Synopsis
NPR's weekly current events quiz. Have a laugh and test your news knowledge while figuring out what's real and what we've made up.
Episodes
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Amber Ruffin
05/11/2022 Duration: 48minAmber 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 in are panelists Karen Chee, Hari Kondabolu and Maz Jobrani.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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Hasan Minhaj
29/10/2022 Duration: 47minHasan Minhaj, comedian with the new Netflix special "The King's Jester" and former host of Patriot Act, plays our game about former Patriot Rob Gronkowski. Joining him are panelists Helen Hong, Mo Rocca, and Shane O'Neill.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Everyone & The Supernatural
26/10/2022 Duration: 17minComedian Mo Rocca considers buying a lighthouse and Emma goes ghost hunting.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, a real genius
22/10/2022 Duration: 49minDr Ibram X Kendi, author and MacArthur Genius, plays our game about the Genius Bar at Apple Stores. Joining him are panelists Alonzo Bodden, Josh Gondelman and Amy Dickinson.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Vivek Murthy
15/10/2022 Duration: 47minVivek Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States, answers three questions about the mysterious and often huge fish, the sturgeon. Also featured are interviews with Jeremy Allen White and Mandy Moore.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Behind the scenes with Peter Sagal and Emma Choi
12/10/2022 Duration: 20minPeter 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 sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Ralph Macchio
08/10/2022 Duration: 48minRalph 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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Julio Torres
01/10/2022 Duration: 47minJulio 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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Everyone & Spoons
28/09/2022 Duration: 13minComedian 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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Michael Strahan
24/09/2022 Duration: 48minMichael 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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Everyone & A Giant Worm
21/09/2022 Duration: 14minComedian 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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Mo Amer
17/09/2022 Duration: 47minGroundbreaking 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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Everyone & Time Capsules
14/09/2022 Duration: 15minEmma 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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Abbi Jacobson
10/09/2022 Duration: 48minAbbi 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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Everyone & Ostrich Escape
07/09/2022 Duration: 15minComedian 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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Chris Estrada
03/09/2022 Duration: 48minChris 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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Everyone & Names
31/08/2022 Duration: 15minComedian 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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
27/08/2022 Duration: 48minEleanor 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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Everyone & School
24/08/2022 Duration: 24minEmma 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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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More Best of Not My Job
20/08/2022 Duration: 48minWait 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/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy