List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2019)

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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 2019. [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

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
January 5"Best of 2018" episode, featuring segments with actors LeVar Burton and Uzo Aduba
January 12 Houston Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni Luke Burbank, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I’Anson [2]
January 19Late night TV host Conan O'Brien Alonzo Bodden, Helen Hong, Mo Rocca
January 26Former pro football defensive back Charles Tillman Bim Adewunmi, Adam Burke, Amy Dickinson

February

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
February 2Actor Richard E. Grant Tom Bodett, Adam Felber, Maeve Higgins
February 9 Georgia politician Stacey Abrams Peter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca Show recorded at Johnny Mercer Theatre in Savannah, GA
February 16Actor Matt Smith Maeve Higgins, Alonzo Bodden, Luke Burbank
February 23"Best of" episode featuring South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg, singer Sarah Brightman, author John Grisham, and NPR veterans Nina Totenberg & Robert Siegel

March

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
March 2Writer/producer Aaron Sorkin Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone, Faith Salie
March 9Costume designer Ruth E. Carter Adam Felber, Peter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts
March 16Skateboarder Tony Hawk Luke Burbank, Helen Hong, Jessi Klein Show recorded at Civic Theatre in San Diego, CA
March 23Actress Aidy Bryant Adam Burke, Negin Farsad, Mo Rocca Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I’Anson
March 30Actor/singer Andrew Rannells Paula Poundstone, Brian Babylon, Hari Kondabolu

April

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
April 6Musician Steve Earle Tom Bodett, Peter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts
April 13Journalist Dan Rather Alonzo Bodden, Negin Farsad, Maeve Higgins Show recorded at Laurie Auditorium in San Antonio, TX
April 20Previously unaired segments
Encore segments featuring actors William Shatner and Candice Bergen, late night host Conan O'Brien, and basketball star Aaron Gordon
April 27Surfer Laird Hamilton Luke Burbank, Bobcat Goldthwait, Paula Poundstone

May

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
May 4 Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer Petey DeAbreu, Peter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts
May 11 Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith Brian Babylon, Tom Bodett, Amy Dickinson Show recorded at Fox Theatre in St Louis, MO
May 18Actor Lance Reddick Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Helen Hong
May 25Actress Kate Mulgrew Alonzo Bodden, Tom Papa, Faith Salie

June

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
June 1Hero-themed "Best Of" episode, featuring costume designer Ruth E. Carter, former NFL star Charles Tillman, actress Aidy Bryant, writer/producer Aaron Sorkin, and politician Stacey Abrams
June 8Actress/director Olivia Wilde Adam Burke, Maz Jobrani, Aida Rodriguez
June 15Former U.S. Women's soccer team member Kristine Lilly Roy Blount, Jr., Jordan Carlos, Helen Hong
June 22Former White House senior advisor Valerie Jarrett Adam Felber, Peter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts
June 29Author Jennifer Weiner Luke Burbank, Paula Poundstone, Faith Salie Show recorded at Mann Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

July

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
July 6Previously unaired panel and game segments
"Not My Job" encores featuring IMF managing director Christine Lagarde, journalist Dan Rather, and late night TV host Seth Meyers
July 13Aeronautical engineer Tiera Guinn Fletcher Jordan Carlos, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts
July 20Writer Piper Kerman Alonzo Bodden, Maeve Higgins, Mo Rocca Show recorded at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH [3]
July 27 Marin Alsop, principal conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Petey DeAbreu, Adam Felber, Faith Salie

August

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
August 3Actor Anthony Anderson Adam Burke, Paula Poundstone, Aida Rodriguez
August 10Actor Henry Winkler Alonzo Bodden, Helen Hong, Hari Kondabolu
August 17"Best of" episode featuring Hall of Fame athletes Ozzie Smith and Jerry Rice, actress Anna Kendrick, and basketball coach Mike D'Antoni
August 24"Best of" episode featuring explorer Fabien Cousteau, writer Lindy West, hip-hop group Beastie Boys, and actors Retta and Matt Smith
August 31Chef José Andrés Negin Farsad, Peter Grosz, Faith Salie Show recorded at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA

September

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
September 7Vocalist Mary Wilson Bim Adewunmi, Amy Dickinson, Paula Poundstone Guest host Tom Papa
September 14 New York Liberty center Tina Charles Adam Felber, Peter Grosz, Helen Hong Show recorded at NJPAC in Newark, NJ
September 21Comedian/actor Zach Galifianakis Alonzo Bodden, Bobcat Goldthwait, Roxanne Roberts
September 28Actor Charlie Day Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Burke, Negin Farsad

October

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
October 5Former motorsports star Danica Patrick Tom Bodett, Helen Hong, Faith Salie
October 12Actress Regina King Shannon O'Neill, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I’Anson
October 19Previously unheard segments, including an interview with opera soprano Renée Fleming
Encore segments, including interviews with actress Kate Mulgrew and aeronautical engineer Tiera Fletcher
October 26Ecologist Nalini Nadkarni Roy Blount, Jr., Peter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts Show recorded at Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City, UT
Wait Wait's 1,000th original episode [4]

November

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
November 2Author and activist Gloria Steinem Negin Farsad, Josh Gondelman, P. J. O'Rourke
November 9Actor Leslie Odom, Jr. Jordan Carlos, Adam Felber, Faith Salie
November 16 U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia Tom Bodett, Luke Burbank, Maeve Higgins Show recorded at Altria Theater in Richmond, VA
November 23Fashion journalist Elaine Welteroth Joel Kim Booster, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts
November 30Previously unheard segments, including an interview with singer/actor Alex Boyé
Encore segments featuring actors Olivia Wilde & Henry Winkler and writer Piper Kerman

December

DateGuestPanelists
December 7Comedian/actor Ali Wong Alonzo Bodden, Adam Felber, Aida Rodriguez
December 14 Washington Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle Peter Grosz, Paula Poundstone, Faith Salie
December 21 Jennifer Lee, filmmaker and CCO of Walt Disney Animation Studios Adam Burke, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca
December 28"Best of 2019" episode featuring chef José Andrés, symphony conductor Marin Alsop, musician Steve Earle, author Jennifer Weiner, and actor Anthony Anderson

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<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 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! archive". npr.org NPR:National Public Radio. pbs.org. Retrieved 2019-01-05.
  2. ↑ Source: Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! on Twitter (1/11/2019)
  3. ↑ Source: "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! event page on ClevelandOrchestra.com
  4. ↑ "The Essential A&E Picks for October 24-30," from Salt Lake City Weekly , accessed 10/26/2019
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