Peter Sagal has narrated 6 audiobooks on Listento.it by 2 authors, with an average listener rating of 4.5★ across 14 ratings. The most-rated is The Incomplete Book of Running.
The Incomplete Book of Running
Summary
Peter Sagal, the host of NPR’s Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me! and a popular columnist for Runner’s World, shares lessons, stories, advice, and warnings gleaned from running the equivalent of once around the Earth. At the verge of turning 40, Peter Sagal - brainiac Harvard grad, short, bald Jew with a disposition toward heft, and a sedentary star of public radio - started running seriously. And much to his own surprise, he kept going, faster and further, running 14 marathons and logging tens of thousands of miles on roads, sidewalks, paths, and trails all over the US and the world, including the 2013 Boston Marathon, where he crossed the finish line moments before the bombings. In this new audiobook, Sagal reflects on the trails, tracks, and routes he’s traveled, from the humorous absurdity of running charity races in his underwear - in St. Louis, in February - or attempting to “quiet his colon” on runs around his neighborhood - to the experience of running as a guide to visually impaired runners and the triumphant post-bombing running of the Boston Marathon in 2014. With humor and humanity, Sagal also writes about the emotional experience of running, body image, the similarities between endurance sports and sadomasochism, the legacy of running as passed down from parent to child, and the odd but extraordinary bonds created between strangers and friends. The result is a funny, wise, and powerful meditation about running and life that will appeal to listeners everywhere.
©2018 Peter Sagal (P)2018 Simon & Schuster
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! The Best of 'Not My Job'
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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! is NPR's weekly hour-long quiz program. Each week on the radio listeners test their knowledge against a panel of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world: Adam Felber; Roy Blount, Jr.; Paula Poundstone; Mo Rocca; Roxanne Roberts; Charlie Pierce; and others. This set features highlights from the popular "Not My Job" segment of the show, during which celebrity guest contestants answer questions on topics unrelated to their particular area of expertise and compete for the ultimate prize: NPR veteran announcer Carl Kasell's voice on a lucky listener's answering machine. Contents: Barack Obama Terry Gross Major Robert Bateman Lee Smith Harold Ramis Penn Jillette Janeane Garofalo Brian Williams Ken Jennings Sarah Silverman Tom Hanks Tom & Ray Magliozzi
©2007 National Public Radio (P)2012 HighBridge Company
The Wait Album
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Each week, more than three million listeners tune into Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! to test their knowledge of the week's news. In the popular "Not My Job" segment, a celebrity guest must answer three questions on a topic totally outside his or her area of expertise. The topic seems random but is thoughtfully skewed. Because Henry Winkler played Fonzie on Happy Days, host Peter Sagal asks him about Ponzi schemes. For indie rock singer Neko Case, the questions are about Necco Wafers. Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. holds the record for most consecutive games played; the Wait Wait team pitches him stumpers about sports' real streakers - those without clothes. Jane Goodall, who studies wild chimpanzees, is met with questions about actor Nicolas Cage. And so on. Twisted and tricky, it's all in good fun for panelists, celebrities, and especially the audience. Contents: Introduction by Peter Sagal Neko Case Henry Winkler Cal Ripken, Jr. Tavi Gevinson Mike Rowe Brian Williams Jane Goodall George Porter, Jr. Susan Orlean Vince Gill
©2009-2012 National Public Radio, Inc. (P)2012 National Public Radio, Inc.
NPR Laughter Therapy
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Looking for an alternative to the seriously reliable, soothing yet informative sound of NPR? Try NPR! Prepare to be surprised by this collection of interviews with some of the funniest personalities on the planet, and by the memorable, unbelievable news that delights NPR listeners on the 1st of April each year. Featuring comedy legends and NPR favorites: Introduction by Peter Sagal The World According to Stephen Colbert OK Go’s Damian Kulash Crafts Pro Dial-Up Anthem An Anthropologist Walks Into a Bar Drew Carey Plays Not My Job Roaches Drive Comedian to Bunk at Ikea The Ups and Downs of Paula Poundstone Phyllis Diller: Still Out for a Laugh Starbucks’ Coffee Pipeline Joan Rivers Hates You, Herself, and Everyone Else New York City Preschool Starts DNA Testing for Admission Mo Rocca’s Hard Hitting Look at Presidential Pets Which Supreme Court Justice Cracks the Most Jokes? Backstage With Fred Willard and Martin Mull Dog Talk Eugene Levy Stays Smart, Even in the Cheapest Gag Lunacorp to Project Images on the Moon Mel Brooks, “Unhinged” and Loving It
©1996, 2013 National Public Radio, Inc. (P)2013 National Public Radio, Inc.
NPR Driveway Moments: Moms
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Stories from the National Public Radio archives celebrate moms and motherhood. Stories so compelling you'll stay in your car to hear them through - even if you're sitting in your own driveway. Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal captures your attention with colorful tales for and about moms. Heard on All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, News & Notes, and other NPR programs, these stories and more are for moms, moms-to-be, and anyone who has ever known or had a mother. What is a Driveway Moment? Maybe it's happened to you as it has to countless others.... You're driving home, listening to a story on NPR. Suddenly, you find yourself in your driveway (or parking space or parking garage). Rather than turn the radio off, you stay in your car to hear the piece to the end. It's a Driveway Moment. The NPR Driveway Moments Series collects these "best of" stories so that you are never more than a "play" away from a Driveway Moment. Contents: Introduction by Peter Sagal More Messages from Amy's Answering Machine Solving the Mystery of Mother-Daughter Speak Mommy as a Role Model? Get Real Bad Mommy Just Mom and Me and Chuck E. Cheese Surprised by Mom Knitting for Life, and for Life's Milestones Legislator Offers First-Person View of Welfare StoryCorps: Mother's Magic, Stretching a Christmas Dollar Tamale Recipe Proves Hard to Keep Secret "Chickenbutt" and Other Lessons from Grandma Who is Singing Me Lullabies? Mementoes Honor Sons Lost to War In Memoir, Allende Reveals Life to Late Daughter I Love My Kids - But Give Me a Break Mother's Day vs. Fishing Season Opener Hidden Kitchen Mama Mother's Day Recipes StoryCorps: Special Memories of a Final Thanksgiving Meal Young, Single and Raising a Child Rocket Science Mom Remembers Her Olympic Past Turning Into Your Mother Isn't So Bad After All A Partially Empty Nest, with Mixed Feelings Grandmother: A Story of Aging, Decline and Love This I Believe: The Power of Love to Transform and to Heal
©2000-2008 National Public Radio, Inc. (P)2009 National Public Radio, Inc.
Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me! Famous People Who Returned Our Calls
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Celebrity guests are put on the spot in the popular “Not My Job” segment of the Peabody award-winning NPR radio show. 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. Always a high point of the show, “Not My Job” features a celebrity guest who must answer questions on a topic totally outside his or her area of expertise. Guests must also contend with not-so-helpful interjections from host Peter Sagal and the panelists, with hilarious results. Comedians Stephen Colbert (The Colbert Report) and Denis Leary (Rescue Me), actors Leonard Nimoy (Star Trek), Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) and Carrie Fisher, musicians Mavis Staples and Moby, Southern cook and restaurateur Paula Deen, and high-wire artist Philippe Petit (Man on Wire) are just a few of the stars who find themselves under the heat of the "Not MyJob" spotlight.
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