Says You!

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rdf:langString Says You! is a word game quiz show that airs weekly in the United States on public radio stations. Richard Sher created the show in 1996 with the guiding philosophy: "It's not important to KNOW the answers: it's important to LIKE the answers." Recorded in front of live audiences in theaters around the United States, the show is produced in Boston, Massachusetts. Its format, emphasis on witty repartee, and its tagline—"a game of bluff and bluster, words and whimsy"—are reminiscent of the similarly long-running BBC program My Word! (1956–1990). Season 21 of Says You! marked the show's 500th episode. Following the death of Richard Sher on February 9, 2015, original panelist Barry Nolan took over as host for two years, before returning to his seat as a panelist in early 2017. He was replaced as host by frequent panelist Gregg Porter of Seattle's KUOW-FM, with author/public radio contributor Dave Zobel frequently guest hosting in 2018 & 2019 when Porter was absent or returning as a panelist. Porter left Says You! in the summer of 2019, with Zobel serving as permanent host until the end of season 25. Richard Sher's son Ben (who voiced the episode-ending Pipit & Finch credit as a child and later served as a guest scorekeeper) hosted the final first-run episodes in September 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic forced taping for season 24 to conclude earlier than expected, with the last first-run episode with a live audience airing from Palo Alto, California on May 1st, 2020. The remainder of the season and the entirety of season 25 consisted of new episodes recorded via Zoom or without a live audience, supplemented by reruns as well as twenty-one "Back 9" episodes, featuring 9 rounds taken from multiple episodes of early half-hour seasons. The final first-run episode, an at-home taping, aired on August 13th, 2021, with the season concluding primarily with "Back 9" re-airings. At the end of the 25th season, executive producer Laura Sher announced that production was ending and further seasons would consist of rebroadcasts. Season 26 premiered on October 8th, 2021, and consisted of repeats from the show's eighth & ninth seasons. Two final live episodes with studio audiences were held in Seattle & San Francisco at the start of season 27, featuring most of the original panelists and Richard Sher's son Ben as host.

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