List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2018)

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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 2018. [1] All episodes, unless otherwise indicated, feature host Peter Sagal and announcer/scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, and originate 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.

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January

DateGuestPanelists
January 6Previously unaired features (including an interview with New York Times columnist Lindy West)
Encore segments featuring former athletes Ryan Dempster and Jerry Rice
January 13Filmmaker Rian Johnson Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Helen Hong
January 20Morning TV personality Al Roker Alonzo Bodden, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca
January 27Actress and writer Krysten Ritter Bim Adewunmi, Peter Grosz, Faith Salie

February

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
February 3 Geneticist Michael Rosbash Tom Bodett, Helen Hong, Paula Poundstone
February 10 South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg Amy Dickinson, Adam Felber, Hari Kondabolu Show recorded at Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend, Indiana
February 17Actor David Duchovny Liz Miele, Mo Rocca, Faith Salie
February 24"Best of 'Not My Job,'" featuring filmmakers Jordan Peele, Greta Gerwig, & Lee Unkrich, producer Lee Daniels, and illustrator Liz Climo

March

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
March 3 Cross-country skier Jessie Diggins Luke Burbank, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts
March 10Economist Austan Goolsbee Alonzo Bodden, Tara Clancy, Faith Salie
March 17 New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady Tom Bodett, Helen Hong, Mo Rocca Show recorded at The Bushnell in Hartford, Connecticut
March 24Actor LeVar Burton Adam Burke, Amy Dickinson, Rashawn Scott
March 31"Best of" episode featuring author Daniel Handler, composer Michael Giacchino, U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, and sportscaster Joe Buck

April

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
April 7 Ohio Governor John Kasich Roy Blount Jr., Peter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts Show recorded at Palace Theatre in Columbus, Ohio
April 14Actress Laurie Metcalf Tom Bodett, Adam Burke, Faith Salie
April 21Actress Edie Falco Helen Hong, Maz Jobrani, Mo Rocca Featuring a tribute to former announcer/scorekeeper Carl Kassel, who died that week
April 28Voice actor and comedian H. Jon Benjamin Brian Babylon, Negin Farsad, Paula Poundstone

May

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
May 5 Britt Daniel, lead vocalist/guitarist of the band Spoon Luke Burbank, Maz Jobrani, Faith Salie Show recorded at Bass Concert Hall in Austin, Texas
May 12Actress and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik Alonzo Bodden, Helen Hong, Janelle James
May 19Singer Cyndi Lauper Tom Bodett, Tara Clancy, Roxanne Roberts
May 26Actress and comedian Retta Adam Felber, Hari Kondabolu, Paula Poundstone Guest host Helen Hong

June

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
June 2Previously unaired kid-oriented segments (including a talk with actor Neil Patrick Harris)
Encore segments with Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, actress/comedian Aubrey Plaza, and former CIA advisor John Nixon
June 9 New York Mets TV analyst and former Major League Baseball infielder Keith Hernandez Bim Adewunmi, Luke Burbank, Peter Grosz
June 16Actor/comedian Louie Anderson Roy Blount, Jr., Hari Kondabolu, Roxanne Roberts
June 23 Freestyle skier David Wise Alonzo Bodden, Faith Salie, Mo Rocca Show recorded at Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts
June 30Aquanaut and conservationist Fabien Cousteau Negin Farsad, Tom Papa, Paula Poundstone

July

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
July 7"Best of 'Not My Job,'" featuring comedians Eddie Izzard and Keegan-Michael Key, singers Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks, and members of Blue Man Group
July 14 Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund Adam Burke, Paula Poundstone, Faith Salie
July 21Former FBI director James Comey Alonzo Bodden, Helen Hong, Mo Rocca Show recorded at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia
July 28Musician Jon Batiste Tom Bodett, Adam Felber, Rashawn ScottGuest host Faith Salie

August

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
August 4Actress Uzo Aduba Alonzo Bodden, Adam Burke, Roxanne Roberts
August 11Musician Jeff Tweedy Amy Dickinson, Bobcat Goldthwait, Peter Grosz Show recorded at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago's Millennium Park
August 18"Best of" episode featuring athletes Jessie Diggins and Bernie Parent, South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg, geneticist Michael Rosbash, and TV personality Al Roker
August 25Animal-themed "Best of" episode, featuring veterinarian Kevin Fitzgerald and San Diego Zoo animal ambassador Rick Schwartz

September

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
September 1Actress Glenn Close Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts Show recorded at Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
September 8Author Jenny Han Adam Burke, Maeve Higgins, Helen Hong
September 15Actress Anna Kendrick Paula Poundstone, Negin Farsad, P. J. O'Rourke
September 22Gymnast Aly Raisman Adam Burke, Tara Clancy, Faith Salie
September 29Actor Jon Hamm Alonzo Bodden, Maz Jobrani, Jessi Klein Show recorded at Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California

October

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
October 6Actress Ellie Kemper Peter Grosz, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts
October 13"Best of" episode featuring astronaut Scott Kelly, economist Austan Goolsbee, actress Edie Falco, and Ohio Governor John Kasich
October 20Novelist John Grisham Amy Dickinson, Hari Kondabolu, Mo Rocca
October 27Former NPR correspondent/anchor Robert Siegel
NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg 		Peter Grosz, Paula Poundstone, Roy Blount, Jr. (Who's Bill This Time?)
Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, Maz Jobrani (Panel Segment #1)
Amy Dickinson, Mo Rocca, Faith Salie (Bluff the Listener)
Adam Burke, Negin Farsad, Adam Felber (Panel Segment #2)
Brian Babylon, Luke Burbank, Tara Clancy (Listener Limerick Challenge)
Teams of all participating panelists (Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank)		Show recorded at Chicago Theatre
Wait Wait's 20th anniversary commemoration

November

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
November 3Writer Kevin Kwan Adam Burke, Helen Hong, Faith Salie
November 10Singer Sarah Brightman Luke Burbank, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts
November 17 Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon Tara Clancy, Adam Felber, Mo Rocca Show recorded at Dr. Phillips Center in Orlando, Florida
November 24"Best of 'Not My Job,'" featuring singer Cyndi Lauper, comedian Bassem Youssef, actors Mayim Bialik and Bradley Whitford, and freestyle skier David Wise

December

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
December 1Film director Peter Farrelly Bim Adewunmi, Brian Babylon, Tom Papa
December 8Actress Candice Bergen Peter Grosz, Paula Poundstone, Faith Salie Show recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York, NY
December 15Actor William Shatner Roy Blount, Jr., Luke Burbank, Helen Hong
December 22 Mike D and Ad-Rock of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys Adam Felber, Maeve Higgins, Roxanne Roberts
December 29Previously unaired segments, including an interview with late night host Seth Meyers
Encore segments featuring actors Jon Hamm and Glenn Close, actor/comedian Louie Anderson, and musician Jeff Tweedy

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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! is an hour-long weekly news 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 six million weekly listeners on air and via podcast.

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