List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2025)

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The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's news panel game, that aired during 2025.[1] All episodes, unless otherwise indicated, feature Peter Sagal as host and Bill Kurtis as announcer/scorekeeper, and originate from the Studebaker Theatre at Chicago's Fine Arts Building. Dates indicated are the episodes' original Saturday air dates, and the job titles and backgrounds of the guests reflect their status and positions at the time of their appearance. On some occasions, member stations alter the episodes for their donation drive breaks, which only impact the show's airing within their broadcast area.

January

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
January 4 Unaired segments from previous episodes
"Best of 2024" encores featuring actress/singer Renée Elise Goldsberry, rapper Danny Brown, economic historian Claudia Goldin, Top Chef host Kristen Kish, and CBS NFL studio analyst Bill Cowher
January 11[2] Actor Josh Gad Negin Farsad, Rachel Coster, Josh Gondelman
January 18 Comedian/actress Rose Matafeo Maz Jobrani, Alzo Slade, Helen Hong Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson[3]
January 25[4] Singer-songwriter/Youtuber mxmtoon Paula Poundstone, Hari Kondabolu, Faith Salie

February

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
February 1[5] Taxidermist Amber Maykut Adam Felber, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Rekha Shankar Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson[3]
February 8[6] Actress/comedian Vanessa Bayer Peter Grosz, Shantira Jackson, Rachel Feinstein Guest host Tom Papa[6]
Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson
February 15[7] Mike Derks & Mike Bishop, members of heavy metal band Gwar Negin Farsad, Alzo Slade, Adam Burke Show recorded in Richmond, VA (Altria Theater)
Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson[3]
February 22 Unaired segments from previous episodes
"Not My Job" encores featuring actors John Leguizamo & James Marsden, musician Mark Ronson, ultramarathoner Tara Dower, and actor/singer Billy Porter		 Guest host Tom Papa
Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson

March

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
March 1[8] Comedian/actor Roy Wood Jr. Helen Hong, Paula Poundstone, Tom Bodett
March 8[9] Actress Lauren Graham Faith Salie, Shantira Jackson, Roy Blount Jr.
March 15[10] Actress Amanda Seyfried Emmy Blotnick, Peter Grosz, Fortune Feimster
March 22[11] Orlando Magic center Moe Wagner Eugene Cordero, Paula Poundstone, Alonzo Bodden Show recorded in Orlando, FL (Walt Disney Theater)
March 29 "Not My Job" encores featuring actress Diane Lane, actor/comedians Eric Idle, Bridget Everett, & Jeff Hiller, and musicians Christian McBride & Kathleen Hanna

April

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
April 5[12] Actor Sterling K. Brown Negin Farsad, Josh Gondelman, Tig Notaro
April 12 Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago Shane O'Neill, Rachel Coster, Peter Grosz
April 19[13] Comedian/actor Lewis Black Alonzo Bodden, Adam Burke, Dulcé Sloan Show recorded in Durham, NC (DPAC)
April 26[14] Actor Brian Tyree Henry Negin Farsad, Luke Burbank, Brian Babylon Guest host Karen Chee

May

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
May 3[15] Actress/writer Natasha Rothwell Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Peter Grosz, Hari Kondabolu
May 10[16] Actor/singer Nathan Lane Shantira Jackson, Luke Burbank, Roy Blount Jr. Guest announcer/scorekeeper Alzo Slade
May 17 "Not My Job" encores featuring actor Josh Gad, singer–songwriter/former National Youth Poet Laureate Kara Jackson, musician Mike Derks & Mike Bishop of Gwar, taxidermist Amber Maykut and governor of Michigan Gretchen Whitmer
May 24[17] Actress/comedian Ego Nwodim Tom Papa, Hari Kondabolu, Dulcé Sloan
May 31[18] Former Boston Red Sox left fielder/hitter Jim Rice Maz Jobrani, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Adam Felber Show recorded in Boston, MA (Wang Theatre)

June

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
June 7[19] Jeff Gordon, vice-chairman of Hendrick Motorsports and former NASCAR champion Adam Burke, Negin Farsad, Zach Zimmerman
June 14[20] Actor Chris Perfetti Luke Burbank, Alonzo Bodden, Joyelle Nicole Johnson Guest host Negin Farsad
June 21[21] Olympic sabre fencing medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad Hari Kondabolu, Rachel Coster, Jeff Hiller
June 28[22] Actress/singer Anna Kendrick Paula Poundstone, Karen Chee, Josh Gondelman Show recorded in Portland, ME (Merrill Auditorium)

July

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
July 5 "Not My Job" encores featuring actress Amanda Seyfried & Lauren Graham, comedians Roy Wood Jr. & Jim Gaffigan and singer–songwriter/YouTuber mxmtoon
July 12[23] Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball head coach Jan Jensen Emmy Blotnick, Hari Kondabolu, Faith Salie Show recorded in Des Moines, IA (Des Moines Civic Center)
July 19[24] Filmmaker/producer James Gunn Bobcat Goldthwaite, Paula Poundstone, Adam Burke
July 26[25] Singer–songwriter Laufey Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Adam Burke, Peter Grosz

August

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
August 2[26] Television personality Heather Gay Luke Burbank, Shantira Jackson, Shane O'Neill Show recorded in Salt Lake City, UT (Abravanel Hall)[27]
Guest announcer/scorekeeper Alzo Slade
August 9[28] Actor Pedro Pascal Brian Babylon, Negin Farsad, Roy Blount Jr. Guest host Tom Papa
August 16 Previously unaired segments, including an interview with Atlas Obscura co-founder Dylan Thuras and its current CEO Louise Story
"Not My Job" encores featuring comedians Lewis Black & Rose Matafeo and Orlando Magic center Moe Wagner
August 23 Unaired segments from previous episodes
"Not My Job" encores featuring actors Brian Tyree Henry, Nathan Lane & Sterling K. Brown and comedian Vanessa Bayer
August 30[29] Actor Paul Giamatti Mo Rocca, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Tom Bodett Show recorded in Lenox, MA (Tanglewood)

September

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
September 6[30] Singer-songwriter/actress Renee Rapp Shane O'Neill, Amy Dickinson, Alonzo Bodden
September 13[31] Sportscaster Bob Costas Brian Babylon, Emmy Blotnick, Peter Grosz Guest announcer/scorekeeper Rhymefest[32]
September 20 Sportscaster Chip Caray Rachel Coster, Adam Felber, Dulcé Sloan Show recorded in St. Louis, MO (Fox Theatre)[33]
Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson
September 27[34] Actress Cynthia Nixon Adam Burke, Negin Farsad, KC Shornima

October

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
October 4[35] Open water swimmer Rebecca Mann Shantira Jackson, Adam Felber, Hari Kondabolu Guest host Negin Farsad
October 11[36] Ukelele virtuoso/composer Taimane Gardner Peter Grosz, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Paula Poundstone Show recorded in Honolulu, HI (Blaisdell Concert Hall)
Guest announcer/scorekeeper Alzo Slade
October 18 Unaired segments from previous episodes
"Not My Job" encores featuring NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon, actress/singer Anna Kendrick, and Iowa women's basketball head coach Jan Jensen
October 25[37] Bagpipe musician Ally Crowley-Duncan Hari Kondabolu, Alex Edelman, Faith Salie

November

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
November 1[38] Actress/model Julia Fox Adam Burke, Alonzo Bodden, Josh Gondelman Guest announcer/scorekeeper Rhymefest
November 8[39] Chef Roy Choi Negin Farsad, Karen Chee, Tom Papa Show recorded in Costa Mesa, CA (Segerstrom Concert Hall)
Guest announcer/scorekeeper Alzo Slade
November 15[40] Comedian/actress Tiffany Haddish Brian Babylon, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts
November 22[41] Nikki Russ Federman & Joshua Tupper, co-owners of Russ & Daughters Zach Zimmerman, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Faith Salie
November 29 Unaired segments from previous episodes
"Not My Job" encores featuring actor Paul Giamatti, singer–songwriter Laufey, Olympic sabre fencing medalist Ibtihaj Muhammad, and filmaker/producer James Gunn

December

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
December 6[42] Actor/comedian Andy Richter Alonzo Bodden, Shantira Jackson, Luke Burbank Show recorded in Phoenix, AZ (Arizona Financial Theatre)
Guest announcer/scorekeeper Alzo Slade
December 13[43] Singer-songwriter & member of indie rock supergroup boygenius Lucy Dacus Helen Hong, Adam Burke, Tom Bodett Guest announcer/scorekeeper Alzo Slade
December 20 Actress/director Rhea Seehorn Josh Gondelman, Hari Kondabolu, Paula Poundstone
December 27 "Best of 2025" encores

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