Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis host the weekly NPR News quiz show alongside some of the best and brightest news and entertainment personalities.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Have a laugh and test your news knowledge.

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! for June 27, 2015

June 27, 2015 • Recorded in Houston with Not My Job guest Sunita Williams and panelists Maz Jobrani, Paula Poundstone and Alonzo Bodden.

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Who's Bill This Time

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Not My Job: Astronaut Sunita Williams Gets Quizzed On Storage Space

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Panel Round Two

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Limericks

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Lightning Fill In The Blank

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! for June 20, 2015

June 20, 2015 • Recorded in Chicago, with Not My Job guest Mindy Kaling and panelists Luke Burbank, Faith Salie and Charlie Pierce.

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Who's Bill This Time

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Bluff The Listener

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Not My Job: Mindy Kaling Gets Quizzed On Do-It-Yourself Projects

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Panel Round Two

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Limericks

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Lightning Fill In The Blank

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Prediction

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! For June 13, 2015

June 13, 2015 • Recorded in Chicago with Not My Job guest Kim Kardashian, guest host Mike Pesca, and panelists Maz Jobrani, Amy Dickinson and Peter Grosz.

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Who's Bill This Time

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Panel Round One

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Not My Job: Kim Kardashian Gets Quizzed On Kim Jong Un

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Panel Round Two

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Limericks

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! For June 6, 2015

June 6, 2015 • Recorded in Chicago with My My Job guest Brian Grazer and panelists Tom Bodett, Roxanne Roberts and Greg Proops.

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Who's Bill This Time

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Panel Round One

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Bluff The Listener

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Not My Job: Producer Brian Grazer Gets Quizzed On Cattle

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! For May 30, 2015

May 30, 2015 • This week, Wait Wait takes a break from the week's news and listens back to some of our favorite interviews with musicians.

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Not My Job: E Street Drummer Max Weinberg Gets Quizzed On New Jersey

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Unbreak My Heart: Toni Braxton Gets Quizzed On Cardiac Surgery

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Not My Job: We Quiz Funk Legend George Clinton On The British Parliament

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Not My Job: Trombone Shorty Gets Quizzed On Obscure Musical Instruments

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Not My Job: Drummer Marky Ramone Gets Quizzed On Marky Mark

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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

Have a laugh and test your news knowledge.

Past Shows

Previous Shows

Who's Bill This Time

Panel Round One

Bluff The Listener

Not My Job: Astronaut Sunita Williams Gets Quizzed On Storage Space

Panel Round Two

Limericks

Lightning Fill In The Blank

Prediction

Who's Bill This Time

Panel Round One

Bluff The Listener

Not My Job: Mindy Kaling Gets Quizzed On Do-It-Yourself Projects

Panel Round Two

Limericks

Lightning Fill In The Blank

Prediction

Who's Bill This Time

Panel Round One

Bluff The Listener

Not My Job: Kim Kardashian Gets Quizzed On Kim Jong Un

Panel Round Two

Limericks

Lightning Fill In The Blank

Prediction

Who's Bill This Time

Panel Round One

Bluff The Listener

Not My Job: Producer Brian Grazer Gets Quizzed On Cattle

Panel Round Two

Limericks

Lightning Fill In The Blank

Prediction

Not My Job: E Street Drummer Max Weinberg Gets Quizzed On New Jersey

Unbreak My Heart: Toni Braxton Gets Quizzed On Cardiac Surgery

Not My Job: We Quiz Funk Legend George Clinton On The British Parliament

Not My Job: Trombone Shorty Gets Quizzed On Obscure Musical Instruments

Not My Job: Drummer Marky Ramone Gets Quizzed On Marky Mark