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Sterlin Harjo joins Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! in Chicago

NPR's news quiz show features Sterlin Harjo for a segment on hoedowns and square dancing.

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(Photo via NPR)

(Photo via NPR)

The NPR news quiz program Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! recorded its Nov. 7, 2026, episode in Chicago, featuring Peabody Award-winning creator Sterlin Harjo as the special guest for the Not My Job segment.

Harjo, known for his work on Reservation Dogs and The Lowdown, participated in a game titled Lowdown meet Hoedown. During the segment, he answered three questions focused on the history and mechanics of hoedowns and square dancing.

Host Peter Sagal led the broadcast alongside judge and scorekeeper Alzo Slade. The program also featured panelists Brian Babylon, Adam Felber, and Joyelle Nicole Johnson, who participated in the show's recurring segments, including Bluff The Listener and Lightning Fill In The Blank.

The episode followed the previous week's broadcast, which featured guest John Turturro. The program continues its weekly schedule as a news quiz covering current events through humor and trivia.

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