Have 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
This 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...
Nathan 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
Comedian Maeve Higgins and Emma build the world's largest puzzle. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
This 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, 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
Peter 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, 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, 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
Comedian 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, 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, 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
Peter 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, 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, 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
Comedian 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, 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
Comedian 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
Groundbreaking 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
Emma 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, 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...
Comedian 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, 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
Comedian Peter Grosz joins Emma to spell check your kid's name and shop for the perfect tattoo. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington DC's long-serving Congresswoman, plays our game about DC Comics. She is joined by panelists Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett and Alzo Slade. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Emma gets ready for a new school year by revisiting lessons from Everyone & Their Mom! We learn how rats help each other, how dolphins say hi to their friends, and what to do if you see someone you know but aren't sure if you should say hi. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Wait Wait prepares for a return to full time live performances by reliving some of our favorite guests who joined us in front of live audiences. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Emma throws a family reunion! Uncle Dennis sings Elvis, her mom shares all her tips for avoiding bad luck, and Emma embarrasses her dad and little brother. Grab a plate, it's a party! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Steve Buscemi, Lars Ulrich, Aidy Bryant, Alan Cummings, and Jeff Daniels play Not My Job. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Comedian Marie Faustin and Emma learn the future from a bunch of asparagus and meet a mystery person while Emma's mom stops by with a helpful tip. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
