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
June 8TBATBA, TBA, TBA
June 15Show TBD
June 22TBATBA, TBA, TBA
June 29TBATBA, TBA, TBAShow recorded in Philadelphia, PA (The Mann Center)

July

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
July 6"Best of" episode
July 13TBATBA, TBA, TBA
July 20TBATBA, TBA, TBAGuest host Karen Chee
July 27TBATBA, TBA, TBA

August

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
August 3TBATBA, TBA, TBAShow recorded in Vienna, VA (Wolf Trap)
August 10"Best of" episode
August 17"Best of" episode
August 24TBATBA, TBA, TBA
August 31TBATBA, TBA, TBAShow recorded in TBD (TBD)

September

DateGuestPanelists
September 7TBATBA, TBA, TBA
September 14TBATBA, TBA, TBA
September 21TBATBA, TBA, TBA
September 28TBATBA, TBA, TBA

October

DateGuestPanelists
October 5TBATBA, TBA, TBA
October 12TBATBA, TBA, TBA
October 19"Best of" episode
October 26TBATBA, TBA, TBA

November

DateGuestPanelists
November 2TBATBA, TBA, TBA
November 9TBATBA, TBA, TBA
November 16TBATBA, TBA, TBA
November 23TBATBA, TBA, TBA
November 30"Best of" episode


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References

  1. "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! archive". npr.org NPR:National Public Radio. npr.org. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  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.