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Each week, two million listeners tune into Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me! to test their knowledge of the week’s dumbest news against some of the best and brightest - panelists including author and humorist Roy Blount Jr., author and radio anomaly Tom Bodett, syndicated advice columnist Amy Dickinson ( Ask Amy), Atlantic Monthly journalist P.J. O’Rourke, Washington Post columnist Roxanne Roberts, and other know-it-alls.

Packed with over 100 of the most famous movie quotes of all time, this audiobook of satire isn’t just a trip down cinematic memory lane—it’s a hilarious, insightful, and deeply relatable journey into why these lines stick with us and what they teach us about everything from love to resilience. Each chapter explores the backstory, context, and life lessons hidden in these iconic words. Whether it’s Yoda reminding us to “Do or do not. There is no try,” or Jerry Maguire teaching us to “Show me the money!”—this audiobook turns beloved movie moments into timeless nuggets of wisdom.

A “funny, poignant, dishy, and even enlightening” adventure through a tight-knit world of drag performers making art, mayhem, and dreaming of making it big, this book is “the story of America now” (Alexander Chee, The New York Times). In How You Get Famous, journalist Nicole Pasulka...

Join me on an exhilarating journey through the annals of naval history as I recount some of the most extraordinary sea battles ever fought. We‚ll start with the legendary Battle of Salamis in B.C. 480, where Themistocles, the Athenian strategist, demonstrated that he who commands the sea commands all. Well traverse through time to the climactic Battle of Tsu-shima, an encounter that marked a historic shift in naval power from West to East, echoing the lessons learned from Salamis over two millennia ago. While we‚ll celebrate British maritime victories from Sluys to Trafalgar, I‚ll also ...

You look so familiar, where have I seen you? Mira Tzur repeatedly hears this statement when she enters a room. The answer to this question is what inspired Anonymously Famous. Mira Tzur is best known for her multifaceted talents and familiar, warm presence. She is an Israeli American Founder & President of One Circle Productions & Consulting Group, actress, theater and film producer, social philanthropist, French Countess, former counterintelligence IDF officer, and Senior Vice President of a next gen fintech company.

A 41 year old woman who has neither of these things. Yet. D*ck Jokes and Social Commentary from Bafta Breakthrough Stand Up comedian Luisa Omielan. I have killed myself on the live circuit for over decade and loved it. With one woman shows such as 'What Would Beyonce Do?!'. "Am I Right Ladies?!', 'Politics for Bitches' and most recently, my self produced special 'God is a Woman'. The men I started out with are household names and Dads where as I get notes from my neighbours, telling me not to park outside my own house as its for residents only. EVEN THEY DONT RECOGNISE ME. So This is Famous ...

Is the breaking news of today breaking you? Are true crime podcasts making you feel like trash? Then come on down and listen to us talk about old news and dead people who were NOT murdered!! Oooo ethical AND intriguing...This is the podcast where two friends - one who's a nobody (Courtney Blomquist) and one who's kinda famous (Marissa Rivera) - dive into the life stories of dead folks who enjoyed a touch or two of fame in their time and now reside permanently in Hollywood Forever Cemetery.So if you need to escape the now for an hour and you want to show your respect for some amazing life ...

Faith and Famous - The Podcast The Entertainment Industry is known for 'sex, drugs, & rock 'n' roll', so how do Christians navigate that? Find out in Faith and Famous the podcast!

Join this Chicago/ NWI based media podcast as they discuss music, culture, and events. Local interviews, reviews, and behind the scene stories from our experiences as a Professional DJ, Event Promoter, and Fight Trainer.

A look into how not popular, funny, or smart, we think we really are. Interviews with great local guest to prove we can all be locally famous.

In 25 and Not Famous? Ella Langley has a series of intimate conversations with friends and family about life as a twenty-something. The show is intended as an antidote to the celebrity interviews which insinuate that achieving fame in your thirties is the answer to dissatisfaction in your twenties. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

From Broadway debuts to landmark productions. Score a front row seat to hear hundreds of stories about the most important stages in the world, seen through the eyes of the producers, actors, stage hands, writers, musicians, company managers, dressers, designers, directors, ushers, and door men who bring The Great White Way to life each night. You'll never look at Broadway the same way again.

Our podcasts are a mix of conversations with a wide range of subject matter experts and enthusiasts, interspersed with the occasional audio drama. Each episode focuses on one person, a group of people or a genre from the world of entertainment that we wish to bring back to the spotlight and who has been lost to history or is in danger of being so.The Arts industries are currently in peril but this is nothing new. The Entertainment industry in all its guises has seen it all before. Political turmoil, plague, poverty, overnight success, sudden failure and the long term closure of theatres are ...

Billy Collins, U.S. poet laureate from 2001 to 2003, plays a game called, "I can feel it coming in the air tonight", in which he responds to questions about musician Phil Collins. Al Gore tries to match his former boss’ mastery of the My Little Pony children’s show in a game called "Maybe you can beat Bill Clinton at this". Olympian Jackie Joyner-Kersee rhymes with "cursy", so she is invited to play a game called "May Thunder Blast Your Head!" about curses from around the world. Of course.

Entrepreneurs, entertainers, comedians and fitness gurus. Getting to know the person behind the brand. Hear how these amazing guests found their spotlight and embraced lifes challenges along the way. To the Dreamers. #stayfamous

You like me because I'm a scoundrel, there aren't enough scoundrels in your life? Don't get too hung up on what things are about and trying to find out everything. The reality of it is we're trapped in a loop of an ever-changing development that won't give you the answer to life, the universe, and everything. So buckle up and enjoy the ride, cuz you're not getting out alive. So tune in, turn off, drop out, drop in, switch off, switch on, do the hokey pokey and explode!

“Am I Famous Yet?” chronicles the life of a working musician who has gotten to know renowned rock stars. He has practically become a rock star himself but without all of the annoying trappings of actual notoriety or fortune. Follow this sideman’s hilariously heartbreaking search for fame, financial stability, and the ever-elusive quest for emotional peace of mind. Ivan “Funkboy” Bodley has performed with 50 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, appeared in 12 Broadway shows, and is a Blues Hall of Fame inductee. Now also available as a book at www.funkboy.net

Christina Walkinshaw performs at the Comedy Inn Miami.