Podcast Episodes featuring Peter Sagal

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Peter Sagal On The Practice Of Persistence

Preach - November 08, 2019 07:01 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 375 ratings
The host of NPR’s Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me is also a dedicated long-distance runner. It’s the closest thing the agnostic has to a spiritual practice. So host Lee Hale, who just struggled through a marathon, enlists Sagal as his running rabbi. And then they switch seats, because Peter h...

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Wait, Wait… It’s Peter Sagal and Doug Berman

Commonwealth Club of California Podcast - October 29, 2019 07:36 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 273 ratings
The comedy news quiz “Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me!” is the most popular show on public radio. But it wasn’t always that way. The program didn’t take off until Doug Berman (who also produced the NPR hit “Car Talk”) took a chance on a playwright named Peter Sagal to serve as host. Ever since, the...

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Hitting the open road to find my way home, by Peter Sagal

Meditative Story - October 08, 2019 02:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 2.8K ratings
Host of NPR’s Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me!, Peter Sagal is wrecked and stuck in the wake of a divorce. Suddenly, he finds himself with two free weeks. In need of a healthy distraction, Peter jumps on his Harley for a long solo trip out west. Though he has a destination in mind, what he f...

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Ep. 45: Peter Sagal & Rebecca Makkai

Go Fact Yourself - October 04, 2019 18:57 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 735 ratings
It’s another helping of Go Fact Yourself in Chicago, now more delicious and savory than ever! Peter Sagal is the host of the NPR program "Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me!" But his experience with trivia shows goes all the way back to when he was a contestant on "Jeopardy"… and quickly found himself ...

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Takeout Outtake Especial: NPR's Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis

The Takeout - September 10, 2019 02:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 543 ratings
Takeout Tuesday! Movies, music, books and our very own news quiz. Join us for more of Major's conversation with the hosts of NPR's "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me" Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis. Recorded at Founding Farmers in Tysons Corner. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and ...

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Humor Me: Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis

The Takeout - September 06, 2019 02:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 543 ratings
Need a laugh? Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis, the front men for NPR's hit show "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" join Major for breakfast at Founding Farmers in Tysons Corner, Virginia. On the menu: how their comedy news quiz is made each week, Bill's superb career in journalism and a little bit...

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Peter Sagal, 'Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me' host

Numbers Geek with Steve Ballmer - March 12, 2019 21:32 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratings
Peter Sagal is best known as the host of NPR’s weekly quiz show, Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me, which marked its 20th anniversary in October. But he’s also an avid runner, a columnist for Runner’s World magazine and the author of the new memoir, The Incomplete Book of Running. And he fashions himself...

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FGR #6 | Peter Sagal – The Incomplete Book of Running!

Feel Good Running | For the Everyday Runner! - February 01, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 33 ratings
  Hello Feel Good Runners, Winter is in full swing and that certainly is a motivational deterrent resulting in less outside running...especially since there is a polar vortex choking parts of mainland USA. So since you are hunkered down in your igloo, what would be better than grab a blanket,...

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EotM: Peter Sagal on His Journey From Theater to Public Radio

Slate Daily Feed - January 05, 2019 11:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 1K ratings
Kicking off 2019 with NPR’s “Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me!” host, Peter Sagal. Sagal got his start with screenwriting, penning Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. Writing the sequel to Dirty Dancing was a natural transition to hosting a public radio show. Sagal talks to Catie Lazarus about how he wound up...

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Peter Sagal on His Journey From Theater to Public Radio

Employee of the Month - January 05, 2019 11:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 129 ratings
Kicking off 2019 with NPR’s “Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me!” host, Peter Sagal. Sagal got his start with screenwriting, penning Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. Writing the sequel to Dirty Dancing was a natural transition to hosting a public radio show. Sagal talks to Catie Lazarus about how he wound up...

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Peter Sagal

City Arts & Lectures - December 23, 2018 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 314 ratings
Peter Sagal, host of NPR’s “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!”, is an accomplished playwright, actor, and now - marathoner, and author of the new book “The Incomplete Book of Running”. Sagal came to the Nourse Theater on November 9, 2018. He talked to Michael Krasny about the work of putting ...

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Peter Sagal with Ross Reynolds

Town Hall Seattle Arts & Culture Series - November 27, 2018 22:56 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
At the verge of turning forty, Peter Sagal—host of NPR’s “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!”—started running seriously. And much to his own surprise, he kept going, faster and further, running fourteen marathons and logging tens of thousands of miles on roads, sidewalks, and paths all over the United St...

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"Hitting the Road" with Abbi Jacobson, Nicole Chung, Peter Sagal, and The Dip

Live Wire with Luke Burbank - November 23, 2018 12:00 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 295 ratings
In this special Portland Book Festival episode, host Luke Burbank and Elena Passarello discuss "hitting the road" and the risks of hitchhiking; Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson recounts her solo cross-country road trip; writer Nicole Chung discusses her journey of discovering the difficult tr...

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Peter Sagal, host of NPR’s “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!”, with Linda Holmes

Sixth & I LIVE - November 05, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 45 ratings
In The Incomplete Book of Running, Peter Sagal, the host of NPR’s “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” and columnist for Runner’s World, shares lessons, stories, advice, and warnings gleaned from running the equivalent of once around the earth. In conversation with Linda Holmes, the host of NPR’s “Pop Cul...

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25: Blair Imani, Peter Sagal, Ijeoma Oluo

In The Moment podcast - November 01, 2018 22:58 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 12 ratings
Correspondent Mónica Guzmán speaks with author and nonprofit founder Blair Imani about a rally-turned-protest that got her sent to prison—and propelled her visibility as a queer, black, Muslim woman (1:46). Chief Correspondent Steve Scher sat down with Peter Sagal to delve into a personal biogra...

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NPR’s Peter Sagal: On the obligation to be funny, Jewish identity, new book ahead of St. Louis visit

St. Louis on the Air - November 01, 2018 19:29 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 113 ratings
Host Don Marsh talks with Peter Sagal, comedian, author and host of NPR’s “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” about his latest book, “The Incomplete Book of Running,” which explores why running is good, and why it helps with “the practice of perseverance” through life’s toughest moments.

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Just Laugh: Peter Sagal

That's What She Said with Sarah Spain - August 22, 2018 20:39 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 3.1K ratings
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me host Peter Sagal dishes on his upcoming book, his tie to Michael Jackson, his battles with depression and how he changed his life with laughter.

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BRIDE OF SAYS WHO with Peter Sagal

Says Who? - June 13, 2018 05:04 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 354 ratings
DING DONG DING DONG DING DONG! It's WEDDING TIME at Says Who! Maureen is getting married and everything is fine. She has everything ready to go, nothing weird is happening in the world, and... Well, no. It's not exactly like that. But she is getting married. And so is guest Peter Sagal of NPR's...

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Ep. 41: Wait, Wait...Peter Sagal!

Chicago Stories - March 30, 2018 16:26 - 43 minutes ★★★★ - 107 ratings
Peter Sagal is a man of many interests, which you’d expect from the host of NPR’s long-running “Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!” Listen as Peter and Mayor Emanuel look back on his unlikely career, the growth of news and comedy, and swap stories on marriage, running, his dinner with Stormy Daniels, and...

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#265: A Chat with Peter Sagal of WAIT, WAIT…DON’T TELL ME

Another Mother Runner - June 16, 2017 07:10 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
For the annual Father’s Day episode, Sarah and Dimity welcome with great delight Peter Sagal, the longtime host of the NPR news quiz WAIT, WAIT…DON’T TELL ME. A veteran of more than a dozen marathons, Peter admits he was “a fat little kid,” and he’s still running away from that identity. The moth...

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85 - Unicorn (w/ Peter Sagal)

Hello From The Magic Tavern - October 31, 2016 07:06 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 10.7K ratings
We have something extra magical in the tavern this week, a unicorn named Windsprinkle. Credits Arnie: Arnie Niekamp Chunt: Adal Rifai Usidore: Matt Young Windsprinkle: Peter Sagal Mysterious Man: Tim Sniffen Tricia: Kate James Craig: Ryan DiGiorgi Producers: Arnie Niekamp, Evan...

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June 18: Peter Sagal, Mary Roach, Darcelle, Lindy West, Big Thief & More

OPB's State of Wonder - June 17, 2016 19:45 - 51 minutes
Portland Pride Stands Up For Orlando After the shooting at the Pulse night club in Orlando, leaders of Portland Pride and community members have organized several candlelight vigils, and many artists, arts groups and pride parties are re-configuring their plans to lend their support to the victi...

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Baconfest Podcast #6 - Peter Sagal (Wait Wait Don't Tell Me) Dives Deep into Bacon Philosophy

Baconfest Podcast - April 29, 2016 00:24 - 24 minutes ★★★ - 6 ratings
When Peter Sagal, beloved host of NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me and infamous scriptwriter of the first draft of "Dirty Dancing 2 - Havana Nights" decided to join me for lunch at David Burke's Primehouse, I didn't know where our conversation would go.  But we went far! Starting from bacon, we dis...

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601 The Red Woman: Nerdette Recaps Game Of Thrones With Peter Sagal

Nerdette - April 28, 2016 15:04 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
The question on everyone's mind: Dead or alive? Join Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me’s Peter Sagal and Nerdette's Tricia Bobeda and Greta Johnsen as they discuss the premier of Game of Thrones' sixth season, and answer this and other questions: Is any character as good-hearted as the Onion Knight? Is J...

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#11 BONUS Game of Thrones Recap w/ Peter Sagal (S5E10)

Nerdette - June 19, 2015 18:41 ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
Listener Q&A about the finale of Game of Thrones from our live event at plus a follow up conversation about all the things that happened in Winterfell because, um, there were technical difficulties at Cards Against Humanity HQ. http://nerdettepodcast.com/listen

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#10: Game of Thrones Recaps w/Peter Sagal (S5E10)

Nerdette - June 16, 2015 21:00 ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
Recap of “Mother’s Mercy,” the season 5 finale of Game of Thrones: in which we discuss who is actually dead, who is in trouble, who we couldn’t care less about, and what to read/watch while we wait for season 6.

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#09: Game of Thrones Recaps w/Peter Sagal (S5E9)

Nerdette - June 08, 2015 15:58 ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
Season 5, Episode 9, The Dance of Dragons: In which we confirm that Stannis is the worst, compare Arya’s new job to the tamale guy, and predict who will die in the season finale. wbez.org/nerdetterecaps

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#08: Game of Thrones Recap w/Peter Sagal (S5E8)

Nerdette - June 01, 2015 17:35 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
Recap of Season 5, Episode 8, “Hardhome.” In which we delight in the interactions between Tyrion and Dany, wonder what’s next for Cersei, and realize none of it actually matters because white walkers.

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#06: Game of Thrones Recap w/ Peter Sagal (S5E6)

Nerdette - May 18, 2015 16:27 ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
Recap of Season 5, Episode 6, Unbowed, Unbent, Unbroken. We lament the treatment of Sansa, scoff at the swashbuckling in Dorne and shower praise on Lady Olenna. We also address some listener questions. http://wbez.org/nerdetterecaps

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#05: Game of Thrones Recap w/Peter Sagal (S5E5)

Nerdette - May 11, 2015 17:45 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 1.3K ratings
Recap of Season 5, Episode 5, Kill The Boy: In which we discuss who lived and who died since last week's clashes, explore the rocky emotional terrian that is Ramsay Bolton's past, and respond to some listener questions.