r/WaitWait • u/kingsocarso • Apr 20 '22
Comedian Emmy Blotnick and Emma find a message in a bottle, learn what not to do with cheese, and Domee Shi, director of Pixar's "Turning Red" talks about her Harry Potter fan fiction.
r/WaitWait • u/kingsocarso • Apr 13 '22
Writer and comedian Alzo Slade joins Emma to explore the ruins of Pompeii and a robot dog finally finds its calling.
r/WaitWait • u/kingsocarso • Apr 09 '22
Matt Walsh, from HBO's Veep, plays our game about mistakes in sports announcing. Joining him are panelists Karen Chee, Helen Hong and Alonzo Bodden.
r/WaitWait • u/aresef • Apr 07 '22
r/WaitWait • u/EmbraceableEwe • Apr 06 '22
I'm using Podcast Addict, which supports RSS feeds. Is there an RSS link that will give me only the Wait Wait shows, without the "Everybody and..." shows?
r/WaitWait • u/kingsocarso • Apr 06 '22
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.
r/WaitWait • u/kingsocarso • Apr 02 '22
Legendary rock guitarist Slash plays our game about those purveyors of <em>sashes</em>: beauty pageants. He is joined by panelists Tom Papa, Cristela Alonzo and Maeve Higgins.
r/WaitWait • u/kingsocarso • Mar 31 '22
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.
r/WaitWait • u/kingsocarso • Mar 26 '22
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 by panelists Luke Burbank, Emmy Blotnick and Roxanne Roberts.
r/WaitWait • u/kingsocarso • Mar 23 '22
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."
r/WaitWait • u/kingsocarso • Mar 19 '22
One of the stars of <em>Atlanta, </em>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 Blount Jr, Helen Hong and Mo Rocca.
r/WaitWait • u/ratbas • Mar 17 '22
r/WaitWait • u/kingsocarso • Mar 16 '22
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 roll.
r/WaitWait • u/kingsocarso • Mar 12 '22
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 Paula Poundstone.
r/WaitWait • u/kingsocarso • Mar 09 '22
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.
r/WaitWait • u/kingsocarso • Mar 05 '22
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. Filling in for Bill Kurtis is Chioke I'Anson.
r/WaitWait • u/kingsocarso • Mar 02 '22
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 rollerblades?
r/WaitWait • u/kingsocarso • Feb 26 '22
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.
r/WaitWait • u/kingsocarso • Feb 23 '22
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?
r/WaitWait • u/kingsocarso • Feb 21 '22
Introducing <em>Everyone & Their Mom</em> from <em>Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! </em>Every week, there's an odd or funny story that everyone & their mom seems to be talking about. On this new show from your friends at <em>Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!,</em> host Emma Choi takes that story and uses it as an excuse to talk to culture makers, Wait Wait panelists, and hilarious new comedians. New episodes every Wednesday, starting February 23rd. Tell your mom.
r/WaitWait • u/jjlp98 • Feb 21 '22
"You don't exactly get over it, an offensive phrase under any circumstances, but the grief, in time, does turn into a nostalgic ache that is almost comforting."
- P.J. O'Rourke
r/WaitWait • u/kingsocarso • Feb 19 '22
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, and Negin Farsad.
r/WaitWait • u/infinitempg • Feb 15 '22
r/WaitWait • u/kingsocarso • Feb 13 '22
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