Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
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Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! is NPR's weekly hour-long quiz program. Each week on the radio you can test your knowledge against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what's real news and what's made up.
Lose the lightning fill-in-the-blank round on Saturday? No worries! There's a second chance to hear Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! every weekend -- Sundays at 2 p.m.
'Wait Wait' for July 13, 2024: With Not My Job guests Sam Sanders and Zach Stafford
This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with special guests Sam Sanders and Zach Stafford and panelists Tom Papa, Paula Poundstone, and Emmy Blotnick
Limericks
Bill reads three news-related limericks...Life's a Bowl of Cherries and Every Other Food; On Dasher, On Dancer, On Domino's; Donkey Bars
Panel Round Two
More questions for the panel...The Sisters of E-Trade; A Fine Line; All the Single, Incredible Old Ladies
Bluff The Listener
Our panelists read three stories about revenge, only one of which is true.
Panel Round One
Our panelists answer questions about the week's news...An Even More Annoying Prius
Who's Bill This Time
Bill Kurtis reads three quotes from the week's news...Rally Days Are Here Again; The Final Recountdown; So long, Fidel
Not My Job: NASCAR Driver Matt Kenseth Gets Quizzed On Golf Carts
We recorded in Milwaukee last spring and invited a Wisconsin native to the show. He played a game called "Get a move on, pal!" Originally broadcast April 16, 2016.
Not My Job: Keegan-Michael Key Of 'Key & Peele' Gets Quizzed On Peels
The actor and comedian performed with the improv troupe Second City before he gained fame on MAD TV and partnered with Jordan Peele for Key & Peele. Originally broadcast Aug. 6, 2016.
Not My Job: Katie Couric Gets Quizzed On Bad Interns
Couric's impressive career in journalism started at a local radio station where she was hired as an intern by our Judge and Scorekeeper Emeritus Carl Kasell. Originally broadcast Aug. 13, 2016.
Not My Job: We Ask 'Madoff' Star Richard Dreyfuss About Fonzie Schemes
Dreyfuss portrayed the financier behind a $65 billion Ponzi scheme, so we wanted to find out what he knows about Arthur Fonzarelli on Happy Days. Originally broadcast Jan. 30, 2016.
Not My Job: We Quiz R.L. Stine On Ralph Lauren
The horror author isn't the only famous R.L. out there, so we'll ask him three questions about fashion mogul Ralph Lauren. Originally broadcast April 2, 2016.
Bluff The Listener
Our panelists read three stories about someone moonlighting to make money on the side, only one of which is true.
Panel Round One
Our panelists answer questions about the week's news...Slim Jong Un, Facebook of the Dead