Date |
Guest |
Panelists |
Notes
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February 2 |
Actor Richard E. Grant |
Tom Bodett, Adam Felber, Maeve Higgins |
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February 9 |
Georgia politician Stacey Abrams |
Peter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca |
Show recorded at Johnny Mercer Theatre in Savannah, GA
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February 16 |
Actor Matt Smith |
Maeve Higgins, Alonzo Bodden, Luke Burbank |
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February 23 |
"Best of" episode featuring South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg, singer Sarah Brightman, author John Grisham, and NPR veterans Nina Totenberg & Robert Siegel
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Date |
Guest |
Panelists |
Notes
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March 2 |
Writer/producer Aaron Sorkin |
Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone, Faith Salie |
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March 9 |
Costume designer Ruth E. Carter |
Adam Felber, Peter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts |
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March 16 |
Skateboarder Tony Hawk |
Luke Burbank, Helen Hong, Jessi Klein |
Show recorded at Civic Theatre in San Diego, CA
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March 23 |
Actress Aidy Bryant |
Adam Burke, Negin Farsad, Mo Rocca |
Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I’Anson
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March 30 |
Actor/singer Andrew Rannells |
Paula Poundstone, Brian Babylon, Hari Kondabolu |
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Date |
Guest |
Panelists |
Notes
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May 4 |
Los Angeles Clippers owner Steve Ballmer |
Petey DeAbreu, Peter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts |
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May 11 |
Baseball Hall of Fame shortstop Ozzie Smith |
Brian Babylon, Tom Bodett, Amy Dickinson |
Show recorded at Fox Theatre in St Louis, MO
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May 18 |
Actor Lance Reddick |
Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Helen Hong |
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May 25 |
Actress Kate Mulgrew |
Alonzo Bodden, Tom Papa, Faith Salie |
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Date |
Guest |
Panelists |
Notes
|
June 1 |
Hero-themed "Best Of" episode, featuring costume designer Ruth E. Carter, former NFL star Charles Tillman, actress Aidy Bryant, writer/producer Aaron Sorkin, and politician Stacey Abrams
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June 8 |
Actress/director Olivia Wilde |
Adam Burke, Maz Jobrani, Aida Rodriguez |
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June 15 |
Former U.S. Women's soccer team member Kristine Lilly |
Roy Blount, Jr., Jordan Carlos, Helen Hong |
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June 22 |
Former White House senior advisor Valerie Jarrett |
Adam Felber, Peter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts |
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June 29 |
Author Jennifer Weiner |
Luke Burbank, Paula Poundstone, Faith Salie |
Show recorded at Mann Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Date |
Guest |
Panelists |
Notes
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July 6 |
Previously unaired panel and game segments "Not My Job" encores featuring IMF managing director Christine Lagarde, journalist Dan Rather, and late night TV host Seth Meyers
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July 13 |
Aeronautical engineer Tiera Guinn Fletcher |
Jordan Carlos, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts |
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July 20 |
Writer Piper Kerman |
Alonzo Bodden, Maeve Higgins, Mo Rocca |
Show recorded at Blossom Music Center in Cuyahoga Falls, OH[3]
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July 27 |
Marin Alsop, principal conductor of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra |
Petey DeAbreu, Adam Felber, Faith Salie |
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Date |
Guest |
Panelists |
Notes
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August 3 |
Actor Anthony Anderson |
Adam Burke, Paula Poundstone, Aida Rodriguez |
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August 10 |
Actor Henry Winkler |
Alonzo Bodden, Helen Hong, Hari Kondabolu |
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August 17 |
"Best of" episode featuring Hall of Fame athletes Ozzie Smith and Jerry Rice, actress Anna Kendrick, and basketball coach Mike D'Antoni
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August 24 |
"Best of" episode featuring explorer Fabien Cousteau, writer Lindy West, hip-hop group Beastie Boys, and actors Retta and Matt Smith
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August 31 |
Chef José Andrés |
Negin Farsad, Peter Grosz, Faith Salie |
Show recorded at Wolf Trap in Vienna, VA
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Date |
Guest |
Panelists |
Notes
|
September 7 |
Vocalist Mary Wilson |
Bim Adewunmi, Amy Dickinson, Paula Poundstone |
Guest host Tom Papa
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September 14 |
New York Liberty center Tina Charles |
Adam Felber, Peter Grosz, Helen Hong |
Show recorded at NJPAC in Newark, NJ
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September 21 |
Comedian/actor Zach Galifianakis |
Alonzo Bodden, Bobcat Goldthwait, Roxanne Roberts |
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September 28 |
Actor Charlie Day |
Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Burke, Negin Farsad |
|
Date |
Guest |
Panelists |
Notes
|
October 5 |
Former motorsports star Danica Patrick |
Tom Bodett, Helen Hong, Faith Salie |
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October 12 |
Actress Regina King |
Shannon O'Neill, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca |
Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I’Anson
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October 19 |
Previously unheard segments, including an interview with opera soprano Renée Fleming Encore segments, including interviews with actress Kate Mulgrew and aeronautical engineer Tiera Fletcher
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October 26 |
Ecologist Nalini Nadkarni |
Roy Blount, Jr., Peter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts |
Show recorded at Eccles Theater in Salt Lake City, UT Wait Wait's 1,000th original episode[4]
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Date |
Guest |
Panelists |
Notes
|
November 2 |
Author and activist Gloria Steinem |
Negin Farsad, Josh Gondelman, P. J. O'Rourke |
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November 9 |
Actor Leslie Odom, Jr. |
Jordan Carlos, Adam Felber, Faith Salie |
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November 16 |
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine of Virginia |
Tom Bodett, Luke Burbank, Maeve Higgins |
Show recorded at Altria Theater in Richmond, VA
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November 23 |
Fashion journalist Elaine Welteroth |
Joel Kim Booster, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts |
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November 30 |
Previously unheard segments, including an interview with singer/actor Alex Boyé Encore segments featuring actors Olivia Wilde & Henry Winkler and writer Piper Kerman
|
Date |
Guest |
Panelists
|
December 7 |
Comedian/actor Ali Wong |
Alonzo Bodden, Adam Felber, Aida Rodriguez
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December 14 |
Washington Nationals pitcher Sean Doolittle |
Peter Grosz, Paula Poundstone, Faith Salie
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December 21 |
Jennifer Lee, filmmaker and CCO of Walt Disney Animation Studios |
Adam Burke, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca
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December 28 |
"Best of 2019" episode featuring chef José Andrés, symphony conductor Marin Alsop, musician Steve Earle, author Jennifer Weiner, and actor Anthony Anderson
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