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The oddly informative news quiz from NPR
Chicago, USA
Joined February 2008
We’re the luckiest radio show in the world.
Good news!! I’m starting as a producer and social media coordinator at @waitwait next week! SO happy I get to keep working with my friends!!!.
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RT @emmaeunjoo: Thank you so much @NYTStyles for the profile!! And sorry to everyone on the M Train for making you watch me anxiously do a….
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Today, our beloved sister show "Everyone & Their Mom" says goodbye. Celebrate their brilliant silliness one more time and please post pictures of yourself crying while you listen:.
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On April 27th, Wait Wait is coming back to Nashville!. Come join us for a night of laughs, or, if Bill gets his way, a two-hour spoken-word tribute to Dolly Parton:.
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Thrilled (and, honestly a little shocked) that the incredible Malala Yousafzai is our guest this week!. She and guest host @joshgondelman will talk Nobels, Oscars, and Beyoncé vs. Taylor Swift. Join us this weekend, because you wouldn’t want to disappoint Malala, would you?
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While we continue to work with Apple Podcasts to fix the Subscriber Only bug, we just wanted to thank everyone for their patience. If you didn’t mean to subscribe and want some info on how to undo that, follow the instructions from Apple here: .
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Hey friends, we’re currently investigating why Apple Podcasts is listing the show as subscription only, and will hopefully have it fixed soon. The Wait Wait podcast will always be free and Wait Wait+ will offer a sponsor-free version and bonus content.
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Our guest this week is Geena Davis (@GeenaDavisOrg)! We'll be talking about everything from Thelma and Louise to her early gig as a living mannequin, to her show @CBSUnstoppable. So, grab your best friend, hop in a '66 Thunderbird, turn the radio on, and watch out for cliffs!
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Our first road show of 2023 is in beautiful Tucson on March 23rd!. Tickets are available NOW, and in honor of the city’s silent ‘c’, Peter is officially changing the spelling of his name to Peter Csagal:.
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RT @petergrosz: Got to guest host @waitwait this week with incredible panelists @atpburke @funnyhelenhong and @zainabjohnson. Our Not My Jo….
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Today we wish a resounding "Happy 30th Birthday!" to our own @petersagal!. Peter is one of the smartest, funniest, and most generous souls we know, which is probably why he insisted that, in lieu of gifts, you just Venmo me directly.
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Well, this is a shocking way to find out we’re not a true crime podcast like I thought.
NPR was nominated for two Ambie Awards from @podcastacademy. Congratulations to @waitwait for being nominated in the category Best Comedy Podcast and @TEDRadioHour for being nominated in the category Best Knowledge, Science or Tech Podcast: Ted Radio Hour.
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Chicago! . Our beloved @MazJobrani will be at The Den Theatre this weekend, so cancel all of your plans immediately and go see him instead. Tickets available below:.
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Still, I think we can all admit that this is better than in 2021, when the FBI kept finding Yassified documents in people's homes.
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RT @SecBlinken: Enjoyed joining @petersagal for a memorable and hilarious taping of @WaitWait. I shared a bit about @StateDept’s work and m….
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RT @SecBlinken: Great to be back in Chicago, a truly wonderful American city. Come with me as I visit our @travelgov passport agency, Ukrai….
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Delighted to announce that our guest this weekend is the brilliant George Saunders!. We talk with him about how slaughterhouses and obscene poetry helped him discover his strengths as a writer and find out why he never published his 700-page epic novel
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