List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2018)
episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! NPR 's news panel game , that aired during 2018 .[ 1] Peter Sagal and announcer/scorekeeper Bill Kurtis , and originate at Chicago 's Chase Auditorium . Dates indicated are the episodes' original Saturday air dates. Job titles and backgrounds of the guests reflect their status at the time of their appearance.
January
February
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
February 3
Geneticist Michael Rosbash Tom Bodett , Helen Hong , Paula Poundstone
February 10
South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg Amy Dickinson , Adam Felber , Hari Kondabolu Show recorded at Morris Performing Arts Center in South Bend, Indiana
February 17
Actor David Duchovny
Liz Miele , Mo Rocca , Faith Salie
February 24
"Best of 'Not My Job,'" featuring filmmakers Jordan Peele , Greta Gerwig , & Lee Unkrich , producer Lee Daniels , and illustrator Liz Climo
March
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
March 3
Cross-country skier Jessie Diggins Luke Burbank , Paula Poundstone , Roxanne Roberts
March 10
Economist Austan Goolsbee
Alonzo Bodden , Tara Clancy , Faith Salie
March 17
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady Tom Bodett , Helen Hong , Mo Rocca Show recorded at The Bushnell in Hartford, Connecticut
March 24
Actor LeVar Burton
Adam Burke, Amy Dickinson , Rashawn Scott
March 31
"Best of" episode featuring author Daniel Handler , composer Michael Giacchino , U.S. Senator Ben Sasse , and sportscaster Joe Buck
April
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
April 7
Ohio Governor John Kasich Roy Blount Jr. , Peter Grosz , Roxanne Roberts Show recorded at Palace Theatre in Columbus, Ohio
April 14
Actress Laurie Metcalf
Tom Bodett , Adam Burke, Faith Salie
April 21
Actress Edie Falco
Helen Hong , Maz Jobrani , Mo Rocca Featuring a tribute to former announcer/scorekeeper Carl Kassel , who died that week
April 28
Voice actor and comedian H. Jon Benjamin
Brian Babylon , Negin Farsad , Paula Poundstone
May
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
May 5
Britt Daniel , lead vocalist/guitarist of the band Spoon Luke Burbank , Maz Jobrani , Faith Salie Show recorded at Bass Concert Hall in Austin, Texas
May 12
Actress and neuroscientist Mayim Bialik
Alonzo Bodden , Helen Hong , Janelle James
May 19
Singer Cyndi Lauper
Tom Bodett , Tara Clancy , Roxanne Roberts
May 26
Actress and comedian Retta
Adam Felber , Hari Kondabolu , Paula Poundstone Guest host Helen Hong
June
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
June 2
Previously unaired kid-oriented segments (including a talk with actor Neil Patrick Harris )Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper , actress/comedian Aubrey Plaza , and former CIA advisor John Nixon
June 9
New York Mets TV analyst and former Major League Baseball infielder Keith Hernandez Bim Adewunmi , Luke Burbank , Peter Grosz
June 16
Actor/comedian Louie Anderson
Roy Blount, Jr. , Hari Kondabolu , Roxanne Roberts
June 23
Freestyle skier David Wise Alonzo Bodden , Faith Salie , Mo Rocca Show recorded at Tanglewood in Lenox, Massachusetts
June 30
Aquanaut and conservationist Fabien Cousteau
Negin Farsad , Tom Papa , Paula Poundstone
July
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
July 7
"Best of 'Not My Job,'" featuring comedians Eddie Izzard and Keegan-Michael Key , singers Trisha Yearwood and Garth Brooks , and members of Blue Man Group
July 14
Christine Lagarde , managing director of the International Monetary Fund Adam Burke, Paula Poundstone , Faith Salie
July 21
Former FBI director James Comey
Alonzo Bodden , Helen Hong , Mo Rocca Show recorded at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia
July 28
Musician Jon Batiste
Tom Bodett , Adam Felber , Rashawn ScottGuest host Faith Salie
August
September
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
September 1
Actress Glenn Close
Adam Felber , Paula Poundstone , Roxanne Roberts Show recorded at Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
September 8
Author Jenny Han
Adam Burke, Maeve Higgins , Helen Hong
September 15
Actress Anna Kendrick
Paula Poundstone, Negin Farsad , P. J. O'Rourke
September 22
Gymnast Aly Raisman
Adam Burke, Tara Clancy , Faith Salie
September 29
Actor Jon Hamm
Alonzo Bodden , Maz Jobrani , Jessi Klein Show recorded at Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, California
October
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
October 6
Actress Ellie Kemper
Peter Grosz , Paula Poundstone , Roxanne Roberts
October 13
"Best of" episode featuring astronaut Scott Kelly , economist Austan Goolsbee , actress Edie Falco , and Ohio Governor John Kasich
October 20
Novelist John Grisham
Amy Dickinson , Hari Kondabolu , Mo Rocca
October 27
Former NPR correspondent/anchor Robert Siegel Nina Totenberg
Peter Grosz, Paula Poundstone, Roy Blount, Jr. (Who's Bill This Time?) Tom Bodett , Maz Jobrani (Panel Segment #1) Faith Salie (Bluff the Listener) Negin Farsad , Adam Felber (Panel Segment #2) Brian Babylon , Luke Burbank , Tara Clancy (Listener Limerick Challenge) (Lightning Fill-in-the-Blank)
Show recorded at Chicago Theatre Wait Wait ' s 20th anniversary commemoration
November
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
November 3
Writer Kevin Kwan
Adam Burke, Helen Hong , Faith Salie
November 10
Singer Sarah Brightman
Luke Burbank , Paula Poundstone , Roxanne Roberts
November 17
Orlando Magic forward Aaron Gordon Tara Clancy , Adam Felber , Mo Rocca Show recorded at Dr. Phillips Center in Orlando, Florida
November 24
"Best of 'Not My Job,'" featuring singer Cyndi Lauper , comedian Bassem Youssef , actors Mayim Bialik and Bradley Whitford , and freestyle skier David Wise
December
Date
Guest
Panelists
Notes
December 1
Film director Peter Farrelly
Bim Adewunmi , Brian Babylon , Tom Papa
December 8
Actress Candice Bergen
Peter Grosz , Paula Poundstone , Faith Salie Show recorded at Carnegie Hall in New York, NY
December 15
Actor William Shatner
Roy Blount, Jr. , Luke Burbank , Helen Hong
December 22
Mike D and Ad-Rock of the hip-hop group Beastie Boys Adam Felber , Maeve Higgins , Roxanne Roberts
December 29
Previously unaired segments, including an interview with late night host Seth Meyers Jon Hamm and Glenn Close , actor/comedian Louie Anderson , and musician Jeff Tweedy
References
Episodes by year Hosts Judge and scorekeeper Regular panelists
