Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes

  • Everyone & Giant Puzzles
    Comedian Maeve Higgins and Emma build the world's largest puzzle.

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    14 min
  • Freddie Johnson
    This week we come to you from the Palace Theatre in Louisville, Kentucky with panelists Paula Poundstone, Adam Burke, and Alzo Slade. Our guest is Freddie Johnson of Buffalo Trace Distillery.


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    48 min
  • Craig Robinson
    Craig Robinson, star of the Office and host of Peacock's Harlem Globetrotters: Play It Forward, plays our game about Craigslist. Joining him are panelists Tom Papa; Negin Farsad and Brian Babylon.

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    49 min
  • Behind the scenes with Peter and Lillian
    Peter asks Producer and Editor Lillian King why some questions don't make the show. PLUS: Lillian plays those questions!

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    14 min
  • Amber Ruffin
    Amber Ruffin, host of The Amber Ruffin Show on Peacock and the purple M&M, plays our game called "Roughin' It" Three questions about camping. Joining in are panelists Karen Chee, Hari Kondabolu and Maz Jobrani.
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    49 min
  • Hasan Minhaj
    Hasan Minhaj, comedian with the new Netflix special "The King's Jester" and former host of Patriot Act, plays our game about former Patriot Rob Gronkowski. Joining him are panelists Helen Hong, Mo Rocca, and Shane O'Neill.

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    48 min
  • Everyone & The Supernatural
    Comedian Mo Rocca considers buying a lighthouse and Emma goes ghost hunting.

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    18 min
  • Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, a real genius
    Dr Ibram X Kendi, author and MacArthur Genius, plays our game about the Genius Bar at Apple Stores. Joining him are panelists Alonzo Bodden, Josh Gondelman and Amy Dickinson.

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    49 min
  • Vivek Murthy
    Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States, answers three questions about the mysterious and often huge fish, the sturgeon. Also featured are interviews with Jeremy Allen White and Mandy Moore.

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    48 min
  • Behind the scenes with Peter Sagal and Emma Choi
    Peter and Emma sit down with Executive Producer Mike Danforth to answer some questions that you have about the making of Wait Wait.

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    21 min

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