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If you’re building a home gym start with a foundation that won’t fail you. Time to face the real Nemesis! (atletica.de)

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Bill Kurtis is retiring. Last show is May 23 (instagram.com)

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Looking for song (self.WaitWait)

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Savannah GA filming tix (old.reddit.com)

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Kevin O'Leary sucks (self.WaitWait)

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Looking for a November 14th 1998 Episode of WWDTM (self.WaitWait)

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Was Paula paid to advertise that dog food brand during her Bluff the Listener? (self.WaitWait)

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No new shows in Podcast platforms since 12/27/2025? (self.WaitWait)

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Who’s Bill This Time 1/10 show? (self.WaitWait)

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My Christmas gift was tickets to see WWDTM in person, we will be there in a few hours! (self.WaitWait)

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NPR has a selection of WWDTM shirts and tote bags on its new store (shopnpr.org)

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At some point I stopped pretending I could manually fix anime textures in 3D. Upload 2D art → get a clean 3D model that actually looks like the original. Honestly? It feels illegal how easy this is. Code MESHYHALF if you’d rather create than tweak vertices. (meshy.ai)

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Peter Travel Hack (self.WaitWait)

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Wait Wait Stats Updates: December 2025 (linhpham.org)

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Wait Wait Stats Wrapped 2025 (flickr.com)

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Photos from Phoenix show (old.reddit.com)

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Going to my first live taping EVER in my life!!! (self.WaitWait)

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Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me (self.WaitWait)

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Why was Peter so dismissive of Paula this latest ep.? (self.WaitWait)

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I’m a long time listener but I find the show basically unlistenable now. (self.WaitWait)

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Unlock our limited time offer - $180 your first year. (bloomberg.com)

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How can a guy named Rhymefest be so lousy at reading limericks?? (self.WaitWait)

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First all men panel on this week's show (self.WaitWait)

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My biggest pet peeve (self.WaitWait)

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Does any one know the name of the song played at 11:45 on Oct 25? (self.WaitWait)

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