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Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Everyone & Boring People by NPR

Comedian Peter Grosz joins Emma on a search for the most boring person in the world and Emma interviews astronaut Victor Glover about the boring parts of his exciting job.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:00AM
Saturday, April 2, 2022

Slash by NPR

Legendary rock guitarist Slash plays our game about those purveyors of sashes: beauty pageants. He is joined by panelists Tom Papa, Cristela Alonzo and Maeve Higgins.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:47AM
Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Everyone & Fancy Ham by NPR

Comedian Hari Kondabolu joins Emma to solve a meat mystery with bestselling author Gillian Flynn, then we talk with baseball legend Sean Doolittle about what he and Emma's mom have in common.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:14AM
Monday, March 28, 2022

Sam Waterston On Returning To 'Law & Order' by NPR

Waterston joined the cast of the original NBC series in 1994 on a one-year contract. He wound up staying 16 years, until the series wrapped in 2010. Now the show's back — and so is he. We …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:48PM
Saturday, March 26, 2022

Dan Snow by NPR

British historian Dan Snow, a member of the team that discovered Ernest Shackleton's lost ship, plays our game about the artists lost at the bottom of the Lollapalooza lineup. He is joined b…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:02PM
Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Everyone & Bears by NPR

Comedian Ashley Ray joins Emma Choi to discuss a super cool and dangerous job opening, Emma interviews for the position and we pitch a reality TV show to the creator of "Love is Blind."

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:00AM
Saturday, March 19, 2022

Zazie Beetz by NPR

One of the stars of Atlanta, Zazie Beetz, plays our game called "Zazie Beetz, meet Sassy Beats!" Three stories about Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts. She is joined by panelists Roy Blou…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:21PM
Wednesday, March 16, 2022

Everyone & Dinosaurs by NPR

Wait Wait's Adam Burke joins Emma to discuss what really killed the dinosaurs; we answer the age old question: can jugglers save the world? And we meet someone who makes rocks more rock and …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:00AM
Saturday, March 12, 2022

Elana Meyers Taylor by NPR

Elana Meyers Taylor, the most decorated Olympic American Bobsledder, plays our game called, "You've medaled alright...in Death Metal!" She is joined by panelists Negin Farsad, Alzo Slade and…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:27PM
Friday, March 11, 2022

Patrick Stewart On 'Star Trek: Picard' by NPR

Patrick Stewart is back as Jean-Luc Picard in season 2 of the CBS All Access series Star Trek: Picard. "I am not averse to risk-taking and I don't judge myself," he says. Stewart spoke with …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 01:43PM
Wednesday, March 9, 2022

Everyone & The Dew by NPR

Comedian Vinny Thomas joins Emma to discuss Hard Mountain Dew—but is it any good? We ask an expert. Plus we talk to the mother son duo behind a beloved bathroom staple.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:00AM
Saturday, March 5, 2022

Porsha Williams by NPR

Real Housewives of Atlanta star Porsha Williams plays our game called "Real Housewife meet a Fake Housewife." She is joined by panelists Faith Salie, Joel Kim Booster and Hari Kondabolu. Fil…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:59AM
Wednesday, March 2, 2022

Celebrity chef Roy Choi's tips for better kimchi by NPR

Comedian Josh Gondelman joins Emma Choi to discuss a saucy situation, celebrity chef Roy Choi troubleshoots a recipe with Emma's Grandma, and we finally settle an age old debate: heels or ro…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 10:00AM
Saturday, February 26, 2022

Best of Not My Job February 2022 by NPR

This week we highlight some of our favorite past segments with RZA, Yamiche Alcindor, and more. Plus we remember our friend and panelist PJ O'Rourke who died last week.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:17PM
Wednesday, February 23, 2022

Everyone and Monkey Business by NPR

Comedian Emmy Blotnick joins Emma Choi to discuss a smooth solution to a monkey problem, we hear from a romantic heartworm, and maybe, sort of meet Ian McKellen?

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 07:58AM
Monday, February 21, 2022

Everyone & Their Mom by NPR

Introducing Everyone & Their Mom from Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Every week, there's an odd or funny story that everyone & their mom seems to be talking about. On this new show from …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 08:00AM
Saturday, February 19, 2022

Marlon James by NPR

Booker Prize-winning novelist Marlon James, author of the Dark Star Trilogy fantasy series, plays our game about fantasy football. He is joined by panelists panelists Ashley Ray, Peter Grosz…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:18PM
Saturday, February 12, 2022

Patti Smith by NPR

Poet and Rock Icon Patti Smith plays our game about pattysmiths...fast food burger restaurants. She is joined by panelists Maeve Higgins, Hari Kondabolu and Bobcat Goldthwait

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:04PM
Saturday, February 5, 2022

Shermann 'Dilla' Thomas by NPR

TikTok Historian Shermann 'Dilla' Thomas plays our game celebrating Tom Brady's retirement from the NFL called, "You're The Goat, Literally." Three questions about actual goats. He is joined…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:05PM
Friday, February 4, 2022

Christine Baranski / Remembering Actor Howard Hesseman by NPR

Actor and singer Christine Baranski is now one of the stars of the new HBO series The Gilded Age. She spoke with Terry Gross in 2020. Also, we listen back to our 1988 interview with Howard H…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:29PM
Saturday, January 29, 2022

Jeremy O. Harris by NPR

Tony-nominated playwright Jeremy O. Harris plays our game called, "You're a playwright, these guys play wrong!" Three questions about athletes making terrible plays. He is joined by panelist…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:00PM
Wednesday, January 26, 2022

'Succession' Actor Matthew Macfadyen by NPR

In 2005, the British actor played brooding aristocrat Mr. Darcy in the film adaptation of Pride & Prejudice. Now, he's a scheming Midwesterner on Succession: "Tom Wambsgans is a long way…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 05:14PM
Saturday, January 22, 2022

Brian Cox by NPR

Actor Brian Cox, who plays Logan Roy on HBO's Succession, answers three questions about suck sessions, or vacuum cleaning. He is joined by panelists Mo Rocca, Paula Poundstone and Cristela A…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:01PM

Best Of: Benedict Cumberbatch / Brian Cox by NPR

Benedict Cumberbatch stars in Jane Campion's Western The Power of the Dog as Phil Burbank, a hyper-masculine cattle rancher living on the plains of Montana in the 1920s. We talk about how bo…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:10AM
Saturday, January 15, 2022

Kacey Musgraves by NPR

Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Kacey Musgraves plays our game called, "O, Say Can You See." Three questions about national anthems. She is joined by panelists Maz Jobrani, Helen Hong, and …

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:06PM
Saturday, January 8, 2022

Woody Hoburg by NPR

Astronaut Woody Hoburg, part of NASA's Artemis program, plays our game called, "Dance With These Stars!" He is joined by panelists Peter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts, and Alonzo Bodden.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 11:59AM
Saturday, January 1, 2022

WWDTM Best of 2021 January by NPR

WWDTM rings in the new year with some of our favorite moments from 2021, with Martin Short, Robin and Brook Lopez, Jane Kaczmarek, and André de Shields. Plus we feature some new moments wit…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:10AM
Friday, December 31, 2021

Dave Grohl by NPR

The Foo Fighters frontman (and Nirvana drummer) talks about his journey from playing small punk clubs to giant stadiums in his memoir, The Storyteller. He reflects on how he taught himself d…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:15AM
Thursday, December 30, 2021

A 'Schmigadoon!' Show by NPR

SNL's Cecily Strong co-stars in the Apple TV+ satire series Schmigadoon!. It centers on a couple who gets trapped in a town where people burst into song. We talk with Strong as well as Cinco…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 03:17PM
Wednesday, December 29, 2021

WWDTM Best of 2021 Bonus Podcast by NPR

Peter Sagal and Emma Choi reminisce about their favorite WWDTM moments from the past year.

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 12:30PM
Monday, December 27, 2021

'Succession' Star Kieran Culkin by NPR

On the HBO show 'Succession,' Culkin plays one of three siblings vying for control of a media empire. The character, he says, "doesn't really know what [it] means to suffer consequences." Cu…

SOURCE: National Public Radio at 02:37PM

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