List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2010)

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The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! , NPR's news panel game, that aired during 2010. [1] All episodes, unless otherwise indicated, are hosted by Peter Sagal with announcer/scorekeeper Carl Kassell, and originated at Chicago's Chase Auditorium. Job titles and backgrounds of the guests reflect their status at the time of their appearance.

Contents

January

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
January 2"Best of" episode featuring NBC news anchor Brian Williams
January 9Actress Lucy Lawless Kyrie O'Connor, Paul Provenza, Paula Poundstone
January 16John Flansburgh and John Linnell of the alternative rock group They Might Be Giants Faith Salie, Charlie Pierce, Mo Rocca
January 23Author Mark Halperin Amy Dickinson, Adam Felber, P. J. O'Rourke
January 30Pop singer Neil Sedaka Roxanne Roberts, Luke Burbank, Tom Bodett

February

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
February 6 United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu Adam Felber, Mo Rocca, Julia Sweeney
February 13 Houston mayor Annise Parker Kyrie O'Connor, Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone Show recorded at Wortham Center in Houston, TX
February 20Best of "Not My Job," featuring actors Ed Helms and Ashley Judd, skateboarder Tony Hawk, comedian Susie Essman, and storm chaser Reed Timmer
February 27 Good Morning America co-anchor George Stephanopoulos Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts Guest announcer/scorekeeper Jean Cochran

March

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
March 6Actor Tony Shalhoub Luke Burbank, Kyrie O'Connor, Paula Poundstone
March 13Bassist George Porter Jr. of The Meters Roy Blount, Jr., Amy Dickinson, Mo Rocca Show recorded in New Orleans, LA
March 20Musician Paddy Moloney of The Chieftains Charlie Pierce, Paul Provenza, Faith Salie
March 27Author Michael Lewis Tom Bodett, Keegan-Michael Key, Roxanne Roberts

April

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
April 3Musicians Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top Tom Bodett, Kyrie O'Connor, Paula Poundstone Money and finance-themed episode
Show recorded at Wortham Center in Houston, TX
April 10Singers Felipe Rose and David Hodo of The Village People Luke Burbank, Adam Felber, Kyrie O'Connor
April 17Former pro football quarterback Kurt Warner Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca Show recorded at Powell Symphony Hall in St. Louis, MO
April 24 ESPN baseball writer Buster Olney Tom Bodett, P. J. O'Rourke, Paula Poundstone

May

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
May 1Film producer Jerry Weintraub Roy Blount, Jr., Amy Dickinson, Keegan-Michael Key
May 8 Lieutenant General Michael C. Gould, superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy Tom Bodett, Paul Provenza, Faith Salie Show recorded at Pikes Peak Center in Colorado Springs, CO
May 15Rapper and actor Ice-T Roy Blount, Jr., Amy Dickinson, Paula Poundstone
May 22Music-themed "Best of" episode, featuring They Might Be Giants, George Porter Jr., Branford Marsalis, Neil Sedaka, and Joseph "Rev. Run" Simmons
May 29Soul singer Bettye LaVette Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca

June

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
June 5Novelist Tom Robbins Tom Bodett, Luke Burbank, Paula Poundstone Show recorded at Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA
June 12Comedian Robert Klein Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts
June 19CNN correspondent Sanjay Gupta Tom Bodett, Amy Dickinson, Peter Grosz
June 26Explorer Ann Bancroft Adam Felber, Kyrie O'Connor, Mo Rocca Show recorded at State Theatre in Minneapolis, MN

July

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
July 3Actress Molly Ringwald P. J. O'Rourke, Paula Poundstone, Julia Sweeney
July 10"Best of" episode featuring food expert Michael Pollan and comedian and TV host Craig Ferguson
July 17 Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll Charlie Pierce, Kyrie O'Connor, Mo Rocca
July 24Singer Craig Finn of The Hold Steady Adam Felber, Keegan-Michael Key, Roxanne Roberts
July 31Comedian Maz Jobrani Roy Blount, Jr., Amy Dickinson, Paul Provenza

August

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
August 7 Caressa Cameron, Miss America 2010 Luke Burbank, Adam Felber, Faith Salie
August 14Comedian Kristen Schaal Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone Guest host Peter Grosz
August 21Encore of money-themed 4/3/2010 episode recorded in Houston, TX and featuring ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill
August 28Listener-requested "Best of" episode, featuring rappers Ice-T and Sir Mix-A-Lot, actor Tony Shalhoub, and author Tom Robbins

September

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
September 4Political personality Meghan McCain Adam Felber, Maz Jobrani, Roxanne Roberts Guest announcer/scorekeeper Korva Coleman
September 11Comedian Lisa Lampanelli Tom Bodett, Peter Grosz, Faith Salie
September 18Science writer Mary Roach Luke Burbank, Paula Poundstone, Paul Provenza
September 25Rodeo personality Delmar Smith Mo Rocca, Kyrie O'Connor, Charlie Pierce Show recorded at the Oklahoma City Civic Center

October

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
October 2 Mac McCaughan of the rock band Superchunk Alonzo Bodden, Amy Dickinson, Roy Blount, Jr.
October 9 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett Show recorded at New York's Carnegie Hall
October 16Encore of family-themed 12/26/2009 episode recorded in Pasadena, CA and featuring actor George Takei
October 23Actor Dick Van Dyke Peter Grosz, Kyrie O'Connor, Mo Rocca
October 30Musician Bobby McFerrin Tom Bodett, Amy Dickinson, P. J. O'Rourke Show recorded at Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
November 6Singer/songwriter Elvis Costello Mo Rocca, Roxanne Roberts, Charlie Pierce
November 13Soap opera actress Tina Sloan Alonzo Bodden, Tom Bodett, Kyrie O'Connor
November 20Singer/entertainer Wayne Newton Faith Salie, Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone Show recorded at Paris Casino in Las Vegas, NV
November 27Animal-themed "Best of" episode, featuring veterinarian Kevin Fitzgerald and animal expert Bob Freer

December

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
December 4TV personality Mike Rowe Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts, Luke Burbank
December 11 Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Inc. Roy Blount, Jr., Amy Dickinson, Maz Jobrani
December 18Composer Alan Menken Peter Grosz, Kyrie O'Connor, Adam Felber
December 25Best of "Not My Job" featuring actors Dick Van Dyke and Tony Shalhoub, comedians Denis Leary and Amy Sedaris, and humorist John Hodgman

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