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'Wait Wait' Trips Down The Red Carpet

February 24, 2013 • Style commentary from people who have none!

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We're Moving Out!

by Ian Chillag

October 22, 2012 • Farewell, old blog. "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me" is moving over to tumblr, where we promise great videos of people falling down and animals falling down. It's basically a place to put all the things the "Wait, Wait" staff emails to each other when they should be working on the show. Here's some info on how to find us.

Sandwich Mondays

Sandwich Monday: We've Moved!

by Ian Chillag

October 15, 2012 • Sandwich Monday has moved. We're fattening up other NPR blogs now.

Sandwich Mondays

Sandwich Monday: The MRE

by Ian Chillag

October 1, 2012 • For this week's Sandwich Monday, we eat a pepperoni sandwich that can last forever.

Sandwich Mondays

Sandwich Monday: Loose Meat Sandwich

by Ian Chillag

September 24, 2012 • This week, we eat a sandwich that's like a burger, if the burger had exploded. Mmm. Meat pebbles.

Sandwich Mondays

Sandwich Monday: Sagal Sandwich

by Peter Sagal

September 10, 2012 • This week, Peter remembers a sandwich of his youth: Hebrew National salami on white bread with sweet pickle relish. It tastes strongly of nostalgia. Tell us about the Sandwiches Of Your Youth.

Sandwich Mondays

Sandwich Monday: Out Of The Office

by Ian Chillag

August 27, 2012 • Sandwich Monday is on vacation.

Sandwich Mondays

Sandwich Monday: The Energy Bar Sandwich

by Ian Chillag

August 20, 2012 • Some members of the Sandwich Monday crew are doing a 5K tonight. To get ready, we made a sandwich comprised entirely of energy bars and gels. It adds up to 1,200 calories, more than twice that of a Big Mac.

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Sandwich Monday: Bacon S'Mores

by Ian Chillag

August 13, 2012 • A recipe for bacon s'mores has been making its way around the Internet today, prompting many people to wonder how they hadn't thought of it before. It was probably like this when a caveman first figured out the wheel and put something about it on his blog.

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Sandwich Mondays

Sandwich Monday: The Van Engelenfrozen

by Ian Chillag

August 6, 2012 • This week, our intern shares her family's recipe for Extreme Ice Cream Sandwiches: Make cookies, bake them for only four minutes, freeze them, and then put ice cream in between. It's like cookie dough ice cream, reversed. Genius.

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Intern Net: The "Wait, Wait" Olympics!

by MacKenzie VanEngelenhoven

August 2, 2012 • We achieve our Olympic dreams - public radio style.

Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!

Sandwich Monday: The Crunchwrap Supreme

by Ian Chillag

July 30, 2012 • The Crunchwrap Supreme is, in the words of Taco Bell, engineered "for maximum portability." We gave the octagonal taco a try.

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Starfleet Captains Have Problems Too

by Ian Chillag

July 27, 2012 • Sir Patrick Stewart, aka Captain Jean-Luc Picard, talks to our "How To Do Everything" podcast.

Sandwich Monday: The All-American Burger

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Sandwich Monday: The All-American Burger

by Ian Chillag

July 23, 2012 • Forget everything you ever knew about buns: This week, we eat a burger in between two grilled cheese sandwiches.

Sandwich Mondays

Sandwich Monday: The Asian Carp Slider

by Ian Chillag

July 16, 2012 • For this week's Sandwich Monday, we let an invasive pest invade our mouths.

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Intern Net #2: You Can't Spell "Machiavellian" Without "Ian"

by MacKenzie VanEngelenhoven

July 13, 2012 • Intern MacKenzie documents another week at "Wait, Wait."

Sandwich Mondays

Sandwich Monday: The Streetwise Cheesetop Burger

by Ian Chillag

July 9, 2012 • For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try a sandwich found at KFC Philippines.

Sandwich Mondays

Sandwich Monday: Out Of The Office

by Ian Chillag

July 2, 2012 • Sandwich Monday is out of the office.

Not My Job Guests

Nora Ephron Plays Not My Job

by Eva Wolchover

June 27, 2012 • When Nora Ephron played "Not My Job."

Mindless Arcade Friday

Mindless Arcade Friday: The Grading Game

by MacKenzie VanEngelenhoven

June 22, 2012 • Get through the Friday doldrums with this diversion into the exciting world of the essay-correcting graduate student.

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Intern Net: Meet MacKenzie

by MacKenzie Van Engelenhoven

June 19, 2012 • Our new intern Mackenzie introduces herself.

Sandwich Mondays

Sandwich Monday: The Burger King Bacon Sundae

by Ian Chillag

June 18, 2012 • For this week's Sandwich Monday, we eat Burger King's new bacon sundae, which is an actual product they want people to buy.