List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2025)
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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 2025.[1] All episodes, unless otherwise indicated, feature Peter Sagal as host and Bill Kurtis as announcer/scorekeeper, and originate from the Studebaker Theatre at Chicago's Fine Arts Building. Dates indicated are the episodes' original Saturday air dates, and the job titles and backgrounds of the guests reflect their status and positions at the time of their appearance. On some occasions, member stations alter the episodes for their donation drive breaks, which only impact the show's airing within their broadcast area.
January
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 4 | Unaired segments from previous episodes "Best of 2024" encores featuring actress/singer Renée Elise Goldsberry, rapper Danny Brown, economic historian Claudia Goldin, Top Chef host Kristen Kish, and CBS NFL studio analyst Bill Cowher | ||
| January 11[2] | Actor Josh Gad | Negin Farsad, Rachel Coster, Josh Gondelman | |
| January 18 | Comedian/actress Rose Matafeo | Maz Jobrani, Alzo Slade, Helen Hong | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson[3] |
| January 25[4] | Singer-songwriter/Youtuber mxmtoon | Paula Poundstone, Hari Kondabolu, Faith Salie | |
February
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 1[5] | Taxidermist Amber Maykut | Adam Felber, Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Rekha Shankar | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson[3] |
| February 8[6] | Actress/comedian Vanessa Bayer | Peter Grosz, Shantira Jackson, Rachel Feinstein | Guest host Tom Papa[6] Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson |
| February 15[7] | Mike Derks & Mike Bishop, members of heavy metal band Gwar | Negin Farsad, Alzo Slade, Adam Burke | Show recorded in Richmond, VA (Altria Theater) Guest judge/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson[3] |
| February 22 | Unaired segments from previous episodes "Not My Job" encores featuring actors John Leguizamo & James Marsden, musician Mark Ronson, ultramarathoner Tara Dower, and actor/singer Billy Porter | Guest host Tom Papa Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson | |
March
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 1[8] | Comedian/actor Roy Wood Jr. | Helen Hong, Paula Poundstone, Tom Bodett | |
| March 8[9] | Actress Lauren Graham | Faith Salie, Shantira Jackson, Roy Blount Jr. | |
| March 15[10] | Actress Amanda Seyfried | Emmy Blotnick, Peter Grosz, Fortune Feimster | |
| March 22[11] | Orlando Magic center Moe Wagner | Eugene Cordero, Paula Poundstone, Alonzo Bodden | Show recorded in Orlando, FL (Walt Disney Theater) |
| March 29 | "Not My Job" encores featuring actress Diane Lane, actor/comedians Eric Idle, Bridget Everett, & Jeff Hiller, and musicians Christian McBride & Kathleen Hanna | ||
April
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 5[12] | Actor Sterling K. Brown | Negin Farsad, Josh Gondelman, Tig Notaro | |
| April 12 | Austan Goolsbee, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago | Shane O'Neill, Rachel Coster, Peter Grosz | |
| April 19[13] | Comedian/actor Lewis Black | Alonzo Bodden, Adam Burke, Dulcé Sloan | Show recorded in Durham, NC (DPAC) |
| April 26[14] | Actor Brian Tyree Henry | Negin Farsad, Luke Burbank, Brian Babylon | Guest host Karen Chee |
May
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 3[15] | Actress/writer Natasha Rothwell | Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Peter Grosz, Hari Kondabolu | |
| May 10 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
| May 17 | "Best of" episode | ||
| May 24 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
| May 31 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | Show recorded in Location TBD |
June
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 7 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
| June 14 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
| June 21 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | |
| June 28 | TBA | TBA, TBA, TBA | Show recorded in Location TBD |
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