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Joyelle Nicole Johnson, comedian and lively panelist, brings sharp wit and quick answers. She cracks jokes during quiz rounds and plays Bluff the Listener with playful inventiveness. Expect rapid-fire fill-in-the-blank fun, limerick challenges, and humorous takes on robot teachers and canceled TV seasons.

They debate the new U.S. dime redesign and public reactions. They riff on prediction markets and weird bets tied to reality TV. They poke fun at claims about Banksy and the fallout for art-world secrecy. Aasif Mandvi shares stories from his career and gives humorous breakup advice. Quick quizzes and limericks add playful news trivia and listener games.

Julie Proctor, keeper of the Clown Egg Register, explains how clowns and drag performers memorialize signature makeup. Marlene Zuk, biologist and author, breaks down the cricket-chirp temperature trick and its limits. Short, curious dives into quirky traditions and natural temperature measuring.

A lively conversation about high school reunions, graphic novels, and why someone chooses to stay in Chicago. Stories about riding a Vespa around town and keeping its tank full add charm. Quick rounds cover weird news, limericks, and wild Oscar predictions.

Negin Farsad, comedian and commentator known for sharp political humor, joins the panel. She delivers rapid-fire news fill-ins and playful takes on headlines. The show quizzes a new baseball voice on confetti trivia and riffs on wild listener limericks. Expect quick rounds, sports trivia, and satirical news banter.

Keith Houston, author and punctuation expert, explains how new marks are proposed and how the Unicode Consortium decides what becomes standard. The conversation also covers the origin of a newsroom’s “Breakfast Rule” for gross jokes and a heated debate over a colonoscopy bit. Short, witty takes on editing, punctuation design, and broadcast boundaries.

Live show banter and a long State of the Union roast with fact-checking and special-guest spotting. A nostalgic take on Survivor hitting 50 seasons and a squabble over redesigned American Girl dolls. Travel-hack bluffing and limerick shenanigans keep things playful. Olympian Lilly King talks retirement, a surprise proposal, and competitive trash talk in the pool.

Allie the Piper, a champion bagpiper and viral TikTok musician, shares stories of competitions and Metallica-worthy covers. Roy Choi, chef and food truck pioneer, talks about launching Kogi, his instant ramen with American cheese, and how food shaped his career. They play quirky quizzes and revisit favorite bits from the year in a playful, music-and-food-filled conversation.

Rick English, operations manager at Kays of Scotland, explains sourcing Ailsa Craig granite and crafting Olympic curling stones. Rich Ruiden, American curler and two-time national champ who practices law off-ice, reflects on his long Olympic journey. Nick Monte, chief of color who sprays halfpipe guiding lines, shares painting routines, safety marking, and crowd reactions.

Beth Stelling, quick-witted stand-up known for sharp observational humor, and Tom Papa, amiable comedian with charming storytelling, join the show. They riff on a Norwegian biathlete's on-camera confession, debate baking as a romantic move, and react to limericks and lightning quiz chaos. Arden Cho appears to chat about Rumi and poker before a Kmart trivia showdown.