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Saturday, July 24, 2021

Dr. Ellen Stofan by NPR

Dr. Ellen Stofan, Under Secretary For Science and Research at the Smithsonian, plays our game about other strange collections of artifacts. She is joined by panelists Karen Chee, Laci Mosley…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:16PM

Best Of: Questlove / Growing Up In A Utopian Community by NPR

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson talks about directing the new film 'Summer of Soul,' documenting the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival. It features performances by Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, Mahali…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:16AM
Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Questlove On 'Summer of Soul' by NPR

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson is coming out of the pandemic a changed man. The co-founder of the Roots and the music director for 'The Tonight Show' did something he never thought he'd do — h…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:39PM
Saturday, July 17, 2021

Phillipa Soo by NPR

Phillipa Soo, one of the stars of Hamilton, plays our game about a ton of ham. She is joined by panelists Gina Brillon, Helen Hong, and Mo Rocca.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM
Friday, July 16, 2021

Anthony Bourdain, 'Roadrunner' by NPR

We revisit our 2016 interview with culinary icon Anthony Bourdain. He hosted the CNN series 'Parts Unknown' which took audiences to countries all over the world. He spoke with 'Fresh Air' ab…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:53PM
Saturday, July 10, 2021

Best of WWDTM July 2021 by NPR

WWDTM presents some favorite segments to remind everyone what shows with actual audiences sound like, with Leslie Odom, Jr., Regina King, and Laird Hamilton. We also feature some moments wit…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM
Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Bandleader Jon Batiste by NPR

Batiste is the bandleader of 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.' He joins us from his home piano where he plays music he wrote for the Pixar movie 'Soul' and songs from his album 'We Are.'…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:58AM
Saturday, July 3, 2021

Roger Bennett by NPR

Roger Bennett, co-creator of Men In Blazers and an impressive sports broadcaster, answers our three questions about bowling. He is joined by guest host Faith Salie and panelists Paula Pounds…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM
Friday, July 2, 2021

Bruce Springsteen Returns To Broadway by NPR

"The Boss" spoke with Terry Gross at his New Jersey home studio in 2016 about masculinity, depression, and wishing he was his stage persona. His one-man show, 'Springsteen on Broadway,' retu…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:53PM
Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Uzo Aduba by NPR

Aduba's breakout role was as Suzanne "Crazy Eyes" Warren in the Netflix series about a women's prison, 'Orange is the New Black.' Now she stars in the HBO reboot of 'In Treatment,' as therap…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:29AM
Saturday, June 26, 2021

T-Pain by NPR

T-Pain, the musician who won the first season of The Masked Singer, answers three questions about the half-masked singer, i.e. The Phantom of the Opera. He is joined by panelists Brian Babyl…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM

Best Of: Anthony Ramos / Renée Elise Goldsberry by NPR

Anthony Ramos says Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical 'In the Heights' filled him with hope about a life on the stage: "I felt like I'm watching my cousins and my aunts and uncles on the …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:14AM
Wednesday, June 23, 2021

Renée Elise Goldsberry On 'Girls5Eva' & 'Hamilton' by NPR

The comedy series 'Girls5Eva,' which was just renewed for a second season, follows a 1990s band that reunites after a long stretch of obscurity. Goldsberry was once in a girl group herself. …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:49PM
Saturday, June 19, 2021

Anna Konkle by NPR

Anna Konkle, co-creator and star of Hulu's junior high comedy PEN15, plays our game about a drink that will give you a junior high: Red Bull. She is joined by panelists Dulcé Sloan, Faith S…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM
Monday, June 14, 2021

Anthony Ramos On 'In The Heights' & 'Hamilton' by NPR

Anthony Ramos says Lin-Manuel Miranda's Broadway musical 'In the Heights' filled him with hope about a life on the stage: "I felt like I'm watching my cousins and my aunts and uncles on the …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:16PM
Saturday, June 12, 2021

Chris Bosh by NPR

NBA legend Chris Bosh plays our game about Pringles called "Chris Bosh, Have A Crisp Nosh." He is joined by panelists Charla Lauriston, Roxanne Roberts, and Alonzo Bodden.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM
Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Rita Moreno by NPR

Moreno moved to the U.S. mainland from Puerto Rico as a child. She says her 'West Side Story' role is "the only part I ever remember where I represented Hispanics in a dignified and positive…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:47AM
Saturday, June 5, 2021

WWDTM Best Of: Summer Fun Edition by NPR

During this week that marks the beginning of summer fun, WWDTM revisits some of the funnest people we know., with Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Brody, as well as Es…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:07AM
Saturday, May 29, 2021

Joel McHale by NPR

Joel McHale, star of Community, plays our game about community theater. He is joined by panelists Cristela Alonzo, Jessi Klein and Helen Hong.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM
Saturday, May 22, 2021

Jennifer Finney Boylan by NPR

Jennifer Finney Boylan, author of the memoir, "Good Boy: My Life In Seven Dogs" plays our game about hot dogs. She is joined by panelists Maeve Higgens, Tom Bodett, and Negin Farsad.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM
Saturday, May 15, 2021

Senator Elizabeth Warren by NPR

Senator Elizabeth Warren talks about her new book Persist and plays our game about "War and Peace." She is joined by panelists Karen Chee, Hari Kondabolu and Peter Grosz

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM
Saturday, May 8, 2021

Celebrating Mothers: Feat. Trevor Noah, Scorsese & More by NPR

We celebrate Mother's Day with stories of mom from past interviews with 'Daily Show' host Trevor Noah, Martin Scorsese and filmmaker Albert Brooks. And Lorna Luft remembers her mother, Judy …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 09:18PM

Symone by NPR

Symone, winner of Season 13 of RuPaul's Drag Race, plays our game called "Lip Sync Meet Fix Sink." Three questions about plumbers. She is joined by Paula Poundstone, Alonzo Bodden, and Luke …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM
Thursday, May 6, 2021

Alison Bechdel On 'The Secret To Superhuman Strength' by NPR

Bechdel's new graphic memoir is about her lifelong obsession with exercise. She says she has a "predisposition of being extremely self-conscious and very caught up in my head" — and exerci…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:19AM
Saturday, May 1, 2021

Tariq Trotter AKA Black Thought from The Roots by NPR

Tariq Trotter, AKA Black Thought from The Roots, plays our game about "the suits," TV network and studio executives. He's joined by panelists Laci Mosley, Adam Felber and Helen Hong.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM
Monday, April 26, 2021

The Intersection Of Black Performance, Joy & Pain by NPR

What do 'Soul Train' and Whitney Houston tell us about race in the U.S? Poet and culture critic Hanif Abdurraqib's book, 'A Little Devil in America,' traces the history of Black performance …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:53PM

Choreographer Twyla Tharp by NPR

'Twyla Moves,' a new documentary by PBS American Masters, tells the story of the legendary choreographer and dancer, who got her start performing on subway platforms and rooftops in the 1960…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:53PM

Leslie Odom Jr. / 'Promising Young Woman' Filmmaker Emerald Fennell by NPR

Tony and Grammy-winning actor Leslie Odom Jr. is best-known for his role as Aaron Burr in 'Hamilton.' Now he stars as Sam Cooke in Regina King's film 'One Night in Miami,' which imagines a n…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 06:53PM
Saturday, April 24, 2021

André De Shields by NPR

André De Shields, legend of Broadway, plays our game about canals or Narrow Ways. He is joined by panelists Mo Rocca, Negin Farsad, and Adam Burke.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM
Saturday, April 17, 2021

Michelle Zauner by NPR

Michelle Zauner, author and musician behind Japanese Breakfast, plays our game about Wheaties, the Breakfast of Champions. She is joined by panelists Faith Salie, Josh Gondelman, and Brian B…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM
Saturday, April 10, 2021

Ally Love by NPR

Ally Love, fitness instructor with Peloton, answers three questions about skeletons. She is joined by panelists Paula Poundstone, Joel Kim Booster, and Maeve Higgins.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM