List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2025)


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 "Best of 2024" episode featuring actress/singer Renée Elise Goldsberry, rapper Danny Brown, economic historian Claudia Goldin, former chef/host of Top Chef (Season 21) Kristen Kish, and former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach/CBS NFL studio analyst Bill Cowher, as well as previously unaired segments.
January 11 Actor Josh Gad Negin Farsad, Rachel Coster, Josh Gondelman
January 18 TBA TBA, TBA, TBA
January 25 TBA TBA, TBA, TBA

February

Date Guest Panelists Notes
February 1 TBA TBA, TBA, TBA
February 8 TBA TBA, TBA, TBA
February 15 TBA TBA, TBA, TBA Show recorded in Richmond, VA (Altria Theater)
Guest judge/scorekeeper Chioke I'Anson
February 22 "Best of" episode

March

Date Guest Panelists Notes
March 1 TBA TBA, TBA, TBA
March 8 TBA TBA, TBA, TBA
March 15 TBA TBA, TBA, TBA
March 22 TBA TBA, TBA, TBA Show recorded in Location TBD
March 29 "Best of" episode

References

  1. ^ "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! archive". npr.org NPR:National Public Radio. npr.org. Retrieved 2024-12-27.