Wait Wait Don't Tell Me NPR and WBEZ Chicago Radio program logo

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 Don't Tell Me NPR and WBEZ Chicago Radio program logo

Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Iceberg Interference, Super Oinkers and Fancy Dirty Pants.

Bluff The Listener

Our panelists read three stories about famous people who are terrible guests.

Predictions

Our panelists predict, now that we've found life on Venus, what will be the next thing we find in space.

Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: Ottawa, Ottawhy?; Chicken McFluffy and Doritos Taco Merlo-cos.

Panel Questions

Grande save-a-lotte, casa de sagal and what to expect when you're expecting snakes.

Bluff The Listener

Our panelists read three stories celebrating the joys of the U.S. Postal Service, only one of which is true.