Today, Mike and Ian recruit the help of legendary Taste-Tester-Turned-Public-Radio-Host Peter Sagal to rate a new, unorthodox approach to making lasagna. Plus, a listener calls in claiming he’s physically incapable of burping, so the guys ask a medical professional to help him out.You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.How To Do Everything won’t live in this feed forever. If you like what you hear, scoot on over to their very own feed and give them a follow.How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! featuring show outtakes, extended guest interviews, and a chance to play an exclusive WW+ quiz game with Peter! Sign up and support NPR at plus.npr.org.How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White.******(Once again) after listening:“I am OOO from (INSERT DATES HERE). For any urgent concerns, please email Mike and Ian at howto@npr.org. Please bear in mind that Mike and Ian don’t know anything about anything and their help may in fact make your urgent concern worse, but they did promise to answer any email they get from this out of office message.”Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
This week, special guest Bob Costas joins panelists Emmy Blotnick, Brian Babylon, and Peter Grosz. Plus, Oscar-and-Grammy-winner Rhymefest steps in for Bill!Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
Think you know the answer? In this bonus episode, it's another installment of the Wait Wait Wayback Machine! Executive producer Mike Danforth and host Peter Sagal quiz Colleen, a Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me+ supporter from Wasilla, Alaska. The catch? The questions aired on the show 20 years ago in September 2005. Peter and Mike also share the subtle (and not so subtle) ways the show helps out its celebrity contestants during the Not My Job quiz. If you want a chance to play the Wayback Machine with Peter in a future bonus episode, sign up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Listen to the top of this episode for instructions on how to enter! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
This week, special guest Reneé Rapp joins panelists Alonzo Bodden, Shane O'Neill, and Amy Dickinson in ChicagoLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
We are so back! How To Do Everything returns for a packed second season. This episode, one listener asks Mike and Ian how to write the perfect “out of office” message. So, they confer with the highest language authority in the land, U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón.Comedians Andy Samberg and Kate McKinnon join the show to answer your couple’s advice questions, some stranger than others. Plus, a fashion tip for your post-Labor Day needs.You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org. How To Do Everything won’t live in this feed forever. If you like what you hear, scoot on over to their very own feed and give them a follow.How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me! featuring show outtakes, extended guest interviews, and a chance to play an exclusive WW+ quiz game with Peter! Sign up and support NPR at plus.npr.org.How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White.******After listening:“I am OOO from (INSERT DATES HERE). For any urgent concerns, please email Mike and Ian at howto@npr.org. Please bear in mind that Mike and Ian don’t know anything about anything and their help may in fact make your urgent concern worse, but they did promise to answer any email they get from this out of office message.” Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
This week, we're live at Tanglewood with special guest Paul Giamatti and panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Tom Bodett, and Mo Rocca!Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
It's our extended interview with actor Pedro Pascal. He joined us on Wait Wait earlier this month. In this bonus episode, you'll hear some fun stuff that didn't make it into the broadcast version of the show, including whether the set of "The Last of Us" is super gross and what it's like working with Grogu in "The Mandalorian." To unlock bonus access and support NPR, sign up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
This week, our summer break continues with visits from our coolest guests, including Sterling K. Brown, Nathan Lane, Brian Tyree Henry, and Vanessa Bayer!Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
This week, we desperately cling to the end of summer with some of our favorite guests, including Lewis Black, Mo Wagner, Rose Matafeo, and some never-before-heard segements with Atlas Obscura! Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
It's our extended interview with star of screen and stage Nathan Lane. He joined us on Wait Wait back in May. In this bonus episode, you'll hear some fun stuff that didn't make it into the broadcast version of the show, including why he and the cast of the Broadway musical "Merlin" were asked to not do English accents.To unlock bonus access and support NPR, sign up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
This week, special guest Pedro Pascal joins panelists Brian Babylon, Negin Farsad, and Roy Blount Jr. and guest host Tom Papa!Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
This week, special guest Heather Gay joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Shane O'Neill, and Luke Burbank in Salt Lake CityLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
In today's Wait Wait bonus episode, we're giving you outtakes from our most recent show in in Chicago. Peter puts questions about the week's news to our panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Adam Burke, and Peter Grosz. It's more questions, more guessing, and plenty of nonsense! To unlock bonus access and support NPR, sign up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
This week, special guest Laufey joins panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Peter Grosz, and Adam BurkeLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
This week, special guest James Gunn joins panelists Adam Burke, Bobcat Goldthwait, and Paula PoundstoneLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Think you know the answer? In this bonus episode, it's another installment of the Wait Wait Wayback Machine! Executive producer Mike Danforth and host Peter Sagal quiz Paul, a Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me+ supporter in Trinidad and Tobago, with questions from the show that aired 20 years ago in July 2005. If you want a chance to play the Wayback Machine with Peter in a future bonus episode, sign up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Listen to the top of this episode for instructions on how to enter!Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
This week, we're live in Iowa with coach Jan Jensen and panelists Emmy Blotnick, Hari Kondabolu, and Faith SalieLearn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
This week, we celebrate the 4th of July with some of our favorite guests, including Amanda Seyfried, mxmtoon, Jim Gaffigan, Roy Wood, jr., and Lauren Graham!Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
In today's Wait Wait bonus episode, we're giving you outtakes from our most recent show in Portland, Maine. Peter puts questions about the week's news to our panelists Josh Gondelman, Karen Chee, and Paula Poundstone. It's more questions, more guessing, and plenty of silliness! (Paula also shares a very special story about some lemur behavior she witnessed at the zoo.) To unlock bonus access and support NPR, sign up for Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy