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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast 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•Transcript available on Metacast Comedian Vinny Thomas and Emma discover Van Gogh's ghost and get inspired by an artist with a selfie stick. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jul 27, 2022•11 min•Ep 1302•Transcript available on Metacast Nathan Lane, star of stage and screen, plays our game about Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. He is joined by guest host Tom Papa and panelists Cristela Alonzo, Josh Gondelman and Matt Rogers. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jul 23, 2022•48 min•Ep 1301•Transcript available on Metacast Comedian Emmy Blotnick and Emma get overrun by Minions while Jenny Slate explains just what it takes to create an adorable little superstar. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jul 20, 2022•16 min•Ep 1300•Transcript available on Metacast Puja Patel, editor-in-chief of Pitchfork, plays our game about ceremonial first pitches in baseball games. Tom Papa guest hosts and is joined by panelists Adam Burke, Paula Poundstone and Emmy Blotnick. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jul 16, 2022•47 min•Ep 1299•Transcript available on Metacast Emma discovers a room of lost games! This secret box of treasures teaches us how to lasso, manage conflict, and make friends forever. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jul 13, 2022•11 min•Ep 1298•Transcript available on Metacast Del the Funky Homo Sapien, rapper and producer, answers three questions about mankind's ancient ancestors, neanderthals. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jul 09, 2022•48 min•Ep 1297•Transcript available on Metacast Comedian Josh Gondelman and Emma learn how to parallel park a horse and wrangle up a varmint with help from a rootin' tootin' roster of guests. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jul 06, 2022•27 min•Ep 1296•Transcript available on Metacast Darryl "Cornbread" McCray, called the creator of modern graffiti, plays a game about another kind of tagging. He is joined by panelists Alonzo Bodden, Faith Salie, and Josh Gondelman. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jul 02, 2022•47 min•Ep 1295•Transcript available on Metacast Reporter Shane O'Neill and Emma learn at the Lost and Found not all is lost, then think deep thoughts with an old friend. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jun 29, 2022•19 min•Ep 1294•Transcript available on Metacast Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, creators of the new comedy series about E-sports, Players , on Paramount+ play our game about a C-sport: croquet. Joining them are panelists Peter Grosz, Adam Burke and Helen Hong. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
Jun 25, 2022•47 min•Ep 1293•Transcript available on Metacast