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Ask Me Another
Saturdays at 10 a.m. on 91.3

Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal walk into a bar... No, it's not the start of a joke. It's the essence of Ask Me Another, a rambunctious hour that blends brainteasers and local pub trivia night with comedy and music. Host Ophira Eisenberg invites in-studio guests and listeners alike to stretch their noggins, tickle their funny bones, and enjoy witty banter and guitar riffs from house musician Jonathan Coulton.

  • Ophira and Jonathan answer listener questions and say goodbye.
  • Ophira quizzes Jonathan about Ask Me Another moments that weren't heard on the show.
  • Guest puzzle guru Cecil Baldwin and guest musician Julian Velard share their favorite Ask Me Another memories. Jonathan Coulton performs his final music parody.
  • Ask Me Another premiered on May 4, 2012. Oscar Award-winning composers Robert and Kristen Anderson Lopez guess if certain events occurred before Ask Me Another premiered or after.
  • In this music parody game, the lyrics of older TV theme songs were changed to make them about recent TV series, based on books.
  • In this game, Welcome to Night Vale's Cecil Baldwin and guest house musician Julian Velard are read ads for companies that famously advertise on podcasts.
  • Food Network hosts Carla Hall & Nancy Fuller are joined in this game by a real life honey bee, Drone-athan Buzzton! Will they bee all abuzz as Drone-athan waxes poetic about bee facts?
  • Food Network hosts Carla Hall & Nancy Fuller play a Real or Fake quiz to decide which deep-fried and delicious fair foods actually exist, and which ones that, with any luck, will exist one day.
  • The Great British Bake Off winner Nadiya Hussain breaks down her baking journey, and plays a divisive game of Food Jazz. Then, she plays a game exploring the family trees of some culinary botanicals.
  • Ophira Eisenberg and Jonathan Coulton discuss best practices for reaching their daily hydration goals: 76 ounces of water and a few glasses of wine.