List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2016)

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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 2016. [1] All episodes, unless otherwise indicated, are hosted by Peter Sagal with announcer/scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, and originated at Chicago's Chase Auditorium. Dates indicated are the episodes' original Saturday air dates. Job titles and backgrounds of the guests reflect their status at the time of their appearance.

<i>Wait Wait... Dont Tell Me!</i> American news panel radio game show

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is an hour-long weekly news-based radio panel show produced by WBEZ and National Public Radio (NPR) in Chicago, Illinois. On the program, panelists and contestants are quizzed in humorous ways about that week's news. It is distributed by NPR in the United States, internationally on NPR Worldwide and on the Internet via podcast, and typically broadcast on weekends by member stations. The show averages about 6 million weekly listeners on air and via podcast.

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Contents

January

Date Guest Panelists Notes
January 2"Best of" episode, featuring comedians Richard Lewis and Jenny Slate and writer/producer Matthew Weiner
January 9Rapper/actor/producer Ice Cube Greg Proops, Amy Dickinson, Roy Blount, Jr.
January 16Actress/singer/dancer Sutton Foster Bobcat Goldthwait, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca Guest host Mike Pesca
January 23 U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez Paula Poundstone, Luke Burbank, Faith Salie
January 30Actor Richard Dreyfuss Peter Grosz, Shelby Fero, Tom Bodett Guest host Mike Pesca

February

Date Guest Panelists Notes
February 6Actress Lena Headey Alonzo Bodden, Roy Blount, Jr., Helen Hong
February 13Film & TV producers/directors Mark and Jay Duplass Maz Jobrani, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca
February 20"Best of" episode featuring French chef Jacques Pépin, hip-hop artist Chance the Rapper, and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson
February 27Singer Trisha Yearwood Paula Poundstone, Roy Blount, Jr., Faith Salie Show recorded at Fox Theatre in Atlanta, GA

March

Date Guest Panelists Notes
March 5 U.S. Senator Cory Booker of New Jersey Adam Burke, Roxanne Roberts, Bobcat Goldthwait
March 12Singer Josh Groban Faith Salie, Mo Rocca, Paula Poundstone Show recorded at Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, NY
March 19Actor Andre Royo Peter Grosz, Marina Franklin, Tom Bodett
March 26Jazz musician Esperanza Spalding Luke Burbank, Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr.

April

Date Guest Panelists Notes
April 2Author R. L. Stine Alonzo Bodden, Amy Dickinson, Adam Felber
April 9Reality TV personalities Drew Scott and Jonathan Scott Peter Grosz, Paula Poundstone, Tom Bodett
April 16 NASCAR driver Matt Kenseth Mo Rocca, Roxanne Roberts, Luke Burbank Show recorded at Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, WI
April 23"Best of" episode featuring U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, singer Trisha Yearwood, rapper Ice Cube, and motivational speaker Tony Robbins
April 30Journalist Lesley Stahl Adam Burke, Faith Salie, Alonzo Bodden

May

Date Guest Panelists Notes
May 7Actress and writer Rachel Bloom Tom Bodett, Helen Hong, P. J. O'Rourke
May 14 Governor Gina Raimondo of Rhode Island Amy Dickinson, Peter Grosz, Mo Rocca Show recorded at PPAC in Providence, RI
May 21Race car and stunt driver Ben Collins Faith Salie, Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone
May 28 FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate Roy Blount, Jr., Luke Burbank, Roxanne Roberts

June

Date Guest Panelists Notes
June 4Musician-themed "Best Of 'Not My Job,'" featuring Esperanza Spalding, Marky Ramone, Josh Groban, Jewel, and Max Weinberg
June 11 Chris Wink and Phil Stanton of Blue Man Group Faith Salie, Peter Grosz, Brian Babylon
June 18Actor Terry O'Quinn Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca, Tom Bodett
June 25 Portland Pilots men's basketball coach and former Trail Blazers star Terry Porter Bobcat Goldthwait, Maz Jobrani, Roxanne Roberts Show recorded at Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, OR

July

Date Guest Panelists Notes
July 2TV producer Norman Lear Adam Burke, Amy Dickinson, Gabe Liedman
July 9Best of "Not My Job," featuring fashion consultant Tim Gunn, authors Elizabeth Gilbert and Lee Child, travel guru Rick Steves, and actress Lena Headey
July 16 Julian Castro, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Brian Babylon, Jessi Klein, Roy Blount, Jr.
July 23 NASA Administrator Charles Bolden Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone Show recorded at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA
July 30Singer Sharon Jones Peter Grosz, Amy Dickinson, Adam Burke

August

Date Guest Panelists Notes
August 6Comedian and actor Keegan-Michael Key Bobcat Goldthwait, Helen Hong, Faith Salie
August 13Journalist Katie Couric Alonzo Bodden, Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone
August 20"Best of" episode, featuring comedienne Carol Burnett, astronaut Sunita Williams, FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, and Chris Wink and Phil Stanton of Blue Man Group
August 27Encores of interviews with actress/writer Rachel Bloom and Property Brothers ' Drew & Jonathan Scott, plus previously unaired segments including an interview with TV writer Bill Oakley

September

Date Guest Panelists Notes
September 3Former Major League Baseball pitcher Bill "Spaceman" Lee Roy Blount, Jr., Paula Poundstone, Tom Bodett Show recorded at Tanglewood in Lenox, MA
September 10Actress/singer Kristin Chenoweth Luke Burbank, Adam Felber, Faith Salie
September 17Musician and A Prairie Home Companion host Chris Thile Peter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts, Adam Burke
September 24Actress Jamie Lee Curtis Maz Jobrani, Amy Dickinson, Mo Rocca

October

Date Guest Panelists Notes
October 1Author Randy Wayne White Alonzo Bodden, Tom Bodett, Faith Salie Show recorded at Straz Center in Tampa, FL
October 8Chef Marcus Samuelsson Luke Burbank, Peter Grosz, Helen Hong
October 15Best of "Not My Job," featuring producer Norman Lear, supermodel Cindy Crawford, NASA Administrator Charles Bolden, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, and Portland Pilots men's basketball coach Terry Porter
October 22Choreographer Garth Fagan Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, Amy Dickinson Show recorded at Auditorium Theatre in Rochester, NY
October 29 Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young P. J. O'Rourke, Faith Salie, Mo Rocca Guest host Mike Pesca

November

Date Guest Panelists Notes
November 5Country singer Wynonna Peter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts, Alonzo Bodden Show recorded at TPAC in Nashville, TN
November 12Sportscaster Joe Buck Maz Jobrani, Amy Dickinson, Luke Burbank
November 19Country singer Garth Brooks Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone
November 26Best of "Not My Job," featuring author R. L. Stine, actor Richard Dreyfuss, journalist Katie Couric, comedian/actor Keegan-Michael Key, and NASCAR's Matt Kenseth

December

Date Guest Panelists Notes
December 3Actor/singer Alan Cumming Adam Felber, Helen Hong, Luke Burbank
December 10 U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont Peter Grosz, Paula Poundstone, Faith Salie Show recorded at State Theatre in Cleveland's Playhouse Square
December 17Chef and TV personality Anthony Bourdain Tom Bodett, Adam Burke, Roxanne Roberts
December 24Composer Michael Giacchino Brian Babylon, Amy Dickinson, Adam Felber
December 31"Best of 2016" episode featuring musicians Chris Thile and Esperanza Spalding, Property Brothers ' Drew & Jonathan Scott, and an all-Paula Poundstone segment

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Peter Sagal NPR personality, host of "Wait Wait...Dont Tell Me!"

Peter Daniel Sagal is an American humorist, writer, and host of the National Public Radio game show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! and the PBS special Constitution USA with Peter Sagal.

References

  1. "wait wait...don't tell me! archive". npr.org NPR:National Public Radio. pbs.org. Retrieved 2014-02-01.