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Live from San Diego, NPR’s signature news quiz delivered a packed hour of satire, stunts and surprises. Host Peter Sagal led a spirited cast through headlines, a celebrity interview, and several quick-fire games. Fans heard familiar voices and a few unexpected turns in this episode.
Episode lineup and special guests
- Host: Peter Sagal
- Judge and scorekeeper: Bill Kurtis
- Guest for the Not My Job segment: Ron Burgundy (portrayed by Will Ferrell)
- Panelists: Eugene Cordero, Paula Poundstone, Alzo Slade
- Location: Recorded live in San Diego
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Top news topics and headline rounds
The show opened with rapid-fire headline rounds that mixed national stories with pop culture. The onstage banter tied together quirky items and larger trends.
- Too Many Kings: A whimsical headline round about royal-related news.
- Zillions on Zillow: Real estate trends and internet listings got a comedic look.
- Carmakers Don’t Look Back: Automotive industry news with a twist.
Panel games and listener challenges
The panelists faced several guessing games that blended current events and absurdity.
- Panel Questions: Segments asked the team to interpret odd or striking developments.
- Examples from the episode included items about a menacing new smartphone app and public-health oddities.
Bluff-style round: true story or tall tale?
In a round designed to fool the audience, each panelist presented a plausible happy news twist. Only one story was real. Listeners were invited to spot the truth.
Not My Job: Ron Burgundy tackles sailors
Peter Sagal sat down with Ron Burgundy in a comic interview that paired the anchorman persona with a quiz. Burgundy answered three questions about famous sailors in a round called “Anchorman, meet the Anchormen.”
- The segment blended humor with surprising trivia.
- Will Ferrell’s performance leaned into the character’s classic bravado.
More puzzlers: TSA, bank visits and surprise limericks
The program kept momentum with short, punchy bits that ranged from bureaucratic oddities to poetic news riffs.
- Panel Questions continued: Topics included a sanitation push at TSA and a story about Koko visiting a bank.
- Limericks: Bill Kurtis read three news-inspired limericks about dining, bad weather, and free gym alerts.
Rapid-fire news and audience interaction
Short segments rounded out the episode. These captured the leftover stories and gave the panel a chance to make quick predictions.
- Lightning Fill In The Blank: Quick mentions of the news items that didn’t fit elsewhere.
- Predictions: Panelists guessed what King Charles might bring home as a souvenir from his U.S. trip.
