Hi Smarty Pals! Forever Ago host Joy Dolo and Moment of Um Producer Anna Weggel are looking pretty good in their brand-new blazers! How good? So good that they decide to host a game show called Hot Bell — and Brains On host Molly Bloom is in the hot seat! Grab your popcorn, because this bonus episode will have you guessing, giggling and grinning!
Audio Transcript
AUDIO TRACK: Now entering Brains On headquarters.
[BEEPS AND WHIRRS]
JOY DOLO: Hi, friend. Joy Dolo, Forever Ago host extraordinaire here. You're never going to guess what Moment of Um producer Anna Weggel and I just bought at the thrift store.
ANNA WEGGEL: Power blazers.
JOY DOLO: Yes! Power blazers. You know those sport coat looking jackets with shoulder pads and gallons of style? Mine's mint green.
ANNA WEGGEL: And mine is a sophisticated zebra print.
JOY DOLO: A power blazer says so much more than your typical jacket.
ANNA WEGGEL: That's right. A power blazer says, hey world, get in the backseat, because I'm driving.
JOY DOLO: Yes, ma'am. A power blazer says, I can do a backflip, but only when I feel like it.
ANNA WEGGEL: But most importantly, a power blazer says--
JOY AND ANNA: I can run a game show!
[MUSICAL CUE]
[DINGS]
JOY DOLO: Ooh, I got a sickness for games.
ANNA WEGGEL: That Trebekitis.
JOY DOLO: We look like game show hosts, so we got to play a game. The only question is, who do we play with?
MOLLY BLOOM: Oh, hey, gals. Great blazers.
JOY DOLO: Molly Bloom! Do you like to have fun?
MOLLY BLOOM: Of course I do.
JOY DOLO: Do you like to play games?
MOLLY BLOOM: I love to play games.
ANNA WEGGEL: Then want to play a game with us?
JOY DOLO: Sure.
JOY DOLO: Yes. Molly, you know I heard a rumor about you?
MOLLY BLOOM: Oh no.
JOY DOLO: I heard you a really good guesser.
MOLLY BLOOM: Who told you that?
JOY DOLO: Yes.
MOLLY BLOOM: Anna Weggel?
ANNA WEGGEL: No, me.
MOLLY BLOOM: That's exactly what I said!
JOY DOLO: See? Great guesser.
ANNA WEGGEL: Molly, you're smart, you're focused. You're worldly.
MOLLY BLOOM: Worldly?
ANNA WEGGEL: Yeah, you're cosmopolitan.
JOY DOLO: Savvy.
ANNA WEGGEL: Exactly.
JOY DOLO: So that means you're going to be the guesser.
MOLLY BLOOM: Wait, what is this game called?
JOY AND ANNA: Hot Bell, of course.
MOLLY BLOOM: Hot Bell?
ANNA WEGGEL: This game is the best.
JOY DOLO: The best.
ANNA WEGGEL: We're going to get a category like fruit, along with 10 specific words within that category, like apples.
JOY DOLO: Raspberry.
ANNA WEGGEL: Grape.
JOY DOLO: Kiwis.
ANNA WEGGEL: Wow.
JOY DOLO: It'll be our job to get you to guess the specific words by asking you a question about it.
ANNA WEGGEL: But here's the thing. We can only ask these questions by taking turns, saying one word at a time. And when we're done with the question, we'll hit this bell.
[DINGS]
MOLLY BLOOM: Whoa.
ANNA WEGGEL: Which is when you'll guess the word.
JOY DOLO: Let's give her an example.
ANNA WEGGEL: OK, let's say our category is fruit and our word is banana. We might say what--
JOY DOLO: Fruit--
ANNA WEGGEL: Is--
JOY DOLO: Yellow--
ANNA WEGGEL: And--
JOY DOLO: Mushy--
ANNA WEGGEL: And--
JOY DOLO: Has--
ANNA WEGGEL: A--
JOY DOLO: Peel?
[DINGS]
MOLLY BLOOM: A banana?
ANNA WEGGEL: Yes!
JOY DOLO: Yes, you're so smart when you guess. I knew we made the right choice. I knew we made the right choice with you. Anna wanted to go somewhere else, and I no, Molly. Molly is the one for this job.
ANNA WEGGEL: And if you don't get the right answer, we'll tell you what it is and we'll move on to the next word, OK?
MOLLY BLOOM: This sounds like a fun game.
ANNA WEGGEL: Yes. And remember, we only have two minutes per round. So we have to go as fast as we can. Are you ready, Joy?
JOY DOLO: Look at me, I'm bouncing in my chair. I'm sweating with glee. I can't believe this is my job.
ANNA WEGGEL: I know. OK, Voice, can we get the first topic, please?
VOICE: The first topic is transportation.
MOLLY BLOOM: Whose voice was that?
ANNA WEGGEL: Don't worry about the voice, Molly.
JOY DOLO: We also got that at the thrift store.
ANNA WEGGEL: Thank you, Voice. Can we get two minutes on the clock?
VOICE: Two minutes on the clock, and begin.
ANNA WEGGEL: What--
JOY DOLO: Is--
ANNA WEGGEL: Flying--
JOY DOLO: In--
ANNA WEGGEL: The--
JOY DOLO: Air--
ANNA WEGGEL: And--
JOY DOLO: Also--
ANNA WEGGEL: Has--
JOY DOLO: A--
ANNA WEGGEL: Passenger--
JOY DOLO: Seat?
[DINGS]
MOLLY BLOOM: Airplane?
ANNA WEGGEL: Yes.
JOY DOLO: Yes. Where--
ANNA WEGGEL: Do--
JOY DOLO: You--
ANNA WEGGEL: Ride--
JOY DOLO: A--
ANNA WEGGEL: Thing--
JOY DOLO: That--
ANNA WEGGEL: Has--
JOY DOLO: A--
ANNA WEGGEL: Ticket--
JOY DOLO: And--
ANNA WEGGEL: A--
JOY DOLO: Long--
ANNA WEGGEL: Yellow--
JOY DOLO: Vehicle?
[DINGS]
MOLLY BLOOM: Tickets in a long yellow vehicle? A bus.
JOY AND ANNA: Yeah!
[LAUGHS]
ANNA WEGGEL: OK. Astronauts--
JOY DOLO: Ride--
ANNA WEGGEL: This--
MOLLY BLOOM: Spaceship.
[LAUGHS]
ANNA WEGGEL: We forgot to make it a question!
JOY DOLO: Where--
ANNA WEGGEL: Do--
JOY DOLO: You--
ANNA WEGGEL: Ride--
JOY DOLO: A--
ANNA WEGGEL: Thing--
JOY DOLO: That--
ANNA WEGGEL: Doesn't--
JOY DOLO: Require--
ANNA WEGGEL: Any--
JOY DOLO: Gas--
ANNA WEGGEL: And--
JOY DOLO: Doesn't--
ANNA WEGGEL: Use--
JOY DOLO: Any--
ANNA WEGGEL: Fossil--
JOY DOLO: Fuel--
ANNA WEGGEL: On--
JOY DOLO: The--
ANNA WEGGEL: Earth--
JOY DOLO: And--
ANNA WEGGEL: Uses--
MOLLY BLOOM: I think I get it already.
JOY DOLO: Legs!
MOLLY BLOOM: Bicycle?
ANNA WEGGEL: Yeah!
JOY DOLO: I really wanted to spell that one out. OK. When--
ANNA WEGGEL: You--
JOY DOLO: Think--
ANNA WEGGEL: About-- sunny--
JOY DOLO: Day--
ANNA WEGGEL: You--
JOY DOLO: Think--
ANNA WEGGEL: About--
JOY DOLO: Parks--
MOLLY BLOOM: Parks.
ANNA WEGGEL: Ramps--
JOY DOLO: And--
ANNA WEGGEL: Cool--
JOY DOLO: Glasses--
[DINGS]
MOLLY BLOOM: Skateboard.
JOY AND ANNA: Yes!
ANNA WEGGEL: Oh, OK. The--
JOY DOLO: Meaning--
ANNA WEGGEL: Of--
JOY DOLO: This--
ANNA WEGGEL: Choo--
JOY DOLO: Choo--
ANNA WEGGEL: Sound--
[DINGS]
[BUZZES]
MOLLY BLOOM: Train.
JOY AND ANNA: Yes! Woo!
JOY DOLO: We did it!
ANNA WEGGEL: Wow.
JOY DOLO: That was incredible. You are a great guesser. I don't know about us on the question side, but you are a wonderful guesser.
MOLLY BLOOM: Wow, thank you so much for the compliment.
JOY DOLO: Molly, you got six right.
ANNA WEGGEL: Yay!
MOLLY BLOOM: Wow.
JOY DOLO: That's amazing. I also have six toes on one foot. Which one is it?
MOLLY BLOOM: Left.
JOY DOLO: None of them. It was a lie. I lied to you.
ANNA WEGGEL: Out of the 10 possible clues we could have given you, we got through six. So we'll try to go faster in the next round.
JOY DOLO: We'll try, but sometimes at a certain time of day, the brain just starts to putt putt around. Like a golf cart.
[LAUGHS]
ANNA WEGGEL: Wow.
JOY DOLO: I can just do this game on my own.
MOLLY BLOOM: Yeah. Make yourself guess.
JOY DOLO: Yeah.
VOICE: Next topic, desserts.
ANNA WEGGEL: Thank you, Voice. Can we please get two more minutes on the clock?
VOICE: Two minutes on the clock, and begin.
ANNA WEGGEL: What--
JOY DOLO: Is--
ANNA WEGGEL: The--
JOY DOLO: Coldest--
ANNA WEGGEL: Treat?
[DINGS]
MOLLY BLOOM: Ice cream.
ANNA WEGGEL: Yes! Which--
JOY DOLO: Which is--
ANNA WEGGEL: Delicious--
JOY DOLO: And--
ANNA WEGGEL: Gooey--
JOY DOLO: Chocolaty--
ANNA WEGGEL: Brown--
[LAUGSH]
MOLLY BLOOM: Brownie.
ANNA WEGGEL: Yeah!
JOY DOLO: What is-- what--
ANNA WEGGEL: Gloppy--
JOY DOLO: Sticky--
ANNA WEGGEL: Slurpy--
JOY DOLO: Dessert--
ANNA WEGGEL: Is--
JOY DOLO: This?
MOLLY BLOOM: Gloppy slurpy? Milkshake.
JOY AND ANNA: Ooh!
ANNA WEGGEL: It was pudding.
JOY DOLO: Pudding.
MOLLY BLOOM: Oh.
ANNA WEGGEL: Which--
JOY DOLO: Of--
ANNA WEGGEL: The--
JOY DOLO: Desserts--
ANNA WEGGEL: Do--
JOY DOLO: You--
ANNA WEGGEL: Have--
JOY DOLO: For--
ANNA WEGGEL: Your--
JOY DOLO: Wedding?
[DINGS]
MOLLY BLOOM: Cake.
JOY AND ANNA: Yes!
ANNA WEGGEL: Or birthdays!
JOY DOLO: When--
ANNA WEGGEL: You--
JOY DOLO: Mix--
ANNA WEGGEL: Ingredients--
JOY DOLO: And--
ANNA WEGGEL: Bake--
JOY DOLO: Them--
ANNA WEGGEL: Into--
JOY DOLO: A--
ANNA WEGGEL: Disk--
JOY DOLO: What--
ANNA WEGGEL: Is--
JOY DOLO: It?
MOLLY BLOOM: Cookie?
ANNA WEGGEL: Yeah!
JOY DOLO: What--
ANNA WEGGEL: Morning--
JOY DOLO: Is--
[LAUGHS]
ANNA WEGGEL: Treat?
[DINGS]
MOLLY BLOOM: Waffle?
JOY AND ANNA: Oh!
ANNA WEGGEL: OK. What--
JOY DOLO: Freezing--
ANNA WEGGEL: And--
JOY DOLO: Jiggly--
ANNA WEGGEL: Treat--
JOY DOLO: Is--
ANNA WEGGEL: This?
MOLLY BLOOM: Freezing and jiggly? Jello?
JOY AND ANNA: Yeah!
JOY DOLO: Chocolate--
ANNA WEGGEL: Thickness--
JOY DOLO: In--
ANNA WEGGEL: Your--
JOY DOLO: Mouth--
[DINGS]
[LAUGHS]
MOLLY BLOOM: Tootsie Roll.
JOY AND ANNA: No!
MOLLY BLOOM: Molly!
JOY DOLO: Why are you farting?
[LAUGHS]
ANNA WEGGEL: I wasn't farting, I was pooping.
JOY DOLO: Which is also known as--
MOLLY BLOOM: Turd.
ANNA WEGGEL: Oh my god!
JOY DOLO: How do you not know the pooping dessert?
MOLLY BLOOM: What's the popping dessert?
ANNA WEGGEL: Rhymes with budge?
MOLLY BLOOM: Oh, fudge.
[LAUGHS]
ANNA WEGGEL: Wow.
MOLLY BLOOM: Wow.
ANNA WEGGEL: That was intense.
JOY DOLO: I cannot believe that--
MOLLY BLOOM: I also want to know who slurps their pudding.
[SLURPS]
ANNA WEGGEL: People in a hurry!
[LAUGHS]
VOICE: Molly got five right out of 10. Congratulations. You are all winners. Some more than others. But you are all winners in your own way.
MOLLY BLOOM: This game is so much fun.
JOY DOLO: That's Hot Bell for you.
ANNA WEGGEL: And for playing so well we have a prize for you.
MOLLY BLOOM: For me?
ANNA WEGGEL: Molly Bloom, prepare yourself. We present to you--
JOY AND ANNA: Your own blazer.
[ANGELIC CHOIR]
MOLLY BLOOM: You guys, it's gorgeous!
JOY AND ANNA: Just like you.
MOLLY BLOOM: Oh!
[MUSIC PLAYING]
JOY DOLO: That's it for this Smarty Pass episode. It was produced by Molly Bloom, Joy Dolo, Rosie DuPont, Shahla Farzan, Nico Gonzalez-Wisler, Ruby Guthrie, Sanden Totten, Marc Sanchez, Ana Weggel, and Aron Woldeslassie. Sound design by Rachel Breeze. Special thanks to Derek Ramirez. Our executive producer is Beth Perlman, and the executives in charge of APM Studios are Chandra Kavati, Joan Griffith, and Alex Schaffert.
Brains On is a nonprofit public radio program. Thanks, Smarty Pass friends.
(SINGING) We love a Smarty Pass friend. Thanks for being my friend. If you have a Smarty Pass, you're my friend. If you don't, you're still cool. But I won't call you on the weekends. I will call you on the weekends. Oh, hi.
[LAUGHS]
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