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This week's show was recorded in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest Mychal Threets and panelists Tom Bodett, Josh Gondelman, and Tig Notaro. Click the audio link above to hear the whole show. Who's Bill This Time A Battle Between Two Coffee Loving Cities; Making The Department of Energy Adorable; Be Sure To Slurp Your Vegetables Panel Questions Stuck in the Middle and Loving It! Bluff The Listener Our panelists tell three stories about a secret revealed in the news, only one of which is true.

The University of Missouri-Kansas City announced Monday that it is working on a lease for a new space for KCUR and Classical KC. UMKC previously announced Dec. 22 that KCUR's longtime home would close no later than Jan. 31 after "recent checks showed that the building's foundation was settling at an accelerated rate," Stacy Downs, director of strategic communications for UMKC, told Current in January.

On Wednesday, October 1, the first day National Public Radio (NPR) no longer has any federal funding, Austin's NPR station announced a new venture. Austin Signal, a daily weekday "magazine" in the form of a news show by KUT News, will launch Monday, October 6. A press release says the show "blends trusted local reporting with Austin's vibrant culture to keep Central Texans connected and informed." Each episode will be 30 minutes long, and will air weekdays at 1 pm on KUT 90.5.

But the proposed deal, announced in June, appears to have come as a surprise to the School Board, which now says in a state court lawsuit filed Wednesday in Miami that the proposed acquisition is not authorized under the Media Group's management contract that has been in force since 2022. Moreover, the money earmarked to pay for WFLM belongs to WLRN, not the Media Group, the lawsuit asserts.

Gillibrand insisted that Mamdani should clearly denounce calls to Globalize the Intifada, which he has refused to do in the past, claiming it's not a call to violence.

"There is no trail right now. None of the open water is marked. So it's advised not to be traveling back and forth from Aniak."