List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2022)
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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 2022.[1] All episodes, unless otherwise indicated, feature host Peter Sagal and announcer/scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, and are produced through the facilities of Wait Wait co-producer WBEZ/Chicago (participants join the show through remote links). 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.
January[]
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1 | "Best of" episode featuring basketball stars Brook & Robin Lopez and actors André De Shields, Martin Short, & Jane Kaczmarek | ||
| January 8 | Astronaut Woody Hoburg | Alonzo Bodden, Peter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts | |
| January 15 | Singer/songwriter Kacey Musgraves | Emmy Blotnick, Helen Hong, Maz Jobrani | |
| January 22 | Actor Brian Cox | Cristela Alonzo, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca | |
| January 29 | Playwright Jeremy O. Harris | Karen Chee, Josh Gondelman, Alzo Slade | Guest host Negin Farsad |
February[]
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 5 | Shermann "Dilla" Thomas, presenter of a TikTok series on Chicago's history[2] | Adam Burke, Tom Papa, Paula Poundstone | Show recorded at Chicago's Harris Theater |
| February 12 | Musician Patti Smith[3] | Bobcat Goldthwait, Maeve Higgins, Hari Kondabolu | |
| February 19 | Novelist Marlon James | Negin Farsad, Peter Grosz, Ashley Ray | Includes tributes to panelist P. J. O'Rourke (d. February 15, 2022) |
| February 26 | "Best of" episode featuring actor Ed Begley, Jr., journalist Yamiche Alcindor, chef Antoni Porowski, and rapper/actor RZA | ||
March[]
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 5 | Television personality Porsha Williams | Joel Kim Booster, Hari Kondabolu, Faith Salie | Show recorded in Atlanta, GA (Fox Theatre) Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson |
| March 12 | Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor | Negin Farsad, Paula Poundstone, Alzo Slade | |
| March 19 | Actress Zazie Beetz | Roy Blount, Jr., Helen Hong, Mo Rocca | |
| March 26 | Historian Dan Snow | Emmy Blotnick, Luke Burbank, Roxanne Roberts |
References[]
- ^ "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! archive". npr.org NPR:National Public Radio. npr.org. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
- ^ "TikTok’s Dilla The Urban Historian Is Educating Followers And Challenging Chicago Stereotypes — 60 Seconds At A Time," from Block Club Chicago, 5/20/2021 (accessed 2/19/2022)
- ^ "'Wait Wait' for Feb. 12, 2022: With Not My Job guest Patti Smith" from NPR.org (accessed 2/12/2022)
External links[]
- Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! official website
- WWDT.me, an unofficial Wait Wait historical site
Categories:
- 2022 in radio
- Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
- 2022-related lists