List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2012)

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The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! , NPR's news panel game, during 2012. [1] Job titles and lines of work reflect the position of individuals at the time of the appearance. All shows, unless otherwise indicated, are hosted by Peter Sagal with announcer/scorekeeper Carl Kassel, and originated at Chicago's Chase Auditorium.

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January

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
January 7Director Paul Feig Roy Blount, Jr., Amy Dickinson, Adam Felber
January 14Comedian David Cross Kyrie O'Connor, Brian Babylon, Paula Poundstone
January 21Singer Duke Fakir Of The Four Tops Mo Rocca, Tom Bodett, Faith Salie Show recorded in Detroit, MI
January 28Children's author Jack Gantos Peter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts, Brian Babylon

February

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
February 4Actor Gary Oldman Faith Salie, Charlie Pierce, P. J. O'Rourke
February 11Jazz singer Kurt Elling Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone
February 18Speedskater Nick Pearson Peter Grosz, Kyrie O'Connor, Mo Rocca Show recorded in Salt Lake City, UT
February 25Actor-themed "Best of" episode, featuring Kevin Bacon, Lisa Kudrow, Pee-wee Herman, Lucy Lawless and John Leguizamo

March

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
March 3Actor Alec Baldwin Alonzo Bodden, Luke Burbank, Roxanne Roberts
March 10Chef Rick Bayless Brian Babylon, Tom Bodett, Amy Dickinson
March 17Musician Joey Burns of Calexico Charlie Pierce, Faith Salie, Roy Blount, Jr. Show recorded in Tucson, AZ
March 24Actress Ana Gasteyer Mo Rocca, Jessi Klein, Tom Bodett
March 31Writer and musician Carrie Brownstein Maz Jobrani, Brian Babylon, Paula Poundstone

April

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
April 7Comedian Rachel Dratch Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr.
April 14Author and former baseball pitcher Jim Bouton Alonzo Bodden, Jessi Klein, Mo Rocca Show recorded in Boston, MA
April 21Writer-themed "Best of" episode, featuring Jack Gantos, Tom Robbins, Susan Orlean, Mary Roach, and Carl Hiaasen
April 28Director Barry Sonnenfeld Paula Poundstone, Tom Bodett, Amy Dickinson

May

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
May 5Former talk show host Dick Cavett Charlie Pierce, Kyrie O'Connor, Roy Blount, Jr. Show recorded in Lincoln, NE
May 12Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait Amy Dickinson, Mo Rocca, Tom Bodett
May 19 Kyle Gass and Jack Black Of Tenacious D Brian Babylon, Roxanne Roberts, Charlie Pierce
May 26Folk singer Bonnie 'Prince' Billy P. J. O'Rourke, Luke Burbank, Paula Poundstone

June

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
June 2"Best of" episode featuring actor Gary Oldman, actor Simon Pegg and baseball legend Cal Ripken
June 9 White House chef Sam Kass Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca, P. J. O'Rourke Show recorded in North Bethesda, MD
June 16Novelist John Irving Maz Jobrani, Amy Dickinson, Roy Blount, Jr.
June 23Director Rob Reiner Brian Babylon, Paula Poundstone, Luke Burbank Guest host Peter Grosz
June 30Comedian Drew Carey Alonzo Bodden, Kyrie O'Connor, Mo Rocca Show recorded in Cleveland, OH

July

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
July 7"Best of" episode, featuring rapper/actor Ice-T, actor Tony Shalhoub, and former US President Bill Clinton
July 14Actress Brooke Shields Peter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts, Bobcat Goldthwait
July 21Author Norton Juster Jessi Klein, Paula Poundstone, Brian Babylon
July 28Economist Paul Krugman Mo Rocca, Kyrie O'Connor, Simon Amstell

August

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
August 4Actors Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell Paula Pell, Charlie Pierce, Adam Felber
August 11 NASA engineers Bobak Ferdowsi and Adam Steltzner Tom Bodett, Amy Dickinson, Roy Blount, Jr. Show recorded in Portland, ME
August 18Comedian Mike Birbiglia Luke Burbank, Faith Salie, Paula Poundstone Guest announcer/scorekeeper Bill Kurtis
August 25 British ambassador to the US Peter Westmacott Charlie Pierce, Jessi Klein, Tom BodettPolitical-themed episode
Show recorded in North Bethesda, MD

September

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
September 1"Best of" episode, featuring former Major League Baseball pitcher Jim Bouton, director Barry Sonnenfeld, and rock band Tenacious D
September 8Singer and songwriter Bonnie Raitt Jessi Klein, Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone Guest announcer/scorekeeper Bill Kurtis
September 15Author George R.R. Martin Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, P. J. O'Rourke
September 22 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Thomas Frieden Mo Rocca, Faith Salie, Roy Blount, Jr. Show recorded in Atlanta, GA
September 29 Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe Brian Babylon, Kyrie O'Connor, Adam Felber Guest host Peter Grosz

October

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
October 6Musician Ben Folds Amy Dickinson, Maz Jobrani, Paula Poundstone
October 13"Best Of" episode, featuring actor Tom Hanks, puppeteer Kevin Clash, actress Carrie Fisher, singer Linda Ronstadt, and voiceover artist Don LaFontaine
October 20Congresswoman and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California Faith Salie, Luke Burbank, Charlie Pierce
October 27 United States women's national soccer team member Abby Wambach Brian Babylon, Kyrie O'Connor, Tom Bodett Guest host Drew Carey

November

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
November 3 Smithsonian Institution secretary Dr. Wayne Clough Paula Poundstone, Luke Burbank, Firoozeh Dumas
November 10TV host and author Martha Stewart Alonzo Bodden, Roxanne Roberts, P. J. O'Rourke
November 17Beer maker and Sprecher Brewery owner Randy Sprecher Faith Salie, Charlie Pierce, Mo Rocca Show recorded in Milwaukee, WI
November 24Science-themed "best of," featuring NASA engineers Bobak Ferdowsi & Adam Steltzner, astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist Adam Riess, and economist Paul Krugman

December

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
December 1 ABC News journalist Jake Tapper Brian Babylon, Amy Dickinson, Adam Felber
December 8Actor Hugh Bonneville Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Maz Jobrani Show recorded in Los Angeles, CA
December 15 National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins Luke Burbank, Jessi Klein, Tom Bodett
December 22Actor and comedian Fred Armisen Brian Babylon, Roxanne Roberts, Bobcat Goldthwait
December 29Reprisal of political-themed 8/25/2012 episode featuring British ambassador to the US Peter Westmacott

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  1. ↑ "wait wait...don't tell me! archive". npr.org NPR:National Public Radio. pbs.org. Retrieved 2013-05-01.
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