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HTDE: Study Break with Jason Isaacs of "The White Lotus"

By: NPR
10 April 2025 at 17:20
The White Lotus season finale dropped this weekend, and we have questions. And trauma. Maybe you do too? This week, How To Do Everything's "study break" is hosting acclaimed actor Jason Isaacs AKA acclaimed Lorazepam addict Timothy Ratliff.

How to join: save this Google document. At 12:30 PM ET tomorrow April 11th, we'll drop a Zoom link. The first 10 people to click on it will be in a Zoom call with Mike, Ian, Heena and Timothy Ratliff/Lucius Malfoy/Jason Isaacs.

That gives you tonight to catch up on the show. We WILL discuss spoilers. So come studied and with questions!

In the meantime, please send us your "how to" questions! From "how do you parallel park?" to "how do you escape quicksand?" no question is too boring, outlandish or unusual. We can't make the show without you, so don't be shy! Email us at howto@npr.org.

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WWDTM: Moe Wagner

By: NPR
22 March 2025 at 03:00
This week, we're live in Orlando with special guest Moe Wagner and panelists Eugene Cordero, Alonzo Bodden, and Paula Poundstone

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WWDTM: GWAR

By: NPR
15 February 2025 at 08:42
This week, we're live in Richmond with GWAR and panelists Adam Burke, Alzo Slade, and Negin Farsad

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WWDTM: mxmtoon

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25 January 2025 at 03:00
This week, special guest mxmtoon joins panelists Paula Poundstone, Faith Salie, and Hari Kondabolu

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HTDE: Heckling, Yawning, and Imitating, with James Austin Johnson and Patton Oswalt

By: NPR
15 January 2025 at 03:00
On our season finale, when a young listener has a question on behalf of her fifth grade class, we call up an old friend/chimp butt expert to help her out. And Saturday Night Live's James Austin Johnson walks us through his hilarious Donald Trump impression to tend to a listener's curiosities. Plus, Mike and Ian are stressed about some (cryptic) hate mail, so they call Patton Oswalt for some words of encouragement.

You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org. And not to fear, we will be returning for season two. Follow @waitwaitnpr on Instagram for updates on how to stay in touch in the meantime.

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WWDTM: Josh Gad

By: NPR
11 January 2025 at 03:00
This week, Josh Gad joins panelists Negin Farsad, Rachel Coster, and Josh Gondelman to talk being accosted by kids and ignored by David O. Russell

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HTDE: Don't Get in the Fridge, with Jesse Eisenberg

By: NPR
1 January 2025 at 03:00
Ringing in 2025: Mike and Ian knock out a New Year's resolution with the help of filmmaker Jesse Eisenberg, and a listener calls in to settle a high-stakes bet on the sturdiness of honeybees. Also, the world's northernmost towns are in the middle of months-long darkness. To learn how to survive it, we call an astrophysicist who spent six months in complete Antarctic darkness.

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HTDE: The Perfect Christmas Present with James Patterson and Gillian Flynn

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11 December 2024 at 03:00
On today's episode, Charlie needs help writing a children's book for his wife. So, Mike and Ian call up some of the greatest minds in modern literature, Gillian Flynn and James Patterson. Plus, a slippery way to stay warm on your run and a cool trick to avoid saying "you guys".

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WWDTM: Jim Gaffigan

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7 December 2024 at 03:00
This week, Jim Gaffigan joins panelists Adam Felber, Adam Burke, and Negin Farsad to talk about being the Pope's favorite comedian.

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HTDE: The Friendliest Sound in the World, with Olympic medalist Molly Seidel

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27 November 2024 at 03:00
This week on How To Do Everything, a listener calls in asking how to avoid startling innocent pedestrians when she goes on runs. So Mike and Ian recruit the help of an Olympic marathoner and one of Hollywood's most iconic composers. Plus, an update from you (party people) on the "you guys" fast.

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HTDE: Yes We Pecan, with Martha Stewart

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13 November 2024 at 03:00
Two roommates disagree about how to pronounce "pecan," so Mike and Ian call up Martha Stewart–and others–to help. Plus, an Italian town in the shadow of the Alps spent three months of the year without sunlight, until Mayor Pierfranco Midali decided to make his own sun.

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WWDTM: Tara Dower

By: NPR
9 November 2024 at 03:00
This week, record-breaking ultrarunner Tara Dower talks speed-hiking the Appalachian Trail with Negin Farsad, Faith Salie, and Peter Grosz

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HTDE: Josh Gad defeats earworms, and we make a pitch to Pete Buttigieg

By: NPR
30 October 2024 at 03:00
This week on the show, when a mother can't get her four-year-old's favorite song out of her head, Mike and Ian call up Broadway's beloved Josh Gad to help. Plus, Ian has a formal request for the Secretary of Transportation, and the guys find a tip to quell those pesky election mailers.

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HTDE: Maury Povich and Sleeping Between the Pretties

By: NPR
16 October 2024 at 05:52
This week on How To Do Everything, Wait, Wait producers Mike and Ian recruit television icon Maury Povich to help a listener reveal some hard truths, and we create some helpful (and unhelpful) reminders for when you should replace your household items. Plus, when a married couple calls in with a 29-year-old feud, the guys recruit some royal help.

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WWDTM: Kara Jackson

By: NPR
5 October 2024 at 03:00
This week, acclaimed songwriter and poet Kara Jackson joins panelists Alzo Slade, Scaachi Koul, and Joyelle Nicole Johnson.

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HTDE: Peter Sagal the Sausage

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2 October 2024 at 03:00
This week, Mike and Ian recruit Peter Sagal to help a caller who's curious about mascot races – with the help of a talking sausage. A police inspector in Finland reveals his creative hack for keeping beaches safe. And a high school cheerleading squad saves the day.

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WWDTM: Dionne Warwick

By: NPR
28 September 2024 at 03:00
This week, we're live in Kansas City with guest Dionne Warwick and panelists Paula Poundstone, Shantira Jackson, and Josh Gondelman

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WWDTM: Gary Oldman

By: NPR
21 September 2024 at 03:00
This week, Gary Oldman joins us to talk Slow Horses, the Emmy Awards, and the fine art of flatulence with Karen Chee, Brain Babylon, and Peter Grosz.

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HTDE: Tom Hanks, Hot Dogs and Chimp Butts

By: NPR
18 September 2024 at 03:00
Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me! producers Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag are back with another episode of How To Do Everything. Today, the great Tom Hanks teaches us the art of being adored, and Mike and Ian help a listener who's curious about world fame. Plus, a bottoms-up approach to recognizing your family members.

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WWDTM: Jay Pharoah

By: NPR
14 September 2024 at 03:00
This week, comedian and impressionist Jay Pharoah joins panelists Adam Burke, Negin Farsad, and Roxanne Roberts.

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WWDTM: John Leguizamo

By: NPR
7 September 2024 at 03:00
This week, John Leguizamo joins panelists Tom Bodett, Helen Hong, and Hari Kondabolu to talk about sloths, moms, and Bob the Builder

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HTDE: Haircuts in Space, Tutus, and the Nasal Ranger

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4 September 2024 at 14:02
Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me! producers Mike and Ian are back with their podcast How To Do Everything. On their first episode: how to cut your hair in space, how to clean your tutu, and how to tell if you smell.

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WWDTM: Nate Berkus

By: NPR
31 August 2024 at 03:00
We're live in Minnesota with hometown hero Nate Berkus, who joins Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Bobcat Goldthwat, and Josh Gondelman to play our game.

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How To Do Everything is BACK!

By: NPR
27 August 2024 at 06:48
Peter Sagal's wife's favorite podcast is back. On each episode of How To Do Everything, underqualified hosts Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag find overqualified experts to answer all your life questions. How do you survive quicksand? How do you plan the perfect first date? How do you count all the hairs on your head? They can't help you. But they will find someone who can.

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WWDTM: Diane Lane

By: NPR
24 August 2024 at 08:24
This week, Emmy-nominee Diane Lane joins DulcΓ© Sloan, Adam Burke, and Adam Felber to talk therapy, tortoises, and Capote vs. The Swans

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Wait Wait DNC Dispatch #2

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22 August 2024 at 12:24
Your friends at Wait Wait head back to the Democratic National Convention to talk to the dignitaries and weirdos that make our country great. Featuring WWDTM host Peter Sagal, producers Emma Choi and Ian Chillag, and a whole lot of mayors.

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BONUS: Wait Wait DNC Dispatch #1

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20 August 2024 at 18:39
Your friends at Wait Wait head over to the Democratic National Convention here in Chicago to cover whatever's left over after the real reporters take care of the actual news.

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WWDTM: The Calm Before the Storm

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17 August 2024 at 03:00
This week, Wait Wait starts training for the coming political season with some of our favorite guests including Hillary Rodham Clinton, Chris Pine, Natasha Lyonne, and more

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