Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Hosted by Negin Farsad · NPR
4.6from 37,192 ratings
- 473
- Episodes
- 179
- Transcribed
- 37,192
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
NPR's weekly news quiz hosted by Peter Sagal. Have a laugh and test your knowledge with today's funniest comedians and a celebrity guest. Support public media by joining NPR+ at plus.npr.org (http://plus.npr.org/). You’ll get perks for over 25 NPR podcasts, and Wait Wait's perks include bonus episodes, the chance to be a contestant in those bonus episodes(!), and sponsor-free listening.
- Publisher
- NPR
- Category
- comedy · leisure
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 Jul 2019
- Latest episode
- 31 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
179 of 473 episodes have a transcript.
31 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
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Inside a recent episode
We take John Turturro to the Cheesecake Factory
Published 31 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Do people constantly ask you for spoilers? Sometimes they do, sometimes. But I think people like the mystery. I think they want to know, but they like not knowing or trying to figure out what's happening. Do you ever read scripts and be like, I still don't understand what's happening? […]
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- John Turturro
- Hari Kondabolu
- Paula Poundstone
- Faith Salie
- Daniel Vosovic
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.6 / 5
- 37,192 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 69 / 100
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- Quality
- 78
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 100
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Negin Farsad host the show. Published by NPR.
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