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1998-11-28

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1335
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, a Thanksgiving Extravaganza featuring some favorite listener contestant segments

Notes

The NPR.org site does not have a page for this show.

At the top of the show, Peter Sagal mentioned that the segments included in this Best Of show featured the following panelists: Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Adam Felber and Margo Kaufman. Margo was not included in any of the segments, but Nell Benjamin was a panelist on the show for the second featured segment.

This is the first time Peter referred to the listener bluff segment, usually labeled as "We'll Wait, You Tell Us" or "Listener Bluff" on NPR.org, as "Bluff the Listener".

The featured segments included are:

  • Who's Carl This Time? #3 from 1998-09-26
  • Who's Carl This Time #1 and Historical Reenactment Theatre from 1998-10-24
  • Listener Bluff #1 from 1998-08-01
  • Who's Carl This Time? #1 (Listener Contestant) from 1998-10-03
  • Listener Bluff #2 from 1998-09-26
  • Who's Garfield This Time? #1 from 1998-08-22
  • We'll Wait You Tell Us (Bluff) #2 from 1998-08-22
  • Who's Carl This Time? #1 from 1998-10-31

1999-01-02

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1336
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring some Not My Job guests from the past year

Notes

The NPR.org site does not have a page for this show.

2004-12-25

Best Of NPR DB ID: 208
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! showcasing favorite moments from 1999 to the present

Notes

The Not My Job segment with Ira Glass is from his third appearance as the guest from the 2000-05-20 show.

2005-07-09

Best Of Repeat: 2004-12-25 NPR DB ID: 106
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! showcasing favorite moments from 1999 to the present

Notes

According to the show page on NPR.org, this show is a repeat of the Best Of show that aired on 2004-12-25.

2006-01-07

Best Of NPR DB ID: 79
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! including: singing mice, "666"/"616" introduction debacle, Not My Job with Maj. Robert Bateman, Paula Poundstone's first win

2006-07-08

Best Of Repeat: 2006-01-07 NPR DB ID: 53
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! including: singing mice, "666"/"616" introduction debacle, Not My Job with Maj. Robert Bateman, Paula Poundstone's first win

2006-08-05

Best Of NPR DB ID: 49
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several Not My Job favorites

2006-09-02

Best Of NPR DB ID: 45
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! including: psychic Adam Felber and "embarrassing" answers, Roxanne and Mo lengthy attempts to correctly answer their questions, Dick Cheney incident, P.J. aggrieved rants, Bluff the Listener about KISS, Not My Job with D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams about Turkmenistan, panelists working together and thinking alike

Notes

At the start of the final segment, Peter Sagal mentioned that the clips came from the "May 15th" show. There was no show that aired on 2006-05-15. Instead, the clips came from the 2006-05-13 show.

2006-10-14

Best Of NPR DB ID: 39
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several Not My Job favorites

2006-11-25

Best Of NPR DB ID: 33
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! including: G8 summit, Hogan Heroes, Greenpeace and two examples of Peter screwing up.

Notes

Luke Burbank was the guest host for the 2006-08-19 and 2006-08-26 shows where the clips included in the second and third segments. Those segments were titled "Paula Poundstone's Personal Disclosures" and "The Wait Wait Petting Zoo" on the NPR website.

Corey Flintoff was the guest scorekeeper for the 2006-06-17 show for the clips included in the seventh and tenth segments titled "Wait Wait... That's Really Bad News" and "Wait Wait... That's Kinda Highbrow".

2006-12-30

Best Of Repeat: 2006-09-02 NPR DB ID: 28
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! including: psychic Adam Felber and "embarrassing" answers, Roxanne and Mo lengthy attempts to correctly answer their questions, Dick Cheney incident, P.J. aggrieved rants, Bluff the Listener about KISS, Not My Job with D.C. Mayor Anthony Williams about Turkmenistan, panelists working together and thinking alike

Notes

At the start of the final segment, Peter Sagal mentioned that the clips came from the "May 15th" show. There was no show that aired on 2006-05-15. Instead, the clips came from the 2006-05-13 show.

2007-01-06

Best Of NPR DB ID: 27
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several favorite Not My Job guests from 2006

2007-07-07

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several show favorite Not My Job guests from 2007

2007-10-27

Best Of NPR DB ID: 147
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! where Peter Sagal, Carl Kasell, Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone, Charlie Pierce and Kyrie O'Connor review their favorite moments from the past ten years

2007-11-24

Best Of NPR DB ID: 151
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Not My Job segments

Notes

This show is about the same as the 2006-08-05 show, with the exception of Brian Williams being the first Not My Job segment rather than Barack Obama.

2007-12-29

Best Of NPR DB ID: 156
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several Not My Job favorites

2008-05-31

Best Of Repeat: 2007-10-27 NPR DB ID: 519
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! where Peter Sagal, Carl Kasell, Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone, Charlie Pierce and Kyrie O'Connor review their favorite moments from the past ten years.

2008-07-05

Best Of Repeat: 2007-01-06 NPR DB ID: 524
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several favorite Not My Job guests from 2006

2008-10-18

Best Of NPR DB ID: 539
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several favorite Not My Job guests from 2008

2008-11-29

Best Of Repeat: 2007-12-29 NPR DB ID: 545
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several Not My Job favorites

2008-12-27

Best Of NPR DB ID: 549
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! takes a look back at the 2008 presidential race.

2009-02-14

Best Of NPR DB ID: 576
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several Not My Job favorites

2009-05-23

Best Of NPR DB ID: 590
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several Not My Job divas

2009-08-22

Best Of NPR DB ID: 603
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, featuring great animal-inspired moments

Notes

When Carl Kasell was setting up for the clip of Mo Rocca receiving a homemade sweater, Carl said that it happened on a show from May 2009. It actually happened on the 2009-04-11 show.

2009-08-29

Best Of NPR DB ID: 604
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, featuring favorite moments as requested by listeners

Notes

Paula Poundstone seems to be involved with most of the highlighted moments.

2009-11-28

Best Of NPR DB ID: 617
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several manly Not My Job guests

2010-01-02

Best Of NPR DB ID: 622
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! takes a look back at the year that was 2009

Notes

Korva Coleman was the guest scorekeeper for the 2009-09-12, which a clip was used for the sixth segment titled "Speechus Interruptus".

For the 12th segment, titled "A Public Service Announcement" on the NPR website, Carl Kasell said that the segment came from a show aired in October 2009. The segment actually came from the 2009-09-12 show.

2010-02-20

Best Of NPR DB ID: 629
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring recent Not My Job segments

2010-05-22

Best Of NPR DB ID: 642
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring Not My Job segments of famous musicians

2010-07-10

Best Of Repeat: 2009-08-29 NPR DB ID: 649
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, featuring favorite moments as requested by listeners

2010-08-28

Best Of NPR DB ID: 656
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

The second annual listener's request show, includes: Carl's special effects, Ice-T, Peter's Listener Limerick Challenge intro puns, Tony Shalhoub, Paula Poundstone on faucets and Avatar, Mo Rocca and his answer guessing mashup, public radio pick-up lines and Tom Robbins.

Notes

The machine-generated transcript for the eighth segment titled "Mo Stalls: A Musical Tribute" had listed Charlie Pierce as saying "That was that one week he was rabid" when it was Luke Burbank who said that.

2010-11-27

Best Of Repeat: 2009-08-22 NPR DB ID: 669
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, featuring great animal-inspired moments

Notes

When Carl Kasell was setting up for the clip of Mo Rocca receiving a homemade sweater, Carl said that it happened on a show from May 2009. It actually happened on the 2009-04-11 show.

2010-12-25

Best Of NPR DB ID: 673
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, featuring a look back at some great Not My Job segments

2011-02-12

Best Of NPR DB ID: 680
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several sporty Not My Job segments

Notes

I get to relive the fact that Monica Seles did not answer enough, much less any, questions correctly and I lost my chance to get Carl Kasell's message on my voicemail greeting.

2011-07-09

Best Of NPR DB ID: 701
Location TBD
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring musicians and entertaining Not My Job guests

2011-08-20

Best Of NPR DB ID: 707
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several actors and actresses featured on Not My Job

2011-08-27

Best Of NPR DB ID: 708
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, featuring favorite moments as requested by listeners. Segments include: Voicemails, Celebrity Revelations, Listener Contestant Moments and Mo Moments

Notes

When Peter Sagal introduced the fourth clip in the third segment, titled "Listener Contestant Moments", by saying it was from the show recorded at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco that aired on 2011-07-16. The clip was actually from the show that aired a week later on 2011-07-23.

In the first Mo Moment that listeners requested was 2011-06-18's second panelist round discussion about daddy baby showers lead to Mo Rocca saying that having a Hula dancer in the same room as a mother giving birth would be a relaxing agent. Luke Burbank came back asking if that would be something that would be blogged on "MoRoccaTheWorldsWorstObstetrician.net". At the end of that moment, Peter Sagal mentioned that I registered that domain and that it redirects to this site. Woot!

2011-11-26

Best Of NPR DB ID: 721
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring recent favorite Not My Job guests

2012-02-25

Best Of Repeat: 2011-08-20 NPR DB ID: 735
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several actors and actresses featured on Not My Job

2012-04-21

Best Of NPR DB ID: 743
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite authors recently featured as Not My Job guests

2012-06-02

Best Of NPR DB ID: 749
Location TBD
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring Summer-related stories, movies and bluffs

Notes

In all three Not My Job segments in this best of show had Faith Salie as a panelist.

2012-07-07

Best Of NPR DB ID: 754
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, featuring several listener favorites: What's Carl This Time?, Ice-T is asked about pantyhose, Peter's penchant for bad "rhyme" puns, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Tony Shalhoub answers questions about nuns, Mo Moments and Bill Clinton playing Not My Job about My Little Ponies

Notes

Before playing the clips of Carl Kasell yelling "GOOOOAL" and mimicking the sound of a vuvuzela, Peter mentioned that the clips came from two shows in July 2010. In fact, the first clip came from the Not My Job round of the 2010-06-12 show and the vuvuzela clip came from the "Who's Carl This Time?" round from 2010-06-19.

Since the Mo Moments segment is a repeat of the one from the 2011-08-27 show, my name is mentioned on this show as well. w00t!

2012-09-01

Best Of NPR DB ID: 762
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! end of summer special, featuring favorite Wait Wait moments, including questions about IKEA and when science fiction meets science non-fiction

2012-10-13

Best Of NPR DB ID: 768
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Not My Job segments over the years

2012-11-24

Best Of NPR DB ID: 774
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring Not My Job guests that are all about the sciences. Also features a segment about Simon Amstell and other panelists' shows off their science smarts

2013-01-05

Best Of NPR DB ID: 780
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! with the focus on food and eating. Segments include: Eat This, Bluff the Listener about a kitchen utensil used in a new way and three Not My Job segments about tofu, things that are bad for you and Necco wafers

2013-04-20

Best Of NPR DB ID: 795
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring Not My Job guest interviews from earlier this year

Notes

The Not My Job segment with Secretary of Education Arne Duncan featured the interesting discussion with Paula Poundstone. The show also included additional Not My Job content with former Vice President Al Gore that didn't make it on air.

2013-07-06

Best Of NPR DB ID: 806
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring Not My Job guests that are all about the sciences

Notes

The first three Not My Job guests in this Best Of show are the same as the ones from the 2012-11-24 Best Of show.

2013-08-10

Best Of NPR DB ID: 811
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring a sports or sports-related Not My Job guests

2013-08-17

Best Of NPR DB ID: 812
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring animal related moments and stories

Notes

Many of the segments and both Not My Job segments are the same ones aired during the similarly themed Best Of show on 2009-08-22 (and repeated on 2010-11-27).

2013-10-19

Best Of NPR DB ID: 821
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring Not My Job guest interviews from 2013

2013-11-30

Best Of NPR DB ID: 827
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring things that Wait Wait panelists and staff are thankful for from the show

Notes

Returning from the first break in the program, Peter Sagal "pressed" one of the buttons in the studio recording room which caused the beginning of All Things Considered's theme to play. It was cut short and Peter reacted with "that's awful".

2013-12-28

Best Of NPR DB ID: 831
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! looking back at some of the fans' favorite segments and guests

Notes

Excluding the two Not My Job segments, the fan favorite segments in this show are the same ones that aired in the 2009-08-29 Best Of... episode.

2014-01-04

Best Of NPR DB ID: 832
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite comedian Not My Job guests

2014-03-01

Best Of Repeat: 2012-09-01 NPR DB ID: 840
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite Wait Wait moments, including questions about IKEA and when science fiction meets science non-fiction

2014-04-19

Best Of NPR DB ID: 847
Scorekeeper Carl Kasell
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! with a look back at recent favorite guests and moments. Includes a Bluff the Listener segment about a new way to turn away unwanted advances and studies that get Paula up in arms

2014-07-05

Best Of NPR DB ID: 858
Scorekeeper Surprisingly Telegenic Anchorman Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! reviewing some favorite segments and Not My Job guests; including: Carl sound effects, Peter's pun-tastic Listener Limerick Challenge round promos, Guess The Newsmaker and a Bluff the Listener about heroes standing up for what they believe in.

Notes

The Not My Job segment with Terry Crews and the Bluff the Listener round came from the 2014-03-22 show.

2014-08-16

Best Of NPR DB ID: 864
Scorekeeper Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring some additional favorite Not My Job segments

2014-08-23

Best Of NPR DB ID: 865
Scorekeeper Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite segments about the animal kingdom

2014-10-11

Best Of NPR DB ID: 872
Scorekeeper Vertebrate Anchorman Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite guest segments from the past year

2014-11-29

Best Of NPR DB ID: 879
Scorekeeper Filled with Cranberry Sauce Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite segments, including lessons on geography and Maz Jobrani's various accents

2014-12-27

Best Of NPR DB ID: 883
Scorekeeper Height-weight proportionate Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite stories and moments from 2014, part one

2015-01-03

Best Of NPR DB ID: 884
Scorekeeper Humbly incredible anchorman Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite stories and moments from 2014, part two

2015-02-21

Best Of NPR DB ID: 891
Scorekeeper Manic, pixie, dream girl Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of and All-Star Nob My Job edition of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

2015-04-11

Best Of Repeat: 2014-10-11 NPR DB ID: 898
Scorekeeper Vertebrate Anchorman Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite guest segments from 2014

2015-05-30

Best Of NPR DB ID: 905
Scorekeeper Chinese Communist Sleeper Agent Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring Not My Job guest interviews with musicians

2015-07-04

Best Of NPR DB ID: 910
Scorekeeper Legendary Anchorman Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite segments about the animal kingdom

Notes

This show is a re-packaged version of the Best Of show that aired on 2014-08-23. The introduction for this show was recorded at the Chase Bank Auditorium in Chicago rather than using the introduction from the 2014-08-23 Best Of show.

2015-07-18

Best Of NPR DB ID: 912
Scorekeeper Legendary Anchorman Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite "Mothers I'd Love to Know" Not My Job guests

2015-08-22

Best Of NPR DB ID: 917
Scorekeeper I'm Perennial Time Man of the Year, First Runner Up Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite Not My Job guests and segments on the topic of science

Notes

Paula Poundstone was featured in all but one segment in this week's "Best Of" show.

2015-08-29

Best Of NPR DB ID: 918
Scorekeeper I'm American ninja warrior Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring Not My Job teen stars

2015-10-17

Best Of NPR DB ID: 925
Scorekeeper I'm the fire in your fireplace Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring warm and funny moments and interview with past guests

2015-11-28

Best Of NPR DB ID: 931
Scorekeeper I'm the turkey stuffed with chicken stuffed with... Anchorman Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring Not My Job guests that they thankful for

2015-12-26

Best Of NPR DB ID: 935
Scorekeeper Merry Kurtismas Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! with a look back at favorite guests and moments from 2015

2016-01-02

Best Of NPR DB ID: 936
Scorekeeper I'm an anchorman, baby Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! with more favorite guests and moments from 2015

2016-02-20

Best Of NPR DB ID: 943
Scorekeeper I'm the anchor real men tattoo on their chest Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! revisiting favorite moments from past shows

2016-04-23

Best Of NPR DB ID: 952
Scorekeeper I am the anchor that keeps out great ship of state from floating away Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! with a look back at some favorite moments and guests

2016-06-04

Best Of NPR DB ID: 958
Scorekeeper Don't just chillax, Billax with me Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring recent interviews with musicians

2016-07-09

Best Of NPR DB ID: 963
Scorekeeper I'm the anchor that only the coolest sailors have tattoed on their chests Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring interviews about books, travel and fashion

2016-08-20

Best Of NPR DB ID: 969
Scorekeeper If your gas tank's empty, it's time to Bill 'er up Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite Not My Job guests from recent shows

2016-08-27

Best Of NPR DB ID: 970
Scorekeeper Forget Generation X, I'm a Billennial Bill Kurtis
Bluff
#1
Chosen Luke Burbank
Chosen Luke Burbank
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring recent Not My Job guests

Notes

When Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! was in Portland, Oregon back in June 2016, they recorded two shows, one on Thursday the 23rd, and one on Friday the 24th. The one taped on Thursday was edited and then aired that weekend. The segments from the Friday show did not immediately air, as some included questions that were already asked on the Thursday show.

The Bluff the Listener segment and the Not My Job segment from the Friday show were aired for the first time on this Best Of show.

Normally, the chosen bluff and the correct bluff from Bluff the Listener segments re-aired on Best Of shows do not get noted in the Stats Page database. In this case, the Bluff the Listener segment was not aired as part of a regular Wait Wait show, I have noted the chosen and correct bluff information for this show.

2016-10-15

Best Of NPR DB ID: 977
Scorekeeper Hey there, Cat Stevens. I've got tea for the Biller Band. Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite recent Not My Job guests

2016-11-26

Best Of NPR DB ID: 983
Scorekeeper Legendary Anchorman Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring some of the wonderful Not My Job guests from 2016

2016-12-31

Best Of NPR DB ID: 988
Scorekeeper I'm the anchor in the relay team that passes the baton of truth Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! taking a look back at fun moments from 2016

2017-01-07

Best Of NPR DB ID: 989
Scorekeeper Forget the yoga, try some Bill-lates Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! taking a look back at some favorite moments from 2016

2017-02-25

Best Of Repeat: 2016-02-20 NPR DB ID: 996
Scorekeeper I'm the anchor real men tattoo onto their chests Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! with a look back at some favorite guests and segments

2017-04-15

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1003
Scorekeeper I'm the anchor who guarantees a gold medal Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! revisiting favorite moments, including a few that never made the air, from recent shows

Notes

Jessi Klein was the guest host for the first segment and Tom Hanks was the guest host for the last two segments of this Best Of... show

2017-06-03

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1010
Scorekeeper I'm the Bill people hope is waiting in the mailbox Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments, including several that haven't been aired until now, from past shows

2017-07-08

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1015
Scorekeeper I'm the man beyond your puny power to comprehend. That's right, I'm inconvceiva-Bill Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several favorite interviews and a few never been aired before moments

2017-08-19

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1021
Scorekeeper I'm a man so pure and honest, they named that quality after me, I'm incorrupti-Bill Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several favorite Not My Job interviews and some material that hasn't been aired before

Notes

The guest scorekeeper for the Not My Job segment with Stephen Colbert was Glynn Washington and the segment came from the 2017-02-11 show. Information regarding the scoring exception can be found in the show notes for that show.

2017-10-14

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1029
Scorekeeper I'm the breed that seems vicious, but I'm a sweetheart when you get to know me. I'm your pit Bill Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several favorite Not My Job guests and a some never-before-aired material

Notes

The order in which the Not My Job guest segments were included in this Best Of show also matches the chronological order in which the guests originally appeared as guests on the show. The three guests were also consecutive Not My Job guests, with a Best Of show airing between the shows that Bernie Parent and Aubrey Plaza were on, respectively.

2017-11-25

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1035
Scorekeeper Don't worry folks, I know it looks bad, but it's treata-Bill Bill Kurtis
Bluff
#1
Chosen Tom Bodett
Chosen Tom Bodett
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several favorite Not My Job guests and several never-before-aired moments

Notes

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! taped two shows while in Minneapolis, Minnesota on October 19th and 20th. The Bluff the Listener and the Not My Job segments included on this Best Of show comes from the show that taped on October 20th.

Normally, the chosen bluff and the correct bluff from Bluff the Listener segments re-aired on Best Of shows do not get noted in the Stats Page database. In this case, the Bluff the Listener segment was not aired as part of a regular Wait Wait show, I have noted the chosen and correct bluff information for this show.

Another instance of Mo Rocca using the surname "Bagnoli" in his Bluff the Listener story.

2017-12-30

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1040
Scorekeeper I'm the dignified news anchor with an irresistible bass line. That's right, I'm dancea-Bill Bill Kurtis
Bluff
#1
Chosen Mo Rocca
Chosen Mo Rocca
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! with a look back at some favorite Not My Job interviews and previously un-aired material from the past year, part one

Notes

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! taped two shows while in San Francisco, California on August 10th and 11th. The Bluff the Listener and the Not My Job segments included on this Best Of show comes from the show that taped on August 11th.

Normally, the chosen bluff and the correct bluff from Bluff the Listener segments re-aired on Best Of shows do not get noted in the Stats Page database. In this case, the Bluff the Listener segment was not aired as part of a regular Wait Wait show, I have noted the chosen and correct bluff information for this show.

The first segment features Tom Hanks as guest host on the show that aired on 2017-01-14.

Mo Rocca tried to persuade Lars Ulrich to change his choice for the first Not My Job question. Lars asked the audience for help and many of them shouted out "B"; but, Lars stuck with "A", which was not correct. Mo said, "It's not that" after Peter Sagal read the second option for the second question. The audience was split on which answer they thought was correct. And, before Lars started to come up with an answer for the third question, the audience started outing out answers, many agreeing on "B".

2018-01-06

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1041
Scorekeeper I'm the man with an aim that can be used for any number of comic puns. I'm adapta-Bill Bill Kurtis
Bluff
#1
Chosen Adam Felber
Chosen Adam Felber
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! with a look back at some favorite Not My Job interviews and previously un-aired material from the past year, part two

Notes

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! taped two shows while in Seattle, Washington on November 30th and December 1st. The Bluff the Listener, Not My Job and App Store Game segments included on this Best Of show comes from the show that taped on December 1st.

Normally, the chosen bluff and the correct bluff from Bluff the Listener segments re-aired on Best Of shows do not get noted in the Stats Page database. In this case, the Bluff the Listener segment was not aired as part of a regular Wait Wait show, I have noted the chosen and correct bluff information for this show.

Due to technical difficulties with the phone system at the start of the December 1st taping, audience members were selected as the listener contestants for the Who's Bill This Time?, Bluff the Listener and Listener Limerick Challenge segments.

2018-02-24

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1048
Scorekeeper I'm the man whose inner life will always be hidden, no matter how sincere I am. I'm inscruti-Bill Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several favorite Not My Job interviews with movie makers and a children's book author

Notes

During the intro, Bill Kurtis will almost always state the location of that week's show taping, including when they are taping the intro and inter-segment portions of the Best Of shows. For this show, Bill didn't state the location where they recorded the introduction.

2018-03-31

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1053
Scorekeeper I'm legendary anchorman Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite recent Not My Job interviews and panel segments

Notes

The Bluff the Listener segment from this Best Of show originally aired on the 2017-01-28 show

2018-06-02

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1062
Scorekeeper I'm the guy who rebeled from the two party system and founded my own. I'm the Bill Moose Bill Kurtis
Bluff
#1
Chosen Maz Jobrani
Chosen Maz Jobrani
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several segments from the Wait Wait Junior special show that was recorded in Chicago and favorite Not My Job interviews

Notes

The location in which the Best Of show introduction and inter-segment bits were recorded was not mentioned at the beginning of the show.

For the Bluff the Listener segment, each panelist paired up with a Wait Wait Junior to write and present their bluff story. The bluff story that Mo Rocca worked with his Wait Wait Junior included a person named "Polly Poundsteen" in reference to Paula Poundstone. The two Wait Wait Juniors that paired up with Maz Jobrani were actually his own kids.

To determine who would get the point for the Bluff the Listener segment, the audience was polled to see which one they thought was the correct one by way of applause level.

2018-07-07

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1067
Scorekeeper Forget your constitutional protections and just listen to me, I'm the Bill that's right Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several favorite Not My Job guests and a singing overture from the Wait Wait... Don' t Tell Me! Jr. special live show

2018-08-18

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1073
Scorekeeper I'm the shirt that doesn't cling too tight. I'm Bill-owy Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring a revisit of some favorite Not My Job guest interviews

2018-08-25

Best Of Repeat: 2015-07-04 NPR DB ID: 1074
Scorekeeper I'm legendary anchorman Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring animal-related segments from past shows

Notes

This show is a repeat of the Best Of show that aired on 2015-07-04; which, in turn is a re-packaged version of the Best Of show from 2014-08-23.

2018-10-13

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1081
Scorekeeper I'm a pile of thinly sliced beef covered in Velveeta. That's right. I'm your Billy Cheesesteak Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring a few favorite Not My Job and panel segments from the past year

Notes

The Austen Goolsbee Not My Job segment was from the 2018-03-10 show, not from his first Not My Job appearance on the 2011-09-03 show. The Bluff the Listener segment was from the 2018-05-26 show, in which Helen Hong was the guest host.

2018-11-24

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1087
Scorekeeper Had enough turkey yet? Gobble gob-Bill Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite Not My Job segments over the past years

Notes

Included in this Best Of show was a panel round question that was not included in the edited version of the Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! 20th anniversary show from 2018-10-27.

2018-12-29

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1092
Scorekeeper This New Year's Eve, count to ten and watch the Bill drop Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite interviews from the past year, along with several never before heard segments

Notes

The Holiday Traditions and Not My Job segment with Seth Meyers came from the 2018-12-07 live taping at Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York

2019-01-05

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1094
Scorekeeper Hey Cast Away Tom Hanks, I'll be your friend. I'm Bill-son! Bill Kurtis
Bluff
#1
Chosen Alonzo Bodden
Chosen Alonzo Bodden
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite interviews and segments from 2018

Notes

The Bluff the Listener segment came from the 2018-12-07 live taping at Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York. Since that show did not air as a regular Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! show, I have noted the chosen and correct bluff information for this show.

2019-02-23

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1101
Scorekeeper I don't know if Beale Street could talk; but, Bill Street can Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments from recent shows

Notes

The Bluff the Listener segment included in this show was from the 2018-12-15 show; and, thus, the chosen and correct bluff information will not be included for this show.

2019-04-20

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1109
Scorekeeper Hey there, DeNiro. Get a load of me, Raging Bill Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite Not My Job guests and previously unaired moments

2019-06-01

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1115
Scorekeeper Hey, everybody. Gather in front of me and prepare to salute; because, it's the Triumph of the Bill Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite superhero-themed moments

2019-07-06

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1120
Scorekeeper Check out these fireworks. Ooh. Ah. Bill Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments and some never-before-aired panelist questions

Notes

For the first panel round, the NPR transcripts list Helen Hong and "Unidentified Person #1" and "Unidentified Person #2". Unidentified Person #1 sounds very much like Roy Blount, Jr. and my best guess on who Unidentified Person #2 could be Jordan Carlos. Once a definitive answer has been obtained, that spot will be left blank.

The Bluff the Listener segment was from the 2018-09-08 show and not from a yet-to-be-aired show; thus, the chosen and correct data will not be entered for this show.

The Not My Job segment with Seth Meyers came from the 2018-12-07 live taping at Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York and was originally aired on the 2018-12-29 Best Of show.

2019-08-17

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1126
Scorekeeper Take me to the beach and toss me around. I'm your fris-Bill Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring some favorite Not My Job guests

2019-08-24

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1127
Scorekeeper Say what you want Bernie Sanders, you'll never take down this Bill-ionaire Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring some additional favorite Not My Job guests

Notes

Helen Hong was the guest host for the show in which Retta was the Not My Job guest.

2019-10-19

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1135
Scorekeeper I'm the man who makes the NPR Wine Club sound sexy Guest: Chioke I'Anson
Bluff
#1
Chosen Maz Jobrani
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring some favorite Not My Job guests and never heard before segments

Notes

The Bluff the Listener and Not My Job segments came from the second taping of the show back in August 2019 at Wolf Trap. Due to the Bluff the Listener segment being from a previously unaired taping, the chosen and correct data has been entered.

2019-11-30

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1141
Scorekeeper Doorbuster, make way for Bill-buster Bill Kurtis
Bluff
#1
Chosen Amy Dickinson
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several favorite Not My Job guests and a few never heard before segments

Notes

Both the Bluff the Listener and the Not My Job segment with Alex Boyé were from the Friday 2019-10-25 taping in Salt Lake City, Utah. Due to the Bluff the Listener segment being from a previously unaired taping, the chosen and correct data has been entered.

For the Not My Job segment with Alex Boyé, the audience yelled out "C" for the third Not My Job question; which, Alex chose but it was not correct

2019-12-28

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1145
Scorekeeper Hey Time Square, count to ten. I'm your New Year's Eve Bill drop Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring some favorite Not My Job guests from the past year

2020-01-04

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1146
Scorekeeper Hey, reset your clocks. It's a new Bill-ennium Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring a look back at favorite moments from the past decade

Notes

Both the Not My Job segments with Mavis Staples and Stephen Colbert come from their second Not My Job appearances, both in 2017.

2020-02-22

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1153
Scorekeeper When I'm President, we'll meet in the O-Bill Office Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite recent Not My Job segments

Notes

The Bluff the Listener segment was from the show that aired on 2019-07-20

2020-05-30

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1167
Scorekeeper It's a great day for a road trip. Go ahead and put my top down. I'm your converti-Bill Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring segments recorded from different cities around the U.S.

Notes

The Who's Bill This Time? segment was from the 2019-05-11 show recorded at the Fox Theatre in St. Louis, MO.

The first panel round was from the 2019-02-09 show recorded at the Savannah Civic Center in Savannah, GA.

The Bluff the Listener segment was from the 2019-11-16 show recorded at the Altria Theater in Richmond, VA.

The Not My Job segment with Tony Hawk was from the 2019-03-16 show recorded at the San Diego Civic Theatre in San Diego, CA.

The second panel round was from the 2019-08-31 show recorded at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA.

The Listener Limerick Challenge segment was from the 2019-04-13 show recorded at the Laurie Auditorium in San Antonio, TX.

The Not My Job segment was from the 2018-08-11 show recorded at Millennium Park in Chicago, IL.

2020-07-04

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1172
Scorekeeper Everybody remember, when you go out, where a mask and follow social distancing. It's just common Bill courtesy Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Quarantine Edition featuring recent Not My Job guests and segments from socially-distanced shows

2020-08-15

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1178
Scorekeeper It's summertime and the Bill-in' is easy Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moment from recent shows

Notes

The Not My Job segment featuring Stephen Colbert was from his third appearance on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! from 2020-03-21. It was the second time that Stephen was a backup guest due to the original guest not be available. The first time where Stephen was the backup guest was back on 2017-02-11.

2020-08-22

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1179
Scorekeeper Need someone to put lotion on your back? Let me be your cabana Bill Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring more favorite moments from recent shows

Notes

The Not My Job segment featuring Barry Sonnenfeld was from his second appearance on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! from 2020-02-15.

2020-10-17

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1187
Scorekeeper I'm not going to settle in and spend time with you. It's just a Curtis-y visit Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite segments from recent shows

2020-11-28

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1193
Scorekeeper Wait for me, Mayflower! I'm a Thanksgiving Bill-grim Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments from the past year

2020-12-26

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1197
Scorekeeper Do you hear what I hear? I hear me! Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments from the past year, including some un-aired moments

2021-01-02

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1198
Scorekeeper 5, 4, 3, 2, 1! It's the New Year's Bill drop Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments from the past year

2021-02-20

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1205
Scorekeeper Hey, Rose. Forget about Jack. Near, far, wherever you are, your heart Bill go on Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring Not My Job guests they wish were their Valentines

2021-04-03

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1211
Scorekeeper I'm the man who will subsidize your crops this year. I'm the Farm Bill Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring some favorite moments from the past

Notes

Faith Salie was the guest host for the show, 2018-07-28, in which Jon Batiste was the Not My Job guest.

The Listener Limerick Challenge section was from the second night of shows recorded in Seattle, Washington, 2017-12-01, which had Lindy West on as the Not My Job guest.

2021-06-05

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1220
Scorekeeper It's June and the weather is heating up. Get ready for a hot summer in the Billy Bill Kurtis
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring interviews and talks of summer fun

2021-07-10

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1225
Scorekeeper Hey, worried about the heavy hand of the government? I got you, baby. I'm your Bill of Rights Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring segments from shows taped in front of a live audience

Notes

The show was recorded remotely.

The first panel round segment was from the 2018-05-26 show, which Helen Hong was the guest host.

The Bluff the Listener segment was from the 2018-06-13 show, which was recorded at Tanglewood/Koussevitzky Music Shed.

Chioke I'Anson was the guest scorekeeper for the 2019-10-12 show with Regina King as the Not My Job guest.

The second and third panel round segments were from the 2019-06-29 and 2017-07-01 shows respectively and both were recorded at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts.

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! has two upcoming live shows, one at the Mann Center and at Tanglewood.

2021-08-14

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1230
Scorekeeper Hey, you've put in the work and watched what you ate. Time to show off your beach-Billy Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments from past shows

2021-08-21

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1231
Scorekeeper Hey, jolly swag man. How about you try Waltzing Ma-Bill-da Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite, soothing moments from past shows

Notes

The Panel Round that was featured was from the 2018-05-26 show and Helen Hong was the guest host.

2021-10-16

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1239
Scorekeeper Put your sweater on because the weather's getting autumn-Bill Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments from the past year

2021-11-27

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1245
Scorekeeper Hey, everybody. Join me for a feast celebrating our good fortune in the new world. I'm a Bill-grim Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring recent guests that the show is most thankful for

2021-12-25

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1249
Scorekeeper Hey Wise Men, try these gifts of the Magi: gold, frankincense and Kyrrh-tis Bill Kurtis
Bluff
#1
Chosen Mo Rocca
Chosen Mo Rocca
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring a collection of favorite moments from the past year

Notes

The Bluff the Listener segment was unique for the Best Of show, thus the chosen and correct data has been entered. The topic for the segment is Christmas traditions of the rich and famous.

For the Not My Job segment with Lindsey Vonn, the guest host was Maz Jobrani.

The unaired Panel Question segment was from the show taped on 2021-12-09 at the Harris Theater.

2022-01-01

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1250
Scorekeeper I'm the man whose New Year's resolution is to be more legendary Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring additional favorite moments from the past year

Notes

Chioke I'Anson was the guest scorekeeper for the 2021-08-28 show with Jane Kaczmarek as the Not My Job guest.

2022-02-26

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1258
Scorekeeper It's definitely good to have more taste, but nobody wants less Bill-ing Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring some favorite moments in the past months and a tribute to P.J. O'Rourke

Notes

The Bluff the Listener segment comes from the show that aired on 2021-12-11.

A portion of the tribute to P.J. O'Rourke came from the "Wait Wait: Naked and Ashamed" series of podcast specials that aired as part of the show's 20th anniversary in 2018.

2022-04-16

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1265
Scorekeeper It must be spring, because the daffo-Bills are blooming Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring several favorite moments from the show

Notes

The Not My Job segment with Chance the Rapper comes from the show that aired on 2021-11-06.

Negin Farsad was the guest host for the 2021-10-30 show wtih P.K. Subban as the Not My Job guest.

2022-06-04

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1272
Scorekeeper I'm the pamphlet that tells you the star you came to see won't be performing tonight. I'm the play-Bill Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring a look back at favorites moments from the past two years

2022-07-09

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1277
Scorekeeper Ooh! Ahh! Check out all these fireworks. I'm your grand Bill-nale Bill Kurtis
Bluff
#1
Chosen Karen Chee
Chosen Karen Chee
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! with some of the best moments from the past year and some never-before-heard material

Notes

The first Panel Questions segment included a clip from a show that was recorded in March (presumably 2022) at an unnamed location.

The Bluff the Listener, Not My Job segment with Del Tha Funkee Homosapien and the second Panel Questions segment came from the second taping in San Francisco back on May 27, 2022. Since the Bluff the Listener segment came from an unaired segment, the panelist(s) for the chosen and correct bluff story has been included.

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 Bill Kurtis
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 Bill Kurtis
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.

2022-10-15

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1291
Scorekeeper I'm that show about New York financiers you don't watch because it's on Showtime. I'm Bill-ions Bill Kurtis
Bluff
#1
Chosen Luke Burbank
Chosen Luke Burbank
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite Not My Job interviews from the past year and some never-before-heard content

Notes

Tom Papa was the guest host for the show with Jeremy Allen White as the Not My Job guest and was the guest host for the shows that the first and fourth questions included in the Panelist Questions segment.

The Bluff the Listener and the Not My Job segment featuring Vivek Murthy were from the second show that was taped at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia taped on August 26, 2022. Since the Bluff the Listener segment came from a show that has not been aired before, the Chosen and Correct bluff stories have been noted for this show.

For the Vivek Murthy's first Not My Job question, the audience yelled out "A", which was the correct answer. The audience also yelled out "C" for the second Not My Job question, which was also correct.

2022-11-26

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1297
Scorekeeper I've come to your land from far away to create a new country. I'm a Bill-grim Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring some favorite interviews from the past year

Notes

Tom Papa was the guest host for the two shows that had Nathan Lane (2022-07-23) and Puja Patel (2022-07-16) as Not My Job guests

Negin Farsad was the guest host for the show that aired on 2022-01-29 with Jeremy O. Harris as the Not My Job guest.

2022-12-31

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1302
Scorekeeper You've heard of Elf on the Shelf. Get your windows ready for Bill on the Sill Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite interviews from 2022

Notes

The Bluff the Listener segment is from the show that aired on 2022-03-05 with Chioke I'Anson as the guest scorekeeper.

2023-01-07

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1303
Scorekeeper I'm the old acquaintance that should never be forgot Guest: Chioke I'Anson
Bluff
#1
Chosen Emmy Blotnick
Chosen Emmy Blotnick
Description

Best of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite interviews from 2022, including a never-heard-before Bluff the Listener Segment and Not My Job interview

Notes

The Bluff the Listener segment and the Not My Job segment with Mariska Hargitay were from the second show taping at Carnegie Hall in New York City, New York back on 2022-12-09. The theme of the Bluff the Listener segment was about celery.

Another instance in which all of the correct answers for a Not My Job segment (Mariska Hargitay) were "B".

2023-02-25

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1310
Scorekeeper It's our 25th year on air. Which means, it's our Bill-ver anniversary Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments from the past 25 years

Notes

The Not My Job segment with Stephen Colbert was from the show that aired on 2017-02-11 with Glynn Washington as the guest scorekeeper.

The Not My Job segment with Rob Reiner was from the show that aired on 2012-06-13 with Peter Grosz as the guest host.

2023-04-08

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1316
Scorekeeper I'm the guy who can say anything and make it sound like breaking news. I've got a License to Bill Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments from the past 25 years, part two

2023-06-03

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1324
Scorekeeper Who needs a beach bod when you've got this Bill bod? Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments from the past 25 years, part three

Notes

The two segments with Keegan-Michael Key as a panelist were from the shows that aired on 2010-03-27 and on 2010-07-24.

When Peter Sagal segued from Keegan-Michael Key being on the show as a panelist to Keegan-Michael Key being on the show as a Not My Job guest, Peter mentioned that 8 years had past. Keegan-Michael Key appearance as a Not My Job guest was on the show that aired on 2016-08-06 show, which would be 6 years. Keegan-Michael Key was a Not My Job guest on a Best Of show that aired on 2018-07-07.

The Not My Job segment was Regina King was from the show that aired on 2019-10-12 with Chioke I'Anson as the guest scorekeeper. The Not My Job segments with Keegan-Michael Key, Colin Hanks, Bobby McFerrin and Susan Orlean had Carl Kasell as the scorekeeper.

While introducing the Not My Job segment with Colin Hanks, Peter said that Tom Hanks was a Not My Job guest in 2005. Tom Hanks was the Not My Job guest on the show that aired on 2006-05-13. Peter then said that they had interviewed Colin Hanks 6 years later in 2011. It should be 5 years.

2023-07-08

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1329
Scorekeeper I'm the voice Thomas Jefferson heard in his head when he wrote the "Declaration of Independence" Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments from the past 25 years, part four

Notes

The Not My Job segment with Mariska Hargitay was aired as part of the 2023-01-07 Best Of show with Chioke I'Anson as the guest scorekeeper.

The Not My Job segments with George Takei, Martha Stewart and Vince Gill had Carl Kasell as scorekeeper.

2023-08-12

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1337
Scorekeeper Still working on your summer tan? Just lie close to the radio and let my voice bronze you Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments from the past 25 years, part five

Notes

The Not My Job segments with Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell, and Donny Osmond had Carl Kasell as scorekeeper.

2023-08-19

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1338
Scorekeeper I'm letting you know it's time for our radio show. I'm your Kurtis-y call Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments from the past 25 years, part six

Notes

The Not My Job segment with Misty Copeland had Carl Kasell as scorekeeper.

2023-10-14

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1346
Scorekeeper I'm the ghostly anchorman, Boo Kurtis Bill Kurtis
Bluff
#1
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments from the past 25 years, part seven

Notes

The Bluff the Listener segment was from the show that was taped on 2023-09-01 at Hill Auditorium at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan. This is the first time the segment has made it on a broadcasted show.

Karen Chee was the guest host for the show with Sam Waterston as the Not My Job guest.

Carl Kasell was the scorekeeper for the show with Stewart Copeland was the Not My Job guest.

2023-11-25

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1352
Scorekeeper I'm the guy who makes a black hat with a buckle look sexy. I'm your Bill-grim Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments from the past 25 years, part eight

Notes

The Not My Job segments with Jane Curtin, Muffet McGraw, and Adam Savage had Carl Kasell as scorekeeper.

2023-12-30

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1357
Scorekeeper I'm the spirit of Christmas who visits you at midnight and then ends up staying for breakfast Bill Kurtis
Bluff
#1
Chosen Brian Babylon
Chosen Brian Babylon
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring favorite moments from the past 25 years, part nine

Notes

Tom Papa was the guest host for the 2023-02-11 show which featured Geena Davis as the Not My Job guest.

Both the Bluff the Listener segment and the Not My Job segment with Jacob Knowles are from the second tape recorded in Portland, Maine on 2023-11-17. Since the Bluff the Listener segment hasn't been aired before, both the chosen and correct stories have been recorded.

The Not My Job segment with "Weird Al" Yankovic is from his second appearance on the show, which aired on 2023-04-22.

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
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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.

2025-01-04

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1411
Scorekeeper I'm the old acquaintance that won't ever be forgot Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! celebrating the new year with some favorite interviews from the previous year

2025-02-22

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1418
Host Guest: Tom Papa
Scorekeeper I'm the voice so rich, Forbes puts it on a list Guest: Chioke I'Anson
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! celebrating one last President's Day with special guests

Notes

This is the second time a show, and the first time for a Best Of show, has had both a guest host and a guest scorekeeper and the first time.

The Not My Job guest segment with John Leguizamo was from his second appearance on the show that aired on 2024-09-07.

The Panel Question segment most likely came from the 2025-01-25 show with Chioke I'Anson as the guest scorekeeper.

Negin Farsad was the guest host for the 2023-08-26 show with Mark Ronson as the Not My Job guest.

Joshua Johnson was the guest scorekeeper for the 2024-11-09 show with Tara Dower as the Not My Job guest.

Peter Grosz was the guest host for the 2023-02-09 show with Billy Porter as the Not My Job guest.

2025-03-29

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1423
Scorekeeper I'm the guy who had to permanently retire from the wet t-shirt contest in Daytona Beach so somebody else could win Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! featuring a few favorite Not My Job guests from the past year

Notes

During the Not My Job segment with Eric Idle on the discussion about the show being aired on the BBC, there was a Windows notification sound that played. That portion of the interview was not included in the original airing of the Not My Job segment from the show that aired on 2024-10-12.

Tim Meadows was the guest scorekeeper for the 2024-11-23 show with Bridget Everett and Jeff Hiller as the Not My Job guests.

2025-05-17

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1430
Scorekeeper Invite me to your Memorial Day picnic. I'll eat your deviled eggs no matter how long they've been out in the sun Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! celebrating the arrival of sprint with special guests

Notes

Chioke I'Anson was the guest scorekeeper for the 2025-02-01 show with Amber Maykut as the Not My Job guest and for the 2025-02-15 show with Mike Bishop and Mike Derks of GWAR as the Not My Job guests.

2025-07-05

Best Of NPR DB ID: 1437
Scorekeeper I'm the guy whose voice is bigger than John Hancock's signature Bill Kurtis
Description

Best Of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! celebrating the 4th of July by revisiting some favorite guests of the past year

Notes

Chioke I'Anson was the guest scorekeeper for the 2025-01-25 show with mxmtoon as the Not My Job guest.