Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! (Rebroadcast) on WAMC

Thursdays, 9pm - 10pm

For a wacky and whip-smart approach to the week's news and newsmakers, listen no further than Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me!, the oddly informative news quiz from NPR.

During each fast-paced, irreverent show, host Peter Sagal leads what might be characterized as the news Olympics. Callers, panelists, and guests compete by answering questions about the week's events, identifying impersonations, filling in the blanks at lightening speed, sniffing out fake news items, and deciphering limericks. Listeners vie for a chance to win the most coveted prize in radio: having official judge and scorekeeper Carl Kasell record the outgoing message on their home answering machine.

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Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me! is co-produced by NPR and Chicago Public Radio.

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
12:00 pm
Sat April 7, 2012

Opening Panel Round

Our panelists answer questions about the week's news: A Napoleon Complex. (3) Bluff The Listener — Our panelists tell three stories about ways in which plants are like humans.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
12:00 pm
Sat April 7, 2012

Panel Round Two

More questions for the panel: Rick Perry Sings the Hits; Who's Playing Hedgefundville?; No Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Burp.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
12:00 pm
Sat March 31, 2012

Panel Round Two

More questions for the panel: Good News For the Jolly Green Giant, What's In An Unappetizing Name and Somebody Needs A Drink.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
12:00 pm
Sat March 31, 2012

Prediction

Our panelists will predict what James Cameron found at the bottom of the ocean.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
12:00 pm
Sat March 31, 2012

Who's Carl This Time

Carl reads three quotes from the weeks news: A Supreme Debate, To Russia With Love and The Deep Blue Sea.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
12:00 pm
Sat March 31, 2012

Opening Panel Round

Our panelists answer questions about the week's news: Romney's lift gets a lift. (3) Bluff The Listener — Our panelists tell us three stories of lives ruined by Justin Bieber, only one of which is true.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
12:00 pm
Sat March 31, 2012

Limericks

Carl reads three news-related limericks: A Teeny-Weeny Change At The Olympics, Carne From Above and Blue Ivy Syndrome.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
12:00 pm
Sat March 31, 2012

Lightning Fill In The Blank

All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
12:00 pm
Sat March 24, 2012

Prediction

Our panelists predict: After Mitt Romney's campaign caused in spike in Etch A Sketch sales, what will be the next resurgent toy?

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
12:00 pm
Sat March 24, 2012

Who's Carl This Time

Carl reads three quotes from the weeks news: Barack Gump, Romney's Toy Chest and Gritty Teen Blockbusters.

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