List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2018)

The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's news panel game, that aired during 2018.[1] All episodes, unless otherwise indicated, feature host Peter Sagal and announcer/scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, and originate at Chicago's Chase Auditorium. Dates indicated are the episodes' original Saturday air dates. Job titles and backgrounds of the guests reflect their status at the time of their appearance.

January

DateGuestPanelists
January 6Previously unaired features (including an interview with New York Times columnist Lindy West)
Encore segments featuring former athletes Ryan Dempster and Jerry Rice
January 13Filmmaker Rian JohnsonRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Helen Hong
January 20Morning TV personality Al RokerAlonzo Bodden, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca
January 27Actress and writer Krysten RitterBim Adewunmi, Peter Grosz, Faith Salie

February

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
February 3Geneticist Michael RosbashTom Bodett, Helen Hong, Paula Poundstone
February 10South Bend mayor Pete ButtigiegAmy Dickinson, Adam Felber, Hari KondaboluShow recorded at Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend, IN
February 17Actor David DuchovnyLiz Miele, Mo Rocca, Faith Salie
February 24"Best of 'Not My Job,'" featuring filmmakers Jordan Peele, Greta Gerwig, & Lee Unkrich, producer Lee Daniels, and illustrator Liz Climo

March

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
March 3Cross-country skier Jessie DigginsLuke Burbank, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts
March 10Economist Austin GoolsbeeAlonzo Bodden, Tara Clancy, Faith Salie
March 17New England Patriots quarterback Tom BradyTom Bodett, Helen Hong, Mo RoccaShow recorded at The Bushnell in Hartford, CT
March 24Actor LeVar BurtonAdam Burke, Amy Dickinson, Rashawn Scott
March 31"Best of" episode featuring author Daniel Handler, composer Michael Giacchino, U.S. Senator Ben Sasse, and sportscaster Joe Buck

April

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
April 7Ohio Governor John KasichRoy Blount Jr., Peter Grosz, Roxanne RobertsShow recorded at Palace Theatre in Columbus, OH
April 14Actress Laurie MetcalfTom Bodett, Adam Burke, Faith Salie
April 21Actress Edie FalcoHelen Hong, Maz Jobrani, Mo RoccaFeaturing a tribute to former announcer/scorekeeper Carl Kassel, who died that week
April 28Voice actor and comedian H. Jon BenjaminBrian Babylon, Negin Farsad, Paula Poundstone

May

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
May 5Britt Daniel, lead vocalist/guitarist of the band SpoonLuke Burbank, Maz Jobrani, Faith SalieShow recorded at Bass Concert Hall in Austin, TX
May 12Actress and neuroscientist Mayim BialikAlonzo Bodden, Helen Hong, Janelle James
May 19Singer Cyndi LauperTom Bodett, Tara Clancy, Roxanne Roberts
May 26Actress and comedian RettaAdam Felber, Hari Kondabolu, Paula PoundstoneGuest host Helen Hong

June

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
June 2Previously unaired kid-oriented segments (including a talk with actor Neil Patrick Harris)
Encore segments with Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper, actress/comedian Aubrey Plaza, and former CIA advisor John Nixon
June 9New York Mets TV analyst and former Major League Baseball infielder Keith HernandezBim Adewunmi, Luke Burbank, Peter Grosz
June 16Actor/comedian Louie AndersonRoy Blount, Jr., Hari Kondabolu, Roxanne Roberts
June 23Freestyle skier David WiseAlonzo Bodden, Faith Salie, Mo RoccaShow recorded at Tanglewood in Lenox, MA
June 30Aquanaut and conservationist Fabien CousteauNegin Farsad, Tom Papa, Paula Poundstone

July

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
July 7"Best of 'Not My Job,'" featuring comedians Eddie Izzard and Keegan-Michael Key, singers Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks, and members of Blue Man Group
July 14Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary FundAdam Burke, Paula Poundstone, Faith Salie
July 21Former FBI director James ComeyAlonzo Bodden, Helen Hong, Mo RoccaShow recorded at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA
July 28Musician Jon BatisteTom Bodett, Adam Felber, Rashawn ScottGuest host Faith Salie

August

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
August 4Actress Uzo AdubaAlonzo Bodden, Adam Burke, Roxanne Roberts
August 11Musician Jeff TweedyAmy Dickinson, Bobcat Goldthwait, Peter GroszShow recorded at the Jay Pritzker Pavilion in Chicago's Millennium Park
August 18"Best of" episode featuring athletes Jessie Diggins and Bernie Parent, South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg, geneticist Michael Rosbash, and TV personality Al Roker
August 25Animal-themed "Best of" episode, featuring veterinarian Kevin Fitzgerald and San Diego Zoo animal ambassador Rick Schwartz

September

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
September 1Actress Glenn CloseAdam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne RobertsShow recorded at Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, WI
September 8Author Jenny HanAdam Burke, Maeve Higgins, Helen Hong
September 15Actress Anna KendrickPaula Poundstone, Negin Farsad, P. J. O'Rourke
September 22Gymnast Aly RaismanAdam Burke, Tara Clancy, Faith Salie
September 29Actor Jon HammAlonzo Bodden, Maz Jobrani, Jessi KleinShow recorded at Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, CA

October

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
October 6Actress Ellie KemperPeter Grosz, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts
October 13"Best of" episode featuring astronaut Scott Kelly, economist Austin Goolsbee, actress Edie Falco, and Ohio Governor John Kasich
October 20Novelist John GrishamAmy Dickinson, Hari Kondabolu, Mo Rocca
October 27Former NPR correspondent/anchor Robert Siegel
NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg
Peter Grosz, Paula Poundstone, Roy Blount, Jr. (Who's Bill This Time?)
Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, Maz Jobrani (Panel Segment #1)
Amy Dickinson, Mo Rocca, Faith Salie (Bluff the Listener)
Adam Burke, Negin Farsad, Adam Felber (Panel Segment #2)
Brian Babylon, Luke Burbank, Tara Clancy (Listener Limerick Challenge)
Teams of all participating panelists (Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank)
Show recorded at Chicago Theatre
Wait Wait's 20th anniversary commemoration

November

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
November 3Writer Kevin KwanAdam Burke, Helen Hong, Faith Salie
November 10Singer Sarah BrightmanLuke Burbank, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts
November 17Orlando Magic forward Aaron GordonTara Clancy, Adam Felber, Mo RoccaShow recorded at Dr. Phillips Center in Orlando, FL
November 24"Best of 'Not My Job,'" featuring singer Cyndi Lauper, comedian Bassem Youssef, actors Mayim Bialik and Bradley Whitford, and freestyle skier David Wise

December

DateGuestPanelistsNotes
December 1Film director Peter FarrellyBim Adewunmi, Brian Babylon, Tom Papa
December 8Actress Candice BergenPeter Grosz, Paula Poundstone, Faith SalieShow recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York, NY
December 15Actor William ShatnerRoy Blount, Jr., Luke Burbank, Helen Hong
December 22Mike D and Ad-Rock of the hip-hop group Beastie BoysAdam Felber, Maeve Higgins, Roxanne Roberts
December 29Previously unaired segments, including an interview with late night host Seth Meyers
Encore segments featuring actors Jon Hamm and Glenn Close, actor/comedian Louie Anderson, and musician Jeff Tweedy

References

  1. "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! archive". npr.org NPR:National Public Radio. pbs.org. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
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