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NPR's weekly news quiz hosted by Peter Sagal. Have a laugh and test your knowledge with today's funniest comedians and a celebrity guest. Hate free content? Try a subscription to Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!+. Your subscription supports public radio and unlocks fun bonus episodes along with sponsor-free listening. Learn more at https://plus.npr.org/waitwait

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Episodes
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WWDTM: Carissa Moore, Bob Costas, and Jim Rice

12/27/2025
This week, we celebrate the holidays with some of our favorite guests and a trip back to Hawaii! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Duration:00:48:50

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WWDTM: Rhea Seehorn

12/20/2025
This week, special guest Rhea Seehorn joins panelists Josh Gondelman, Hari Kondabolu, and Paula Poundstone Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Duration:00:48:06

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We ask Peter about the guest who's most surprised him, plus other listener questions

12/15/2025
It's another Peter AMA (Ask Me Anything)! Wait Wait visual host Emma Choi puts your questions to the big man himself -- Peter Sagal. If he had to listen to one song for the rest of his life what would it be? What actor would Peter cast to play him in a Wait Wait movie? What does Peter listen to when he runs? We get answers to those and other questions, including one about Peter's role in the making of "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights." This normally would be a bonus episode just for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!+ listeners. With this being the season of giving, we're sharing this one with everyone! To hear part 2 of Peter's AMA, make sure you're signed up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!+. You also get regular episodes sponsor-free and support the work of NPR. For more details, go to plus.npr.org/waitwait. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Duration:00:20:33

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WWDTM: Lucy Dacus

12/13/2025
This week, special guest Lucy Dacus joins panelists Tom Bodett, Adam Burke, and Helen Hong Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Duration:00:49:11

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HTDE: One-Liners and Free Throws

12/10/2025
Ian and Mike help a listener lighten the mood with her clients, help another listener mess with an opponent’s free throw shot, and Peter Sagal shares his secret for falling asleep on an airplane. You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org. How To Do Everything won’t live in this feed forever. If you like what you hear, scoot on over to their very own feed and give them a follow. How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait Don't…Tell Me! featuring show outtakes, extended guest interviews, and a chance to play an exclusive WW+ quiz game with Peter! Sign up and support NPR at plus.npr.org. How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Schuyler Swenson and Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Duration:00:27:37

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WWDTM: Andy Richter

12/6/2025
We're live in Phoenix with special guest Andy Richter and panelists Alonzo Bodden, Luke Burbank, and Shantira Jackson! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Duration:00:48:44

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WWDTM: Paul Giamatti, Laufey, and more!

11/29/2025
This week, we celebrate Thanksgiving with some of the segments we're most grateful for Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Duration:00:47:16

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HTDE: Carsickness And Traffic Jams

11/26/2025
Ian and Mike look to the skies to help a listener solve her problem with motion sickness. Plus, a survivor of the longest recorded traffic jam in history shares how she got through it. You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org. How To Do Everything won’t live in this feed forever. If you like what you hear, scoot on over to their very own feed and give them a follow. How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait Don't…Tell Me! featuring show outtakes, extended guest interviews, and a chance to play an exclusive WW+ quiz game with Peter! Sign up and support NPR at plus.npr.org. How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Schuyler Swenson and Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Duration:00:19:58

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WWDTM: Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper

11/22/2025
This week, Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper join Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Zach Zimmerman, and Faith Salie Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Duration:00:47:51

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WWDTM: Tiffany Haddish

11/15/2025
This week, Tiffany Haddish joins panelists Brian Babylon, Paula Poundstone, and Roxanne Roberts Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Duration:00:47:04

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HTDE: Broadway Musicals And Best In Show

11/12/2025
This week: A Broadway star tells us how he finished the New York Marathon and then performed in two shows back to back, a wife seeks advice on how best to shave her hairy companion, plus, are the lyrics to Bye Bye Birdie what we think they are? You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.How To Do Everything won’t live in this feed forever. If you like what you hear, scoot on over to their very own feed and give them a follow. How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait Don't…Tell Me! featuring show outtakes, extended guest interviews, and a chance to play an exclusive WW+ quiz game with Peter! Sign up and support NPR at plus.npr.org. How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava and Schuyler Swenson. Technical direction from Lorna White. ****** And if you’d like us to be your out of office emergency contact, use this copy: “I am OOO from (INSERT DATES HERE). For any urgent concerns, please email Mike and Ian at howto@npr.org. Please bear in mind that Mike and Ian don’t know anything about anything and their help may in fact make your urgent concern worse, but they did promise to answer any email they get from this out of office message.” Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Duration:00:18:33

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WWDTM: Roy Choi

11/8/2025
This week, we're live in Orange County with Roy Choi and panelists Tom Papa, Negin Farsad, and Karen Chee Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Duration:00:47:36

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

11/1/2025
This week, Julia Fox joins panelists Alonzo Bodden, Adam Burke, and Josh Gondelman Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Duration:00:47:09

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HTDE: Motivation, Secret Messages, and Stealing Your Thunder

10/29/2025
This week: Filmmaker Alice Wu shares a clever trick to help you finally finish that thing you’ve been working on, why teenagers are taking over the comments sections of old podcast episodes, and the origins of the phrase “steal your thunder”. Plus we continue in our quest to be your out of office emergency contact. You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org. How To Do Everything won’t live in this feed forever. If you like what you hear, scoot on over to their very own feed and give them a follow. How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait Don't…Tell Me! featuring show outtakes, extended guest interviews, and a chance to play an exclusive WW+ quiz game with Peter! Sign up and support NPR at plus.npr.org. How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava and Schuyler Swenson. Technical direction from Lorna White. ****** (Once again) after listening: “I am OOO from (INSERT DATES HERE). For any urgent concerns, please email Mike and Ian at howto@npr.org. Please bear in mind that Mike and Ian don’t know anything about anything and their help may in fact make your urgent concern worse, but they did promise to answer any email they get from this out of office message.” Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Duration:00:18:08

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WWDTM: Ally the Piper

10/25/2025
This week, bagpipe superstar Ally the Piper joins panelists Hari Kondabolu, Faith Salie, and Alex Edelman Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Duration:00:47:08

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WWDTM: Anna Kendrick, Jeff Gordon, and more!

10/18/2025
This week, we nurse our sunburns while revisiting some of our favorite moments from this year Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Duration:00:46:52

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HTDE: Earthquakes, Dentists, and How To Talk To Your Dog

10/15/2025
On today’s episode: a bold new way to help out when an earthquake hits, and Mike and Ian help out a listener with the help of a friendly dentist and a dog named Stella. Plus, our continuing commitment to be your Out of Office emergency contact turns into a surprise birthday celebration. You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org. How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait Don't…Tell Me! featuring show outtakes, extended guest interviews, and a chance to play an exclusive WW+ quiz game with Peter! Sign up and support NPR at plus.npr.org. How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Schuyler Swenson. Technical direction from Lorna White. ****** (Once again) after listening: “I am OOO from (INSERT DATES HERE). For any urgent concerns, please email Mike and Ian at howto@npr.org. Please bear in mind that Mike and Ian don’t know anything about anything and their help may in fact make your urgent concern worse, but they did promise to answer any email they get from this out of office message.” Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Duration:00:27:20

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WWDTM: Taimane

10/11/2025
This week, we're live in Honolulu with panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Peter Grosz, and Paula Poundstone. Plus, special guest Taimane! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Duration:00:47:01

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WWDTM: Becca Mann

10/4/2025
This week, special guest Becca Mann joins guest host Negin Farsad and panelists Shantira Jackson, Hari Kondabolu, and Adam Felber Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Duration:00:46:48

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HTDE: AI, War, and Exercise, with Arnold Schwarzenegger

10/1/2025
On today’s episode, how to get rid of Google’s AI summaries, and we help a listener who wants to exercise in her car during a long commute–with an assist from a very overqualified exerciser and a very overqualified driver. Plus we talk about a possible connection between pizza and war with The Washington Post’s Tim Carman. You can check out Tim’s piece here and Juan's training routine here. And you can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org. How To Do Everything won’t live in this feed forever. If you like what you hear, scoot on over to their very own feed and give them a follow. How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me! featuring show outtakes, extended guest interviews, and a chance to play an exclusive WW+ quiz game with Peter! Sign up and support NPR at plus.npr.org. How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White. ****** (Once again) after listening: “I am OOO from (INSERT DATES HERE). For any urgent concerns, please email Mike and Ian at howto@npr.org. Please bear in mind that Mike and Ian don’t know anything about anything and their help may in fact make your urgent concern worse, but they did promise to answer any email they get from this out of office message.” Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy

Duration:00:27:07