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We welcome the arrival of fall with our coziest guests! 2026-10-17 · 47m
We celebrate a bomb and dig deep with Margo Price 2026-10-10 · 48m
We ghost some tech bros with David Byrne 2026-10-03 · 47m
A surprise snow day for the White House press corps 2026-09-26 · 47m
A fond farewell to brunch and also humankind 2026-09-19 · 47m
We fold our phones and get roasted by Leslie Jones 2026-09-12 · 47m
Our panel goes on shore leave with Maggie Smith 2026-09-05 · 47m
Trade wars, what are they good for? 2026-08-29 · 47m
The Wait Wait 2026 summer spectacular, part 2! 2026-08-22 · 48m
The Wait Wait 2026 summer spectacular, part 1! 2026-08-15 · 47m
Falling in love with an octopus, a dog, and Sally Field 2026-08-08 · 48m
Betting on a graveyard of Cybertrucks with Mary Roach 2026-08-01 · 47m
A tick-filled odyssey 2026-07-25 · 48m
We skip the salad bar and have a banana instead 2026-07-18 · 47m
Love Island and Pre-Teen Punks with Jason Narducy 2026-07-11 · 48m
Celebrating the 4th with nothing but bangers! 2026-07-04 · 48m
Reflecting Pools and Construction Zones 2026-06-27 · 48m
The World Cup, Trad Wives, and the Wedding of the Century 2026-06-20 · 47m
Insult Dogs and Emotional Support Alligators 2026-06-13 · 47m
The Alzo Era begins in Austin! 2026-06-06 · 47m
Breaking News from Wait Wait: Our new Judge and Scorekeeper is announced! 2026-06-04 · 11m
Our (early) endless summer with Lucy Dacus and more! 2026-05-30 · 47m
Brandi Carlile helps us say goodbye to Bill Kurtis! 2026-05-23 · 47m
We make Ken Jennings relive the worst moment of his life 2026-05-16 · 47m
Spirit Airlines, The Book of Mormon, and Grunting 2026-05-09 · 48m
We're live in San Diego with Ron Burgundy! 2026-05-02 · 48m
HTDE: Burritos and Handshakes 2026-04-29 · 27m
We go to confessional with Father James Martin 2026-04-25 · 47m
We beef with the pontiff and admire the Stanley Cup 2026-04-18 · 47m
HTDE: Crushes and Smells 2026-04-15 · 18m
Wait Wait goes wild on spring break 2026-04-11 · 47m
We become friends and neighbors with Olivia Munn 2026-04-04 · 48m
HTDE: Sheets and Blankets 2026-04-01 · 26m
We meet America's robo-teachers and take a nap in coach 2026-03-28 · 47m
We admire dimes and Aasif Mandvi gives breakup advice 2026-03-21 · 48m
HTDE: Crickets and Clowns 2026-03-18 · 18m
John Cusack rides his Vespa straight into our hearts 2026-03-14 · 48m
We say "So long!" to Kristi Noem and Benetti plays ball 2026-03-07 · 48m
HTDE: The Breakfast Rule 2026-03-04 · 23m
We tackle the SOTU and Olympian Lilly King talks trash 2026-02-28 · 47m
We hold our own Olympic Games with our favorite guests 2026-02-21 · 48m
HTDE: Curling Stones and Halfpipe Lines 2026-02-18 · 19m
Our panel heads to Milan and Arden Cho hunts demons 2026-02-14 · 48m
HTDE: Forks and Ice Masters 2026-02-11 · 19m
Librarian Mychal Threets talks rebooting Reading Rainbow and our panel eats goo 2026-02-07 · 48m
HTDE: Torches and Ski Jumps 2026-02-04 · 23m
"Wicked" director Jon M. Chu talks Elphaba-branded Swiffers and we preview "Melania" 2026-01-31 · 47m
WWDTM: Kevin O'Leary 2026-01-24 · 47m
WWDTM: Kali Reis 2026-01-17 · 47m
WWDTM: Pedro Pascal, Chris Perfetti, Heather Gay, and more! 2026-01-12 · 48m
WWDTM: Delroy Lindo 2026-01-10 · 48m
WWDTM: Carissa Moore, Bob Costas, and Jim Rice 2025-12-27 · 49m
WWDTM: Rhea Seehorn 2025-12-20 · 48m
We ask Peter about the guest who's most surprised him, plus other listener questions 2025-12-16 · 21m
WWDTM: Lucy Dacus 2025-12-13 · 49m
HTDE: One-Liners and Free Throws 2025-12-10 · 28m
WWDTM: Andy Richter 2025-12-06 · 49m
WWDTM: Paul Giamatti, Laufey, and more! 2025-11-29 · 47m
HTDE: Carsickness And Traffic Jams 2025-11-26 · 20m
WWDTM: Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper 2025-11-22 · 48m
WWDTM: Tiffany Haddish 2025-11-15 · 47m
HTDE: Broadway Musicals And Best In Show 2025-11-12 · 19m
WWDTM: Roy Choi 2025-11-08 · 48m
WWDTM: Julia Fox 2025-11-01 · 47m
HTDE: Motivation, Secret Messages, and Stealing Your Thunder 2025-10-29 · 18m
WWDTM: Ally the Piper 2025-10-25 · 47m
WWDTM: Anna Kendrick, Jeff Gordon, and more! 2025-10-18 · 47m
HTDE: Earthquakes, Dentists, and How To Talk To Your Dog 2025-10-15 · 27m
WWDTM: Taimane 2025-10-12 · 47m
WWDTM: Becca Mann 2025-10-04 · 47m
HTDE: AI, War, and Exercise, with Arnold Schwarzenegger 2025-10-01 · 27m
WWDTM: Cynthia Nixon 2025-09-27 · 47m
WWDTM: Chip Caray 2025-09-20 · 48m
HTDE: How To Make Lasagna Without An Oven, with Peter Sagal 2025-09-17 · 25m
WWDTM: Bob Costas 2025-09-13 · 48m
WWDTM: Reneé Rapp 2025-09-06 · 47m
HTDE: OOO Baby, with Andy Samberg, Kate McKinnon, and U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón 2025-09-03 · 22m
WWDTM: Live at Tanglewood with Paul Giamatti! 2025-08-30 · 47m
WWDTM: Sterling K. Brown, Nathan Lane, Brian Tyree Henry, and Vanessa Bayer 2025-08-23 · 47m
WWDTM: Moe Wagner, Lewis Black, Rose Matafeo, and Atlas Obscura 2025-08-16 · 47m
WWDTM: Pedro Pascal 2025-08-09 · 47m
WWDTM: Heather Gay 2025-08-02 · 47m
WWDTM: Laufey 2025-07-26 · 47m
WWDTM: James Gunn 2025-07-19 · 48m
Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media 2025-07-18 · 2m
WWDTM: Jan Jensen 2025-07-12 · 47m
WWDTM: Amanda Seyfried, mxmtoon, and more! 2025-07-05 · 47m
WWDTM: Anna Kendrick 2025-06-28 · 47m
WWDTM: Ibtihaj Muhammad 2025-06-21 · 47m
WWDTM: Chris Perfetti 2025-06-14 · 47m
WWDTM: Jeff Gordon 2025-06-07 · 47m
WWDTM: Jim Rice 2025-05-31 · 47m
WWDTM: Ego Nwodim 2025-05-24 · 47m
WWDTM: GWAR, Gretchen Whitmer, Josh Gad, Kara Jackson, and Amber Maykut 2025-05-17 · 47m
WWDTM: Nathan Lane 2025-05-10 · 48m
WWDTM: Natasha Rothwell 2025-05-03 · 48m
WWDTM: Brian Tyree Henry 2025-04-26 · 47m
WWDTM: Lewis Black 2025-04-19 · 48m
WWDTM: Austan Goolsbee 2025-04-12 · 47m
HTDE: Study Break with Jason Isaacs of "The White Lotus" 2025-04-10 · 2m
WWDTM: Sterling K. Brown 2025-04-05 · 47m
WWDTM: Eric Idle, Bridget Everett + Jeff Hiller, and more! 2025-03-29 · 47m
WWDTM: Moe Wagner 2025-03-22 · 47m
WWDTM: Amanda Seyfried 2025-03-15 · 47m
WWDTM: Lauren Graham 2025-03-08 · 47m
WWDTM: Roy Wood, Jr. 2025-03-01 · 47m
WWDTM: Billy Porter, Mark Ronson, Tara Dower, and more! 2025-02-22 · 47m
WWDTM: GWAR 2025-02-15 · 48m
WWDTM: Vanessa bayer 2025-02-08 · 47m
WWDTM: Amber Maykut 2025-02-01 · 47m
WWDTM: mxmtoon 2025-01-25 · 48m
WWDTM: Rose Matafeo 2025-01-18 · 47m
HTDE: Heckling, Yawning, and Imitating, with James Austin Johnson and Patton Oswalt 2025-01-15 · 28m
WWDTM: Josh Gad 2025-01-11 · 47m
WWDTM: Happy New Year Edition! 2025-01-04 · 47m
HTDE: Don't Get in the Fridge, with Jesse Eisenberg 2025-01-01 · 25m
WWDTM: One Last Gift to Unwrap 2024-12-28 · 49m
WWDTM: Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone 2024-12-21 · 49m
WWDTM: Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson 2024-12-14 · 49m
HTDE: The Perfect Christmas Present with James Patterson and Gillian Flynn 2024-12-11 · 21m
WWDTM: Jim Gaffigan 2024-12-07 · 49m
WWDTM: Thanksgiving Edition! 2024-11-30 · 49m
HTDE: The Friendliest Sound in the World, with Olympic medalist Molly Seidel 2024-11-27 · 23m
WWDTM: Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller 2024-11-23 · 47m
WWDTM: Governor Whitmer 2024-11-16 · 47m
HTDE: Yes We Pecan, with Martha Stewart 2024-11-13 · 16m
WWDTM: Tara Dower 2024-11-09 · 48m
WWDTM: Brian Jordan Alvarez 2024-11-02 · 47m
HTDE: Josh Gad defeats earworms, and we make a pitch to Pete Buttigieg 2024-10-30 · 22m
WWDTM: Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe 2024-10-26 · 47m
WWDTM: Instant Nostalgia Edition 2024-10-19 · 47m
HTDE: Maury Povich and Sleeping Between the Pretties 2024-10-16 · 23m
WWDTM: Eric Idle 2024-10-12 · 48m
WWDTM: Kara Jackson 2024-10-05 · 47m
HTDE: Peter Sagal the Sausage 2024-10-02 · 24m
WWDTM: Dionne Warwick 2024-09-28 · 47m
WWDTM: Gary Oldman 2024-09-21 · 48m
HTDE: Tom Hanks, Hot Dogs and Chimp Butts 2024-09-18 · 22m
WWDTM: Jay Pharoah 2024-09-14 · 47m
WWDTM: John Leguizamo 2024-09-07 · 47m
HTDE: Haircuts in Space, Tutus, and the Nasal Ranger 2024-09-04 · 20m
WWDTM: Nate Berkus 2024-08-31 · 48m
How To Do Everything is BACK! 2024-08-27 · 3m
WWDTM: Diane Lane 2024-08-24 · 48m
Wait Wait DNC Dispatch #3 2024-08-23 · 12m
Wait Wait DNC Dispatch #2 2024-08-22 · 14m
BONUS: Wait Wait DNC Dispatch #1 2024-08-20 · 14m
WWDTM: The Calm Before the Storm 2024-08-17 · 48m
WWDTM: Summer Break Edition! 2024-08-10 · 48m
WWDTM: Dr. Anthony Fauci 2024-08-03 · 47m
WWDTM: Kathleen Hanna 2024-07-27 · 49m
WWDTM: Allyson Felix 2024-07-20 · 48m
WWDTM: Sam Sanders & Zach Stafford 2024-07-13 · 47m
WWDTM: Happy Independence Day! 2024-07-06 · 47m
WWDTM: Christian McBride 2024-06-29 · 47m
WWDTM: Erik Weihenmayer 2024-06-22 · 48m
WWDTM: Michelle Williams 2024-06-15 · 47m
WWDTM: Charlamagne tha God 2024-06-08 · 48m
WWDTM: Summer Is (Almost) Here Edition! 2024-06-01 · 47m
WWDTM: J. Kenji López-Alt 2024-05-25 · 48m
WWDTM: Maya Hawke 2024-05-18 · 47m
WWDTM: Chappell Roan 2024-05-11 · 47m
WWDTM: Lyndon Barrois, Sr. 2024-05-04 · 47m
WWDTM: Renée Elise Goldsberry 2024-04-27 · 48m
WWDTM: Judith Butler 2024-04-20 · 48m
WWDTM: Bill Cowher 2024-04-13 · 48m
WWDTM: Chris Pine 2024-04-06 · 47m
WWDTM: Spring Break Edition! 2024-03-31 · 48m
WWDTM: Laurene Powell Jobs 2024-03-23 · 47m
WWDTM: David Alan Grier 2024-03-16 · 48m
WWDTM: Claudia Goldin 2024-03-09 · 47m
WWDTM: Danny Brown 2024-03-02 · 48m
WWDTM: Hail to the Chief Editon 2024-02-24 · 48m
WWDTM: Sleater-Kinney 2024-02-17 · 48m
WWDTM: Lena Waithe 2024-02-10 · 48m
WWDTM: Kristen Kish 2024-02-03 · 49m
WWDTM: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen 2024-01-27 · 47m
WWDTM: David Oyelowo 2024-01-20 · 48m
WWDTM: Jason Isbell 2024-01-13 · 47m
WWDTM: Now With Real Journalists! 2024-01-06 · 47m
WWDTM: 25th Anniversary Spectacular Part IX - Best of 2023 2023-12-30 · 48m
WWDTM: Molly Seidel 2023-12-23 · 49m
Wait Wait Wayback Machine: December 2003 2023-12-19 · 14m
WWDTM: Bethenny Frankel 2023-12-16 · 49m
Extended cut: Dakota Johnson on her new doc, childhood, and curating a sex museum 2023-12-11 · 24m
WWDTM: Fred Schneider 2023-12-09 · 49m
WWDTM: Dakota Johnson 2023-12-02 · 49m
WWDTM: 25th Year Spectacular Part VIII! 2023-11-25 · 48m
WWDTM: Stephen Smith 2023-11-18 · 48m
WWDTM: John Stamos 2023-11-11 · 48m
WWDTM: Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant 2023-11-04 · 48m
WWDTM: Bernie Taupin 2023-10-28 · 48m
WWDTM: James Patterson 2023-10-21 · 47m
WWDTM: 25th Year Spectacular Part VII! 2023-10-14 · 49m
WWDTM: Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar 2023-10-07 · 47m
WWDTM: Bob and Erin Odenkirk 2023-09-30 · 48m
WWDTM: John Wilson 2023-09-23 · 47m
WWDTM: Secretary Clinton 2023-09-16 · 48m
WWDTM: Martinus Evans 2023-09-09 · 48m
WWDTM: Bob Seger 2023-09-02 · 48m
WWDTM: Mark Ronson 2023-08-26 · 47m
WWDTM: 25th Year Spectacular Part VI! 2023-08-19 · 48m
WWDTM: 25th Year Spectacular Part V! 2023-08-12 · 48m
WWDTM: Maggie Smith 2023-08-05 · 48m
WWDTM: Randall Park 2023-07-29 · 47m
WWDTM: Damian Lillard 2023-07-22 · 47m
WWDTM: Patti LuPone 2023-07-15 · 47m
WWDTM: 25th Year Spectacular Part IV! 2023-07-08 · 48m
WWDTM: Aleeza Ben Shalom 2023-07-01 · 47m
WWDTM: Karen Allen 2023-06-24 · 48m
WWDTM: James Marsden 2023-06-17 · 48m
WWDTM: Radhika Jones 2023-06-10 · 47m
WWDTM: The First Quarter Century, pt. III 2023-06-03 · 47m
WWDTM: John Goodman 2023-05-27 · 48m
WWDTM: Golda Rosheuvel 2023-05-20 · 47m
WWDTM: Gabrielle Dennis 2023-05-13 · 48m
WWDTM: Ray Romano 2023-05-06 · 48m
WWDTM: Brad Paisley 2023-04-29 · 48m
WWDTM: Weird Al Yankovic 2023-04-22 · 47m
WWDTM: Kaila Mullady 2023-04-15 · 48m
WWDTM: Everyone & Goodbyes 2023-04-12 · 6m
WWDTM: The First Quarter Century 2023-04-08 · 48m
WWDTM: Michelle Rodriguez 2023-04-01 · 48m
WWDTM: David Axelrod 2023-03-25 · 47m
WWDTM: Sam Waterston 2023-03-18 · 48m
Nick Kroll 2023-03-11 · 47m
The Wait Wait Anthology: Reality TV Edition 2023-03-08 · 17m
Malala Yousafzai on winning the Nobel Peace Prize while in chemistry class 2023-03-04 · 48m
Best of the First 25 Years 2023-02-25 · 47m
Everyone & Spotify Stalking 2023-02-22 · 15m
Rosie Perez 2023-02-18 · 47m
Geena Davis 2023-02-11 · 48m
The Wait Wait Anthology: Cats Edition 2023-02-08 · 12m
Billy Porter 2023-02-04 · 47m
Natasha Lyonne 2023-01-28 · 47m
Everyone & Mistaken Identity 2023-01-25 · 11m
Secretary of State Antony Blinken 2023-01-21 · 47m
George Saunders 2023-01-14 · 48m
Mariska Hargitay 2023-01-07 · 48m
The Man Bill-hind the Voice! 2023-01-04 · 14m
Best of Not My Job December 2022 2022-12-31 · 47m
Sarah Polley 2022-12-24 · 47m
Everyone & Improv Nerds 2022-12-21 · 16m
Andrew Bird 2022-12-17 · 48m
Gayle King 2022-12-10 · 47m
How to Become a Listener Contestant with Peter, Miles, and Sofie 2022-12-07 · 13m
Dana Carvey 2022-12-03 · 48m
WWDTM Best of NMJ Thanksgiving 2022-11-26 · 47m
Everyone & Giant Puzzles 2022-11-23 · 14m
Freddie Johnson 2022-11-19 · 48m
Craig Robinson 2022-11-12 · 48m
Behind the scenes with Peter and Lillian 2022-11-09 · 14m
Amber Ruffin 2022-11-05 · 49m
Hasan Minhaj 2022-10-29 · 48m
Everyone & The Supernatural 2022-10-26 · 18m
Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, a real genius 2022-10-22 · 48m
Vivek Murthy 2022-10-15 · 48m
Behind the scenes with Peter Sagal and Emma Choi 2022-10-12 · 20m
Ralph Macchio 2022-10-08 · 48m
Julio Torres 2022-10-01 · 47m
Everyone & Spoons 2022-09-28 · 13m
Michael Strahan 2022-09-24 · 47m
Everyone & A Giant Worm 2022-09-21 · 14m
Mo Amer 2022-09-17 · 48m
Everyone & Time Capsules 2022-09-14 · 16m
Abbi Jacobson 2022-09-10 · 48m
Everyone & Ostrich Escape 2022-09-07 · 15m
Chris Estrada 2022-09-03 · 49m
Everyone & Names 2022-08-31 · 15m
Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton 2022-08-27 · 49m
Everyone & School 2022-08-24 · 24m
More Best of Not My Job 2022-08-20 · 48m
It's an 'Everyone & Their Mom' family reunion! 2022-08-17 · 16m
Best of Not My Job 2022-08-13 · 49m
Everyone & Asparagus 2022-08-10 · 16m
Robin Thede 2022-08-06 · 47m
Everyone & Socks 2022-08-03 · 12m
Jeremy Allen White 2022-07-30 · 48m
Everyone & Van Gogh 2022-07-27 · 11m
Nathan Lane 2022-07-23 · 48m
Everyone & Minions 2022-07-20 · 16m
Puja Patel 2022-07-16 · 47m
Everyone & Games 2022-07-13 · 11m
Del the Funky Homosapien 2022-07-09 · 48m
Del the Funky Homosapien 2022-07-09 · 48m
Everyone & Cowboys 2022-07-06 · 27m
Darryl "Cornbread" McCray 2022-07-02 · 47m
Everyone & Lost and Found 2022-06-29 · 19m
Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda 2022-06-25 · 47m
Everyone & Elvis 2022-06-22 · 15m
Sean Hayes 2022-06-18 · 48m
Everyone & Dolphins 2022-06-15 · 17m
Kenan Thompson 2022-06-11 · 48m
Everyone & Peter Sagal 2022-06-08 · 21m
Best of NMJ June 2022 2022-06-04 · 47m
Everyone & Graduation 2022-06-01 · 17m
Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor 2022-05-28 · 48m
Everyone & Cruise Ship Love 2022-05-25 · 15m
Mandy Moore 2022-05-21 · 47m
Everyone & Skeletons 2022-05-18 · 16m
Hannah Einbinder 2022-05-14 · 48m
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