week. Thank you all for being here at our beautiful home theater. Uh, we have a great show for you today. Later on, we're gonna be talking to Chicago's own legendary actor, John Cusack. It is a big get. [cheering] [applauding] Right? To book him on the show, I had to go stand on his front lawn holding a boombox over my head playing our theme song. [laughing] Uh, but first it's your turn to say anything on our quiz. Give us a call. The number is 1-888-WAIT-WAIT. That's 1-888-924-8924. Let's welcome our first listener contestant. Hi, you are on Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!

  3. Speaker 31:07

    Hi, this is Jen Crowley from Roselle, Illinois.

  4. Peter Sagal· Host1:09

    Hey, Roselle. Where is that exactly?

  5. Speaker 31:11

    [laughs] Oh, you know, just about a half hour away from you.

  6. Peter Sagal· Host1:14

    Yeah, well, I'm a Chicago guy. As far as I know, that's it.

  7. Speaker 31:17

    [laughing] Yeah.

  8. Peter Sagal· Host1:18

    [laughs] I don't live in Illinois. I've never heard of it. What do, what do you do nearby here?

  9. Speaker 31:23

    I own a dog grooming salon and boutique.

  10. Peter Sagal· Host1:26

    Wow. I, I imagine dealing with the dogs is much easier than dealing with the dogs'

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