The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! , NPR's news panel game, that aired during 2025. [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.
Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
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January 4 | Unaired segments from previous episodes "Best of 2024" encores featuring actress/singer Renée Elise Goldsberry, rapper Danny Brown, economic historian Claudia Goldin, Top Chef host Kristen Kish, and CBS NFL studio analyst Bill Cowher | ||
January 11 [2] | Actor Josh Gad | Negin Farsad, Rachel Coster, Josh Gondelman | |
January 18 | Comedian/actress Rose Matafeo | Maz Jobrani, Alzo Slade, Helen Hong | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson [3] |
January 25 [4] | Singer-songwriter/Youtuber mxmtoon | Paula Poundstone, Hari Kondabolu, Faith Salie |
Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
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February 1 [5] | Taxidermist Amber Maykut | Adam Felber, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Rekha Shankar | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson [3] |
February 8 [6] | Actress/comedian Vanessa Bayer | Peter Grosz, Shantira Jackson, Rachel Feinstein | Guest host Tom Papa [6] Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson |
February 15 [7] | Mike Derks & Mike Bishop, members of heavy metal band Gwar | Negin Farsad, Alzo Slade, Adam Burke | Show recorded in Richmond, VA (Altria Theater) Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson [3] |
February 22 | Unaired segments from previous episodes "Not My Job" encores featuring actors John Leguizamo & James Marsden, musician Mark Ronson, ultramarathoner Tara Dower, and actor/singer Billy Porter | Guest host Tom Papa Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson |
Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
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March 1 [8] | Comedian/actor Roy Wood Jr. | Helen Hong, Paula Poundstone, Tom Bodett | |
March 8 [9] | Actress Lauren Graham | Faith Salie, Shantira Jackson, Roy Blount Jr. | |
March 15 [10] | Actress Amanda Seyfried | Emmy Blotnick, Peter Grosz, Fortune Feimster | |
March 22 [11] | Orlando Magic center Moe Wagner | Eugene Cordero, Paula Poundstone, Alonzo Bodden | Show recorded in Orlando, FL (Walt Disney Theater) |
March 29 | "Not My Job" encores featuring actress Diane Lane, actor/comedians Eric Idle, Bridget Everett, & Jeff Hiller, and musicians Christian McBride & Kathleen Hanna |
Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
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April 5 [12] | Actor Sterling K. Brown | Negin Farsad, Josh Gondelman, Tig Notaro | |
April 12 | Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | Shane O'Neill, Rachel Coster, Peter Grosz | |
April 19 [13] | Comedian/actor Lewis Black | Alonzo Bodden, Adam Burke, Dulcé Sloan | Show recorded in Durham, NC (DPAC) |
April 26 [14] | Actor Brian Tyree Henry | Negin Farsad, Luke Burbank, Brian Babylon | Guest host Karen Chee |
Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
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May 3 [15] | Actress/writer Natasha Rothwell | Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Peter Grosz, Hari Kondabolu | |
May 10 [16] | Actor/singer Nathan Lane | Shantira Jackson, Luke Burbank, Roy Blount Jr. | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Alzo Slade |
May 17 | "Not My Job" encores featuring actor Josh Gad, singer–songwriter/former National Youth Poet Laureate Kara Jackson, musician Mike Derks & Mike Bishop of Gwar, taxidermist Amber Maykut and governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer | ||
May 24 [17] | Actress/comedian Ego Nwodim | Tom Papa, Hari Kondabolu, Dulcé Sloan | |
May 31 [18] | Former Boston Red Sox left fielder/hitter Jim Rice | Maz Jobrani, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Adam Felber | Show recorded in Boston, MA (Wang Theatre) |
Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
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June 7 [19] | Jeff Gordon, vice-chairman of Hendrick Motorsports and former NASCAR champion | Adam Burke, Negin Farsad, Zach Zimmerman | |
June 14 [20] | Actor Chris Perfetti | Luke Burbank, Alonzo Bodden, Joyelle Nicole Johnson | Guest host Negin Farsad |
June 21 [21] | Olympic sabre fencing medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad | Hari Kondabolu, Rachel Coster, Jeff Hiller | |
June 28 [22] | Actress/singer Anna Kendrick | Paula Poundstone, Karen Chee, Josh Gondelman | Show recorded in Portland, ME (Merrill Auditorium) |
Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
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July 5 | "Not My Job" encores featuring actress Amanda Seyfried & Lauren Graham, comedians Roy Wood Jr. & Jim Gaffigan and singer–songwriter/YouTuber mxmtoon | ||
July 12 [23] | Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball head coach Jan Jensen | Emmy Blotnick, Hari Kondabolu, Faith Salie | Show recorded in Des Moines, IA (Des Moines Civic Center) |
July 19 [24] | Filmmaker/producer James Gunn | Bobcat Goldthwaite, Paula Poundstone, Adam Burke | |
July 26 [25] | Singer–songwriter Laufey | Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Adam Burke, Peter Grosz |
Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
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August 2 [26] | Television personality Heather Gay | Luke Burbank, Shantira Jackson, Shane O'Neill | Show recorded in Salt Lake City, UT (Abravanel Hall) [27] Guest announcer/scorekeeper Alzo Slade |
August 9 [28] | Actor Pedro Pascal | Brian Babylon, Negin Farsad, Roy Blount Jr. | Guest host Tom Papa |
August 16 | Previously unaired segments, including an interview with Atlas Obscura co-founder Dylan Thuras and its current CEO Louise Story "Not My Job" encores featuring comedians Lewis Black & Rose Matafeo and Orlando Magic center Moe Wagner | ||
August 23 | Unaired segments from previous episodes "Not My Job" encores featuring actors Brian Tyree Henry, Nathan Lane & Sterling K. Brown and comedian Vanessa Bayer | ||
August 30 [29] | Actor Paul Giamatti | Mo Rocca, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Tom Bodett | Show recorded in Lenox, MA (Tanglewood) |
Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
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September 6 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
September 13 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
September 20 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | Show recorded in St. Louis, MO (Fox Theatre) |
September 27 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA |
Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
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October 4 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
October 11 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | Show recorded in Honolulu, HI (Blaisdell Concert Hall) |
October 18 | "Not My Job" encores | ||
October 25 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA |
Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
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November 1 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
November 8 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | Show recorded in location TBA |
November 15 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
November 22 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
November 29 | "Not My Job" encores |
Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
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December 6 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
December 13 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
December 20 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
December 27 | "Best of 2025" encores |