Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

We tackle the SOTU and Olympian Lilly King talks trash

February 28, 2026

Key Takeaways Copied to clipboard!

  • The episode features Olympic champion swimmer Lilly King discussing her career, training in Bloomington, Indiana, and her competitive trash-talking style. 
  • The 'Who's Bill This Time?' segment covered the State of the Union address, the 50th season of *Survivor*, and the controversial redesign of American Girl dolls. 
  • The 'Bluff the Listener' game tested contestants on bizarre travel hacks, including cleaning underwear in a hotel coffee maker and using Siamese fighting fish to stay awake. 

Segments

Show Introduction and Guest Tease
Copied to clipboard!
(00:00:19)
  • Key Takeaway: The show opens at the IU Auditorium, teasing an interview with Olympian Lilly King.
  • Summary: The opening sequence introduces the podcast, host Peter Sagal, and announcer Bill Curtis. Peter mentions the location (IU Auditorium) and announces that they will be speaking with Olympian swimmer Lilly King later in the show.
Who’s Bill This Time Game Start
Copied to clipboard!
(00:03:02)
  • Key Takeaway: The first game tests the contestant’s knowledge of recent news quotes.
  • Summary: Bill Curtis introduces the ‘Who’s Bill This Time?’ game to listener Bradley Patrick. The first quote relates to the President’s State of the Union address.
SOTU Address Discussion
Copied to clipboard!
(00:03:18)
  • Key Takeaway: Panelists mock the length and content of the recent State of the Union address.
  • Summary: The panel discusses the President’s quote about being the ‘hottest country’ and the excessive length of the State of the Union speech, joking about the fantasy narratives presented.
Survivor 50th Season Reference
Copied to clipboard!
(00:05:24)
  • Key Takeaway: The catchphrase ‘The tribe has spoken’ signals a discussion about Survivor’s 50th season.
  • Summary: The second quote leads to a discussion about the reality show Survivor reaching 50 seasons, with panelists joking about the contestants starving or the show’s longevity.
American Girl Doll Redesign Controversy
Copied to clipboard!
(00:07:37)
  • Key Takeaway: The panel reacts to the controversial, skinnier redesign of the American Girl dolls.
  • Summary: The final quote prompts a discussion about the 40th-anniversary makeover of American Girl dolls, noting they are now smaller and thinner, leading to jokes about modern beauty standards.
Wearable Fart Tracker News
Copied to clipboard!
(00:10:18)
  • Key Takeaway: A new wearable gadget measures flatulence, dubbed the ‘Fitbit for Farts.’
  • Summary: Alonzo discusses a new wearable technology designed to measure how many times a person passes gas, even silent ones, for digestive health tracking.
Bluff the Listener Game Introduction
Copied to clipboard!
(00:11:48)
  • Key Takeaway: The panel presents three fake travel hacks to listener Tim Josephs.
  • Summary: The show transitions to the Bluff the Listener game, where panelists offer outlandish travel hacks for Tim Josephs to identify the true one.
Travel Hack Bluff: Coffee Pot Underwear Cleaning
Copied to clipboard!
(00:16:34)
  • Key Takeaway: Faith Saley suggests using a hotel coffee maker to clean underwear.
  • Summary: Faith’s story involves fitness influencer Tara Woodcock advising travelers to wad up panties and run them through the hotel coffee maker to clean them.
Interview with Olympian Lilly King Begins
Copied to clipboard!
(00:20:40)
  • Key Takeaway: Olympic medalist Lilly King joins the show and confirms her retirement from competitive swimming.
  • Summary: Peter Sagal welcomes Lilly King, noting her success at IU and the Olympics. Lilly confirms she retired from competitive swimming in August.
Lilly King’s Proposal Story
Copied to clipboard!
(00:23:00)
  • Key Takeaway: Lilly King was proposed to by her now-husband on the deck at Olympic Trials.
  • Summary: Lilly recounts how her husband proposed immediately after her race at the Olympic Trials, navigating tight security to get onto the pool deck.
Lilly King Plays ‘Meet These Lil Kings’
Copied to clipboard!
(00:27:22)
  • Key Takeaway: Lilly King plays a game about short historical figures, winning for her fans.
  • Summary: Lilly plays the game focused on short men, correctly answering questions about Joseph Stalin and Alan Ladd’s movie production techniques to secure a win.
Listener Limerick Challenge Start
Copied to clipboard!
(00:37:07)
  • Key Takeaway: Listener Katie plays the limerick game, covering knitting athletes and bee orgies.
  • Summary: Katie plays the limerick game. The topics include an Olympic skier who knits, curling trying to be the next pickleball, and a bee orgy in Belgium.
Lightning Fill in the Blank Game
Copied to clipboard!
(00:43:05)
  • Key Takeaway: The final game determines the winner based on rapid-fire news fill-in-the-blanks.
  • Summary: The final game begins with updated scoring. Josh goes first, followed by Alonzo, and Faith needs six correct answers to win the show.
Show Wrap-up and Final Predictions
Copied to clipboard!
(00:48:49)
  • Key Takeaway: Faith Saley wins the episode, and the panel predicts the next toy to receive a modern update.
  • Summary: Faith wins the episode. The show concludes with final thank yous and the panel predicting future toy updates (e.g., Hot Wheels with Apple CarPlay, G.I. Joe becoming G.I. Bro).