Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
360 episodes - English - Latest episode: 13 days ago - ★★★★★ - 35K ratingsNPR's weekly news quiz hosted by Peter Sagal. Have a laugh and test your knowledge with today's funniest comedians and a celebrity guest.
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WWDTM: Chris Pine
April 06, 2024 07:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBThis week, Chris Pine joins us to talk his new movie Poolman, imitating William Shatner, and where he ranks on the list of Hollywood Chrises. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Spring Break Edition!
March 31, 2024 22:58 - 48 minutes - 44 MBTo celebrate Spring Break, we hit the beach with some of our favorite guests, including John Stamos, Malala Yousafzai, Kaila Mullady, David Axelrod, and Gabrielle Dennis! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Laurene Powell Jobs
March 23, 2024 13:59 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBPhilanthropist and Founder and President of Emerson Collective Laurene Powell Jobs joins Helen Hong, Hari Kondabolu, and Adam Felber to tell us the real story of how she met her husband Steve and the secret to throwing the best Halloween parties in Palo Alto. Get access to bonus episodes, sponsor-free listening, and the chance to participate in a quiz with Peter Sagal when you sign up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!+ at plus.npr.org/waitwait. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcas...
WWDTM: David Alan Grier
March 16, 2024 12:25 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBDavid Alan Grier joins Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca, and Adam Burke to talk his new movie, announcing at the Oscars, and why you didn't see him in Forrest Gump. Get access to bonus episodes, sponsor-free listening, and the chance to participate in a quiz with Peter Sagal when you sign up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!+ at plus.npr.org/waitwait. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Claudia Goldin
March 09, 2024 15:08 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBClaudia Goldin is one of the world's leading economists, a Nobel Prize winner, and a time Person of the Year. She joins Josh Gondelman, Roxanne Roberts, and Maeve Higgins to talk 4:30am phone calls, Nobel parties, and yodeling Get access to bonus episodes, sponsor-free listening, and the chance to participate in a quiz with Peter Sagal when you sign up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!+ at plus.npr.org/waitwait. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Priva...
WWDTM: Danny Brown
March 02, 2024 15:17 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBDanny Brown helped redefine Detroit's rap scene with XXX, then moved to Austin in 2021 to do it all again. He joins panelists Alzo Slade, Karen Chee, and Peter Grosz to talk playing pickleball, rapping Dr. Seuss, and accidentally offending Adele. Want to tell us what you REALLY think about Wait Wait? We'd love to hear it (and then lose sleep thinking about it)! Take our anonymous survey at: https://npr.org/waitwaitsurvey Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoice...
WWDTM: Hail to the Chief Editon
February 24, 2024 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBTo celebrate Presidents' Day, we're revisiting interviews that would EASILY win the popular vote, including Ray Romano, Rosie Perez, Steve Earle, and more! Get access to bonus episodes, sponsor-free listening, and the chance to participate in a quiz with Peter Sagal when you sign up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!+ at plus.npr.org/waitwait. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Sleater-Kinney
February 17, 2024 14:35 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBCarrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker, of the legendary rock band Sleater-Kinney, join guest host Tom Papa, Dulcé Sloan, Amy Dickinson, and Hari Kondabolu to talk their new album and 30 years of being a band. Get access to bonus episodes, sponsor-free listening, and the chance to participate in a quiz with Peter Sagal when you sign up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!+ at plus.npr.org/waitwait. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Lena Waithe
February 10, 2024 15:35 - 48 minutes - 44 MBThis week, A Thousand and One producer and Emmy winner Lena Waithe joins panelists Adam Burke, Negin Farsad, and Maz Jobrani to talk Blockbuster, Jennifer Aniston, and Guy Fieri. Hate free content? Try a subscription to Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!+. Your subscription supports public radio and unlocks fun bonus episodes along with sponsor-free listening. Learn more at https://plus.npr.org/waitwait Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Kristen Kish
February 03, 2024 13:46 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBThis week, Top Chef's Kristen Kish joins Josh Gondelman, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Brian Babylon to talk bivalves, airballs, and cheese curds. Get access to bonus episodes, sponsor-free listening, and the chance to participate in a quiz with Peter Sagal when you sign up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!+ at plus.npr.org/waitwait. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
January 27, 2024 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.3 MBThis week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen joins Dulcé Sloan, Tom Papa, and Shane O'Neill to talk the economy, how she prepared to smoke weed for the first time, and her Candy Crush score. Get access to bonus episodes, sponsor-free listening, and the chance to participate in a quiz with Peter Sagal when you sign up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!+ at plus.npr.org/waitwait. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoice...
WWDTM: David Oyelowo
January 20, 2024 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MBActor David Oyelowo joins panelists Faith Salie, Helen Hong, and Tom Bodett to talk being mistaken for MLK, how a crush led to his acting career, and more. Get access to bonus episodes, sponsor-free listening, and the chance to participate in a quiz with Peter Sagal when you sign up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!+ at plus.npr.org/waitwait. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Jason Isbell
January 13, 2024 14:48 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBJason Isbell joins panelists Maeve Higgins, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Peter Grosz to talk backhanded compliments from John Mayer, praise from Bruce Springsteen, and keeping eye out for boogers with his wife, Amanda Shires Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Now With Real Journalists!
January 06, 2024 08:00 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBIt's the new year, and we're bringing you new interviews with Rachel Maddow and Bob Woodruff, plus a never-before-heard Bluff the Listener game! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: 25th Anniversary Spectacular Part IX - Best of 2023
December 30, 2023 08:00 - 48 minutes - 44 MBTo celebrate the holidays, we hand out the greatest gift of all: interviews with Geena Davis, Weird Al, Karen Allen, and 5th generation lobsterman Jacob Knowles! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Molly Seidel
December 23, 2023 08:00 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBOlympic marathoner Molly Seidel joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Bobcat Goldthwait, and Roxanne Roberts to talk joints, Instacart, and working out like Taylor Swift Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Wait Wait Wayback Machine: December 2003
December 19, 2023 00:08 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBHost Peter Sagal and producer Miles Doornbos challenge a Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me listener with questions about news events from our actual show — but the catch is they're shows that aired 20 years ago! The Wait Wait Wayback Machine is normally a bonus episode that only Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me+ supporters can hear and play. Today, we're making it available for everyone. If you want a chance to play the Wait Wait Wayback Machine, sign up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me+ via Apple Podca...
WWDTM: Bethenny Frankel
December 16, 2023 14:48 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBWe're back at Carnegie Hall, and joined by business mogul, philanthropist, and reality TV royalty Bethenny Frankel! She talks with Peter and panelists Josh Gondelman, Helen Hong, and Alzo Slade about feuds, throwing drinks, and becoming an accidental influencer. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Extended cut: Dakota Johnson on her new doc, childhood, and curating a sex museum
December 11, 2023 21:19 - 23 minutes - 21.9 MBToday we're giving you a chance to hear an episode that we'd usually share with our Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me+ supporters! It's an extended cut of our interview with actor, producer, and activist Dakota Johnson, whose new documentary is The Disappearance of Shere Hite. That's right — an extended cut. Our celebrity interviews sometimes last much longer than what we're able to include in our regular show. Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me+ supporters can hear extended cuts in regular bonus episodes...
WWDTM: Fred Schneider
December 09, 2023 10:37 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBThe B-52's Fred Schneider joins panelists Eugene Cordero, Luke Burbank, and Paula Poundstone to talk Christmas albums, thrown ham, and singing "Love Shack" at karaoke. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Dakota Johnson
December 02, 2023 14:13 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBDakota Johnson, whose new documentary is The Disappearance of Shere Hite, joins panelists Adam Felber, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Alonzo Bodden to talk famous families, Fifty Shades of Grey, and more. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: 25th Year Spectacular Part VIII!
November 25, 2023 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.5 MBOur deep dive into our 25-year history continues with appearances from Jane Curtin, Adam Savage, Hannah Kearney, Muffet McGraw, and more! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Stephen Smith
November 18, 2023 17:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBL.L. Bean CEO Stephen Smith joins Hari Kondabolu, Maeve Higgins, and Roy Blount, Jr. on stage in Maine to talk about jelly beans. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: John Stamos
November 11, 2023 08:00 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBJohn Stamos joins panelists Emmy Blotnick, Skyler Higley, and Tom Bodett to talk about his new memoir, his feud with Tony Danza, and more! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant
November 04, 2023 12:47 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBDr. Rae-Wynn Grant is a bear expert and one of the new hosts of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. She joins panelists Adam Burke, Maeve Higgins, and Tom Papa to talk bear attacks, gummy bears, and the strange joy of being squeezed by a boa constrictor. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Bernie Taupin
October 28, 2023 12:31 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBThis week, Bernie Taupin joins guest host Peter Grosz and panelists Alonzo Bodden, Zainab Johnson, and Paula Poundstone to talk about his new memoir Scattershot Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: James Patterson
October 21, 2023 16:23 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBJames Patterson, the best selling author in the world, joins panelists Alzo Slade, Faith Salie, and Matt Rogers to talk about feuds, fights, outlines, and airports. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: 25th Year Spectacular Part VII!
October 14, 2023 12:02 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBWe're celebrating 25 years on the air with another dive into our archive. Enjoy interviews with John Goodman, Sam Waterston, Jenny Slate, and a never-before-heard Bluff game! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar
October 07, 2023 14:45 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBSolicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Maz Jobrani, and Roy Blount, Jr, to talk about how being named Miss Idaho prepared her for the Supreme Court Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Bob and Erin Odenkirk
September 30, 2023 16:03 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBThis week, we're live in LA with comedy legend Bob Odenkirk, and his daughter Erin. They talk their new book of poems, growing up with a dad on TV, and more. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: John Wilson
September 23, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBJohn Wilson is the creator of the Emmy-nominated How To With John Wilson, and joins us to talk about being paid in Wite-Out and the best place in New York to meet a referee. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Secretary Clinton
September 16, 2023 16:00 - 48 minutes - 44.1 MBSecretary Clinton joins us this week to talk about the Clinton Global Initiative's wild afterparties and whether or not she's seen Pete Davidson's tattoo of her. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Martinus Evans
September 09, 2023 15:50 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBMartinus Evans is a fitness influencer and the founder of the radically inclusive Slow AF Run Club. He may be proudly slow, but can he answer our questions about something fast AF, the Concorde jet? Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Bob Seger
September 02, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes - 44.4 MBBob Seger is an Ann Arbor legend, a Rock-and-Roll Hall of Famer who also happens to be one of the best selling artists of all time. He made it big with "Night Moves" but can he answer our questions about Knight Moves, or chess strategies? Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Mark Ronson
August 26, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBMark Ronson is the Grammy and Oscar-winning producer behind the score and soundtrack for Barbie. He joins guest host Negin Farsad and panelists Shantira Jackson, Alzo Slade, and Luke Burbank. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: 25th Year Spectacular Part VI!
August 19, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes - 44 MBOur deep dive into our 25 year history continues with appearances from Brian May, Esperanza Spalding, Cyndi Lauper and more! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: 25th Year Spectacular Part V!
August 12, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MBThis week, we continue our 25 year retrospective with appearances from Donny Osmond, Kristen Bell + Dax Shepard, Ina Garten, and more! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Maggie Smith
August 05, 2023 16:00 - 48 minutes - 44.6 MBMaggie Smith is one of the world's most beloved poets. She joins us to talk about her new memoir, how she owes her fame to Starbucks, and why her mom may get banned from the library. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Randall Park
July 29, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBFor some, being a triple-threat actor/writer/comedian is enough, but not for Randall Park, who decided to add "director" to the list with his debut film Shortcomings. He joins guest host Karen Chee and panelists Zainab Johnson, Tom Bodett and Josh Gondelman. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Damian Lillard
July 22, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes - 44.4 MBDamian Lillard joins us in Portland to talk about his storied career, from Dame Time, to rap battles, to owning a Toyota Dealership. He's assisted by panelists Luke Burbank, Paula Poundstone, and Helen Hong Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Patti LuPone
July 15, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes - 44 MBPatti LuPone joins panelists Emmy Blotnick, Adam Felber, and Joyelle Nicole Johnson to talk birds, Broadway, and the proper way to swipe a cell phone. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: 25th Year Spectacular Part IV!
July 08, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes - 44.3 MBThis week, we're diving back into the archives for Part IV of our 25th Year Spectacular! We've got interviews with George Takei, Martha Stewart, and Mariska Hargitay, plus some time with Barbie director Greta Gerwig! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Aleeza Ben Shalom
July 01, 2023 16:00 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MBAleeza Ben Shalom is the star of Netflix's Jewish Matchmaking, and she joins panelists Adam Burke, Brian Babylon, and Roxanne Roberts to talk about how matchmaking is just like a live-action game of Where's Waldo Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Karen Allen
June 24, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes - 44.8 MBWe're back in Tanglewood and joined by the amazing Karen Allen, who plays the iconic Marion Ravenwood in the Indiana Jones movies. She joins Karen Chee, Roy Blount, Jr. and Negin Farsad to talk spitting in auditions, Tom Selleck, and working with snakes Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: James Marsden
June 17, 2023 16:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBJames Marsden joins panelists Adam Felber, Karen Chee, and Faith Salie to talk Jury Duty, playing yourself, and what it's like to be the Baxter in a romcom. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Radhika Jones
June 10, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes - 44 MBOn this week's episode, Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Radhika Jones joins us to talk about Rupert Murdoch, Little House on the Prairie, and the rules of underboob. Plus, Tom Papa, Emmy Blotnick, and Skyler Higley journey into the world of VR. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: The First Quarter Century, pt. III
June 03, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes - 44.3 MBWe continue our look back at 25 years of shows with Keegan Michael-Key, Regina King, and Susan Orlean Support NPR by signing up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: John Goodman
May 27, 2023 16:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBWe're back in New Orleans with the legendary John Goodman! He talks leaving L.A., The Big Lebowski, and being the voice of the St. Louis airport. Support NPR by signing up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Golda Rosheuvel
May 20, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBGolda Rosheuvel was so captivating as Bridgerton's Queen Charlotte that Netflix made a show all about her. She joins Luke Burbank, Negin Farsad, and Adam Burke to talk wigs, neck braces, and bodice ripping Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Gabrielle Dennis
May 13, 2023 16:00 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBOn this week's show, The Big Door Prize's Gabrielle Dennis joins panelists Paula Poundstone, Alonzo Bodden, and Adam Felber to talk about living to your full potential and the job at Six Flags that everyone else is jealous of. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy