Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Saturdays at 11:00am and Sundays at 2:00pm

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 November 16, 2024: Live in Detroit with Governor Whitmer!

12:06pm November 16, 2024

This week, Wait Wait is live in Detroit with special guest Governor Gretchen Whitmer, and panelists Josh Gondelman, Hari Kondabolu, and Roxanne Roberts

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World Leader Pretend

Panelist Rosie Perez does her best Obama impression, and we listen back to the many, many, many times Vladimir Putin has provided fodder for our show.

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Arts

Not My Job: We Ask 'Real Housewives' Producer Andy Cohen About House Flies

Andy Cohen is host of Watch What Happens Live and also the Bravo producer responsible for the Real Housewives franchise. He'll play a game called "Bzzz ... bzzz ... bzzz."

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Prediction

Our panelists predict what will be the next cause to get a fundraising song.

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Lightning Fill In The Blank

All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.

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Limericks

Bill reads three news-related limericks: Yes I Almost Can Barbie; Sprechen Sie Popularity; Passionate Pathology.

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Arts

Not My Job: Ron Perlman, Who Played The Beast, Gets Quizzed On Beauty

Actor Ron Perlman, the Beast in the TV show Beauty and the Beast, has also appeared in several other movie roles where we couldn't really see his face. So why not quiz him on fashion models?

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