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Show Details: 2024 Best Ofs

2024-01-06

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1358
Host Guest: Negin Farsad
Scorekeeper I'm the anchorman everyone wants to kiss when the ball drops Bill Kurtis
Bluff
#1
Chosen Tom Papa
Chosen Tom Papa
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring new interviews for the new year

Notes

The Not My Job segment with Bob Woodruff and the Panel Round segments were from the show recorded in Ann Arbor, Michigan on 2023-09-01.

Peter Sagal gave Bob Woodruff a second chance to answer the third Not My Job question after Bob chose "C". Bob changed his answer to "B", which was correct.

The Bluff the Listener and Not My Job segment with Rachel Maddow were from the show recorded in New York City, New York on 2023-12-15. Since the Bluff the Listener segment hasn't been aired before, both the chosen and correct stories have been recorded.

2024-02-24

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1365
Scorekeeper I'm the man with a voice so smooth, rich people pay big bucks just to hear me say their name on NPR Guest: Chioke I'Anson
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! revisiting interviews that would easily win the popular vote

Notes

Alzo Slade was the guest host for the 2023-02-18 show which featured Rosie Perez as the Not My Job guest.

Negin Farsad was the guest host for the 2023-03-11 show which featured Nick Kroll as the Not My Job guest.

2024-03-30

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1370
Scorekeeper I'm the man with a voice so rich and smooth, you're not allowed to listen on Good Friday Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!: Spring Break Edition with some favorite guests

Notes

Josh Gondelman was the guest host for the 2023-03-04 show which featured Malala Yousafzai as the Not My Job guest.

The segment with David Axelrod comes from his second appearance as a Not My Job guest on 2023-03-25.

Alzo Slade was the guest host for the 2023-05-13 show which featured Gabrielle Dennis as the Not My Job guest.

2024-06-01

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1379
Scorekeeper I'm the man with a voice so smoky, I can barbecue a rack of ribs just by whispering to it Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! celebrating the return of summer with some favorite guests

Notes

The Panel Question with Roy Blount, Jr. may have come from the show that aired on 2023-10-07 or a special show that was taped with segments that have not been included in other Best Of shows.

2024-07-06

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1384
Scorekeeper I'm the man whose voice is bigger than John Hancock's signature Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! celebrating Independence Day (the holiday and the movie) with some favorite guests and segments

Notes

Before playing a portion of the Not My Job segment with Rian Johnson, Peter Sagal said that they had Rian on back in 2013 when "The Last Jedi" came out. "The Last Jedi" came out in 2017 and the show that Rian was the Not My Job guest aired on 2018-01-13.

The show description listed on NPR.org listed "Ruth E. Gordon" as one of the Not My Job Guests. The correct name would be "Ruth E. Carter".

2024-08-10

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1389
Scorekeeper I'm the man who makes rich people open their wallets just so they can hear me say their name Guest: Chioke I'Anson
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! celebrates the end of summer with some favorite guests

Notes

Peter Sagal said that they had taped a show at Carnegie Hall at the beginning of the year with Rachel Maddow as the Not My Job guest. The show was taped on 2013-12-15 as a second show at Carnegie Hall, but the Not My Job segment did not air until the 2024-01-06 Best Of show.

2024-08-17

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1390
Scorekeeper I'm the man who sounds like I'm 6-foot 2-inches of pure lung Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! training for the coming political season with some favorite guests

2024-10-19

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1399
Scorekeeper I'm the man whose voice sticks to your ribs Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! getting nostalgic for the distant past of...uh...earlier this year with some of our favorite guests

Notes

The third Not My Job questions for Chappell Roan, Janet Yellen and David Alan Grier were instances where all three answers for the third Not My Job question were correct.

Chioke I'Anson was the guest scorekeeper for the 2024-01-27 show where Janet Yellen was the Not My Job guest.

Andy Richter was the guest scorekeeper for the 2024-03-16 show where David Alan Grier was the Not My Job guest.

The last three Best Of segments were from the show that aired on 2024-05-25 where Tom Papa was the last minute guest host.

2024-11-30

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1406
Scorekeeper I'm the person everyone thinks of when they're asked what they're thankful for Bill Kurtis
Bluff
#1
Chosen Emmy Blotnick
Chosen Emmy Blotnick
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! celebrating Thanksgiving with a cornucopia of incredible guests

Notes

Both the Bluff the Listener segment and the Not My Job segment with Mary Theisen-Lappen were from a show that was taped at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota on 2024-08-30. The segments have never been aired until this Best Of show.

Alzo Slade was the guest host for the show that aired on 2024-05-18 with Maya Hawke as the Not My Job guest.

2024-12-28

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1410
Scorekeeper I'm a little disappointed that this what Bill Kurtis meant when he invited me to be part of his Christmas vacation Guest: Tim Meadows
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! celebrating the holidays with guest scorekeeper Tim Meadows and some favorite interviews

Notes

Karen Chee was the guest host for the 2024-07-20 show with Allyson Felix as the Not My Job guest.

Ayesha Rascoe was the guest scorekeeper for the 2024-09-21 show with Gary Oldman was the Not My Job guest.