This week, we're live in Richmond with GWAR and panelists Adam Burke, Alzo Slade, and Negin Farsad See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Feb 15, 2025•48 min
This week, special guest Vanessa Bayer joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Rachel Feinstein, and Peter Grosz See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Feb 08, 2025•47 min
This week, renowned taxidermist Amber Maykut joins panelists Rekha Shankar, Adam Felber, and Joyelle Nicole Johnson See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Feb 01, 2025•47 min
This week, special guest mxmtoon joins panelists Paula Poundstone, Faith Salie, and Hari Kondabolu See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Jan 25, 2025•48 min
This week, Rose Matafeo joins panelists Maz Jobrani, Alzo Slade, and Helen Hong See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Jan 18, 2025•47 min
On our season finale, when a young listener has a question on behalf of her fifth grade class, we call up an old friend/chimp butt expert to help her out. And Saturday Night Live's James Austin Johnson walks us through his hilarious Donald Trump impression to tend to a listener's curiosities. Plus, Mike and Ian are stressed about some (cryptic) hate mail, so they call Patton Oswalt for some words of encouragement. You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org . And not to fear, we will b...
Jan 15, 2025•28 min
This week, Josh Gad joins panelists Negin Farsad, Rachel Coster, and Josh Gondelman to talk being accosted by kids and ignored by David O. Russell See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Jan 11, 2025•47 min
This week, we ring in the new year by remembering what made the old one so special, including interviews with Kristin Kish, Bill Cowher, and more! See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Jan 04, 2025•47 min
Ringing in 2025: Mike and Ian knock out a New Year's resolution with the help of filmmaker Jesse Eisenberg, and a listener calls in to settle a high-stakes bet on the sturdiness of honeybees. Also, the world's northernmost towns are in the middle of months-long darkness. To learn how to survive it, we call an astrophysicist who spent six months in complete Antarctic darkness. You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org . How To Do Everything won't live in this feed forever. If you like...
Jan 01, 2025•25 min
This week, Tim Meadows helps us stroll down memory lane with some of our favorite guests of 2024 See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Dec 28, 2024•49 min
This week, Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone join Dulcé Sloan, Hari Kondabolu, and Roy Blount Jr. to talk about their new podcast Hildy the Barback See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Dec 21, 2024•49 min
This week, we're live at Carnegie with Not My Job guest Ketanji Brown Jackson and panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Mo Rocca, and Paula Poundstone See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Dec 14, 2024•49 min
On today's episode, Charlie needs help writing a children's book for his wife. So, Mike and Ian call up some of the greatest minds in modern literature, Gillian Flynn and James Patterson. Plus, a slippery way to stay warm on your run and a cool trick to avoid saying "you guys". You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org . How To Do Everything won't live in this feed forever. If you like what you hear, scoot on over to their very own feed and give them a follow. Both How To Do Everythi...
Dec 11, 2024•21 min
This week, Jim Gaffigan joins panelists Adam Felber, Adam Burke, and Negin Farsad to talk about being the Pope's favorite comedian. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Dec 07, 2024•49 min
This week, Wait Wait celebrates Thanksgiving with a cornucopia of great guests! See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Nov 30, 2024•49 min
This week on How To Do Everything , a listener calls in asking how to avoid startling innocent pedestrians when she goes on runs. So Mike and Ian recruit the help of an Olympic marathoner and one of Hollywood's most iconic composers. Plus, an update from you (party people) on the "you guys" fast. You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org . How To Do Everything won't live in this feed forever. If you like what you hear, scoot on over to their very own feed and give them a follow. Both...
Nov 27, 2024•23 min
Somebody Somewhere' s Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller join panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Tom Papa, and Maz Jobrani See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Nov 23, 2024•47 min
This week, we're live in Detroit with Governor Whitmer and panelists Josh Gondelman, Hari Kondabolu, and Roxanne Roberts See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Nov 16, 2024•47 min
Two roommates disagree about how to pronounce "pecan," so Mike and Ian call up Martha Stewart–and others–to help. Plus, an Italian town in the shadow of the Alps spent three months of the year without sunlight, until Mayor Pierfranco Midali decided to make his own sun. You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org . How To Do Everything won't live in this feed forever. If you like what you hear, scoot on over to their very own feed and give them a follow. Both How To Do Everything and Wa...
Nov 13, 2024•16 min
This week, record-breaking ultrarunner Tara Dower talks speed-hiking the Appalachian Trail with Negin Farsad, Faith Salie, and Peter Grosz See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Nov 09, 2024•48 min
This week, Brain Jordan Alvarez, the creator and star of English Teacher , plays our game with Brian Babylon, Luke Burbank, and Emmy Blotnick See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Nov 02, 2024•47 min
This week on the show, when a mother can't get her four-year-old's favorite song out of her head, Mike and Ian call up Broadway's beloved Josh Gad to help. Plus, Ian has a formal request for the Secretary of Transportation, and the guys find a tip to quell those pesky election mailers. You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org . How To Do Everything won't live in this feed forever. If you like what you hear, scoot on over to their very own feed and give them a follow. Both How To Do ...
Oct 30, 2024•22 min
This week, sports power couple Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe talk about their podcast, who's more competitive, and where they keep their medals See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Oct 26, 2024•47 min
This week, we get nostalgic for...uh...earlier this year with some of our favorite guests! See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Oct 19, 2024•47 min
This week on How To Do Everything , Wait, Wait producers Mike and Ian recruit television icon Maury Povich to help a listener reveal some hard truths, and we create some helpful (and unhelpful) reminders for when you should replace your household items. Plus, when a married couple calls in with a 29-year-old feud, the guys recruit some royal help. You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org . How To Do Everything won't live in this feed forever. If you like what you hear, scoot on over...
Oct 16, 2024•23 min
This week, comedy legend Eric Idle joins panelists Eugene Cordero, Negin Farsad, and Shane O'Neill See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Oct 12, 2024•48 min
This week, acclaimed songwriter and poet Kara Jackson joins panelists Alzo Slade, Scaachi Koul, and Joyelle Nicole Johnson. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Oct 05, 2024•47 min
This week, Mike and Ian recruit Peter Sagal to help a caller who's curious about mascot races – with the help of a talking sausage. A police inspector in Finland reveals his creative hack for keeping beaches safe. And a high school cheerleading squad saves the day. You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org . How To Do Everything won't live in this feed forever. If you like what you hear, scoot on over to their very own feed and give them a follow. Both How To Do Everything and Wait, ...
Oct 02, 2024•24 min
This week, we're live in Kansas City with guest Dionne Warwick and panelists Paula Poundstone, Shantira Jackson, and Josh Gondelman See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Sep 28, 2024•47 min
This week, Gary Oldman joins us to talk Slow Horses , the Emmy Awards, and the fine art of flatulence with Karen Chee, Brain Babylon, and Peter Grosz. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
Sep 21, 2024•48 min