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 April 20, 2024: With Not My Job guest Judith Butler
Judith Butler is one of the world's foremost philosophers. Their new book is Who's Afraid of Gender, but can they answer our questions about horror movies?
Bluff The Listener
Our panelists read three stories about pickles coming to the rescue, only one of which is true.
Who's Bill This Time?
Bill Kurtis reads three quotes from the week's news: "The Fixer gets Fixed," "The Hanoi Shuffle" and "GooGoo for GaGa."
Not My Job: Legal Thriller Author John Grisham Gets Quizzed On (Men's) Briefs
He no doubt knows plenty about legal briefs ... but what does he know about men's briefs? We invited him to play a game called "The Comfy Cotton Brief." Originally broadcast Oct. 20, 2018.
Not My Job: Singer Sarah Brightman Gets Quizzed On A Different 'Phantom'
The singing star has performed in every major concert hall in the world, so we invited her to play a game called "It's not over 'till Gene Simmons sings." Originally broadcast Nov. 10, 2018.
Not My Job: We Quiz Robert Siegel On Seagulls, Nina Totenberg On Tote Bags
To mark Wait Wait's 20th birthday, we subjected two public radio legends — Robert Siegel and Nina Totenberg — to terrible puns about their own names. Originally broadcast Oct. 27, 2018.
Bluff The Listener
Our panelists read three stories about sports injuries happening in a surprising way, only one of which is true.
Not My Job: We Quiz The Mayor Of South Bend, Ind. About North Bend, Wash.
He's been South Bend's biggest booster, so naturally, we decided to ask him three questions about the town of North Bend, Wash. Originally broadcast Feb. 10, 2018.
Predictions
Our panelists predict how Amazon will get back at New York for rejecting them.
Lightning Fill In The Blank
All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.