Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Stats Page

Show Details: August 2022

2022-08-06

NPR DB ID: 1281
Host
Guest: Negin Farsad
Scorekeeper
Bail reform now! Bill reform never!
Panelists
Guests
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Adam Burke
Correct: Hari Kondabolu
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about someone's last wish being granted, Not My Job about Bob Ross, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the next movie to disappear?
Notes

Negin Farsad and Amy Dickinson gave a few hints on the answer for Robin Thede's second Not My Job question.

Hari Kondabolu answered "Oil prices" for his fourth Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank question. Negin responded with "Gas prices. Right." and Hari got a ding. When Negin asked how Hari did, Bill Kurtis said that Hari answered 4 questions correct for 8 more points and a total of 10 points. Hari answered 5 questions correct based on Negin's responses and bell dings for a total of 12 points. The numbers listed for Hari reflect the numbers that Bill, the official scorekeeper, stated on the show.

2022-08-13

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1282
Scorekeeper
I'm the music festival all the cool kids wanna attend. I'm Lolla-Bill-ooza
Description
Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! revisiting some favorite guests who joined the show live and in-person
Notes

The Not My Job segment with Lars Ulrich was originally from a Friday night show taping in San Francisco, California on August 11, 2017. The segment was aired as part of the Best Of show that aired on 2017-12-30.

Chioke I'Anson was the guest scorekeeper for the 2019-03-23 show with Aidy Bryant as the Not My Job guest.

2022-08-20

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1283
Scorekeeper
Grab your bros and meet me on the quad. We're playing spike-Bill
Description
Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! with another collection of favorite in-person guests
Notes

The Panel Round segment between the Not My Job segment with Marin Alsop and the Not My Job segment with Garth Fagan is a never-before-heard clip from the show that aired on 2022-07-16 with Tom Papa as guest host.

The Not My Job segment with Renée Fleming was originally from a Friday night show taping at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia on August 30, 2019. The segment was aired as part of the Best Of show that aired on 2019-10-19.

2022-08-27

NPR DB ID: 1284
Scorekeeper
Enough of the Beltway. Step inside the Bill-way
Panelists
Bluff(s)
#1
Chosen: Roxanne Roberts
Correct: Tom Bodett
Description
Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener about parents using their kids to help with unusual tasks, Not My Job about DC Comics, Listener Limerick Challenge, Panelist Predictions: what will be the next workplace trend?