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NPR’s weekly current events quiz. Have a laugh and test your news knowledge while figuring out what’s real and what we’ve made up.

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Test your knowledge against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what’s real news and what’s made up.

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Airs Saturdays at 10 a.m. and Sundays at 11 a.m. on WBEZ

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  • Chris Bosh

    NBA legend Chris Bosh plays our game about Pringles called “Chris Bosh, Have A Crisp Nosh.” He is joined by panelists Charla Lauriston, Roxanne Roberts, and Alonzo Bodden.

    Listen — 47:42

  • WWDTM Best Of: Summer Fun Edition

    During this week that marks the beginning of summer fun, WWDTM revisits some of the funnest people we know., with Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Brody, as well as Este and …

    Listen — 49:37

  • Joel McHale

    Joel McHale, star of Community, plays our game about community theater. He is joined by panelists Cristela Alonzo, Jessi Klein and Helen Hong.

    Listen — 49:51

  • Jennifer Finney Boylan

    Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of the memoir, “Good Boy: My Life In Seven Dogs” plays our game about hot dogs. She is joined by panelists Maeve Higgens, Tom Bodett, and Negin Farsad.

    Listen — 49:18

  • Senator Elizabeth Warren

    Senator Elizabeth Warren talks about her new book Persist and plays our game about “War and Peace.” She is joined by panelists Karen Chee, Hari Kondabolu and Peter Grosz

    Listen — 49:28

  • Symone

    Symone, winner of Season 13 of RuPaul’s Drag Race, plays our game called “Lip Sync Meet Fix Sink.” Three questions about plumbers. She is joined by Paula Poundstone, Alonzo Bodden, and Luke Burbank

    Listen — 49:03

  • Tariq Trotter AKA Black Thought from The Roots

    Tariq Trotter, AKA Black Thought from The Roots, plays our game about “the suits,” TV network and studio executives. He’s joined by panelists Laci Mosley, Adam Felber and Helen Hong.

    Listen — 50:02

  • André De Shields

    André De Shields, legend of Broadway, plays our game about canals or Narrow Ways. He is joined by panelists Mo Rocca, Negin Farsad, and Adam Burke.

    Listen — 49:54

  • Michelle Zauner

    Michelle Zauner, author and musician behind Japanese Breakfast, plays our game about Wheaties, the Breakfast of Champions. She is joined by panelists Faith Salie, Josh Gondelman, and Brian Babylon.

    Listen — 49:01

  • Ally Love

    Ally Love, fitness instructor with Peloton, answers three questions about skeletons. She is joined by panelists Paula Poundstone, Joel Kim Booster, and Maeve Higgins.

    Listen — 48:48