HTDE: Peter Sagal the Sausage

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4.6 • 35.7K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2024

⏱️ 25 minutes

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This week, Mike and Ian recruit Peter Sagal to help a caller who's curious about mascot races – with the help of a talking sausage. A police inspector in Finland reveals his creative hack for keeping beaches safe. And a high school cheerleading squad saves the day.

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0:00.0	If you should try out NPR Plus.
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0:21.3	Hey guys, it's Peter dot npr.org.
0:25.0	Hey guys, it's Peter. This week we are back with another episode of How to do everything made by
0:28.0	Wait Wait Wait Producers Mike Danforth and Ian Chillogg,
0:30.0	and I have to tell you, honestly, this is one of my favorite episodes so far, because I'm in it.
0:37.0	Now, longtime listeners may remember that back in the day, Mike and Ian used to drag me in to eat usually some terrible food. And this is, usually some terrible food.
0:44.0	And this is, no spoilers, food related.
0:47.0	And it really was one of the more fun things I've ever been able to do.
0:51.0	Once again, listeners remember, this show will not be in this feed forever
0:55.0	so be sure to get out of here and go listen to how to do everything
0:58.0	on their own feed
1:00.0	and enjoy this latest episode of
1:02.0	how to do everything with Peter Siegel.
1:04.0	About 10 years ago, the town of Espo Finland had a problem with thousands of young people
1:15.6	gathering on the beaches and committing crimes. Some of them very serious crimes.
1:20.6	Inspector Hanu Vanenin had an idea to stop it.
1:24.2	Can you tell us about that?
1:25.2	Yes.
1:26.2	In Finland, in Central Finland, they had used classical music in a shopping mall. The user didn't like the classical music so they evaded it and then I'm a little
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