Everyone & Giant Puzzles
Comedian Maeve Higgins and Emma build the world's largest puzzle. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Nov 23, 2022•14 min•Ep. 1332
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
NPR'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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Episodes
Freddie Johnson
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...
Nov 19, 2022•48 min•Ep. 1331
Craig Robinson
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
Nov 12, 2022•48 min•Ep. 1330
Behind the scenes with Peter and Lillian
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
Nov 09, 2022•14 min•Ep. 1329
Amber Ruffin
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...
Nov 05, 2022•49 min•Ep. 1328
Hasan Minhaj
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
Oct 29, 2022•48 min•Ep. 1327
Everyone & The Supernatural
Comedian Mo Rocca considers buying a lighthouse and Emma goes ghost hunting. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Oct 26, 2022•18 min•Ep. 1326
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, a real genius
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
Oct 22, 2022•49 min•Ep. 1325
Vivek Murthy
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
Oct 15, 2022•48 min•Ep. 1324
Behind the scenes with Peter Sagal and Emma Choi
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
Oct 12, 2022•20 min•Ep. 1323
Ralph Macchio
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
Oct 08, 2022•48 min•Ep. 1322
Julio Torres
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
Oct 01, 2022•47 min•Ep. 1321
Everyone & Spoons
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
Sep 28, 2022•13 min•Ep. 1320
Michael Strahan
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
Sep 24, 2022•48 min•Ep. 1319
Everyone & A Giant Worm
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
Sep 21, 2022•14 min•Ep. 1318
Mo Amer
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
Sep 17, 2022•48 min•Ep. 1317
Everyone & Time Capsules
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
Sep 14, 2022•16 min•Ep. 1316
Abbi Jacobson
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...
Sep 10, 2022•48 min•Ep. 1315
Everyone & Ostrich Escape
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
Sep 07, 2022•15 min•Ep. 1314
Chris Estrada
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
Sep 03, 2022•49 min•Ep. 1313
Everyone & Names
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
Aug 31, 2022•15 min•Ep. 1312
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
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
Aug 27, 2022•49 min•Ep. 1311
Everyone & School
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
Aug 24, 2022•24 min•Ep. 1310
More Best of Not My Job
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
Aug 20, 2022•48 min•Ep. 1309
It's an 'Everyone & Their Mom' family reunion!
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
Aug 17, 2022•16 min•Ep. 1308
Best of Not My Job
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
Aug 13, 2022•49 min•Ep. 1307
Everyone & Asparagus
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
Aug 10, 2022•16 min•Ep. 1306
Robin Thede
Robin Thede, creator of A Black Lady Sketch Show , plays our game about Bob Ross, "A White Dude Painting Show," along with guest host Negin Farsad and panelists Adam Burke, Amy Dickinson and Hari Kondabolu. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Aug 06, 2022•47 min•Ep. 1305
Everyone & Socks
Comedian Alzo Slade and Emma seek legal counsel from 'The People's Court' Judge Marilyn Milian and pass judgment on an unfair pair of socks and a bad bowl of grits. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Aug 03, 2022•12 min•Ep. 1304
Jeremy Allen White
Jeremy Allen White, star of Hulu's The Bear plays our game called "Please Look After This Bear" three questions about Paddington Bear. He is joined by guest host Tom Papa and panelists Helen Hong, Bobcat Goldthwait, and Faith Salie. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jul 30, 2022•48 min•Ep. 1303