Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
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Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! is NPR's weekly hour-long quiz program. Each week on the radio you can test your knowledge against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what's real news and what's made up.
Lose the lightning fill-in-the-blank round on Saturday? No worries! There's a second chance to hear Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! every weekend -- Sundays at 2 p.m.
'Wait Wait' for May 18, 2024: With Not My Job guest Maya Hawke
Maya Hawke broke out in 2019, with a role in Stranger Things and her first single. Now, she's got a new album and a new movie in the same month, but can she answer our questions about birdwatchers?
Bluff The Listener
Our panelists read three stories about an engagement proposal unlike any before, only one of which is true.
Who's Bill This Time
Bill Kurtis reads three quotes from the week's news...Don's Big Boy, Jolly Old Saint Alexa, Like A Rock 2020
Not My Job: Jordan Peele Gets Quizzed On The Teletubbies
The children's TV show marked its 20th anniversary this year. We'll see how much the creator of Get Out knows about Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po. Originally broadcast March 4, 2017.
Not My Job: We Quiz The Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten, On Footwear
In 1978, Garten bought a specialty food store in the Hamptons. That store grew into a career, a series of cookbooks and a popular show on the Food Network. Originally broadcast April 22, 2017.
Not My Job: Band Leader Paul Shaffer Gets Quizzed On Sidekicks
Shaffer has been providing the soundtrack for late night TV for decades. He was on the first generation of SNL and appeared for 30 years with David Letterman. Originally broadcast March 18, 2017.
Not My Job: Author Nora Roberts (aka JD Robb) Gets Quizzed On J.D. Salinger
Roberts has had 198 books on the New York Times best-seller list. We'll ask her three questions about a somewhat less prolific author. Originally broadcast Feb. 18, 2017.
Prediction
Our panelists predict now that we're celebrating the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter, who will be the next kids' book hero.