| Date |
Guest |
Panelists |
Notes
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| January 4 |
Comedian-themed "Best of" episode, featuring Jeff Garlin, John Hodgman, Amy Sedaris, Tig Notaro and Jim Gaffigan
|
| January 11 |
Political Consultant Mary Matalin |
Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Charlie Pierce |
|
| January 18 |
Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin |
P. J. O'Rourke, Amy Dickinson, Luke Burbank |
|
| January 25 |
Television personality and former hedge fund manager Jim Cramer |
Brian Babylon, Jessi Klein, Hannibal Buress |
|
| Date |
Guest |
Panelists |
Notes
|
| February 1 |
Paleontologist Paul Sereno |
Mo Rocca, Tom Bodett, Faith Salie |
Show recorded at University of Chicago's Mandel Hall
|
| February 8 |
Music historian Peter Guralnick |
Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone |
|
| February 15 |
US Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona |
Brian Babylon, Kyrie O'Connor, Maz Jobrani |
Show recorded in Phoenix, Arizona
|
| February 22 |
US Senator Mark Warner of Virginia |
Alonzo Bodden, Faith Salie, Roy Blount, Jr. |
|
| Date |
Guest |
Panelists |
Notes
|
| March 1 |
"Best of" episode featuring former New York Yankees pitcher Jim Bouton, director Barry Sonnenfeld, rock band Tenacious D
|
| March 8 |
Drummer Stewart Copeland |
Adam Felber, Faith Salie, Mike Birbiglia |
|
| March 15 |
Wingsuit flyer Joby Ogwyn |
Paula Poundstone, Charlie Pierce, Cindy Chupack |
|
| March 22 |
Actor and former NFL player Terry Crews |
Brian Babylon, Amy Dickinson, Bobcat Goldthwaite |
Show recorded in Kalamazoo, Michigan
|
| March 29 |
Violinist Itzhak Perlman |
Roy Blount, Jr., Kyrie O'Connor, Tom Bodett |
Guest host Mike Pesca
|
| Date |
Guest |
Panelists |
Notes
|
| May 3 |
San Diego Zoo animal ambassador Rick Schwartz |
Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Alonzo Bodden |
Show recorded in San Diego, California
|
| May 10 |
Actor Rob Lowe |
Brian Babylon, Jessi Klein, Tom Bodett |
|
| May 17 |
Political adviser John Podesta |
Mo Rocca, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts |
Show recorded in Washington, D.C.
Carl Kassel's last show before becoming Wait Wait's "scorekeeper emeritus"
|
| May 24 |
Singer Toni Braxton |
Charlie Pierce, Kyrie O'Connor, Roy Blount, Jr. |
Bill Kurtis' first show as Wait Wait's regular announcer/scorekeeper
|
| May 31 |
Actor Alicia Silverstone |
Amy Dickinson, Adam Felber, Rosie Perez |
|
| Date |
Guest |
Panelists |
Notes
|
| June 7 |
Fashion consultant Tim Gunn |
Mo Rocca, Peter Grosz, Jessi Klein |
Show recorded in New York, NY
|
| June 14 |
Author Mary Higgins Clark |
Tom Bodett, Brian Babylon, Ophira Eisenberg |
|
| June 21 |
University of Wisconsin—Madison professor and Up Series participant Nick Hitchon |
P. J. O'Rourke, Kyrie O'Connor, Maz Jobrani |
Show recorded in Madison, Wisconsin
|
| June 28 |
Actress Scarlett Johansson |
Roxanne Roberts, Luke Burbank, Shelby Fero |
|
| Date |
Guest |
Panelists |
Notes
|
| July 5 |
"Best of" episode featuring actors Terry Crews & Tony Shalhoub and poet Billy Collins
|
| July 12 |
Skier Mikaela Shiffrin |
Brian Babylon, Paula Poundstone, Tom Bodett |
Show recorded at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado
|
| July 19 |
Chef Thomas Keller |
Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr., Bobcat Goldthwait |
Shows recorded in San Francisco, California
|
| July 26 |
Actor, emcee, filmmaker, and drag performer Peaches Christ |
Luke Burbank, Amy Dickinson, Brian Babylon
|
| Date |
Guest |
Panelists |
Notes
|
| August 2 |
Author Amy Tan |
Alonzo Bodden, Paula Poundstone, Maz Jobrani |
Show recorded in San Francisco, California
|
| August 9 |
"Best of" episode featuring former New York Yankees pitcher Jim Bouton, Randy Sprecher of Sprecher Brewery, author Gillian Flynn, filmmaker John Waters, and singer Rosanne Cash
|
| August 16 |
"Best of" episode featuring pickpocket Apollo Robbins, singer Mavis Staples, singer Alice Cooper, Google chairman Eric Schmidt, and fashion guru Tim Gunn
|
| August 23 |
Animal-themed "Best of" episode featuring veterinarian Kevin Fitzgerald and San Diego Zoo animal ambassador Rick Schwartz
|
| August 30 |
Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts |
Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Roy Blount, Jr. |
Show recorded at Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts
Special "Listener Limerick Challenge" appearance by Carl Kassel
|
| Date |
Guest |
Panelists |
Notes
|
| October 4 |
United States Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz |
Faith Salie, Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone |
|
| October 11 |
"Best of" episode featuring novelist Amy Tan, ballerina Misty Copeland, actor Rob Lowe, skier Mikaela Shiffrin and director Baz Luhrmann
|
| October 18 |
Actor Jeff Goldblum |
Tom Bodett, Roxanne Roberts, Faith Salie |
Show recorded in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
| October 25 |
Actress Florence Henderson |
Brian Babylon, Amy Dickinson, Roy Blount, Jr. |
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