The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! , NPR 's news panel game , that aired during 2005 .[1] Dates indicated are the episodes' original Saturday air dates. Job titles and backgrounds of the guests reflect their status at the time of their appearance.
Unless otherwise indicated, all Wait Wait... episodes feature host Peter Sagal and announcer/scorekeeper Carl Kasell . Also unless indicated, the show originated from Chicago ; it was regularly recorded at the studios of WBEZ until May 2005, when it moved to the Bank One Auditorium, which would be rechristened the Chase Bank Auditorium later in the year after Chase Bank 's acquisition of Bank One .[2]
January [ ]
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
January 1
Encore of 8/7/2004 episode featuring author Scott Turow
January 8
Bob Freer, animal expert and founder of the Everglades Outpost sanctuary
Charlie Pierce , Paula Poundstone , Roxanne Roberts
January 15
Wrestler Rulon Gardner
Roy Blount, Jr. , Kyrie O'Connor , Mo Rocca
Guest host Brian Unger
January 22
no guest
Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber , P.J. O'Rourke
January 29
Celebrity hair stylist
Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone
February [ ]
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
February 5
Humorist Kinky Friedman
Roy Blount, Jr. , Sue Ellicott , P.J. O'Rourke
February 12
Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock
Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber , Roxanne Roberts
February 19
Writer Armistead Maupin
Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Kyrie O'Connor
Show recorded at Zellerbach Hall in Berkeley, CA
February 26
Composer/conductor Bill Conti
Charlie Pierce , Paula Poundstone , Mo Rocca
March [ ]
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
March 5
Author & radio personality Tom Bodett
Sue Ellicott , Adam Felber , P.J. O'Rourke
March 12
Actor Larry Hagman
Kyrie O'Connor , Charlie Pierce , Roxanne Roberts
Show recorded on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX
March 19
CBS Evening News anchor Bob Schieffer
Adam Felber, Kyrie O'Connor, Aamer Haleem
March 26
Remodeling expert Bob Vila
Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr. , Mo Rocca
April [ ]
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
April 2
Author and Monty Python alumnus Terry Jones
Roy Blount, Jr. , Sue Ellicott , Adam Felber
April 9
Singer Engelbert Humperdinck
Aamer Haleem , Roxanne Roberts Mo Rocca
April 16
, ringmaster of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce , Paula Poundstone
April 23
Actress & singer Michelle Phillips
Roy Blount, Jr., Mo Rocca, Kyrie O'Connor
Guest announcer/scorekeeper
April 30
Universal Creative executive Scott Trowbridge
Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
Show recorded at Loews Portofino at Universal Orlando
May [ ]
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
May 7
Georgeanne Irvine, communications manager for the San Diego Zoo
Roy Blount, Jr. , Adam Felber , Paula Poundstone
Show recorded at in El Cajon, CA
May 14
Voiceover artist Don LaFontaine
Adam Felber, Sue Ellicott , Kyrie O'Connor
Wait Wait ' s first show from Chicago's Bank One Auditorium [2] [3]
May 21
Los Angeles Times auto critic Dan Neil
P. J. O'Rourke , Roxanne Roberts , Mo Rocca
Show recorded at Pease Auditorium in Ypsilanti, MI
May 28
Actress Maura Tierney
Roxanne Roberts, Charlie Pierce , Richard Roeper
June [ ]
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
June 4
Sportscaster Al Michaels
Adam Felber , Kyrie O'Connor , Paula Poundstone
June 11
Actress S. Epatha Merkerson
Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca , Richard Roeper
June 18
Songwriter Richard Sherman
Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Roy Blount, Jr.
Guest announcer/scorekeeper Tom Bodett
June 25
Robert Bateman, a U.S. Army Major stationed in Iraq
Aamer Haleem , Charlie Pierce , Roxanne Roberts
Guest announcer/scorekeeper Robert Siegel
July [ ]
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
July 2
CNN anchor Wolf Blitzer
Adam Felber , Roxanne Roberts , Mo Rocca
Guest announcer/scorekeeper Scott Simon
July 9
Encores of various segments, including an interview with This American Life host Ira Glass
July 16
Author Chuck Klosterman
Roy Blount, Jr. , P.J. O'Rourke , Paula Poundstone
July 23
Drew Curtis , founder of the Fark website
Mo Rocca, Amy Dickinson , Charlie Pierce
July 30
Author Janet Evanovich
Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Richard Roeper
August [ ]
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
August 6
U.S. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois [4]
Roy Blount, Jr. , Kyrie O'Connor , Paula Poundstone
August 13
NPR Fresh Air host Terry Gross
Tom Bodett , Adam Felber , Roxanne Roberts
August 20
T.R. Reid Rocky Mountain bureau chief for The Washington Post
Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Sue Ellicott
August 27
Tim Zagat , co-founder of the Zagat Survey
Paula Poundstone, Charlie Pierce , Mo Rocca
Guest host Adam Felber
September [ ]
Date
Guest
Panelists
September 3
MSNBC Hardball host Chris Matthews
Roy Blount, Jr. , Kyrie O'Connor , Mo Rocca
September 10
Comedian & voice actor Jonathan Katz
Tom Bodett , Adam Felber , Amy Dickinson
September 17
Author Lee Smith
Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce , Roxanne Roberts
September 24
Singer/songwriter Liz Phair
Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca, Richard Roeper
October [ ]
November [ ]
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
November 5
Actor Adam West
Roy Blount, Jr. , Roxanne Roberts , Mo Rocca
November 12
Actor Tab Hunter
Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott , Paula Poundstone
November 19
Columnist and author Dan Savage
Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber , Charlie Pierce
November 26
Author Clyde Edgerton
Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
Episode theme: Historical inventions[5]
December [ ]
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