List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2024)

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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 2024. [1] All episodes, unless otherwise indicated, feature Peter Sagal as host and Bill Kurtis as announcer/scorekeeper, and originate from the Studebaker Theatre at Chicago's Fine Arts Building. Dates indicated are the episodes' original Saturday air dates, and the job titles and backgrounds of the guests reflect their status and positions at the time of their appearance. On some occasions, member stations alter the episodes for their donation drive breaks, which only impact the show's airing within their broadcast area.

Contents

January

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
January 6Wait Wait 25th anniversary "best of" episode part 10, with encore segments including interviews with musician Brad Paisley and basketball star Damian Lillard
Previously unaired segments, including interviews with television journalist Bob Woodruff, [2] and news commentator Rachel Maddow [3] 		Guest host Negin Farsad
January 13 [4] Singer-songwriter Jason Isbell Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Maeve Higgins, Peter Grosz
January 20 [5] Actor David Oyelowo Faith Salie, Tom Bodett, Helen Hong
January 27 [6] United States Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen Shane O'Neill, Dulcé Sloan, Tom Papa Guest judge/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson

February

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
February 3 [7] Kristen Kish, former chef and host of Season 21 of Top Chef Brian Babylon, Josh Gondelman, Joyelle Nicole JohnsonShow recorded in Milwaukee, WI (Riverside Theater) [8]
February 10 [9] Actress/producer Lena Waithe Adam Burke, Negin Farsad, Maz Jobrani
February 17 [10] Musicians Corin Tucker & Carrie Brownstein of rock band Sleater-Kinney Amy Dickinson, Hari Kondabolu, Dulcé Sloan Guest host Tom Papa
February 24"Best of" episode featuring actors Ray Romano, Rosie Perez, & Nick Kroll, musician Steve Earle, and Vanity Fair magazine editor Radhika Jones Guest announcer Chioke I'Anson

March

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
March 2 [11] Rapper/singer Danny Brown Karen Chee, Alzo Slade, Peter Grosz Show recorded in Austin, TX (Bass Concert Hall)
March 9 [12] Economic historian Claudia Goldin Josh Gondelman, Maeve Higgins, Roxanne Roberts
March 16 [13] Actor/comedian David Alan Grier Adam Burke, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca Guest announcer/scorekeeper Andy Richter
March 23Business executive and philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs Adam Felber, Helen Hong, Hari Kondabolu
March 30"Best of" episode featuring actors John Stamos & Gabrielle Dennis, education activist Malala Yousafzai, political consultant David Axelrod, and beatboxer Kaila Mullady

April

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
April 6 [14] Actor Chris Pine Emmy Blotnick, Alonzo Bodden, Adam Burke
April 13 [15] Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach/CBS NFL studio analyst Bill Cowher Negin Farsad, Maeve Higgins, Mo Rocca Show recorded in Pittsburgh, PA (Benedum Center)
April 20 [16] Philosopher/gender studies scholar Judith Butler Faith Salie, Maz Jobrani, Roy Blount Jr. Guest announcer/scorekeeper Helen Hong
April 27 [17] Actress/singer Renée Elise Goldsberry Alonzo Bodden, Shantira Jackson, Jason Isbell [18]

May

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
May 4 [19] Gum wrapper sculptor Lyndon J. Barrois Sr. Josh Gondelman, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, River Butcher
May 11 [20] Singer/songwriter Chappell Roan Tom Papa, Brian Babylon, Meredith Scardino
May 18 [21] Actress/singer–songwriter Maya Hawke Faith Salie, Adam Burke, Negin Farsad Guest host Alzo Slade
May 25 [22] Chef/food writer J. Kenji López-Alt Jessi Klein, Shantira Jackson, Luke Burbank Show recorded in Seattle, WA (Paramount Theatre)
Guest host Tom Papa [22]

June

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
June 1"Best of" episode featuring musician Bob Seger, actresses Dakota Johnson & Michelle Rodriguez, filmmaker John Wilson, and long-distance runner Molly Seidel
June 8Radio host/comedian Charlamagne tha God Shane O'Neill, Alzo Slade, Karen Chee
June 15 [23] Singer/actress Michelle Williams Alonzo Bodden, Helen Hong, Paula Poundstone Show recorded at Chicago's Millennium Park (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) [24]
June 22 [25] Disabled athlete/adventurer Erik Weihenmayer [26] Maz Jobrani, Adam Felber, Negin Farsad
June 29 [27] Bassist/composer Christian McBride [28] Peter Grosz, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Dulcé Sloan Show recorded in Philadelphia, PA (The Mann Center) [29]

July

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
July 6"Best of" episode featuring actors Ellie Kemper, H. Jon Benjamin & Richard E. Grant, director Rian Johnson, and costume designer Ruth E. Carter
July 13 [30] Journalists Zach Stafford & Sam Sanders Paula Poundstone, Emmy Blotnick, Tom Papa Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson
July 20 [31] Track & field athlete Allyson Felix Shantira Jackson, Hari Kondabolu, Roy Blount Jr. Guest host Karen Chee [32]
July 27 [33] Singer/musician & punk icon Kathleen Hanna Meredith Scardino, Mo Rocca, Peter Grosz

August

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
August 3 [34] Anthony Fauci, physician/immunologist & former director of NIAID Negin Farsad, Tom Papa, Karen Chee Show recorded in Vienna, VA (Wolf Trap)
Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson
August 10"Best of" episode featuring musicians Jason Isbell & Josh Homme, actress Patti LuPone, news commentator Rachel Maddow, and author James Patterson Guest announcer Chioke I'Anson
August 17"Best of" episode featuring former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and actors Chris Pine, David Oyelowo, Natasha Lyonne & Zazie Beetz
August 24Actress Diane Lane Adam Burke, Adam Felber, Dulcé Sloan
August 31 [35] Interior designer Nate Berkus Bobcat Goldthwait, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Josh Gondelman Show recorded in Minneapolis, MN (Orpheum Theatre)

September

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
September 7Comedian/actor John Leguizamo Tom Bodett, Helen Hong, Hari Kondabolu
September 14 [36] Comedian Jay Pharoah Adam Burke, Negin Farsad, Roxanne Roberts
September 21Actor Gary Oldman Karen Chee, Brian Babylon, Peter Grosz Guest announcer/scorekeeper Ayesha Rascoe
September 28 [37] Singer/actress Dionne Warwick Shantira Jackson, Paula Poundstone, Josh Gondelman Show recorded in Kansas City, MO (Municipal Auditorium)

October

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
October 5 Kara Jackson, singer/songwriter & former National Youth Poet Laureate Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Scaachi Koul, Alzo Slade
October 12 [38] Actor/comedian Eric Idle Eugene Cordero, Shane O'Neill, Negin Farsad
October 19"Best of" episode featuring actor David Alan Grier, chef/food writer J. Kenji López-Alt, singer–songwriter Chappell Roan, and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
October 26 [39] Former professional women's basketball star Sue Bird & former women's soccer star Megan Rapinoe Alonzo Bodden, Adam Burke, Helen Hong Guest host Dulcé Sloan [40]

November

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
November 2 [41] Actor/comedian Brian Jordan Alvarez Luke Burbank, Emmy Blotnick, Brian Babylon
November 9 Ultrarunner Tara Dower Negin Farsad, Faith Salie, Peter Grosz Guest announcer/scorekeeper Joshua Johnson
November 16Governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer [42] Hari Kondabolu, Roxanne Roberts, Josh Gondelman Show recorded in Detroit, MI (Fox Theatre)
November 23 [43] Actor/comedians Jeff Hiller & Bridget Everett Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Maz Jobrani, Tom Papa Guest announcer/scorekeeper Tim Meadows
November 30"Best of" episode

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  2. ↑ Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (January 3, 2024). "This weekend we've got TWO never before heard interviews from our live shows! First up is the legendary newsman @bobwoodruff at our live show in Ann Arbor, Michigan 🗞️" . Retrieved February 18, 2024– via Instagram.
  3. ↑ Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (January 5, 2024). "Tune in this weekend to hear our interview with the one and only @maddowmaddow from our second night at Carnegie Hall! If you listen really closely you can hear her parents in the audience🤩🤩" . Retrieved February 18, 2024– via Instagram.
  4. ↑ Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (January 12, 2024). "Singer, songwriter, and one of the killers of the Flower Moon @jasonisbell joins us for our first new show in 2024 alongside panelists @joyellenicole @maeveinamerica and birthday boy @petergrosz (HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!)!!! Tune on in and get ready for some good old fashioned times!!!" . Retrieved February 18, 2024– via Instagram.
  5. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (January 19, 2024). "Just in time (1 week late) for MLK day, this week we're so excited to welcome to the show @davidoyelowo , who played Dr. King in @selmamovie !!! The legendary actor is joined by our legendary panelists @faithsalie @tombodett1123 and @funnyhelenhong !! Oh also fair warning: he is British" . Retrieved February 18, 2024– via Instagram.
  6. ↑ Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (January 26, 2024). "We're so excited to have U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen join us this week live in Chicago! PLUS we've got the legendary Chioke I'Anson filling in for Bill! Panelists @shaneisland @dulcesloan and @tompapa join us in asking the secretary questions like "where are the President's Crown Jewels stored?" and "can I have some money please?"" . Retrieved February 18, 2024– via Instagram.
  7. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (February 3, 2024). "We're LIVE in Milwaukee this week with Top Chef winner and now HOST @kristenlkish !!! Tune in to hear the legend herself chat with panelists @joshgondelman @brianbabylon and @joyellenicole about the pros and cons of microwaving fish (spoiler alert: there are many cons)" . Retrieved February 25, 2024– via Instagram.
  8. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (January 28, 2024). "Come join us LIVE at the Riverside theater jn Milwaukee next week with special guest @kristenlkish !!!" . Retrieved February 25, 2024– via Instagram.
  9. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (February 10, 2024). "We're so excited to have writer, producer, actor, and creator of @shothechi Lena Waithe on the show this week! @lenawaithe joins us and our beautiful panelists @mazjobrani @atpburke and @neginfarsad for yet another fun and if I may say, LIT, episode!" . Retrieved February 25, 2024– via Instagram.
  10. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (February 17, 2024). "The one the only the legendary riot grrrls @sleater_kinney joins us this week on the show with special guest host @tompapa !!! And when we've got @dulcesloan @harikondabolu and @askingamy you KNOW it's gonna be a fun time!! And yes! I did just figure out how to use the curve function on Canva!! #papaparty #riotWOMEN" . Retrieved February 25, 2024– via Instagram.
  11. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (March 2, 2024). "This week we're live from Austin, Texas with special guest @xdannyxbrownx !!! The Detroit rapper turned Austin native joins us alongside panelists @karencheee @alzoslade and @petergrosz for a show that'll make y'all YEEHAWW!!!!!🤠🤠🤠🤠" . Retrieved March 30, 2024– via Instagram.
  12. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (March 9, 2024). "We're honored to have the legendary economist and Nobel Prize laureate Dr. Claudia Goldin on the show this week! Plus her husband, fellow Harvard economist Lawrence Katz, was sitting behind her for the whole interview and intermittently hyping her up . Also having a great time is our panelists @joshgondelman @maeveinamerica and Roxanne Roberts! Tune on in!!!!" . Retrieved March 30, 2024– via Instagram.
  13. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (March 16, 2024). "Not only do we have DAG @davidalangrier as our guest week, but we also have the incomparable Andy Richter filling in for Bill! Plus @mobituaries @paulapoundstone and @atpburke on the panel?? It truly is a lucky week 🍀" . Retrieved March 30, 2024– via Instagram.
  14. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (April 5, 2024). "Actor, director, writer, and Star Trek Enterprise Captain Chris Pine joins us this week to talk about his directorial debut, Poolman! The future king consort of Genovia is joined by panelists @emmyblotnick @zofunny and @atpburke 👑👑 get ready to update your Hollywood Chris brackets!!" . Retrieved April 20, 2024– via Instagram.
  15. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (April 12, 2024). "Legendary Steelers head coach and CBS NFL analyst Bill Cowher joins us live this week from the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh, PA! Plus we got panelists @neginfarsad @maeveinamerica @mobituaries up in here" . Retrieved April 20, 2024– via Instagram.
  16. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (April 19, 2024). "The legendary philosopher, professor, and someone who I consider the Gandalf of gender studies, Dr. Judith Butler joins us this week to promote their new book "Who's Afraid of Gender"! AND we have @funnyhelenhong filling in for Bill, and @faithsalie @mazjobrani and Roy Blount Jr. on the panel!!" . Retrieved April 20, 2024– via Instagram.
  17. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (April 26, 2024). "Hamilqueen and star of Girls5eva @reneeelisegoldsberry joins us this week with panelists @zofunny @tira_tira_tira and six time Grammy award winner and first time panelist @jasonisbell !!! You DON'T want to miss this one🎶🙇🏻‍♂️🙇🏻‍♂️" . Retrieved April 27, 2024– via Instagram.
  18. ↑ @jasonisbell (April 27, 2024). "Check out this weekend's @waitwaitnpr with me, @zofunny @tira_tira_tira, and special guest @reneeelisegoldsberry" . Retrieved April 29, 2024– via Instagram.
  19. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (May 4, 2024). "We're honored this week to have the world's preeminent and possibly only gum wrapper sculptor @itsawrapper on the show this week! The Ripley Believe it or Not museum inductee joins us alongside panelists @joshgondelman @joyellenicole and first time panelist @rivbutcher 🎉🥳" . Retrieved May 25, 2024– via Instagram.
  20. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (May 11, 2024). "This week we're H-O-T-T-O-G-O for our guest, the iconic @chappellroan 💅💖 The Femininomenon herself is joined by panelists @tompapa @brianbabylon and first timer Meredith Scardino @scardinoandsons 🎉🎉 #mynameischappellroan" . Retrieved May 25, 2024– via Instagram.
  21. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (May 18, 2024). "Singer-songwriter and actress @maya_hawke joins us this week with very special guest host @alzoslade !! Plus we got panelists @faithsalie @atpburke and @neginfarsad up in here 🎶🙇🏻‍♂️ tune in to hear things get 👻StRaNgE👻" . Retrieved May 25, 2024– via Instagram.
  22. 1 2 Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (May 25, 2024). "We're in Seattle this week with cookbook author, chef, and wok master @kenjilopezalt 🔪🍴PLUS we've got @youracquaintancejessiklein @luke_burbank and @tira_tira_tira on the panel and @tompapa as our surprise guest host🎉💖 #guysgalsnonbinarypals" . Retrieved May 25, 2024– via Instagram.
  23. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (June 14, 2024). "The iconic @michellewilliams added us to her storied discography this week live at Millennium Park! Along with panelists @funnyhelenhong @zofunny and @paulapoundstone it's the show of the millennium!! #bootylicious" . Retrieved June 15, 2024– via Instagram.
  24. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (June 5, 2024). "Stop on by Chicago's beautiful Millennium Park on June 13 at 7 PM to catch a live taping of Wait Wait! It's completely free to attend, but if you want to tip you can send money to Emma Choi on Venmo. Be there or be BEAN!!" . Retrieved June 8, 2024– via Instagram.
  25. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (June 21, 2024). "This week the wait wait staff is losing our minds because our personal hero @erikweihenmayer is on the show! The Everest climber, motivational speaker, and star of the greatest news blooper of all time joins us alongside panelists @mazjobrani @adam_felber and @neginfarsad !!!" . Retrieved June 22, 2024– via Instagram.
  26. ↑ Erik Weihenmayer [@erikweihenmayer] (June 21, 2024). "It is the dream of every @npr nerd to have the voice of Peter Sagal from "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" on their answering machine (or voicemail, for you young people!) and this week I get to do one better! I am the headliner for the "Not My Job" segment on this weekend's show. I had better pay attention to the news!" . Retrieved June 22, 2024– via Instagram.
  27. ↑ Wait Wait Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (June 28, 2024). "This week we're at the gorgeous @manncenter with jazz legend and Philly hometown hero @chrmcbride 🎷🎶 And with panelists @petergrosz @joyellenicole and @dulcesloan you KNOW it's about to be a smoooooooooth time 😎😎" . Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Instagram.
  28. ↑ Christian McBride [@chrmcbride] (June 29, 2024). "On Thursday night, I had the great honor of being invited to be a guest on "Wait, Wait….Don't Tell Me." The "Not My Job" segment was right up my alley! 😂 Tune in to your local @NPR station today to listen to the hilarious results" . Retrieved June 29, 2024– via Instagram.
  29. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (June 7, 2024). "Hey Philly! We're coming to ya on June 27 at the Mann Center for Performing Arts👋 buy your tickets now before they sell out!" . Retrieved June 8, 2024– via Instagram.
  30. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (July 13, 2024). "Our old friend @samsanders and @zachstaff of the Vibe Check podcast joins us live on the show this week with panelists @tompapa @paulapoundstone and @emmyblotnick !! Get ready to get your vibe CHECKED✅✅✅" – via Instagram.
  31. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (July 19, 2024). "@allysonfelix , the most decorated female track and field athlete in history (the MDFTAFAIH for short), joins us on the show this week with special guest host @karencheee 🏆with relay mates @tira_tira_tira @harikondabolu and Roy Blount Jr. you KNOW we're about to take gold!! 🥇🏅" . Retrieved July 20, 2024– via Instagram.
  32. ↑ Karen Chee [@karencheee] (July 21, 2024). "Guest hosted @waitwaitnpr this week wearing my grandpa's tie!! ❤️ A true honor to interview @allysonfelix and sorry for saying "frog sex must be mind blowing" on public radio 📻" . Retrieved July 27, 2024– via Instagram.
  33. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (July 26, 2024). "Punk icon @mskathleenhanna of Bikini Kill, Julie Ruin, and Le Tigre joins us this week on the show! The Bikini Killer is accompanied by panelists @scardinoandsons @mobituaries and @petergrosz 🎸🎸🎸 let's rage riot grrrrrls!!👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩✊🏼📸" . Retrieved July 27, 2024– via Instagram.
  34. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me [@waitwaitnpr] (August 2, 2024). "It's an honor to have the one and only Dr. Anthony Fauci on the show this week at a packed @wolf_trap 💉America's doctor is joined by panelists @neginfarsad @tompapa and @karencheee !!! Get ready to get re infected by Fauci Fever (it is incurable)!!!" . Retrieved August 3, 2024– via Instagram.
  35. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (August 30, 2024). "Hometown hero @nateberkus joins us live from the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis to talk about all things ✨design✨ plus we got @joshgondelman @bobcatgoldthwait and @joyellenicole on the panel!! Land of 1000 lakes? More like land of 1000 LAUGHS, am I right people??" . Retrieved August 31, 2024– via Instagram.
  36. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (September 13, 2024). "Comedian and SNL vet @jaypharoah joins us this week along with all 200 of his impressions!! Plus we got panelists @neginfarsad @atpburke and Roxanne Roberts onstage with us!! Tune in 📡" . Retrieved September 14, 2024– via Instagram.
  37. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (September 27, 2024). "Certified Brat @therealdionnew joins us on Wait Wait this week live from the Kansas City Music Hall! Tune in to hear how many Dionnes this week's show gets!" . Retrieved September 28, 2024– via Instagram.
  38. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwatnpr] (October 12, 2024). "This week on Wait Wait comedy god @realericidle blesses us with his presence. Sir Robin, the Not-So-Brave-As-Sir-Lancelot is joined by panelists @neginfarsad @shaneisland and @eugcordero ! Ni!" . Retrieved October 20, 2024– via Instagram.
  39. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (October 25, 2024). "🚨DOUBLE GOAT ALERT🚨 This week soccer GOAT @mrapinoe and basketball GOAT @sbird10 joins us on the show along with special guest host @dulcesloan ⚽️🏀 And with three of our most GOAT panelists @zofunny @funnyhelenhong @atpburke you know it's going to be a LEGENDARY show" . Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Instagram.
  40. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (October 22, 2024). "Today we made guest host Dulcé Sloan's dreams come true 🍷💖" . Retrieved October 28, 2024– via Instagram.
  41. ↑ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! [@waitwaitnpr] (November 1, 2024). "The English Teacher himself @brianjordanalvarez joins us on Wait Wait this week alongside panelists @luke_burbank @emmyblotnick and @brianbabylon ✏️ Tune in for your weekly dose of TJ Mack 🙏🏻🙏🏻" . Retrieved November 2, 2024– via Instagram.
  42. ↑ Gretchen Whitmer [@gewitcher] (November 15, 2024). "What's the best way to spend a Saturday morning? Don't tell me, I've got this…👀" . Retrieved November 16, 2024– via Instagram.
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