Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
358 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 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.
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
Homepage Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Episodes
WWDTM: Weird Al Yankovic
April 22, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBWeird Al joins panelists Josh Gondelman, Robby Hoffman, and Tom Bodett to talk about his new (mostly real) biopic, and what he would've done if Prince hadn't turned him down. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Kaila Mullady
April 15, 2023 16:00 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MBKaila Mullady started beatboxing in 5th grade to impress a boy, and since then has become a two-time world champion. But, can she answer questions about boxes that get beat, AKA piñatas? 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: Everyone & Goodbyes
April 12, 2023 14:00 - 5 minutes - 5.46 MBEmma and some of her co-hosts say goodbye to the greatest podcast the world has ever seen. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: The First Quarter Century
April 08, 2023 15:55 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBWe celebrate our 25th anniversary with Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Ed Helms, Bonnie Raitt, and more! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
WWDTM: Michelle Rodriguez
April 01, 2023 16:01 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBOn this week's episode, action star Michelle Rodriguez joins us to talk about The Fast & The Furious, Dungeons & Dragons, and her personal state slogan for New Jersey. 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: David Axelrod
March 25, 2023 15:58 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBOn this week's episode, we head to Tucson to talk politics with David Axelrod, the former consultant who helped get President Obama elected. 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: Sam Waterston
March 18, 2023 16:00 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBOn this week's episode, guest host Karen Chee talks with legendary actor Sam Waterston about Law & Order, how to look good in a stovepipe hat, and where to see raccoons doing Shakespeare. 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
Nick Kroll
March 11, 2023 16:55 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBNick Kroll is a brilliant comedian and one of the minds behind Big Mouth and History of the World, Part II. We Rick Roll Nick Kroll, that is, ask him questions about roles played by actors named Rick. 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
The Wait Wait Anthology: Reality TV Edition
March 08, 2023 22:35 - 16 minutes - 15.3 MBOn this episode of The Wait Wait Anthology, we bring the drama and dive deep into the world of reality TV. From The Bachelor to The Kardashians, we leave no stone unturned and no suite un-fantasied. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Malala Yousafzai on winning the Nobel Peace Prize while in chemistry class
March 04, 2023 17:00 - 48 minutes - 45.2 MBAt the age of 17, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and now a documentary she executive produced is nominated for an Oscar. And, if she answers our three questions about puzzles correctly, she'll win the inaugural Nobel Pieces Prize. A message to listeners: a recent error with Apple Podcasts meant you might not have been able to hear our regular weekend show without signing up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me+. We have worked with Apple to correct the er...
Best of the First 25 Years
February 25, 2023 17:02 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBWe celebrate our 25th anniversary with Mikeael Shiffrin, Leonard Nimoy, Mae Jemison, Stephen Colbert, John Hodgman, and Ozzie Smith. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Everyone & Spotify Stalking
February 22, 2023 15:52 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBComedian Dulcé Sloan and Emma give your playlists the side eye. Plus we ask Pitchfork Editor-in-Chief Puja Patel if you should be self conscious about your bad taste in music. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Rosie Perez
February 18, 2023 17:00 - 46 minutes - 44 MBRosie Perez is a cultural icon, from Do The Right Thing to White Men Can't Jump to her new role on Showtime's Your Honor. She's the best part of any project she's in, but can she answer our questions about advice columns? Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Geena Davis
February 11, 2023 17:00 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBGeena Davis went from being an Oscar-winning actor to a skilled archer to an activist to an author, and she's now executive producer of CBS' Mission Unstoppable. But, can she answer our three questions about blue jeans? Sign 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
The Wait Wait Anthology: Cats Edition
February 08, 2023 20:33 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBIntroducing The Wait Wait Anthology, a deep dive into the Wait Wait archives hosted by Bill Kurtis Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Billy Porter
February 04, 2023 17:00 - 46 minutes - 43.4 MBBilly Porter is an absolute legend. With a career that started in his teens, he's now 3/4ths of the way to an EGOT. He's also a style icon, who's always the most fashionable person in any room he's in. His new movie is 80 For Brady, but what does he know about the Brady Bunch? Sign 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
Natasha Lyonne
January 28, 2023 17:00 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBNatasha Lyonne is an actor, writer, and director with one of the most recognizable voices in the world. She stars in the new series Poker Face, so we ask her three questions about getting botox. Sign 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
Everyone & Mistaken Identity
January 25, 2023 20:47 - 11 minutes - 10.1 MBGuest hosts Karen Chee and Josh Gondelman dive head first into alternate universes. Plus we get to the bottom of the Masters tournament mistaken identity kerfuffle. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Secretary of State Antony Blinken
January 21, 2023 17:07 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBSecretary of State Antony Blinken takes some time out from his busy schedule to tell panelists Dulcé Sloan, Eugene Cordaro, and Tom Bodett about his musical alter ego, ABlinken, and to answer three questions about Matthew Mcconaughey. Sign 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
George Saunders
January 14, 2023 16:50 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBCelebrated short story author George Saunders joins us to answer three questions about court stories. With panelists Paula Poundstone, Peter Grosz and Emmy Blotnick. Sign 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
Mariska Hargitay
January 07, 2023 16:59 - 47 minutes - 43.9 MBMariska Hargitay, star of Law and Order, SVU, answers three questions about Sweet Valley High, the location depicted in the teen book series. We also revisit our moments with Sean Hayes, Myles Stubblefield, and Mo Amer. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
The Man Bill-hind the Voice!
January 04, 2023 16:23 - 14 minutes - 13 MBPeter sits down with our very own judge and scorekeeper, Bill Kurtis, to learn about the legendary anchorman's life and career. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Best of Not My Job December 2022
December 31, 2022 17:00 - 47 minutes - 43.2 MBIn this episode, we revisit our times with Ralph Macchio, Eleanor Holmes Norton, the hosts of the podcast "Ear Hustle" Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor, and Matt Walsh. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Sarah Polley
December 24, 2022 17:00 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBActor and director Sarah Polley plays our game called "Sarah Polley, wanna cracker?" Three questions about parrots. Joining her are panelists Roxanne Roberts, Adam Burke, and Shane O'Neill. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Everyone & Improv Nerds
December 21, 2022 17:40 - 15 minutes - 15.1 MBEmma and Vice columnist Alzo Slade try to solve the improv coolness crisis with the help of comedy icon Colin Mochrie. Plus: Emma tries her best to annoy Peter Sagal. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Andrew Bird
December 17, 2022 16:59 - 48 minutes - 45.1 MBSinger-songwriter and world class whistler Andrew Bird plays our game called, "Put Your Lips Together and Blow" Three questions about referees. Joining him are panelists Adam Burke, Tom Papa, and Zainab Johnson. Sign 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
Gayle King
December 10, 2022 17:03 - 47 minutes - 43.1 MBHost of CBS Mornings, Gayle King plays our game called, "Gayle King, meet the real Gale Kings" three questions about meteorologists. She is joined by panelists Negin Farsad, Peter Grosz, and Faith Salie. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
How to Become a Listener Contestant with Peter, Miles, and Sofie
December 07, 2022 15:01 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBHave you ever wanted to become a listener contestant on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me? Host Peter Sagal and producers Miles Doornbos and Sofie Hernandez-Simeonidis discuss how they select which callers make it to the air. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Dana Carvey
December 03, 2022 17:51 - 48 minutes - 44.7 MBThis week on "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me," we are back with a brand new show from the Studebaker Theatre in Chicago featuring panelists Josh Gondelman, Skyler Higley, and Paula Poundstone. Plus, we quiz comedy legend Dana Carvey on a subject he knows nothing about in our "Not My Job" game. Sign 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 Best of NMJ Thanksgiving
November 26, 2022 17:04 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MBNathan Lane, Puja Patel, Darryl "Cornbread" McCray, and Jeremy O. Harris are featured in this Thanksgiving edition. Sign 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
Everyone & Giant Puzzles
November 23, 2022 14:59 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBComedian Maeve Higgins and Emma build the world's largest puzzle. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Freddie Johnson
November 19, 2022 17:03 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBThis week we come to you from the Palace Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky with panelists Paula Poundstone, Adam Burke, and Alzo Slade. Our guest is Freddie Johnson of Buffalo Trace Distillery. Sign 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
Craig Robinson
November 12, 2022 17:15 - 48 minutes - 45 MBCraig Robinson, star of the Office and host of Peacock's Harlem Globetrotters: Play It Forward, plays our game about Craigslist. Joining him are panelists Tom Papa; Negin Farsad and Brian Babylon. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Behind the scenes with Peter and Lillian
November 09, 2022 23:26 - 13 minutes - 12.8 MBPeter asks Producer and Editor Lillian King why some questions don't make the show. PLUS: Lillian plays those questions! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Amber Ruffin
November 05, 2022 16:26 - 48 minutes - 45 MBAmber Ruffin, host of The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock and the purple M&M, plays our game called "Roughin' It" Three questions about camping. Joining in are panelists Karen Chee, Hari Kondabolu and Maz Jobrani. Subscribe to Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/waitwait. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Hasan Minhaj
October 29, 2022 15:47 - 47 minutes - 44.3 MBHasan Minhaj, comedian with the new Netflix special "The King's Jester" and former host of Patriot Act, plays our game about former Patriot Rob Gronkowski. Joining him are panelists Helen Hong, Mo Rocca, and Shane O'Neill. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Everyone & The Supernatural
October 26, 2022 16:37 - 17 minutes - 16.1 MBComedian Mo Rocca considers buying a lighthouse and Emma goes ghost hunting. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, a real genius
October 22, 2022 16:00 - 49 minutes - 45.9 MBDr Ibram X Kendi, author and MacArthur Genius, plays our game about the Genius Bar at Apple Stores. Joining him are panelists Alonzo Bodden, Josh Gondelman and Amy Dickinson. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Vivek Murthy
October 15, 2022 15:52 - 47 minutes - 44.4 MBVivek Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States, answers three questions about the mysterious and often huge fish, the sturgeon. Also featured are interviews with Jeremy Allen White and Mandy Moore. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Behind the scenes with Peter Sagal and Emma Choi
October 12, 2022 14:13 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBPeter and Emma sit down with Executive Producer Mike Danforth to answer some questions that you have about the making of Wait Wait. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Ralph Macchio
October 08, 2022 16:22 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBRalph Macchio, star of Netflix's "Cobra Kai" plays our game called "Wax On, Wax Off, Yeowww!" Three questions about hair removal. He is joined by panelists Emmy Blotnick, Alzo Slade and Adam Felber. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Julio Torres
October 01, 2022 16:07 - 47 minutes - 43.7 MBJulio Torres, creator and star of HBO's Los Espookys, plays our game about The Addams Family called, "Los Ookys." Joining him are panelists Tom Papa, Dulcé Sloan, and Hari Kondabolu. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Everyone & Spoons
September 28, 2022 14:00 - 13 minutes - 12 MBComedian Hoja Lopez and Emma get salty with the latest spoon technology and test out new talents nobody asked for. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Michael Strahan
September 24, 2022 16:01 - 48 minutes - 45 MBMichael Strahan, NFL legend and Good Morning America host, Michael plays our game called "Strahan? Meet Stray Hams" Three questions about wild hogs. He is joined by panelists Karen Chee, Negin Farsad, and Shane O'Neill. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Everyone & A Giant Worm
September 21, 2022 14:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBComedian Karen Chee and Emma meet a giant worm and learn how to write a spooky children's book. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Mo Amer
September 17, 2022 16:00 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBGroundbreaking Palestinian-American comedian Mo Amer, star of the Netflix series Mo, joins us at the Studebaker Theatre in Chicago along with panelists Roy Blount, Jr., Helen Hong and Adam Burke to play a game about things called Les. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Everyone & Time Capsules
September 14, 2022 17:31 - 15 minutes - 15 MBEmma talks to comedian Hari Kondabolu about time capsules: lost, found, and in the case of Andy Warhol, unintentional. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Abbi Jacobson
September 10, 2022 16:00 - 48 minutes - 44.4 MBAbbi Jacobson, star and producer of the new series "A League of Their Own" joins us along with panelists Paula Poundstone, Faith Salie and Luke Burbank play a game about a different league, The XFL. Subscribe to Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org/waitwait. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Everyone & Ostrich Escape
September 07, 2022 13:59 - 15 minutes - 14 MBComedian Josh Gondelman joins Emma to outsmart a runaway Ostrich and learn how to prepare for the role of a lifetime. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Chris Estrada
September 03, 2022 15:55 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBChris Estrada, comedian and creator of Hulu's This Fool, plays our game called, "This Fool, Meet April Fools!" He is joined by panelists Skyler Higley, Maeve Higgins and Mo Rocca. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy