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Prediction

PETER SAGAL, HOST:

Just a minute, we're going to ask our panelists to predict, after the Fyre Festival, what will be the next terrible thing we enjoy watching happen to rich people?

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Now, panel, what will be the next hilariously terrible thing to happen to some rich people? Luke Burbank.

LUKE BURBANK: In a tragic turn of events, next year's Fyre Festival will go off without a hitch, meaning these rich people will end up attending a Ja Rule and Blink 182 concert that isn't canceled.

(LAUGHTER)

SAGAL: Paula Poundstone.

PAULA POUNDSTONE: They - this is a terrible thing, an awful thing that I would love to see happen to rich people. They will pay their fair share of taxes.

(LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE)

SAGAL: And Roxanne Roberts.

ROXANNE ROBERTS: Erectile dysfunction will now be a pre-existing condition.

(LAUGHTER)

ROBERTS: And Viagra will cost $10,000 a pill.

(LAUGHTER, APPLAUSE)

BILL KURTIS: Well, if any of that happens, we'll ask you about it on WAIT WAIT... DON'T TELL ME.

SAGAL: Thank you, Bill Kurtis. Thanks also to Paula Poundstone, Luke Burbank and Roxanne Roberts. And thanks to all of you for listening. I am Peter Sagal. And we'll see you next week.

(APPLAUSE, SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)

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