List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2012)

The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's news panel game, during 2012.^[1] Job titles and lines of work reflect the position of individuals at the time of the appearance. All shows, unless otherwise indicated, are hosted by Peter Sagal with announcer/scorekeeper Carl Kassel, and originated at Chicago's Chase Auditorium.

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
January 7	Director Paul Feig	Roy Blount, Jr., Amy Dickinson, Adam Felber
January 14	Comedian David Cross	Kyrie O'Connor, Brian Babylon, Paula Poundstone
January 21	Singer Duke Fakir Of The Four Tops	Mo Rocca, Tom Bodett, Faith Salie	Show recorded in Detroit, MI
January 28	Children's author Jack Gantos	Peter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts, Brian Babylon

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
February 4	Actor Gary Oldman	Faith Salie, Charlie Pierce, P. J. O'Rourke
February 11	Jazz singer Kurt Elling	Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone
February 18	Speedskater Nick Pearson	Peter Grosz, Kyrie O'Connor, Mo Rocca	Show recorded in Salt Lake City, UT
February 25	Actor-themed "Best of" episode, featuring Kevin Bacon, Lisa Kudrow, Pee-wee Herman, Lucy Lawless and John Leguizamo

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
March 3	Actor Alec Baldwin	Alonzo Bodden, Luke Burbank, Roxanne Roberts
March 10	Chef Rick Bayless	Brian Babylon, Tom Bodett, Amy Dickinson
March 17	Musician Joey Burns of Calexico	Charlie Pierce, Faith Salie, Roy Blount, Jr.	Show recorded in Tucson, AZ
March 24	Actress Ana Gasteyer	Mo Rocca, Jessi Klein, Tom Bodett
March 31	Writer and musician Carrie Brownstein	Maz Jobrani, Brian Babylon, Paula Poundstone

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
April 7	Comedian Rachel Dratch	Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr.
April 14	Author and former baseball pitcher Jim Bouton	Alonzo Bodden, Jessi Klein, Mo Rocca	Show recorded in Boston, MA
April 21	Writer-themed "Best of" episode, featuring Jack Gantos, Tom Robbins, Susan Orlean, Mary Roach, and Carl Hiaasen
April 28	Director Barry Sonnenfeld	Paula Poundstone, Tom Bodett, Amy Dickinson

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
May 5	Former talk show host Dick Cavett	Charlie Pierce, Kyrie O'Connor, Roy Blount, Jr.	Show recorded in Lincoln, NE
May 12	Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait	Amy Dickinson, Mo Rocca, Tom Bodett
May 19	Kyle Gass and Jack Black Of Tenacious D	Brian Babylon, Roxanne Roberts, Charlie Pierce
May 26	Folk singer Bonnie 'Prince' Billy	P. J. O'Rourke, Luke Burbank, Paula Poundstone

Contents

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
November 3	Smithsonian Institution secretary Dr. Wayne Clough	Paula Poundstone, Luke Burbank, Firoozeh Dumas
November 10	TV host and author Martha Stewart	Alonzo Bodden, Roxanne Roberts, P. J. O'Rourke
November 17	Beer maker and Sprecher Brewery owner Randy Sprecher	Faith Salie, Charlie Pierce, Mo Rocca	Show recorded in Milwaukee, WI
November 24	Science-themed "best of," featuring NASA engineers Bobak Ferdowsi & Adam Steltzner, astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist Adam Riess, and economist Paul Krugman