Synopsis
NPR's weekly current events quiz. Have a laugh and test your news knowledge while figuring out what's real and what we've made up.
Episodes
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Dana Carvey
03/12/2022 Duration: 48minThis 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.
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WWDTM Best of NMJ Thanksgiving
26/11/2022 Duration: 47minNathan 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.
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Everyone & Giant Puzzles
23/11/2022 Duration: 13minComedian Maeve Higgins and Emma build the world's largest puzzle.
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Freddie Johnson
19/11/2022 Duration: 47minThis 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.
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Craig Robinson
12/11/2022 Duration: 48minCraig 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.
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Behind the scenes with Peter and Lillian
09/11/2022 Duration: 13minPeter asks Producer and Editor Lillian King why some questions don't make the show. PLUS: Lillian plays those questions!
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Amber Ruffin
05/11/2022 Duration: 48minAmber 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.
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Hasan Minhaj
29/10/2022 Duration: 47minHasan 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.
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Everyone & The Supernatural
26/10/2022 Duration: 17minComedian Mo Rocca considers buying a lighthouse and Emma goes ghost hunting.
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Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, a real genius
22/10/2022 Duration: 49minDr 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.
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Vivek Murthy
15/10/2022 Duration: 47minVivek 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.
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Behind the scenes with Peter Sagal and Emma Choi
12/10/2022 Duration: 20minPeter and Emma sit down with Executive Producer Mike Danforth to answer some questions that you have about the making of Wait Wait.
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Ralph Macchio
08/10/2022 Duration: 48minRalph 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.
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Julio Torres
01/10/2022 Duration: 47minJulio 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.
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Everyone & Spoons
28/09/2022 Duration: 13minComedian Hoja Lopez and Emma get salty with the latest spoon technology and test out new talents nobody asked for.
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Michael Strahan
24/09/2022 Duration: 48minMichael 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.
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Everyone & A Giant Worm
21/09/2022 Duration: 14minComedian Karen Chee and Emma meet a giant worm and learn how to write a spooky children's book.
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Everyone & Time Capsules
14/09/2022 Duration: 15minEmma talks to comedian Hari Kondabolu about time capsules: lost, found, and in the case of Andy Warhol, unintentional.
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Abbi Jacobson
10/09/2022 Duration: 48minAbbi 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.