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Sat, 21 Dec 2024

This week, Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone join Dulcé Sloan, Hari Kondabolu, and Roy Blount Jr. to...

Sat, 14 Dec 2024

This week, we're live at Carnegie with Not My Job guest Ketanji Brown Jackson and panelists Joyelle ...

Wed, 11 Dec 2024

On today's episode, Charlie needs help writing a children's book for his wife. So, Mike and Ian call...

Sat, 07 Dec 2024

This week, Jim Gaffigan joins panelists Adam Felber, Adam Burke, and Negin Farsad to talk about bein...

Sat, 30 Nov 2024

This week, Wait Wait celebrates Thanksgiving with a cornucopia of great guests!Learn more about spon...

Wed, 27 Nov 2024

This week on How To Do Everything, a listener calls in asking how to avoid startling innocent pedest...

Sat, 23 Nov 2024

Somebody Somewhere's Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller join panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Tom Papa...

Sat, 16 Nov 2024

This week, we're live in Detroit with Governor Whitmer and panelists Josh Gondelman, Hari Kondabolu,...

Wed, 13 Nov 2024

Two roommates disagree about how to pronounce "pecan," so Mike and Ian call up Martha Stewart–and ...

Sat, 09 Nov 2024

This week, record-breaking ultrarunner Tara Dower talks speed-hiking the Appalachian Trail with Negi...

Sat, 02 Nov 2024

This week, Brain Jordan Alvarez, the creator and star of English Teacher, plays our game with Brian ...

Wed, 30 Oct 2024

This week on the show, when a mother can't get her four-year-old's favorite song out of her head, Mi...

Sat, 26 Oct 2024

This week, sports power couple Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe talk about their podcast, who's more compe...

Sat, 19 Oct 2024

This week, we get nostalgic for...uh...earlier this year with some of our favorite guests!Learn more...

Wed, 16 Oct 2024

This week on How To Do Everything, Wait, Wait producers Mike and Ian recruit television icon Maury P...

Sat, 12 Oct 2024

This week, comedy legend Eric Idle joins panelists Eugene Cordero, Negin Farsad, and Shane O'NeillLe...

Sat, 05 Oct 2024

This week, acclaimed songwriter and poet Kara Jackson joins panelists Alzo Slade, Scaachi Koul, and ...

Wed, 02 Oct 2024

This week, Mike and Ian recruit Peter Sagal to help a caller who's curious about mascot races – wi...

Sat, 28 Sep 2024

This week, we're live in Kansas City with guest Dionne Warwick and panelists Paula Poundstone, Shant...

Sat, 21 Sep 2024

This week, Gary Oldman joins us to talk Slow Horses, the Emmy Awards, and the fine art of flatulence...

Wed, 18 Sep 2024

Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me! producers Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag are back with another episode of...

Sat, 14 Sep 2024

This week, comedian and impressionist Jay Pharoah joins panelists Adam Burke, Negin Farsad, and Roxa...

Sat, 07 Sep 2024

This week, John Leguizamo joins panelists Tom Bodett, Helen Hong, and Hari Kondabolu to talk about s...

Wed, 04 Sep 2024

Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me! producers Mike and Ian are back with their podcast How To Do Everything....

Sat, 31 Aug 2024

We're live in Minnesota with hometown hero Nate Berkus, who joins Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Bobcat Gol...

Tue, 27 Aug 2024

Peter Sagal's wife's favorite podcast is back. On each episode of How To Do Everything, underqualifi...

Sat, 24 Aug 2024

This week, Emmy-nominee Diane Lane joins Dulcé Sloan, Adam Burke, and Adam Felber to talk therapy, ...

Fri, 23 Aug 2024

Peter Sagal and producers Emma Choi and Ian Chillag take one more trip behind the scenes at the Demo...

Thu, 22 Aug 2024

Your friends at Wait Wait head back to the Democratic National Convention to talk to the dignitaries...

Tue, 20 Aug 2024

Your friends at Wait Wait head over to the Democratic National Convention here in Chicago to cover w...

Sat, 17 Aug 2024

This week, Wait Wait starts training for the coming political season with some of our favorite guest...

Sat, 10 Aug 2024

This week, we celebrate the dog days of summer with Jason Isbell, Rachel Maddow, and more!Learn more...

Sat, 03 Aug 2024

Dr. Anthony Fauci joins Karen Chee, Negin Farsad, and Tom Papa at Wolf Trap National Park for the Pe...

Sat, 27 Jul 2024

This week, punk icon and author Kathleen Hanna joins panelists Peter Grosz, Meredith Scardino, and M...

Sat, 20 Jul 2024

This week's show was recorded in Chicago, with guest host Karen Chee, Not My Job guest Allyson Felix...

Sat, 13 Jul 2024

This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with special guests Sam Sanders and Zach Stafford and paneli...

Sat, 06 Jul 2024

This week, we celebrate the 4th of July with some of our favorite guests!Learn more about sponsor me...

Sat, 29 Jun 2024

This week, we're live in Philly with jazz legend Christian McBride. He talks about the secret power ...

Sat, 22 Jun 2024

Erik Weihenmayer was the first blind person to summit Mt. Everest, but may be best known for a viral...

Sat, 15 Jun 2024

On this week's episode, actor and singer Michelle Williams talks growing up in the church, auditioni...

Sat, 08 Jun 2024

This week, Charlamagne the God talks his new book, growing up a nerd, and loving Judy Blume. Plus pa...

Sat, 01 Jun 2024

This week, we celebrate the return of summer with some of our favorite guests, including Bob Seger, ...

Sat, 25 May 2024

This week, we're live in Seattle with food genius J. Kenji López-Alt to talk about food, science, f...

Sat, 18 May 2024

Actor and singer Maya Hawke joins us to talk Stranger Things, childhood songs, and folk music beefs ...

Sat, 11 May 2024

Queer pop icon Chappell Roan joins panelists Tom Papa, Brian Babylon, and Meredith Scardino to talk ...

Sat, 04 May 2024

This week, artist Lyndon Barrois Sr. joins us to talk about his beautifully detailed gum wrapper scu...

Sat, 27 Apr 2024

Renée Elise Goldsberry won a Tony and Grammy for her role in Hamilton, and currently stars in Netfl...

Sat, 20 Apr 2024

This week, Judith Butler joins panelists Roy Blount, Jr., Maz Jobrani, and Faith Salie to talk about...

Sat, 13 Apr 2024

We're live in Pittsburgh this week, where Steelers legend Bill Cowher joins panelists Negin Farsad, ...

Sat, 06 Apr 2024

This week, Chris Pine joins us to talk his new movie Poolman, imitating William Shatner, and where h...

Sun, 31 Mar 2024

To celebrate Spring Break, we hit the beach with some of our favorite guests, including John Stamos,...

Sat, 23 Mar 2024

Philanthropist and Founder and President of Emerson Collective Laurene Powell Jobs joins Helen Hong,...

Sat, 16 Mar 2024

David Alan Grier joins Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca, and Adam Burke to talk his new movie, announcing ...

Sat, 09 Mar 2024

Claudia Goldin is one of the world's leading economists, a Nobel Prize winner, and a time Person of ...

Sat, 02 Mar 2024

Danny Brown helped redefine Detroit's rap scene with XXX, then moved to Austin in 2021 to do it all ...

Sat, 24 Feb 2024

To celebrate Presidents' Day, we're revisiting interviews that would EASILY win the popular vote, in...

Sat, 17 Feb 2024

Carrie Brownstein and Corin Tucker, of the legendary rock band Sleater-Kinney, join guest host Tom P...

Sat, 10 Feb 2024

This week, A Thousand and One producer and Emmy winner Lena Waithe joins panelists Adam Burke, Negin...

Sat, 03 Feb 2024

This week, Top Chef's Kristen Kish joins Josh Gondelman, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Brian Babylon t...

Sat, 27 Jan 2024

This week, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen joins Dulcé Sloan, Tom Papa, and Shane O'Neill to talk t...

Sat, 20 Jan 2024

Actor David Oyelowo joins panelists Faith Salie, Helen Hong, and Tom Bodett to talk being mistaken f...

Sat, 13 Jan 2024

Jason Isbell joins panelists Maeve Higgins, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Peter Grosz to talk backhand...

Sat, 06 Jan 2024

It's the new year, and we're bringing you new interviews with Rachel Maddow and Bob Woodruff, plus a...

Sat, 30 Dec 2023

To celebrate the holidays, we hand out the greatest gift of all: interviews with Geena Davis, Weird ...

Sat, 23 Dec 2023

Olympic marathoner Molly Seidel joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Bobcat Goldthwait, and Roxanne Rob...

Tue, 19 Dec 2023

Host Peter Sagal and producer Miles Doornbos challenge a Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me listener with qu...

Sat, 16 Dec 2023

We're back at Carnegie Hall, and joined by business mogul, philanthropist, and reality TV royalty Be...

Mon, 11 Dec 2023

Today we're giving you a chance to hear an episode that we'd usually share with our Wait Wait... Don...

Sat, 09 Dec 2023

The B-52's Fred Schneider joins panelists Eugene Cordero, Luke Burbank, and Paula Poundstone to talk...

Sat, 02 Dec 2023

Dakota Johnson, whose new documentary is The Disappearance of Shere Hite, joins panelists Adam Felbe...

Sat, 25 Nov 2023

Our deep dive into our 25-year history continues with appearances from Jane Curtin, Adam Savage, Han...

Sat, 18 Nov 2023

L.L. Bean CEO Stephen Smith joins Hari Kondabolu, Maeve Higgins, and Roy Blount, Jr. on stage in Mai...

Sat, 11 Nov 2023

John Stamos joins panelists Emmy Blotnick, Skyler Higley, and Tom Bodett to talk about his new memoi...

Sat, 04 Nov 2023

Dr. Rae-Wynn Grant is a bear expert and one of the new hosts of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. She ...

Sat, 28 Oct 2023

This week, Bernie Taupin joins guest host Peter Grosz and panelists Alonzo Bodden, Zainab Johnson, a...

Sat, 21 Oct 2023

James Patterson, the best selling author in the world, joins panelists Alzo Slade, Faith Salie, and ...

Sat, 14 Oct 2023

We're celebrating 25 years on the air with another dive into our archive. Enjoy interviews with John...

Sat, 07 Oct 2023

Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Maz Jobrani, and Roy Blount, ...

Sat, 30 Sep 2023

This week, we're live in LA with comedy legend Bob Odenkirk, and his daughter Erin. They talk their ...

Sat, 23 Sep 2023

John Wilson is the creator of the Emmy-nominated How To With John Wilson, and joins us to talk about...

Sat, 16 Sep 2023

Secretary Clinton joins us this week to talk about the Clinton Global Initiative's wild afterparties...

Sat, 09 Sep 2023

Martinus Evans is a fitness influencer and the founder of the radically inclusive Slow AF Run Club. ...

Sat, 02 Sep 2023

Bob Seger is an Ann Arbor legend, a Rock-and-Roll Hall of Famer who also happens to be one of the be...

Sat, 26 Aug 2023

Mark Ronson is the Grammy and Oscar-winning producer behind the score and soundtrack for Barbie. He ...

Sat, 19 Aug 2023

Our deep dive into our 25 year history continues with appearances from Brian May, Esperanza Spalding...

Sat, 12 Aug 2023

This week, we continue our 25 year retrospective with appearances from Donny Osmond, Kristen Bell + ...

Sat, 05 Aug 2023

Maggie Smith is one of the world's most beloved poets. She joins us to talk about her new memoir, ho...

Sat, 29 Jul 2023

For some, being a triple-threat actor/writer/comedian is enough, but not for Randall Park, who decid...

Sat, 22 Jul 2023

Damian Lillard joins us in Portland to talk about his storied career, from Dame Time, to rap battles...

Sat, 15 Jul 2023

Patti LuPone joins panelists Emmy Blotnick, Adam Felber, and Joyelle Nicole Johnson to talk birds, B...

Sat, 08 Jul 2023

This week, we're diving back into the archives for Part IV of our 25th Year Spectacular! We've got i...

Sat, 01 Jul 2023

Aleeza Ben Shalom is the star of Netflix's Jewish Matchmaking, and she joins panelists Adam Burke, B...

Sat, 24 Jun 2023

We're back in Tanglewood and joined by the amazing Karen Allen, who plays the iconic Marion Ravenwoo...

Sat, 17 Jun 2023

James Marsden joins panelists Adam Felber, Karen Chee, and Faith Salie to talk Jury Duty, playing yo...

Sat, 10 Jun 2023

On this week's episode, Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Radhika Jones joins us to talk about Rupert Murd...

Sat, 03 Jun 2023

We continue our look back at 25 years of shows with Keegan Michael-Key, Regina King, and Susan Orlea...

Sat, 27 May 2023

We're back in New Orleans with the legendary John Goodman! He talks leaving L.A., The Big Lebowski, ...

Sat, 20 May 2023

Golda Rosheuvel was so captivating as Bridgerton's Queen Charlotte that Netflix made a show all abou...

Sat, 13 May 2023

On this week's show, The Big Door Prize's Gabrielle Dennis joins panelists Paula Poundstone, Alonzo ...

Sat, 06 May 2023

Ray Romano joins panelists Tom Papa, Matt Rogers, and Helen Hong to talk about the secret to marriag...

Sat, 29 Apr 2023

Brad Paisley joins us live in Nashville to talk about getting recognized for insurance commercials, ...

Sat, 22 Apr 2023

Weird Al joins panelists Josh Gondelman, Robby Hoffman, and Tom Bodett to talk about his new (mostly...

Sat, 15 Apr 2023

Kaila Mullady started beatboxing in 5th grade to impress a boy, and since then has become a two-time...

Wed, 12 Apr 2023

Emma and some of her co-hosts say goodbye to the greatest podcast the world has ever seen.Learn more...

Sat, 08 Apr 2023

We celebrate our 25th anniversary with Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Ed Helms, Bonnie Raitt, and more!Learn ...

Sat, 01 Apr 2023

On this week's episode, action star Michelle Rodriguez joins us to talk about The Fast & The Furious...

Sat, 25 Mar 2023

On this week's episode, we head to Tucson to talk politics with David Axelrod, the former consultant...

Sat, 18 Mar 2023

On this week's episode, guest host Karen Chee talks with legendary actor Sam Waterston about Law & O...

Sat, 11 Mar 2023

Nick Kroll is a brilliant comedian and one of the minds behind Big Mouth and History of the World, P...

Wed, 08 Mar 2023

On this episode of The Wait Wait Anthology, we bring the drama and dive deep into the world of reali...

Sat, 04 Mar 2023

At the age of 17, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person to win the Nobel Peace Prize, and now ...

Sat, 25 Feb 2023

We celebrate our 25th anniversary with Mikeael Shiffrin, Leonard Nimoy, Mae Jemison, Stephen Colbert...

Wed, 22 Feb 2023

Comedian Dulcé Sloan and Emma give your playlists the side eye. Plus we ask Pitchfork Editor-in-Chi...

Sat, 18 Feb 2023

Rosie Perez is a cultural icon, from Do The Right Thing to White Men Can't Jump to her new role on S...

Sat, 11 Feb 2023

Geena Davis went from being an Oscar-winning actor to a skilled archer to an activist to an author, ...

Wed, 08 Feb 2023

Introducing The Wait Wait Anthology, a deep dive into the Wait Wait archives hosted by Bill KurtisLe...

Sat, 04 Feb 2023

Billy Porter is an absolute legend. With a career that started in his teens, he's now 3/4ths of the ...

Sat, 28 Jan 2023

Natasha Lyonne is an actor, writer, and director with one of the most recognizable voices in the wor...

Wed, 25 Jan 2023

Guest hosts Karen Chee and Josh Gondelman dive head first into alternate universes. Plus we get to t...

Sat, 21 Jan 2023

Secretary of State Antony Blinken takes some time out from his busy schedule to tell panelists Dulcé...

Sat, 14 Jan 2023

Celebrated short story author George Saunders joins us to answer three questions about court stories...

Sat, 07 Jan 2023

Mariska Hargitay, star of Law and Order, SVU, answers three questions about Sweet Valley High, the l...

Wed, 04 Jan 2023

Peter sits down with our very own judge and scorekeeper, Bill Kurtis, to learn about the legendary a...

Sat, 31 Dec 2022

In this episode, we revisit our times with Ralph Macchio, Eleanor Holmes Norton, the hosts of the po...

Sat, 24 Dec 2022

Actor and director Sarah Polley plays our game called "Sarah Polley, wanna cracker?" Three questions...

Wed, 21 Dec 2022

Emma and Vice columnist Alzo Slade try to solve the improv coolness crisis with the help of comedy i...

Sat, 17 Dec 2022

Singer-songwriter and world class whistler Andrew Bird plays our game called, "Put Your Lips Togethe...

Sat, 10 Dec 2022

Host of CBS Mornings, Gayle King plays our game called, "Gayle King, meet the real Gale Kings" three...

Wed, 07 Dec 2022

Have you ever wanted to become a listener contestant on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me? Host Peter Sagal...

Sat, 03 Dec 2022

This week on "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me," we are back with a brand new show from the Studebaker Thea...

Sat, 26 Nov 2022

Nathan Lane, Puja Patel, Darryl "Cornbread" McCray, and Jeremy O. Harris are featured in this Thanks...

Wed, 23 Nov 2022

Comedian Maeve Higgins and Emma build the world's largest puzzle.Learn more about sponsor message ch...

Sat, 19 Nov 2022

This week we come to you from the Palace Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky with panelists Paula Pounds...

Sat, 12 Nov 2022

Craig Robinson, star of the Office and host of Peacock's Harlem Globetrotters: Play It Forward, play...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022

Peter asks Producer and Editor Lillian King why some questions don't make the show. PLUS: Lillian pl...

Sat, 05 Nov 2022

Amber Ruffin, host of The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock and the purple M&M, plays our game called "Ro...

Sat, 29 Oct 2022

Hasan Minhaj, comedian with the new Netflix special "The King's Jester" and former host of Patriot A...

Wed, 26 Oct 2022

Comedian Mo Rocca considers buying a lighthouse and Emma goes ghost hunting.Learn more about sponsor...

Sat, 22 Oct 2022

Dr Ibram X Kendi, author and MacArthur Genius, plays our game about the Genius Bar at Apple Stores. ...

Sat, 15 Oct 2022

Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States, answers three questions about the mysterious and...

Wed, 12 Oct 2022

Peter and Emma sit down with Executive Producer Mike Danforth to answer some questions that you have...

Sat, 08 Oct 2022

Ralph Macchio, star of Netflix's "Cobra Kai" plays our game called "Wax On, Wax Off, Yeowww!" Three ...

Sat, 01 Oct 2022

Julio Torres, creator and star of HBO's Los Espookys, plays our game about The Addams Family called,...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022

Comedian Hoja Lopez and Emma get salty with the latest spoon technology and test out new talents nob...

Sat, 24 Sep 2022

Michael Strahan, NFL legend and Good Morning America host, Michael plays our game called "Strahan? ...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022

Comedian Karen Chee and Emma meet a giant worm and learn how to write a spooky children's book.Learn...

Sat, 17 Sep 2022

Groundbreaking Palestinian-American comedian Mo Amer, star of the Netflix series Mo, joins us at the...

Wed, 14 Sep 2022

Emma talks to comedian Hari Kondabolu about time capsules: lost, found, and in the case of Andy Warh...

Sat, 10 Sep 2022

Abbi Jacobson, star and producer of the new series "A League of Their Own" joins us along with panel...

Wed, 07 Sep 2022

Comedian Josh Gondelman joins Emma to outsmart a runaway Ostrich and learn how to prepare for the ro...

Sat, 03 Sep 2022

Chris Estrada, comedian and creator of Hulu's This Fool, plays our game called, "This Fool, Meet Apr...

Wed, 31 Aug 2022

Comedian Peter Grosz joins Emma to spell check your kid's name and shop for the perfect tattoo.Learn...

Sat, 27 Aug 2022

Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington DC's long-serving Congresswoman, plays our game about DC Comics. S...

Wed, 24 Aug 2022

Emma gets ready for a new school year by revisiting lessons from Everyone & Their Mom! We learn how ...

Sat, 20 Aug 2022

Wait Wait prepares for a return to full time live performances by reliving some of our favorite gues...

Wed, 17 Aug 2022

Emma throws a family reunion! Uncle Dennis sings Elvis, her mom shares all her tips for avoiding bad...

Sat, 13 Aug 2022

Steve Buscemi, Lars Ulrich, Aidy Bryant, Alan Cummings, and Jeff Daniels play Not My Job.Learn more ...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022

Comedian Marie Faustin and Emma learn the future from a bunch of asparagus and meet a mystery person...

Sat, 06 Aug 2022

Robin Thede, creator of A Black Lady Sketch Show, plays our game about Bob Ross, "A White Dude Paint...

Wed, 03 Aug 2022

Comedian Alzo Slade and Emma seek legal counsel from 'The People's Court' Judge Marilyn Milian and p...

Sat, 30 Jul 2022

Jeremy Allen White, star of Hulu's The Bear plays our game called "Please Look After This Bear" thre...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022

Comedian Vinny Thomas and Emma discover Van Gogh's ghost and get inspired by an artist with a selfie...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022

Nathan Lane, star of stage and screen, plays our game about Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest. ...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022

Comedian Emmy Blotnick and Emma get overrun by Minions while Jenny Slate explains just what it takes...

Sat, 16 Jul 2022

Puja Patel, editor-in-chief of Pitchfork, plays our game about ceremonial first pitches in baseball ...

Wed, 13 Jul 2022

Emma discovers a room of lost games! This secret box of treasures teaches us how to lasso, manage co...

Sat, 09 Jul 2022

Del the Funky Homo Sapien, rapper and producer, answers three questions about mankind's ancient ance...

Wed, 06 Jul 2022

Comedian Josh Gondelman and Emma learn how to parallel park a horse and wrangle up a varmint with he...

Sat, 02 Jul 2022

Darryl "Cornbread" McCray, called the creator of modern graffiti, plays a game about another kind of...

Wed, 29 Jun 2022

Reporter Shane O'Neill and Emma learn at the Lost and Found not all is lost, then think deep thought...

Sat, 25 Jun 2022

Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda, creators of the new comedy series about E-sports, Players, on Paramou...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022

Comedian Mic Nguyen and Emma search for someone to fill some very hard to fill shoes, and Mic gets l...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022

Actor and podcast host Sean Hayes plays our game called, "Sean Hayes, Meet Purple Haze" Three questi...

Wed, 15 Jun 2022

Comedian Maeve Higgins and Emma learn why you never want to be recognized by a dolphin and find out ...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022

Kenan Thompson, the longest-tenured cast member of Saturday Night Live, plays our game about people ...

Wed, 08 Jun 2022

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal pops by to share his favorites from the podcast so far....

Sat, 04 Jun 2022

This week as we (hopefully) say goodbye to Zoom shows, we feature Kacey Musgraves, Brian Cox, Audra ...

Wed, 01 Jun 2022

Comedian Hari Kondabolu and Emma congratulate seniors and stress out over the cap and gown shortage....

Sat, 28 May 2022

Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor, hosts of Radiotopia's Ear Hustle podcast, play our game about the Ste...

Wed, 25 May 2022

Comedian Ashley Ray and Emma discover love on the open sea, find out who really likes shrimp and ask...

Sat, 21 May 2022

Mandy Moore, pop singer and star of This Is Us, plays our game called This is Utz, three questions a...

Wed, 18 May 2022

Comedian Adam Burke and Emma meet a knight in shining armor, get the latest gossip about the Medieva...

Sat, 14 May 2022

Comedian and star of HBO's Hacks, Hannah Einbinder plays our game about life hacks. She is joined by...

Wed, 11 May 2022

Tom Bodett celebrates a heroic payphone and gets advice from author Samin Nosrat.Learn more about sp...

Sat, 07 May 2022

Adam Scott, star of Apple TV+'s Severance, plays our game about weddings and marriage proposals. He ...

Wed, 04 May 2022

Comedian Negin Farsad joins Emma to meet a corpse flower and find love at a stinky speed dating even...

Sat, 30 Apr 2022

Myles Stubblefield, the man behind Buffalo Worm Works, plays our game about ear worms. Joining him a...

Wed, 27 Apr 2022

Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka and Emma get overrun by mice, meet a fancy cat and finally untangle the mys...

Sat, 23 Apr 2022

Stephen Merchant, co-creator of The Office and star of The Outlaws, plays our game about thieving m...

Wed, 20 Apr 2022

Comedian Emmy Blotnick and Emma find a message in a bottle, learn what not to do with cheese, and Do...

Sat, 16 Apr 2022

Chance The Rapper, Japanese Breakfast, and brothers Bashir and Sultan Salahuddin, plus Paula Poundst...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022

Writer and comedian Alzo Slade joins Emma to explore the ruins of Pompeii and a robot dog finally fi...

Sat, 09 Apr 2022

Matt Walsh, from HBO's Veep, plays our game about mistakes in sports announcing. Joining him are pan...

Wed, 06 Apr 2022

Comedian Peter Grosz joins Emma on a search for the most boring person in the world and Emma intervi...

Sat, 02 Apr 2022

Legendary rock guitarist Slash plays our game about those purveyors of sashes: beauty pageants. He i...

Wed, 30 Mar 2022

Comedian Hari Kondabolu joins Emma Choi to solve a meat mystery with bestselling author Gillian Flyn...

Sat, 26 Mar 2022

British historian Dan Snow, a member of the team that discovered Ernest Shackleton's lost ship, play...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022

Comedian Ashley Ray joins Emma Choi to discuss a super cool and dangerous job opening, Emma intervie...

Sat, 19 Mar 2022

One of the stars of Atlanta, Zazie Beetz, plays our game called "Zazie Beetz, meet Sassy Beats!" Thr...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022

Wait Wait's Adam Burke joins Emma to discuss what really killed the dinosaurs; we answer the age old...

Sat, 12 Mar 2022

Elana Meyers Taylor, the most decorated Olympic American Bobsledder, plays our game called, "You've ...

Wed, 09 Mar 2022

Comedian Vinny Thomas joins Emma to discuss Hard Mountain Dew—but is it any good? We ask an expert...

Sat, 05 Mar 2022

Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams plays our game called "Real Housewife meet a Fake Ho...

Wed, 02 Mar 2022

Comedian Josh Gondelman joins Emma Choi to discuss a saucy situation, celebrity chef Roy Choi troubl...

Sat, 26 Feb 2022

This week we highlight some of our favorite past segments with RZA, Yamiche Alcindor, and more. Plus...

Wed, 23 Feb 2022

Comedian Emmy Blotnick joins Emma Choi to discuss a smooth solution to a monkey problem, we hear fro...

Mon, 21 Feb 2022

Introducing Everyone & Their Mom from Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Every week, there's an odd or funny...

Sat, 19 Feb 2022

Booker Prize-winning novelist Marlon James, author of the Dark Star Trilogy fantasy series, plays ou...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022

Poet and Rock Icon Patti Smith plays our game about pattysmiths...fast food burger restaurants. She ...

Sat, 05 Feb 2022

TikTok Historian Shermann 'Dilla' Thomas plays our game celebrating Tom Brady's retirement from the ...

Sat, 29 Jan 2022

Tony-nominated playwright Jeremy O. Harris plays our game called, "You're a playwright, these guys p...

Sat, 22 Jan 2022

Actor Brian Cox, who plays Logan Roy on HBO's Succession, answers three questions about suck session...

Sat, 15 Jan 2022

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves plays our game called, "O, Say Can You See." Three ...

Sat, 08 Jan 2022

Astronaut Woody Hoburg, part of NASA's Artemis program, plays our game called, "Dance With These Sta...

Sat, 01 Jan 2022

WWDTM rings in the new year with some of our favorite moments from 2021, with Martin Short, Robin an...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021

Peter Sagal and Emma Choi reminisce about their favorite WWDTM moments from the past year.Learn more...

Sat, 25 Dec 2021

It's our Christmas Spectacular with Bowen Yang, Lindsey Vonn, Elizabeth Warren, and Symone. Plus the...

Sat, 18 Dec 2021

Keke Palmer, actor, singer and author of the new Kindle book Southern Belle Insults, plays our game ...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021

Bashir and Sultan Salahuddin, creators and stars of HBO Max's South Side, play our game called "Welc...

Sat, 04 Dec 2021

Musical theater legend Audra McDonald plays our game about Burger King. She is joined by panelists A...

Sat, 27 Nov 2021

Stephen Fry, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jen Psaki, and Chris Bosh are featured along with some never-be...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021

Brook and Robin Lopez, twin brothers playing in the NBA, play our game called "Lopez's Meet the Low ...

Sat, 13 Nov 2021

Actor and Environmental Activist Ed Begley Jr. plays our game called "Ed Begley Jr. Meet Bee Movie S...

Sat, 06 Nov 2021

Chance The Rapper plays our game called, "Chance, Meet Community Chest," three questions about Monop...

Sat, 30 Oct 2021

Hockey All-Star P.K. Subban plays our game called, "That's Icing! Delicious Icing!" Three questions ...

Sat, 23 Oct 2021

Clint and Ron Howard, authors of the new memoir, The Boys, play our game called, "Mayberry, Maybe No...

Sat, 16 Oct 2021

We look back on our time with Joel McHale, Dr. Ellen Stofan, Tariq Trotter, and Phillpa Soo. Plus we...

Sat, 09 Oct 2021

Ilana Glazer, co-star and co-creator of Broad City, plays our game about different kinds of glazers...

Sat, 02 Oct 2021

Wu-Tang Clan founder RZA plays our game called, "Ooh, Tang!": three questions about NASA's favorite ...

Sat, 25 Sep 2021

Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live cast member, plays our game called "Monday Through Friday Night Live...

Sat, 18 Sep 2021

Yamiche Alcindor, host of PBS's "Washington Week", plays our game about the week's washing: laundry....

Sat, 11 Sep 2021

Antoni Porowski, one of the "Fab Five" from Queer Eye, plays our game about another fab five, the Sp...

Sat, 04 Sep 2021

Comedy legend Martin Short, co-star of Hulu's Only Murders in the Building, plays our game about mur...

Sat, 28 Aug 2021

Jane Kaczmarek, who played Lois on Malcolm In The Middle, plays our game called "Malcolm in the Midd...

Sat, 21 Aug 2021

WWDTM savors some of our favorite moments from recent shows, with Phoebe Bridgers, Jordan Jonas, Jen...

Sat, 14 Aug 2021

This week, WWDTM is on Summer Break, so enjoy some of our favorite moments from past shows with gues...

Sat, 07 Aug 2021

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, subject of the series Philly DA, plays our game calle...

Sat, 31 Jul 2021

British actor, writer, TV host and Renaissance man Stephen Fry plays our game about one-hit wonders....

Sat, 24 Jul 2021

Dr. Ellen Stofan, Under Secretary For Science and Research at the Smithsonian, plays our game about ...

Sat, 17 Jul 2021

Phillipa Soo, one of the stars of Hamilton, plays our game about a ton of ham. She is joined by pane...

Sat, 10 Jul 2021

WWDTM presents some favorite segments to remind everyone what shows with actual audiences sound like...

Sat, 03 Jul 2021

Roger Bennett, co-creator of Men In Blazers and an impressive sports broadcaster, answers our three ...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021

T-Pain, the musician who won the first season of The Masked Singer, answers three questions about th...

Sat, 19 Jun 2021

Anna Konkle, co-creator and star of Hulu's junior high comedy PEN15, plays our game about a drink th...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021

NBA legend Chris Bosh plays our game about Pringles called "Chris Bosh, Have A Crisp Nosh." He is jo...

Sat, 05 Jun 2021

During this week that marks the beginning of summer fun, WWDTM revisits some of the funnest people w...

Sat, 29 May 2021

Joel McHale, star of Community, plays our game about community theater. He is joined by panelists Cr...

Sat, 22 May 2021

Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of the memoir, "Good Boy: My Life In Seven Dogs" plays our game about...

Sat, 15 May 2021

Senator Elizabeth Warren talks about her new book Persist and plays our game about "War and Peace." ...

Sat, 08 May 2021

Symone, winner of Season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race, plays our game called "Lip Sync Meet Fix Sink." T...

Sat, 01 May 2021

Tariq Trotter, AKA Black Thought from The Roots, plays our game about "the suits," TV network and st...

Sat, 24 Apr 2021

André De Shields, legend of Broadway, plays our game about canals or Narrow Ways. He is joined by p...

Sat, 17 Apr 2021

Michelle Zauner, author and musician behind Japanese Breakfast, plays our game about Wheaties, the B...

Sat, 10 Apr 2021

Ally Love, fitness instructor with Peloton, answers three questions about skeletons. She is joined b...

Sat, 03 Apr 2021

This week WWDTM is on spring break, so we feature some past interviews with Jon Batiste, Ali Wong, a...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021

Kemp Powers, Oscar nominee and writer behind "One Night in Miami" and "Soul", plays our Not My Job G...

Sat, 20 Mar 2021

New York Times Cooking creator and editor Sam Sifton joins panelists Amy Dickinson, Mo Rocca, and Ne...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021

Desus Nice and The Kid Mero from Showtime's Desus and Mero, play our Not My Job game. They join pane...

Sat, 06 Mar 2021

Jordan Jonas, winner of "Alone", joins us along with panelists Peter Grosz, Charla Lauriston, and Br...

Sat, 27 Feb 2021

Dr. Swati Mohan, Mars Rover scientist, joins us along with panelists Adam Felber, Dulcé Sloan, and ...

Sat, 20 Feb 2021

This week, WWDTM spends time with the people we wish had been our Valentines; Sarah Paulson, Tyra Ba...

Sat, 13 Feb 2021

Abby Phillip, host of CNN's "Inside Politics", joins us along with panelists Paula Poundstone, Tom B...

Sat, 06 Feb 2021

Owen Wilson, actor, joins us along with panelists Faith Salie, Peter Grosz, and Laci Mosley.Learn mo...

Sat, 30 Jan 2021

Jen Psaki, the White House press secretary, joins us along with panelists Tom Papa, Jessi Klein, and...

Sat, 23 Jan 2021

Mandy Patinkin, actor, is joined by his wife Kathryn Grody along with panelists Mo Rocca, Helen Hong...

Sat, 16 Jan 2021

Phoebe Bridgers, musician, joins us along with panelists Roxanne Roberts, Luke Burbank, and Negin Fa...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021

Actor Jane Krakowski joins us, along with panelists Amy Dickinson, Maeve Higgins, and Joel Kim Boost...

Sat, 02 Jan 2021

We say goodbye to 2020 with Christine Baranksi, Doug Jones, Jonna Mendez, and Kellee Edwards.Learn m...

Sat, 26 Dec 2020

We look back on our interviews with Don Cheadle, Tituss Burgess, and Jason Ward, as well as some fun...

Sat, 19 Dec 2020

Este and Alana Haim, two-thirds of the band HAIM, join us along with panelists Tom Bodett, Helen Hon...

Wed, 16 Dec 2020

A bonus podcast featuring material from Wait Wait's cutting room floor. This week a special Holiday ...

Sat, 12 Dec 2020

Robert Reich, economic advisor, joins us along with guest host Maz Jobrani and panelists Mo Rocca, M...

Wed, 09 Dec 2020

A bonus podcast featuring material from Wait Wait's cutting room floor. This week our most juvenile ...

Sat, 05 Dec 2020

Lindsey Vonn, Olympic Skier, joins us along with guest host Maz Jobrani and panelists Faith Salie, E...

Wed, 02 Dec 2020

A bonus podcast featuring material from Wait Wait's cutting room floor. This week an exciting new am...

Sat, 28 Nov 2020

We present some of our favorite moments with Ramy Youssef, Bryan Cranston, and Ashima Shiraishi.Lear...

Wed, 25 Nov 2020

A bonus podcast featuring material from Wait Wait's cutting room floor. This week some leftovers fro...

Sat, 21 Nov 2020

Sarah Paulson, actor, joins us along with panelists Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca, and Negin Farsad.Lea...

Wed, 18 Nov 2020

All the stuff we couldn't fit on the show. This week we celebrate a new Covid treatment plus a speci...

Sat, 14 Nov 2020

Chelsea Peretti, actor and comedian, joins us along with panelists Maeve Higgins, Alonzo Bodden, and...

Wed, 11 Nov 2020

A new podcast featuring material from Wait Wait's cutting room floor. This week: a fresh holiday tre...

Sat, 07 Nov 2020

A'ja Wilson, Power Forward for the Las Vegas Aces, joins us along with panelists Helen Hong, Maz Job...

Sat, 31 Oct 2020

Mike Murphy, political strategist, joins us along with panelists Alonzo Bodden, Faith Salie, and Ada...

Sat, 24 Oct 2020

Actor Doug Jones, star of "The Shape of Water," joins us along with panelists Peter Grosz, Maeve Hig...

Sat, 17 Oct 2020

This week we share some of our favorite moments from the past year, featuring Sarah Cooper, Dan Risk...

Sat, 10 Oct 2020

Jason Ward, host of Birds of North America, joins us along with panelists Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca,...

Sat, 03 Oct 2020

Dame Karen Pierce, British Ambassador to the US, joins us along with panelists Maz Jobrani, Jessi Kl...

Sat, 26 Sep 2020

Jonna Mendez, former Chief of Disguise at the CIA, joins us along with panelists Alonzo Bodden, Dulc...

Sat, 19 Sep 2020

Tituss Burgess, actor, joins us along with panelists Paula Poundstone, PJ O'Rourke, and Hari Kondabo...

Sat, 12 Sep 2020

Tyra Banks, supermodel and business woman, joins us along with panelists Luke Burbank, Jessi Klein, ...

Sat, 05 Sep 2020

Kellee Edwards, host of Travel Channel's "Mysterious Islands," joins us along with panelists Adam Fe...

Sat, 29 Aug 2020

Cecily Strong from SNL joins us, along with panelists Mo Rocca, Maeve Higgins, and Alonzo Bodden.Lea...

Sat, 22 Aug 2020

We featured interviews with Will Arnett, Samantha Bee, Karamo Brown, and Barry Sonnenfeld.Learn more...

Sat, 15 Aug 2020

Mo Rocca reveals more than we were expecting in this Best of WWDTM episode.Learn more about sponsor ...

Sat, 08 Aug 2020

Bryan Cranston, star of Breaking Bad, joins us along with panelists Tracy Clayton, Joel Kim Booster ...

Sat, 01 Aug 2020

Ramy Youssef, actor and comedian, joins us along with panelists Helen Hong, Josh Gondelman, and Negi...

Sat, 25 Jul 2020

Padma Lakshmi, cooking show host, joins us along with panelists Jessi Klein, Peter Grosz, and Dulcé...

Sat, 18 Jul 2020

Maria Konnikova, author and professional poker player, joins us along with panelists Demi Adejuyigbe...

Tue, 14 Jul 2020

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Sat, 11 Jul 2020

Jameela Jamil, actor, joins us along with panelists Paula Poundstone, Maz Jobrani, and Maeve Higgins...

Sat, 04 Jul 2020

Tom Hanks, Big Boi, and others join us for this quarantine edition of our show.Learn more about spon...

Sat, 27 Jun 2020

Don Cheadle, actor, joins us along with panelists Mo Rocca, Faith Salie, and Hari Kondabolu.Learn mo...

Sat, 20 Jun 2020

Dan Riskin, bat expert, joins us along with panelists Tom Papa, Roxanne Roberts, and Joel Kim Booste...

Sat, 13 Jun 2020

Ashima Shiraishi, mountain climber, joins us along with panelists Jessi Klein, Josh Gondelman, and N...

Sat, 06 Jun 2020

Sarah Cooper, comedian, joins us along with panelists Alonzo Bodden, Helen Hong, and Peter Grosz.Lea...