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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

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3D AGO

Librarian Mychal Threets talks rebooting Reading Rainbow and our panel eats goo

This week, we're joined by Mychal Threets, the world's most popular librarian, who talks about Library Joy and rebooting Reading Rainbow. Plus, panelists Tom Bodett, Josh Gondelman, and Tig Notaro prepare for the big game by eating goo Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

48 min
JAN 31

"Wicked" director Jon M. Chu talks Elphaba-branded Swiffers and we preview "Melania"

"Wicked" director Jon M. Chu talks Elphaba-branded Swiffers and panelists Negin Farsad, Peter Grosz, and Annie Rauwerda preview "Melania: A Documentary" Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

47 min
6D AGO

HTDE: Torches and Ski Jumps

Mike and Ian are back, just in time for the opening ceremony at the Winter Olympic Games in Milan/Cortina. Olympians and Starfleet Captains share how to carry the torch, fly through the air, and mentally prepare for the big games. 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 also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait Don't…Tell Me! featuring show outtakes, extended guest interviews, and a chance to play an exclusive WW+ quiz game with Peter! Sign up and support NPR at plus.npr.org. How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Schuyler Swenson and Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

23 min
JAN 24

WWDTM: Kevin O'Leary

This week, special guest Kevin O'Leary joins panelists Adam Burke, Shantira Jackson, and Mo Rocca Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

47 min
JAN 17

WWDTM: Kali Reis

This week, special guest Kali Reis joins panelists Rachel Coster, Hari Kondabolu, and Luke Burbank Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

47 min
JAN 10

WWDTM: Delroy Lindo

This week, special guest Delroy Lindo joins Paula Poundstone, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Roy Blount, Jr. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

48 min
JAN 12

WWDTM: Pedro Pascal, Chris Perfetti, Heather Gay, and more!

This week, we anticipate good things from 2026 by remembering the moments that made 2025 so fun Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

48 min
12/20/2025

WWDTM: Rhea Seehorn

This week, special guest Rhea Seehorn joins panelists Josh Gondelman, Hari Kondabolu, and Paula Poundstone Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

48 min
12/06/2025

WWDTM: Andy Richter

We're live in Phoenix with special guest Andy Richter and panelists Alonzo Bodden, Luke Burbank, and Shantira Jackson! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

49 min
12/27/2025

WWDTM: Carissa Moore, Bob Costas, and Jim Rice

This week, we celebrate the holidays with some of our favorite guests and a trip back to Hawaii! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

49 min
12/13/2025

WWDTM: Lucy Dacus

This week, special guest Lucy Dacus joins panelists Tom Bodett, Adam Burke, and Helen Hong Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

49 min
11/22/2025

WWDTM: Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper

This week, Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper join Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Zach Zimmerman, and Faith Salie Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

48 min
11/29/2025

WWDTM: Paul Giamatti, Laufey, and more!

This week, we celebrate Thanksgiving with some of the segments we're most grateful for Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

47 min
12/16/2025

We ask Peter about the guest who's most surprised him, plus other listener questions

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... Don't Tell Me!+ listeners. With this being the season of giving, we're sharing this one with everyone! To hear part 2 of Peter's AMA, make sure you're signed up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!+. You also get regular episodes sponsor-free and support the work of NPR. For more details, go to plus.npr.org/waitwait. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

21 min
11/08/2025

WWDTM: Roy Choi

This week, we're live in Orange County with Roy Choi and panelists Tom Papa, Negin Farsad, and Karen Chee Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

48 min
12/10/2025

HTDE: One-Liners and Free Throws

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 also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait Don't…Tell Me! featuring show outtakes, extended guest interviews, and a chance to play an exclusive WW+ quiz game with Peter! Sign up and support NPR at plus.npr.org. How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Schuyler Swenson and Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

28 min
11/26/2025

HTDE: Carsickness And Traffic Jams

Ian and Mike look to the skies to help a listener solve her problem with motion sickness. Plus, a survivor of the longest recorded traffic jam in history shares how she got through it.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 also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait Don't…Tell Me! featuring show outtakes, extended guest interviews, and a chance to play an exclusive WW+ quiz game with Peter! Sign up and support NPR at plus.npr.org. How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Schuyler Swenson and Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

20 min
11/12/2025

HTDE: Broadway Musicals And Best In Show

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 messages for supporters of Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait Don't…Tell Me! featuring show outtakes, extended guest interviews, and a chance to play an exclusive WW+ quiz game with Peter! Sign up and support NPR at plus.npr.org. How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava and Schuyler Swenson. Technical direction from Lorna White.******And if you’d like us to be your out of office emergency contact, use this copy:“I am OOO from (INSERT DATES HERE). For any urgent concerns, please email Mike and Ian at howto@npr.org. Please bear in mind that Mike and Ian don’t know anything about anything and their help may in fact make your urgent concern worse, but they did promise to answer any email they get from this out of office message.” Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

19 min
11/01/2025

WWDTM: Julia Fox

This week, Julia Fox joins panelists Alonzo Bodden, Adam Burke, and Josh Gondelman Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

47 min
JAN 26 · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

'He is like a very, very smart rock' (Wait Wait+)

That's how one writer described the performance of this newsmaker back in 2006! Do you know who it is? It's time for another installment of the Wait Wait Wayback Machine, our quiz game for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me+ supporters! In this bonus episode, executive producer Mike Danforth and host Peter Sagal put questions to our contestant, John from St. Louis, Missouri. The catch? These questions aired on the show 20 years ago in January 2006. If you want a chance to play the Wayback Machine with Peter in a future bonus episode, sign up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Listen to the top of this episode for instructions on how to enter!

16 min

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