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.

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'Wait Wait' For Aug. 25, 2018: This Show Is Wild

August 25, 2018 • This week we take a break from the news and enjoy some favorite animal-themed segments from our archives.

Ken Bohn/San Diego Zoo

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Veterinarian Kevin Fitzgerald Plays Not My Job

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Not My Job: 'ZooKeeper Rick' Gets Quizzed On Zumba

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'Wait Wait' For Aug. 18, 2018: The Best Of Not My Job

August 18, 2018 • We take a break from the news to revisit some of our favorite Not My Job guests.

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Paula Poundstone's Snow Pas

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Not My Job: Cross-Country Skier Jessie Diggins Gets Quizzed On Skee-Ball

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Not My Job: We Quiz The Mayor Of South Bend, Ind. About North Bend, Wash.

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Not My Job: We Quiz Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist Michael Rosbash On Barflies

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Not My Job: Former Flyers Goalie Bernie Parent Gets Quizzed On (Cake) Icing

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Not My Job: TV Weatherman Al Roker Gets Quizzed On Coldplay

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'Wait Wait' For Aug. 11, 2018 With Not My Job Guest Jeff Tweedy

August 11, 2018 • Recorded in Chicago's Millennium Park with Not My Job guest Jeff Tweedy and panelists Bobcat Goldthwait, Amy Dickinson and Peter Grosz.

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Not My Job: We Quiz Wilco's Jeff Tweedy On 'A Yankee, A Hotel, And A Foxtrot'

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'Wait Wait' For Aug. 4, 2018 With Not My Job Guest Uzo Aduba

August 4, 2018 • Recorded in Chicago with Not My Job guest Uzo Aduba and panelists Alonzo Bodden, Roxanne Roberts and Adam Burke.

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Not My Job: Uzo Aduba, Who Plays 'Crazy Eyes,' Gets Quizzed On Private Eyes

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'Wait Wait' for July 28, 2018 With Not My Job Guest Jon Batiste

July 28, 2018 • Recorded in Chicago with guest host Faith Salie, Not My Job guest Jon Batiste, and panelists Adam Felber, Rashawn Scott and Tom Bodett.

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Not My Job: 'Stay Human' Bandleader Jon Batiste Gets Quizzed On Robots

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

Past Shows

Previous Shows

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Veterinarian Kevin Fitzgerald Plays Not My Job

Bluff The Listener

Not My Job: 'ZooKeeper Rick' Gets Quizzed On Zumba

Paula Poundstone's Snow Pas

Not My Job: Cross-Country Skier Jessie Diggins Gets Quizzed On Skee-Ball

Not My Job: We Quiz The Mayor Of South Bend, Ind. About North Bend, Wash.

Not My Job: We Quiz Nobel Prize-Winning Scientist Michael Rosbash On Barflies

Not My Job: Former Flyers Goalie Bernie Parent Gets Quizzed On (Cake) Icing

Not My Job: TV Weatherman Al Roker Gets Quizzed On Coldplay

Lightning Fill In The Blank

Who's Bill This Time?

Panel Questions

Bluff The Listener

Not My Job: We Quiz Wilco's Jeff Tweedy On 'A Yankee, A Hotel, And A Foxtrot'

Panel Questions

Limericks

Lightning Fill In The Blank

Predictions

Who's Bill This Time

Panel Questions

Bluff The Listener

Not My Job: Uzo Aduba, Who Plays 'Crazy Eyes,' Gets Quizzed On Private Eyes

Panel Questions

Limericks

Lightning Fill In The Blank

Predictions

Who's Bill This Time?

Panel Questions

Bluff The Listener

Not My Job: 'Stay Human' Bandleader Jon Batiste Gets Quizzed On Robots

Panel Questions

Limericks

Lightning Fill In The Blank

Predictions