What happened to Ask Me Another on NPR?
After nine years, 260 episodes and more than 1,700 games, this week marks the series finale of NPR’s hour of puzzles, word games and trivia, Ask Me Another. In the final episode, host Ophira Eisenberg and house musician Jonathan Coulton play the last few games and answer listener questions.
What is NPR Ask Me Another?
From NPR. Packed with trivia, comedy and celebrity guests, Ask Me Another is like an amusement park for your brain. Host Ophira Eisenberg and musician Jonathan Coulton take brilliant contestants on a roller coaster that’ll make you laugh and scream (out the answers)—and barely anyone throws up in a trash can.
Why is Ask Me Another going off the air?
However, “despite the strong work of the team, AMA never quite found its full audience,” Grundmann wrote, “and because of our limited resources, we’re sunsetting the show.” The last episode will feed the weekend of Sept. 24.
Who died on Wait Wait Don’t tell me?
Carl Kasell
He was best known as a newscaster for National Public Radio, and later as the official judge and scorekeeper of the weekly news quiz show Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!…
| Carl Kasell | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 2, 1934 Goldsboro, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | April 17, 2018 (aged 84) Potomac, Maryland, U.S. |
| Nationality | United States |
What does ask me another mean?
used to say emphatically that you do not know the answer to a question. informal.
Where did Jonathan Coulton grow up?
Colchester CT
Biography: Jonathan Coulton grew up in Colchester CT, a town whose motto is “Where tradition meets tomorrow.” He played snare drum in the high school marching band, which was fun, but did not attract any girls (even when he played his tender snare drum arrangement of “You’ve Got a Friend”).
Who did Bill Curtis replace on Wait Wait Don’t tell me?
Carl Kasell, who also served as the newsreader on Morning Edition, was the show’s official judge and scorekeeper until his retirement on May 17, 2014, after which the role was taken over permanently by journalist Bill Kurtis.
Who sang the NDA song in the good fight?
Jonathan Coulton
The song is performed by singer-songwriter Jonathan Coulton, whose partnership harkens back to Good Fight predecessor The Good Wife, which did an episode inspired by a legal case he was involved in against the television series Glee.
What is a JoCo?
(dʒəʊk ) noun. a humorous anecdote. something that is said or done for fun; prank.
