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.


January

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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

February

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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

March

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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

April

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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

June

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
June 2 "Best of" episode featuring actor Gary Oldman, actor Simon Pegg and baseball legend Cal Ripken
June 9 White House chef Sam Kass Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca, P. J. O'Rourke Show recorded in North Bethesda, MD
June 16 Novelist John Irving Maz Jobrani, Amy Dickinson, Roy Blount, Jr.
June 23 Director Rob Reiner Brian Babylon, Paula Poundstone, Luke Burbank Guest host Peter Grosz
June 30 Comedian Drew Carey Alonzo Bodden, Kyrie O'Connor, Mo Rocca Show recorded in Cleveland, OH

July

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
July 7 "Best of" episode, featuring rapper/actor Ice-T, actor Tony Shalhoub, and former US President Bill Clinton
July 14 Actress Brooke Shields Peter Grosz, Roxanne Roberts, Bobcat Goldthwait
July 21 Author Norton Juster Jessi Klein, Paula Poundstone, Brian Babylon
July 28 Economist Paul Krugman Mo Rocca, Kyrie O'Connor, Simon Amstell

August

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
August 4 Actors Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell Paula Pell, Charlie Pierce, Adam Felber
August 11 NASA engineers Bobak Ferdowsi and Adam Steltzner Tom Bodett, Amy Dickinson, Roy Blount, Jr. Show recorded in Portland, ME
August 18 Comedian Mike Birbiglia Luke Burbank, Faith Salie, Paula Poundstone Guest announcer/scorekeeper Bill Kurtis
August 25 British ambassador to the US Peter Westmacott Charlie Pierce, Jessi Klein, Tom Bodett Political-themed episode
Show recorded in North Bethesda, MD

September

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
September 1 "Best of" episode, featuring former Major League Baseball pitcher Jim Bouton, director Barry Sonnenfeld, and rock band Tenacious D
September 8 Singer and songwriter Bonnie Raitt Jessi Klein, Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone Guest announcer/scorekeeper Bill Kurtis
September 15 Author George R.R. Martin Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, P. J. O'Rourke
September 22 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director Thomas Frieden Mo Rocca, Faith Salie, Roy Blount, Jr. Show recorded in Atlanta, GA
September 29 Minnesota Vikings punter Chris Kluwe Brian Babylon, Kyrie O'Connor, Adam Felber Guest host Peter Grosz

October

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
October 6 Musician Ben Folds Amy Dickinson, Maz Jobrani, Paula Poundstone
October 13 "Best Of" episode, featuring actor Tom Hanks, puppeteer Kevin Clash, actress Carrie Fisher, singer Linda Ronstadt, and voiceover artist Don LaFontaine
October 20 Congresswoman and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California Faith Salie, Luke Burbank, Charlie Pierce
October 27 United States women's national soccer team member Abby Wambach Brian Babylon, Kyrie O'Connor, Tom Bodett Guest host Drew Carey

November

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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

December

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
December 1 ABC News journalist Jake Tapper Brian Babylon, Amy Dickinson, Adam Felber
December 8 Actor Hugh Bonneville Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Maz Jobrani Show recorded in Los Angeles, CA
December 15 National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins Luke Burbank, Jessi Klein, Tom Bodett
December 22 Actor and comedian Fred Armisen Brian Babylon, Roxanne Roberts, Bobcat Goldthwait
December 29 Reprisal of political-themed 8/25/2012 episode featuring British ambassador to the US Peter Westmacott

References

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  1. ^ "wait wait...don't tell me! archive". npr.org NPR:National Public Radio. pbs.org. Retrieved 2013-05-01.