Good Questions
Couple-testants Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone play a music parody game in which songs with a question in their title are rewritten to be about types of tests.
Games & Humor
'Wait Wait' For Aug. 7, 2021: Our First Show Before A Live Audience Since 2020
This week's show was recorded at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, Pa. We invited Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner to play Not My Job.
This Remake Of A Beloved Game Has The Style — But Lacks A Little Substance
Not a remaster or a reissue, NEO is a genuine sequel to the hit 2007 Japanese RPG that cast you and your friends as fashionable Tokyo kids battling for your lives in a strange alternate world.
Chappelle Fans Flock To D.C. Live Events As New Mask Mandate Is Announced
Dave Chappelle drew sold-out crowds to his live, indoor appearances in Washington, D.C. — 3,500 attended his show at the concert venue The Anthem and more than 2,000 came to the Kennedy Center.
'Wait Wait' For July 31, 2021: Comedian Stephen Fry Plays Not My Job
Stephen Fry is an actor, comedian, author and quiz show host. He's done it all, so we'll ask him about people who've done almost nothing, one-hit wonders.
'Wait Wait' For July 24, 2021: The Smithsonian's Ellen Stofan Plays Not My Job
Ellen Stofan is the undersecretary of science and research at the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian is known as the "nation's attic" so we'll ask Stofan about weird collections in other people's attics.
Check-In: No Skirting Around It
Ophira Eisenberg and Jonathan Coulton challenge gender norms.
Coming In Hot
Love About Town podcast hosts Kenice Mobley and Rohan Padhye hear only the first second of popular songs, and must identify the song based on that alone!
Culture Math
FINALLY, MATH! Love About Town podcast hosts Kenice Mobley and Rohan Padhye will multiply, divide, add and subtract their way to the answers. You know what? DON'T Excuse My Dear Aunt Sally.
Who Owns What?
Shalewa Sharpe and Gastor Almonte, hosts of the podcast The War Report, figure out which corporate relationships are true and which are false. Pet food candies? Cheesecake workouts? Who's to say.