Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Behind the scenes with Peter and Lillian

09 Nov 2022

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Peter asks Producer and Editor Lillian King why some questions don't make the show. PLUS: Lillian plays those questions!Learn more about sponsor messa...

Amber Ruffin

05 Nov 2022

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Amber Ruffin, host of The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock and the purple M&M, plays our game called "Roughin' It" Three questions about camping. Joining ...

Hasan Minhaj

29 Oct 2022

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Hasan Minhaj, comedian with the new Netflix special "The King's Jester" and former host of Patriot Act, plays our game about former Patriot Rob Gronko...

Everyone & The Supernatural

26 Oct 2022

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Comedian Mo Rocca considers buying a lighthouse and Emma goes ghost hunting.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR ...

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, a real genius

22 Oct 2022

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Dr Ibram X Kendi, author and MacArthur Genius, plays our game about the Genius Bar at Apple Stores. Joining him are panelists Alonzo Bodden, Josh Gond...

Vivek Murthy

15 Oct 2022

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Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States, answers three questions about the mysterious and often huge fish, the sturgeon. Also featured are ...

Behind the scenes with Peter Sagal and Emma Choi

12 Oct 2022

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Peter and Emma sit down with Executive Producer Mike Danforth to answer some questions that you have about the making of Wait Wait.Learn more about sp...

Ralph Macchio

08 Oct 2022

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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 pane...

Julio Torres

01 Oct 2022

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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, ...

Everyone & Spoons

28 Sep 2022

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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 cho...

Michael Strahan

24 Sep 2022

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Michael Strahan, NFL legend and Good Morning America host, Michael plays our game called "Strahan? Meet Stray Hams" Three questions about wild hogs. ...

Everyone & A Giant Worm

21 Sep 2022

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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: podcastchoice...

Mo Amer

17 Sep 2022

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Groundbreaking Palestinian-American comedian Mo Amer, star of the Netflix series Mo, joins us at the Studebaker Theatre in Chicago along with panelist...

Everyone & Time Capsules

14 Sep 2022

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Emma talks to comedian Hari Kondabolu about time capsules: lost, found, and in the case of Andy Warhol, unintentional.Learn more about sponsor message...

Abbi Jacobson

10 Sep 2022

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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 Burban...

Everyone & Ostrich Escape

07 Sep 2022

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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 ...

Chris Estrada

03 Sep 2022

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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...

Everyone & Names

31 Aug 2022

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Comedian Peter Grosz joins Emma to spell check your kid's name and shop for the perfect tattoo.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoice...

Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton

27 Aug 2022

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Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington DC's long-serving Congresswoman, plays our game about DC Comics. She is joined by panelists Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bod...

Everyone & School

24 Aug 2022

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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...

More Best of Not My Job

20 Aug 2022

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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 ...

It's an 'Everyone & Their Mom' family reunion!

17 Aug 2022

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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 bro...

Best of Not My Job

13 Aug 2022

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Steve Buscemi, Lars Ulrich, Aidy Bryant, Alan Cummings, and Jeff Daniels play Not My Job.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/...

Everyone & Asparagus

10 Aug 2022

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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.Lear...

Robin Thede

06 Aug 2022

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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 ...

Everyone & Socks

03 Aug 2022

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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 ...

Jeremy Allen White

30 Jul 2022

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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...

Everyone & Van Gogh

27 Jul 2022

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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: p...

Nathan Lane

23 Jul 2022

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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 ...

Everyone & Minions

20 Jul 2022

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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...

Puja Patel

16 Jul 2022

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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 panel...

Everyone & Games

13 Jul 2022

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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 ...

Del the Funky Homosapien

09 Jul 2022

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Del the Funky Homo Sapien, rapper and producer, answers three questions about mankind's ancient ancestors, neanderthals.Learn more about sponsor messa...

Everyone & Cowboys

06 Jul 2022

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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 m...

Darryl "Cornbread" McCray

02 Jul 2022

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Darryl "Cornbread" McCray, called the creator of modern graffiti, plays a game about another kind of tagging. He is joined by panelists Alonzo Bodden,...

Everyone & Lost and Found

29 Jun 2022

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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 mess...

Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda

25 Jun 2022

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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. Joinin...

Everyone & Elvis

22 Jun 2022

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Comedian Mic Nguyen and Emma search for someone to fill some very hard to fill shoes, and Mic gets lessons from the King.Learn more about sponsor mess...

Sean Hayes

18 Jun 2022

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Actor and podcast host Sean Hayes plays our game called, "Sean Hayes, Meet Purple Haze" Three questions about odd strains of marijuana. He is joined b...

Everyone & Dolphins

15 Jun 2022

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Comedian Maeve Higgins and Emma learn why you never want to be recognized by a dolphin and find out where the magic happens.Learn more about sponsor m...

Kenan Thompson

11 Jun 2022

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Kenan Thompson, the longest-tenured cast member of Saturday Night Live, plays our game about people who only lasted one day on the job. He is joined b...

Everyone & Peter Sagal

08 Jun 2022

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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal pops by to share his favorites from the podcast so far. Turns out Peter loves Mountain Dew, Emma's Grandm...

Best of NMJ June 2022

04 Jun 2022

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This week as we (hopefully) say goodbye to Zoom shows, we feature Kacey Musgraves, Brian Cox, Audra McDonald, and Woody Hoburg.Learn more about sponso...

Everyone & Graduation

01 Jun 2022

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Comedian Hari Kondabolu and Emma congratulate seniors and stress out over the cap and gown shortage. And Hari graduates with his degree in inspiration...

Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor

28 May 2022

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Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor, hosts of Radiotopia's Ear Hustle podcast, play our game about the Steer Hustle, AKA, the rodeo. They are joined by pane...

Everyone & Cruise Ship Love

25 May 2022

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Comedian Ashley Ray and Emma discover love on the open sea, find out who really likes shrimp and ask "What would Jesus do?"Learn more about sponsor me...

Mandy Moore

21 May 2022

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Mandy Moore, pop singer and star of This Is Us, plays our game called This is Utz, three questions about the snack brand Utz. She is joined by panelis...

Everyone & Skeletons

18 May 2022

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Comedian Adam Burke and Emma meet a knight in shining armor, get the latest gossip about the Medieval era and uncover a skeleton in the closet.Learn m...

Hannah Einbinder

14 May 2022

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Comedian and star of HBO's Hacks, Hannah Einbinder plays our game about life hacks. She is joined by panelists Peter Grosz, Faith Salie and Laci Mosle...

Everyone & Pay Phones

11 May 2022

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Tom Bodett celebrates a heroic payphone and gets advice from author Samin Nosrat.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoice...

Adam Scott

07 May 2022

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Adam Scott, star of Apple TV+'s Severance, plays our game about weddings and marriage proposals. He is joined by panelists Maz Jobrani, Emmy Blotnick ...

Everyone & Corpse Flowers

04 May 2022

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Comedian Negin Farsad joins Emma to meet a corpse flower and find love at a stinky speed dating event.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcas...

Myles Stubblefield

30 Apr 2022

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Myles Stubblefield, the man behind Buffalo Worm Works, plays our game about ear worms. Joining him are panelists Alzo Slade, Maeve Higgins and Amy Dic...

Everyone & Mice

27 Apr 2022

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Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka and Emma get overrun by mice, meet a fancy cat and finally untangle the mystery of the Rat King. With guests Dr. Bobby Corrig...

Stephen Merchant

23 Apr 2022

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Stephen Merchant, co-creator of The Office and star of The Outlaws, plays our game about thieving merchants. He is joined by panelists Ashley Ray, Ma...

Everyone & Secret Messages

20 Apr 2022

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Comedian Emmy Blotnick and Emma find a message in a bottle, learn what not to do with cheese, and Domee Shi, director of Pixar's "Turning Red" talks a...

Best of NMJ April 2022

16 Apr 2022

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Chance The Rapper, Japanese Breakfast, and brothers Bashir and Sultan Salahuddin, plus Paula Poundstone thinks a story is baloney.Learn more about spo...

Everyone & Robot Dogs

13 Apr 2022

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Writer and comedian Alzo Slade joins Emma to explore the ruins of Pompeii and a robot dog finally finds its calling.Learn more about sponsor message c...

Matt Walsh

09 Apr 2022

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Matt Walsh, from HBO's Veep, plays our game about mistakes in sports announcing. Joining him are panelists Karen Chee, Helen Hong and Alonzo Bodden.Le...

Everyone & Boring People

06 Apr 2022

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Comedian Peter Grosz joins Emma on a search for the most boring person in the world and Emma interviews astronaut Victor Glover about the boring parts...

Slash

02 Apr 2022

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Legendary rock guitarist Slash plays our game about those purveyors of sashes: beauty pageants. He is joined by panelists Tom Papa, Cristela Alonzo an...

Everyone & Fancy Ham

30 Mar 2022

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Comedian Hari Kondabolu joins Emma Choi to solve a meat mystery with bestselling author Gillian Flynn, then we talk with baseball legend Sean Doolittl...

Dan Snow

26 Mar 2022

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British historian Dan Snow, a member of the team that discovered Ernest Shackleton's lost ship, plays our game about the artists lost at the bottom of...

Everyone & Bears

23 Mar 2022

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Comedian Ashley Ray joins Emma Choi to discuss a super cool and dangerous job opening, Emma interviews for the position and we pitch a reality TV show...

Zazie Beetz

19 Mar 2022

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One of the stars of Atlanta, Zazie Beetz, plays our game called "Zazie Beetz, meet Sassy Beats!" Three stories about Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Wa...

Everyone & Dinosaurs

16 Mar 2022

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Wait Wait's Adam Burke joins Emma to discuss what really killed the dinosaurs; we answer the age old question: can jugglers save the world? And we mee...

Elana Meyers Taylor

12 Mar 2022

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Elana Meyers Taylor, the most decorated Olympic American Bobsledder, plays our game called, "You've medaled alright...in Death Metal!" She is joined b...

Everyone & The Dew

09 Mar 2022

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Comedian Vinny Thomas joins Emma to discuss Hard Mountain Dew—but is it any good? We ask an expert. Plus we talk to the mother son duo behind a belo...

Porsha Williams

05 Mar 2022

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Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams plays our game called "Real Housewife meet a Fake Housewife." She is joined by panelists Faith Salie, ...

Everyone & Roy Choi

02 Mar 2022

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Comedian Josh Gondelman joins Emma Choi to discuss a saucy situation, celebrity chef Roy Choi troubleshoots a recipe with Emma's Grandma, and we final...

Best of Not My Job February 2022

26 Feb 2022

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This week we highlight some of our favorite past segments with RZA, Yamiche Alcindor, and more. Plus we remember our friend and panelist PJ O'Rourke w...

Everyone & Monkey Business

23 Feb 2022

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Comedian Emmy Blotnick joins Emma Choi to discuss a smooth solution to a monkey problem, we hear from a romantic heartworm, and maybe, sort of meet Ia...

Everyone & Their Mom

21 Feb 2022

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Introducing Everyone & Their Mom from Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Every week, there's an odd or funny story that everyone & their mom seems to be talki...

Marlon James

19 Feb 2022

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Booker Prize-winning novelist Marlon James, author of the Dark Star Trilogy fantasy series, plays our game about fantasy football. He is joined by pan...

Patti Smith

12 Feb 2022

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Poet and Rock Icon Patti Smith plays our game about pattysmiths...fast food burger restaurants. She is joined by panelists Maeve Higgins, Hari Kondabo...

Shermann 'Dilla' Thomas

05 Feb 2022

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TikTok Historian Shermann 'Dilla' Thomas plays our game celebrating Tom Brady's retirement from the NFL called, "You're The Goat, Literally." Three qu...

Jeremy O. Harris

29 Jan 2022

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Tony-nominated playwright Jeremy O. Harris plays our game called, "You're a playwright, these guys play wrong!" Three questions about athletes making ...

Brian Cox

22 Jan 2022

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Actor Brian Cox, who plays Logan Roy on HBO's Succession, answers three questions about suck sessions, or vacuum cleaning. He is joined by panelists M...

Kacey Musgraves

15 Jan 2022

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Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves plays our game called, "O, Say Can You See." Three questions about national anthems. She is joined by...

Woody Hoburg

08 Jan 2022

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Astronaut Woody Hoburg, part of NASA's Artemis program, plays our game called, "Dance With These Stars!" He is joined by panelists Peter Grosz, Roxann...

WWDTM Best of 2021 January

01 Jan 2022

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WWDTM rings in the new year with some of our favorite moments from 2021, with Martin Short, Robin and Brook Lopez, Jane Kaczmarek, and André de Shiel...

WWDTM Best of 2021 Bonus Podcast

29 Dec 2021

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Peter Sagal and Emma Choi reminisce about their favorite WWDTM moments from the past year.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com...

Best of WWDTM December 2021

25 Dec 2021

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It's our Christmas Spectacular with Bowen Yang, Lindsey Vonn, Elizabeth Warren, and Symone. Plus there's a shiny new Bluff the Listener game and other...

Keke Palmer

18 Dec 2021

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Keke Palmer, actor, singer and author of the new Kindle book Southern Belle Insults, plays our game about palm readers. She is joined by panelists Fai...

Bashir and Sultan Salahuddin

11 Dec 2021

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Bashir and Sultan Salahuddin, creators and stars of HBO Max's South Side, play our game called "Welcome to the Real South Side!" Three questions about...

Audra McDonald

04 Dec 2021

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Musical theater legend Audra McDonald plays our game about Burger King. She is joined by panelists Adam Burke, Maz Jobrani and Karen Chee.Learn more a...

Best of Thanksgiving 2021

27 Nov 2021

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Stephen Fry, Jennifer Finney Boylan, Jen Psaki, and Chris Bosh are featured along with some never-before-heard moments with our panelists.Learn more a...

Brook and Robin Lopez

20 Nov 2021

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Brook and Robin Lopez, twin brothers playing in the NBA, play our game called "Lopez's Meet the Low Prezzes," Three questions about the shortest US Pr...

Ed Begley Jr.

13 Nov 2021

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Actor and Environmental Activist Ed Begley Jr. plays our game called "Ed Begley Jr. Meet Bee Movie Sr" three questions about The Bee Movie. He is join...

Chance The Rapper

06 Nov 2021

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Chance The Rapper plays our game called, "Chance, Meet Community Chest," three questions about Monopoly. He is joined by panelists Bobcat Goldthwait, ...

P.K. Subban

30 Oct 2021

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Hockey All-Star P.K. Subban plays our game called, "That's Icing! Delicious Icing!" Three questions about bakeries. He is joined by guest host Negin F...

Ron and Clint Howard

23 Oct 2021

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Clint and Ron Howard, authors of the new memoir, The Boys, play our game called, "Mayberry, Maybe Not Berry." They are joined by panelists Maz Jobrani...

Best of WWDTM October 2021

16 Oct 2021

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We look back on our time with Joel McHale, Dr. Ellen Stofan, Tariq Trotter, and Phillpa Soo. Plus we share more of our time with Dulcé Sloan from our...

Ilana Glazer

09 Oct 2021

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Ilana Glazer, co-star and co-creator of Broad City, plays our game about different kinds of glazers: donuts. She is joined by panelists Adam Burke, H...

RZA

02 Oct 2021

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Wu-Tang Clan founder RZA plays our game called, "Ooh, Tang!": three questions about NASA's favorite orange drink. He is joined by panelists Josh Gonde...

Bowen Yang

25 Sep 2021

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Bowen Yang, Saturday Night Live cast member, plays our game called "Monday Through Friday Night Live" about local TV news. He is joined by panelists ...

Yamiche Alcindor

18 Sep 2021

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Yamiche Alcindor, host of PBS's "Washington Week", plays our game about the week's washing: laundry. She is joined by panelists Cristela Alonzo, Brian...

Antoni Porowski

11 Sep 2021

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Antoni Porowski, one of the "Fab Five" from Queer Eye, plays our game about another fab five, the Spice Girls. He is joined by panelists Maeve Higgins...

Martin Short

04 Sep 2021

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Comedy legend Martin Short, co-star of Hulu's Only Murders in the Building, plays our game about murders of crows. He is joined by panelists Peter Gro...

Jane Kaczmarek

28 Aug 2021

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Jane Kaczmarek, who played Lois on Malcolm In The Middle, plays our game called "Malcolm in the Middle, meet Finger in the Middle." She is joined by p...