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- 1126 - WWDTM: Pedro Pascal, Chris Perfetti, Heather Gay, and more!
This week, we anticipate good things from 2026 by remembering the moments that made 2025 so fun
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NPR Privacy PolicyMon, 12 Jan 2026 - 1125 - WWDTM: Delroy Lindo
This week, special guest Delroy Lindo joins Paula Poundstone, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Roy Blount, Jr.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 10 Jan 2026 - 1124 - WWDTM: Carissa Moore, Bob Costas, and Jim Rice
This week, we celebrate the holidays with some of our favorite guests and a trip back to Hawaii!
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 27 Dec 2025 - 1123 - WWDTM: Rhea Seehorn
This week, special guest Rhea Seehorn joins panelists Josh Gondelman, Hari Kondabolu, and Paula Poundstone
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 20 Dec 2025 - 1122 - We ask Peter about the guest who's most surprised him, plus other listener questions
It's another Peter AMA (Ask Me Anything)! Wait Wait visual host Emma Choi puts your questions to the big man himself -- Peter Sagal. If he had to listen to one song for the rest of his life what would it be? What actor would Peter cast to play him in a Wait Wait movie? What does Peter listen to when he runs? We get answers to those and other questions, including one about Peter's role in the making of "Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights"?!?!?
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NPR Privacy PolicyTue, 16 Dec 2025 - 1121 - WWDTM: Lucy Dacus
This week, special guest Lucy Dacus joins panelists Tom Bodett, Adam Burke, and Helen Hong
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 13 Dec 2025 - 1120 - HTDE: One-Liners and Free Throws
Ian and Mike help a listener lighten the mood with her clients, help another listener mess with an opponent’s free throw shot, and Peter Sagal shares his secret for falling asleep on an airplane.
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 Schuyler Swenson and Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 10 Dec 2025 - 1119 - WWDTM: Andy Richter
We're live in Phoenix with special guest Andy Richter and panelists Alonzo Bodden, Luke Burbank, and Shantira Jackson!
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 06 Dec 2025 - 1118 - WWDTM: Paul Giamatti, Laufey, and more!
This week, we celebrate Thanksgiving with some of the segments we're most grateful for
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 29 Nov 2025 - 1117 - HTDE: Carsickness And Traffic Jams
Ian and Mike look to the skies to help a listener solve her problem with motion sickness. Plus, a survivor of the longest recorded traffic jam in history shares how she got through it.
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 Schuyler Swenson and Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 26 Nov 2025 - 1116 - WWDTM: Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper
This week, Niki Russ Federman and Josh Russ Tupper join Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Zach Zimmerman, and Faith Salie
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 22 Nov 2025 - 1115 - WWDTM: Tiffany Haddish
This week, Tiffany Haddish joins panelists Brian Babylon, Paula Poundstone, and Roxanne Roberts
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 15 Nov 2025 - 1114 - HTDE: Broadway Musicals And Best In Show
This week: A Broadway star tells us how he finished the New York Marathon and then performed in two shows back to back, a wife seeks advice on how best to shave her hairy companion, plus, are the lyrics to Bye Bye Birdie what we think they are?
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 and Schuyler Swenson. Technical direction from Lorna White.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 12 Nov 2025 - 1113 - WWDTM: Roy Choi
This week, we're live in Orange County with Roy Choi and panelists Tom Papa, Negin Farsad, and Karen Chee
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 08 Nov 2025 - 1112 - WWDTM: Julia Fox
This week, Julia Fox joins panelists Alonzo Bodden, Adam Burke, and Josh Gondelman
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 01 Nov 2025 - 1111 - HTDE: Motivation, Secret Messages, and Stealing Your Thunder
This week: Filmmaker Alice Wu shares a clever trick to help you finally finish that thing you’ve been working on, why teenagers are taking over the comments sections of old podcast episodes, and the origins of the phrase “steal your thunder”. Plus we continue in our quest to be your out of office emergency contact.
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 and Schuyler Swenson. Technical direction from Lorna White.
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(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.”
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 29 Oct 2025 - 1110 - WWDTM: Ally the Piper
This week, bagpipe superstar Ally the Piper joins panelists Hari Kondabolu, Faith Salie, and Alex Edelman
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 25 Oct 2025 - 1109 - WWDTM: Anna Kendrick, Jeff Gordon, and more!
This week, we nurse our sunburns while revisiting some of our favorite moments from this year
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 18 Oct 2025 - 1108 - HTDE: Earthquakes, Dentists, and How To Talk To Your Dog
On today’s episode: a bold new way to help out when an earthquake hits, and Mike and Ian help out a listener with the help of a friendly dentist and a dog named Stella. Plus, our continuing commitment to be your Out of Office emergency contact turns into a surprise birthday celebration.
You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.
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 Schuyler Swenson. Technical direction from Lorna White.
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(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.”
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 15 Oct 2025 - 1107 - WWDTM: Taimane
This week, we're live in Honolulu with panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Peter Grosz, and Paula Poundstone. Plus, special guest Taimane!
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NPR Privacy PolicySun, 12 Oct 2025 - 1106 - WWDTM: Becca Mann
This week, special guest Becca Mann joins guest host Negin Farsad and panelists Shantira Jackson, Hari Kondabolu, and Adam Felber
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 04 Oct 2025 - 1105 - HTDE: AI, War, and Exercise, with Arnold Schwarzenegger
On today’s episode, how to get rid of Google’s AI summaries, and we help a listener who wants to exercise in her car during a long commute–with an assist from a very overqualified exerciser and a very overqualified driver. Plus we talk about a possible connection between pizza and war with The Washington Post’s Tim Carman.
You can check out Tim’s piece here and Juan's training routine here. And 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 Everythingis hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White.
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(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.”
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 01 Oct 2025 - 1104 - WWDTM: Cynthia Nixon
This week, special guest Cynthia Nixon joins panelists Negin Farsad, KC Shornima, and Adam Burke
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 27 Sep 2025 - 1103 - WWDTM: Chip Caray
This week, we're live in St. Louis with Cardinals' play-by-play announcer Chip Caray and panelists Rachel Coster, Dulcé Sloan, and Adam Felber
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 20 Sep 2025 - 1102 - HTDE: How To Make Lasagna Without An Oven, with Peter Sagal
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.
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(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.”
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 17 Sep 2025 - 1101 - WWDTM: Bob Costas
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!
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 13 Sep 2025 - 1100 - WWDTM: Reneé Rapp
This week, special guest Reneé Rapp joins panelists Alonzo Bodden, Shane O'Neill, and Amy Dickinson in Chicago
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 06 Sep 2025 - 1099 - HTDE: OOO Baby, with Andy Samberg, Kate McKinnon, and U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón
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 Everythingis hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White.
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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.”
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 03 Sep 2025 - 1098 - WWDTM: Live at Tanglewood with Paul Giamatti!
This week, we're live at Tanglewood with special guest Paul Giamatti and panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Tom Bodett, and Mo Rocca!
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 30 Aug 2025 - 1097 - WWDTM: Sterling K. Brown, Nathan Lane, Brian Tyree Henry, and Vanessa Bayer
This week, our summer break continues with visits from our coolest guests, including Sterling K. Brown, Nathan Lane, Brian Tyree Henry, and Vanessa Bayer!
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 23 Aug 2025 - 1096 - WWDTM: Moe Wagner, Lewis Black, Rose Matafeo, and Atlas Obscura
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!
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 16 Aug 2025 - 1095 - WWDTM: Pedro Pascal
This week, special guest Pedro Pascal joins panelists Brian Babylon, Negin Farsad, and Roy Blount Jr. and guest host Tom Papa!
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 09 Aug 2025 - 1094 - WWDTM: Heather Gay
This week, special guest Heather Gay joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Shane O'Neill, and Luke Burbank in Salt Lake City
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 02 Aug 2025 - 1093 - WWDTM: Laufey
This week, special guest Laufey joins panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Peter Grosz, and Adam Burke
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 26 Jul 2025 - 1092 - WWDTM: James Gunn
This week, special guest James Gunn joins panelists Adam Burke, Bobcat Goldthwait, and Paula Poundstone
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 19 Jul 2025 - 1091 - Congress has voted to eliminate government funding for public media
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 18 Jul 2025 - 1090 - WWDTM: Jan Jensen
This week, we're live in Iowa with coach Jan Jensen and panelists Emmy Blotnick, Hari Kondabolu, and Faith Salie
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 12 Jul 2025 - 1089 - WWDTM: Amanda Seyfried, mxmtoon, and more!
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!
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 05 Jul 2025 - 1088 - WWDTM: Anna Kendrick
This week, we're live in Portland with special guest Anna Kendrick and panelists Paula Poundstone, Karen Chee, and Josh Gondelman
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 28 Jun 2025 - 1087 - WWDTM: Ibtihaj Muhammad
This week, special guest Ibtihaj Muhammad joins Hari Kondabolu, Rachel Coster, and new panelist Jeff Hiller!
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 21 Jun 2025 - 1086 - WWDTM: Chris Perfetti
This week, Abbott Elementary's Chris Perfetti joins panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Alonzo Bodden, and Luke Burbank
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 14 Jun 2025 - 1085 - WWDTM: Jeff Gordon
This week, NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon joins panelists Zach Zimmerman, Adam Burke, and Negin Farsad
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 07 Jun 2025 - 1084 - WWDTM: Jim Rice
This week, we're live in Boston with special guest Jim Rice and panelists Maz Jobrani, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Adam Felber
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 31 May 2025 - 1083 - WWDTM: Ego Nwodim
This week, special guest Ego Nwodim joins panelists Tom Papa, Dulceé Sloan, and Hari Kondabolu
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 24 May 2025 - 1082 - WWDTM: GWAR, Gretchen Whitmer, Josh Gad, Kara Jackson, and Amber Maykut
This week, we celebrate the arrival of spring with special guests Josh Gad, Gretchen Whitmer, GWAR, Kara Jackson, and Amber Maykut!
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 17 May 2025 - 1081 - WWDTM: Nathan Lane
This week, special guest Nathan Lane joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Luke Burbank, and Roy Blount, Jr.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 10 May 2025 - 1080 - WWDTM: Natasha Rothwell
This week, special guest Natasha Rothwell joins panelists Hari Kondabolu, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, and Peter Grosz
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 03 May 2025 - 1079 - WWDTM: Brian Tyree Henry
This week, special guest Brian Tyree Henry joins panelists Brian Babylon, Negin Farsad, and Luke Burbank
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 26 Apr 2025 - 1078 - WWDTM: Lewis Black
This week, we're live in Durham with special guest Lewis Black and panelists Dulcé Sloan, Alonzo Bodden, and Adam Burke
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 19 Apr 2025 - 1077 - WWDTM: Austan Goolsbee
This week, special guest Austan Goolsbee joins panelists Peter Grosz, Rachel Coster, and Shane O'Neill
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 12 Apr 2025 - 1076 - HTDE: Study Break with Jason Isaacs of "The White Lotus"The White Lotus season finale dropped this weekend, and we have questions. And trauma. Maybe you do too? This week, How To Do Everything's "study break" is hosting acclaimed actor Jason Isaacs AKA acclaimed Lorazepam addict Timothy Ratliff.
How to join: save this Google document. At 12:30 PM ET tomorrow April 11th, we'll drop a Zoom link. The first 10 people to click on it will be in a Zoom call with Mike, Ian, Heena and Timothy Ratliff/Lucius Malfoy/Jason Isaacs.
That gives you tonight to catch up on the show. We WILL discuss spoilers. So come studied and with questions!
In the meantime, please send us your "how to" questions! From "how do you parallel park?" to "how do you escape quicksand?" no question is too boring, outlandish or unusual. We can't make the show without you, so don't be shy! Email us at howto@npr.org.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 10 Apr 2025 - 1075 - WWDTM: Sterling K. Brown
This week, special guest Sterling K. Brown joins panelists Tig Notaro, Negin Farsad, and Josh Gondelman
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 05 Apr 2025 - 1074 - WWDTM: Eric Idle, Bridget Everett + Jeff Hiller, and more!
This week, we invite everyone to take a much needed break and listen to interviews with Eric Idle, Bridget Everett + Jeff Hiller, Diane Lane, and more!
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 29 Mar 2025 - 1073 - WWDTM: Moe Wagner
This week, we're live in Orlando with special guest Moe Wagner and panelists Eugene Cordero, Alonzo Bodden, and Paula Poundstone
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 22 Mar 2025 - 1072 - WWDTM: Amanda Seyfried
This week, special guest Amanda Seyfried joins panelists Fortune Feimster, Peter Grosz, and Emmy Blotnick
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 15 Mar 2025 - 1071 - WWDTM: Lauren Graham
This week, special guest Lauren Graham joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Faith Salie, and Roy Blount, Jr.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 08 Mar 2025 - 1070 - WWDTM: Roy Wood, Jr.
This week, special guest Roy Wood Jr. joins panelists Tom Bodett, Helen Hong, and Paula Poundstone
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 01 Mar 2025 - 1069 - WWDTM: Billy Porter, Mark Ronson, Tara Dower, and more!
This week, we celebrate one last President's Day with special guests Mark Ronson, Billy Porter, Tara Dower, John Leguizamo, and James Marsden
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 22 Feb 2025 - 1068 - WWDTM: GWAR
This week, we're live in Richmond with GWAR and panelists Adam Burke, Alzo Slade, and Negin Farsad
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 15 Feb 2025 - 1067 - WWDTM: Vanessa bayer
This week, special guest Vanessa Bayer joins panelists Shantira Jackson, Rachel Feinstein, and Peter Grosz
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 08 Feb 2025 - 1066 - WWDTM: Amber Maykut
This week, renowned taxidermist Amber Maykut joins panelists Rekha Shankar, Adam Felber, and Joyelle Nicole Johnson
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 01 Feb 2025 - 1065 - WWDTM: mxmtoon
This week, special guest mxmtoon joins panelists Paula Poundstone, Faith Salie, and Hari Kondabolu
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 25 Jan 2025 - 1064 - WWDTM: Rose Matafeo
This week, Rose Matafeo joins panelists Maz Jobrani, Alzo Slade, and Helen Hong
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 18 Jan 2025 - 1063 - HTDE: Heckling, Yawning, and Imitating, with James Austin Johnson and Patton Oswalt
On our season finale, when a young listener has a question on behalf of her fifth grade class, we call up an old friend/chimp butt expert to help her out. And Saturday Night Live's James Austin Johnson walks us through his hilarious Donald Trump impression to tend to a listener's curiosities. Plus, Mike and Ian are stressed about some (cryptic) hate mail, so they call Patton Oswalt for some words of encouragement.
You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org. And not to fear, we will be returning for season two. Follow @waitwaitnpr on Instagram for updates on how to stay in touch in the meantime.
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.
Both How To Do Everything and Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me! are 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 exclusive games, behind-the-scenes content, and more. Sign up and support NPR at plus.npr.org.
How To Do Everythingis hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 15 Jan 2025 - 1062 - WWDTM: Josh Gad
This week, Josh Gad joins panelists Negin Farsad, Rachel Coster, and Josh Gondelman to talk being accosted by kids and ignored by David O. Russell
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 11 Jan 2025 - 1061 - WWDTM: Happy New Year Edition!
This week, we ring in the new year by remembering what made the old one so special, including interviews with Kristin Kish, Bill Cowher, and more!
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 04 Jan 2025 - 1060 - HTDE: Don't Get in the Fridge, with Jesse Eisenberg
Ringing in 2025: Mike and Ian knock out a New Year's resolution with the help of filmmaker Jesse Eisenberg, and a listener calls in to settle a high-stakes bet on the sturdiness of honeybees. Also, the world's northernmost towns are in the middle of months-long darkness. To learn how to survive it, we call an astrophysicist who spent six months in complete Antarctic darkness.
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.
Both How To Do Everything and Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me! are 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 exclusive games, behind-the-scenes content, and more. Sign up and support NPR at plus.npr.org.
How To Do Everythingis hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White.
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This week, Tim Meadows helps us stroll down memory lane with some of our favorite guests of 2024
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On today's episode, Charlie needs help writing a children's book for his wife. So, Mike and Ian call up some of the greatest minds in modern literature, Gillian Flynn and James Patterson. Plus, a slippery way to stay warm on your run and a cool trick to avoid saying "you guys".
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 11 Dec 2024 - 1055 - WWDTM: Jim Gaffigan
This week, Jim Gaffigan joins panelists Adam Felber, Adam Burke, and Negin Farsad to talk about being the Pope's favorite comedian.
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This week, Wait Wait celebrates Thanksgiving with a cornucopia of great guests!
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 30 Nov 2024 - 1053 - HTDE: The Friendliest Sound in the World, with Olympic medalist Molly Seidel
This week on How To Do Everything, a listener calls in asking how to avoid startling innocent pedestrians when she goes on runs. So Mike and Ian recruit the help of an Olympic marathoner and one of Hollywood's most iconic composers. Plus, an update from you (party people) on the "you guys" fast.
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This week, we're live in Detroit with Governor Whitmer and panelists Josh Gondelman, Hari Kondabolu, and Roxanne Roberts
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 16 Nov 2024 - 1050 - HTDE: Yes We Pecan, with Martha Stewart
Two roommates disagree about how to pronounce "pecan," so Mike and Ian call up Martha Stewart–and others–to help. Plus, an Italian town in the shadow of the Alps spent three months of the year without sunlight, until Mayor Pierfranco Midali decided to make his own sun.
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This week, record-breaking ultrarunner Tara Dower talks speed-hiking the Appalachian Trail with Negin Farsad, Faith Salie, and Peter Grosz
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This week, Brain Jordan Alvarez, the creator and star of English Teacher, plays our game with Brian Babylon, Luke Burbank, and Emmy Blotnick
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 02 Nov 2024 - 1047 - HTDE: Josh Gad defeats earworms, and we make a pitch to Pete Buttigieg
This week on the show, when a mother can't get her four-year-old's favorite song out of her head, Mike and Ian call up Broadway's beloved Josh Gad to help. Plus, Ian has a formal request for the Secretary of Transportation, and the guys find a tip to quell those pesky election mailers.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 30 Oct 2024 - 1046 - WWDTM: Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe
This week, sports power couple Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe talk about their podcast, who's more competitive, and where they keep their medals
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 26 Oct 2024 - 1045 - WWDTM: Instant Nostalgia Edition
This week, we get nostalgic for...uh...earlier this year with some of our favorite guests!
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 19 Oct 2024 - 1044 - HTDE: Maury Povich and Sleeping Between the Pretties
This week on How To Do Everything, Wait, Waitproducers Mike and Ian recruit television icon Maury Povich to help a listener reveal some hard truths, and we create some helpful (and unhelpful) reminders for when you should replace your household items. Plus, when a married couple calls in with a 29-year-old feud, the guys recruit some royal help.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 16 Oct 2024 - 1043 - WWDTM: Eric Idle
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 12 Oct 2024 - 1042 - WWDTM: Kara Jackson
This week, acclaimed songwriter and poet Kara Jackson joins panelists Alzo Slade, Scaachi Koul, and Joyelle Nicole Johnson.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 05 Oct 2024 - 1041 - HTDE: Peter Sagal the Sausage
This week, Mike and Ian recruit Peter Sagal to help a caller who's curious about mascot races – with the help of a talking sausage. A police inspector in Finland reveals his creative hack for keeping beaches safe. And a high school cheerleading squad saves the day.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 02 Oct 2024 - 1040 - WWDTM: Dionne Warwick
This week, we're live in Kansas City with guest Dionne Warwick and panelists Paula Poundstone, Shantira Jackson, and Josh Gondelman
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 28 Sep 2024 - 1039 - WWTDM: Gary Oldman
This week, Gary Oldman joins us to talk Slow Horses, the Emmy Awards, and the fine art of flatulence with Karen Chee, Brain Babylon, and Peter Grosz.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 21 Sep 2024 - 1038 - HTDE: Tom Hanks, Hot Dogs and Chimp ButtsWait, Wait...Don't Tell Me! producers Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag are back with another episode of How To Do Everything. Today, the great Tom Hanks teaches us the art of being adored, and Mike and Ian help a listener who's curious about world fame. Plus, a bottoms-up approach to recognizing your family members.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 18 Sep 2024 - 1037 - WWDTM: Jay Pharoah
This week, comedian and impressionist Jay Pharoah joins panelists Adam Burke, Negin Farsad, and Roxanne Roberts.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 14 Sep 2024 - 1036 - WWDTM: John Leguizamo
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 07 Sep 2024 - 1035 - HTDE: Haircuts in Space, Tutus, and the Nasal RangerWait, Wait...Don't Tell Me! producers Mike and Ian are back with their podcast How To Do Everything. On their first episode: how to cut your hair in space, how to clean your tutu, and how to tell if you smell.
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NPR Privacy PolicyWed, 04 Sep 2024 - 1034 - WWDTM: Nate Berkus
We're live in Minnesota with hometown hero Nate Berkus, who joins Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Bobcat Goldthwat, and Josh Gondelman to play our game.
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 31 Aug 2024 - 1033 - How To Do Everything is BACK!
Peter Sagal's wife's favorite podcast is back. On each episode of How To Do Everything, underqualified hosts Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag find overqualified experts to answer all your life questions. How do you survive quicksand? How do you plan the perfect first date? How do you count all the hairs on your head? They can't help you. But they will find someone who can.
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This week, Emmy-nominee Diane Lane joins Dulcé Sloan, Adam Burke, and Adam Felber to talk therapy, tortoises, and Capote vs. The Swans
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NPR Privacy PolicySat, 24 Aug 2024 - 1031 - Wait Wait DNC Dispatch #3
Peter Sagal and producers Emma Choi and Ian Chillag take one more trip behind the scenes at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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NPR Privacy PolicyFri, 23 Aug 2024 - 1030 - Wait Wait DNC Dispatch #2
Your friends at Wait Wait head back to the Democratic National Convention to talk to the dignitaries and weirdos that make our country great. Featuring WWDTM host Peter Sagal, producers Emma Choi and Ian Chillag, and a whole lot of mayors.
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NPR Privacy PolicyThu, 22 Aug 2024 - 1029 - BONUS: Wait Wait DNC Dispatch #1
Your friends at Wait Wait head over to the Democratic National Convention here in Chicago to cover whatever's left over after the real reporters take care of the actual news.
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This week, Wait Wait starts training for the coming political season with some of our favorite guests including Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chris Pine, Natasha Lyonne, and more
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This week, we celebrate the dog days of summer with Jason Isbell, Rachel Maddow, and more!
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