This week, we celebrate the holidays with some of our favorite guests and a trip back to Hawaii! 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
This week, special guest Rhea Seehorn joins panelists Josh Gondelman, Hari Kondabolu, 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
It's another Peter AMA (Ask Me Anything)! Wait Wait visual host Emma Choi puts your questions to the big man himself -- Peter Sagal. If he had to listen to one song for the rest of his life what would it be? What actor would Peter cast to play him in a Wait Wait movie? What does Peter listen to when he runs? We get answers to those and other questions, including one about Peter's role in the making of "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights"?!?!? This normally would be a bonus episode just for Wait Wait.....
This week, special guest Lucy Dacus joins panelists Tom Bodett, Adam Burke, 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
Ian and Mike help a listener lighten the mood with her clients, help another listener mess with an opponent’s free throw shot, and Peter Sagal shares his secret for falling asleep on an airplane. 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. How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me+, who...
We're live in Phoenix with special guest Andy Richter and panelists Alonzo Bodden, Luke Burbank, and Shantira Jackson! 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
This week, we celebrate Thanksgiving with some of the segments we're most grateful for 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
This episode delves into solutions for common travel woes, including motion sickness and traffic jams. Listeners hear from actor Kevin Bacon about filming in zero gravity and receive tips for preventing nausea. Legendary musician Kenny G also shares his unique approach to making joyful music, believed to reduce car sickness, along with a surprising pre-performance ritual. Finally, an interview with a survivor of a 12-day traffic jam in China reveals resourceful ways people coped with the extreme delay.
This week, Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper join Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Zach Zimmerman, and Faith Salie 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
This week, Tiffany Haddish joins panelists Brian Babylon, Paula Poundstone, 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
This week: A Broadway star tells us how he finished the New York Marathon and then performed in two shows back to back, a wife seeks advice on how best to shave her hairy companion, plus, are the lyrics to Bye Bye Birdie what we think they are? 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. How To Do Everything is available without sponsor message...
This episode features Chef Roy Choi, who shares insights into his groundbreaking food truck scene and early entrepreneurial ventures. The panel and guest contestants also tackle a range of bizarre and intriguing news stories, from humanoid chore robots and Tom Brady's cloned dog to a Canadian court ruling on candy theft and the Louvre's shockingly simple security password. The show combines celebrity interviews with its signature humorous news quiz format.
This week, Julia Fox joins panelists Alonzo Bodden, Adam Burke, 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
This week: Filmmaker Alice Wu shares a clever trick to help you finally finish that thing you’ve been working on, why teenagers are taking over the comments sections of old podcast episodes, and the origins of the phrase “steal your thunder”. Plus we continue in our quest to be your out of office emergency contact. 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 ...
Join Peter Sagal and Bill Curtis as they welcome bagpipe sensation Ally the Piper, who shares her journey to viral fame. Listeners Kimberly and Chandriette play the "Who's Bill" and "Bluff the Listener" games, tackling news from a brazen Louvre heist to smart beds gone rogue. The panel also delves into peculiar stories about social endurance, unusual communion wine, and a foamy river, concluding with a lively "Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank."
This week, we nurse our sunburns while revisiting some of our favorite moments from this year 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
The episode dives into unique communication methods, starting with an ingenious system of "rescue rats" equipped with technology to locate earthquake survivors. It then addresses the universal dilemma of communicating with a dentist during a procedure, leading to an exploration of Christina Hunger's dog communication board. The hosts attempt to adapt this technology for dental visits. Finally, they embark on a humorous mission to fulfill a listener's out-of-office birthday request, uncovering her preferences and planning a surprise, ultimately hiding a treasure in the podcast itself.
This week, we're live in Honolulu with panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Peter Grosz, and Paula Poundstone. Plus, special guest Taimane! 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
This episode features guest host Negin Farsad, who steps in for Peter Sagal. The panel and listeners engage in comedic quizzes on current events, including strange military directives, emerging AI technology in entertainment, and bizarre workplace policies. Special guest Becca Mann, a record-setting open water swimmer, shares fascinating details about her extreme sport and plays a challenging quiz about aquariums. The show also explores quirky news stories like UK cousin marriage advice, a wedding guest's pizza order, and a kids' toy table saw, culminating in a competitive Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank game.
This episode explores diverse topics from avoiding Google's unhelpful AI summaries to the intriguing theory that Pentagon pizza orders can predict military actions. Mike and Ian also tackle a listener's query about exercising during commutes, seeking advice from an unexpected source, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and testing car workout ideas with NASCAR champion Joey Logano. The show wraps up with humorous listener interactions regarding their out-of-office email experiment.
This episode of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! features actor Cynthia Nixon, who shares anecdotes about her illustrious career, including her unique feat of starring in two Broadway shows simultaneously and the cultural impact of "Sex and the City." Panelists and listeners engage in humorous news quizzes covering topics from Trump's escalator incident and Broadway's financial woes to TikTok's rapture predictions and animals as courtroom witnesses. The show concludes with a lively "Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank" round.
Recorded live in St. Louis, this episode welcomes Chip Caray, the voice of the Cardinals, who shares anecdotes about his family's multi-generational broadcasting legacy. The panel and listeners engage in comedic news quizzes like "Who's Chayoke?" and "Bluff the Listener," covering bizarre stories from exploding Corvettes to Elton John's kneecap jewelry, all delivered with trademark wit and humor.
This episode features a unique culinary experiment where Peter Sagal blind taste-tests lasagna prepared entirely in a dishwasher, yielding surprising results. Additionally, hosts Mike and Ian delve into a listener's long-standing inability to burp. They consult an ENT specialist who explains "no burp syndrome" (R-CPD) and its effective Botox treatment, alongside humorous listener interactions from their out-of-office email experiment.
This week, special guest Bob Costas joins panelists Emmy Blotnick, Brian Babylon, and Peter Grosz. Plus, Oscar-and-Grammy-winner Rhymefest steps in for Bill! 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
This week, special guest Reneé Rapp joins panelists Alonzo Bodden, Shane O'Neill, and Amy Dickinson in Chicago 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
Hosts Mike and Ian kick off Season 2 with a deep dive into writing the ideal out-of-office email, consulting U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón for tips on making them thoughtful and human. The episode also features comedians Andy Samberg and Kate McKinnon, who comically tackle bizarre listener questions about baby teeth, bad breath, and irritating eating habits. Discover the surprising origins of the "no white after Labor Day" rule and learn how to infuse humor and personality into everyday communications.
This week, we're live at Tanglewood with special guest Paul Giamatti and panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Tom Bodett, and Mo Rocca! 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
This week, our summer break continues with visits from our coolest guests, including Sterling K. Brown, Nathan Lane, Brian Tyree Henry, and Vanessa Bayer! 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
This week, we desperately cling to the end of summer with some of our favorite guests, including Lewis Black, Mo Wagner, Rose Matafeo, and some never-before-heard segements with Atlas Obscura! 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
In this episode of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, guest host Tom Papa leads panelists Brian Babylon, Negin Farsad, and Roy Blunt Jr. through a humorous recap of the week's news. Topics range from Texas Democrats fleeing the state and the ubiquity of customer feedback surveys to a Danish zoo's unusual food source. Special guest Pedro Pascal joins to discuss his journey from struggling actor to "The Last of Us" star and plays a quiz on Us Weekly magazine, before the panel wraps up with a lightning round and quirky predictions.
