We say "So long!" to Kristi Noem and Benetti plays ball
3/7/202648 min
This week, Luke Burbank, Negin Farsad, and Hari Kondabolu offer Kristi Noem some parting words and we quiz the new voice of Sunday Night Baseball, Jason Benetti, on his knowledge of confetti
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First 90 secondsBill Kurtis· Host0:00
[upbeat music] From NPR and WBEZ Chicago, this is Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, the NPR news quiz. I'm the voice so powerful, I command the clocks to spring forward. [cheers] [applause] I'm Bill Curtis, and here is your host at the Studebaker Theatre at the Fine Arts Building in Chicago, Illinois, Peter Sagal.
Peter Sagal· Host0:28
[cheers] [applause] Thank you, Bill. Thank you, everybody. I, I think I speak for a lot of people when I say that after this last week, I am ready for some baseball. And that is why I'm very excited to tell you that later on we're going to be talking to the new voice of Sunday Night Baseball on NBC, Jason Benetti. Now- [cheers] [applause] Jason has a lot in common with Pope Leo. This is true. Both grew up in Chicago as White Sox fans, and Jason also speaks with the authority of God. [laughs] But first, it'll be your turn to take the field. Give us a call, play our games at 1-888-WAIT-WAIT. That's 1-888-924-8924. It's time to welcome our first listener contestant. Hi, you're on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Speaker 31:16
Hi, this is Laura Braun, and I'm from Cypress, Texas.
Peter Sagal· Host1:19
Hey, Laura. So what do you do there in Cypress, Texas?
Speaker 31:21
I'm a high school English teacher.
Peter Sagal· Host1:23
Are you really?
Speaker 31:24
[cheers] Yes.
Peter Sagal· Host1:26
[laughs] I, of course, as you can imagine, was very