PETER SAGAL, HOST:
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PAULA POUNDSTONE: The pole vaulting pit will become full with garbage, and the pole vaulters will insist on going further and landing on the ground instead.
SAGAL: Adam Felber.
ADAM FELBER: Drug accusations swirl when diminutive Russian gymnast Irina Stopnoya (ph) wins silver in men's weightlifting.
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SAGAL: And Alonzo Bodden.
ALONZO BODDEN: An NRA member shows up at the shooting competition with a fully automatic weapon.
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BILL KURTIS: Well, if any of that happens in Rio, we'll ask you about it on WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME.
SAGAL: Thank you, Bill Kurtis. Thanks also to Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber and Alonzo Bodden.
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SAGAL: Thanks to all of you for listening. I'm Peter Sagal. We will see you next week.
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