__NOTOC__ The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's news panel game, that aired during 2022. All episodes, unless otherwise indicated, feature host Peter Sagal and announcer/scorekeeper Bill Kurtis. 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.
Thru the week of June 4, unless otherwise indicated, Wait Wait episodes were produced through the facilities of the show's co-producer, WBEZ/Chicago, with participants joining the show through Zoom links. From the episode of June 11 onward, also unless otherwise indicated, episodes originated with live audiences from its new regular home, the Studebaker Theatre at Chicago's Fine Arts Building. (The program had originated from the Chase Auditorium from 2005 until just before the COVID-19 pandemic commenced in early 2020.)
January Date Guest Panelists NotesJanuary 1"Best of" episode featuring basketball stars Brook & Robin Lopez and actors André De Shields, Martin Short, & Jane KaczmarekJanuary 8Astronaut Woody HoburgAlonzo Bodden, Peter Grosz, Roxanne RobertsJanuary 15Singer/songwriter Kacey MusgravesEmmy Blotnick, Helen Hong, Maz JobraniJanuary 22Actor Brian CoxCristela Alonzo, Paula Poundstone, Mo RoccaJanuary 29Playwright Jeremy O. HarrisKaren Chee, Josh Gondelman, Alzo SladeGuest host Negin Farsad
February Date Guest Panelists NotesFebruary 5Shermann "Dilla" Thomas, presenter of a TikTok series on Chicago's history"TikTok’s Dilla The Urban Historian Is Educating Followers And Challenging Chicago Stereotypes — 60 Seconds At A Time," from Block Club Chicago, 5/20/2021 (accessed 2/19/2022)Adam Burke, Tom Papa, Paula PoundstoneShow recorded at Chicago's Harris TheaterFebruary 12Musician Patti Smith"'Wait Wait' for Feb. 12, 2022: With Not My Job guest Patti Smith" from NPR.org (accessed 2/12/2022)Bobcat Goldthwait, Maeve Higgins, Hari KondaboluFebruary 19Novelist Marlon JamesNegin Farsad, Peter Grosz, Ashley RayIncludes tributes to panelist P. J. O'Rourke (d. February 15, 2022)February 26"Best of" episode featuring actor Ed Begley, Jr., journalist Yamiche Alcindor, chef Antoni Porowski, and rapper/actor RZA
March Date Guest Panelists NotesMarch 5Television personality Porsha WilliamsJoel Kim Booster, Hari Kondabolu, Faith SalieShow recorded in Atlanta, GA Guest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'AnsonMarch 12Bobsledder Elana Meyers TaylorNegin Farsad, Paula Poundstone, Alzo SladeMarch 19Actress Zazie BeetzRoy Blount, Jr., Helen Hong, Mo RoccaMarch 26Historian Dan SnowEmmy Blotnick, Luke Burbank, Roxanne Roberts
April Date Guest Panelists NotesApril 2Musician SlashCristela Alonzo, Maeve Higgins, Tom PapaApril 9Actor Matt WalshAlonzo Bodden, Karen Chee, Helen HongShow recorded at Chicago's Harris TheaterApril 16"Best of" episode featuring actors Bashir & Sultan Salahuddin, musicians Chance the Rapper & Michelle Zauner, and hockey star P. K. SubbanApril 23Actor/writer Stephen MerchantMaz Jobrani, Ashley Ray, Faith SalieApril 30Vermiculturist Myles StubblefieldMaeve Higgins, Amy Dickinson, Alzo SladeShow recorded in Buffalo, NY "It was worth the 'Wait Wait'," from WBFO.org, 4/29/2022
May Date Guest Panelists NotesMay 7Actor Adam ScottEmmy Blotnick, Maz Jobrani, Paula PoundstoneMay 14Comedian/actress Hannah EinbinderPeter Grosz, Laci Mosley, Faith SalieMay 21Singer/actress Mandy MooreAlonzo Bodden, Maeve Higgins, Tom PapaMay 28Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor, co-hosts of the Ear Hustle podcastMaz Jobrani, Paula Poundstone, Adam BurkeShow recorded in San Francisco, CA
June Date Guest Panelists NotesJune 4Previously unaired panel segments"Farewell to Zoom" "best of" episode featuring musician Kacey Musgraves, actors Audra McDonald & Brian Cox, and astronaut Woody HoburgJune 11Actor Kenan ThompsonLuke Burbank, Negin Farsad, Hari KondaboluWait Waits first episode at the Studebaker TheatreJune 18Actor Sean HayesBrian Babylon, Bobcat Goldthwait, Maeve HigginsJune 25Writers/producers Dan Perrault and Tony YacendaAdam Burke, Peter Grosz, Helen Hong
July Date Guest Panelists NotesJuly 2Graffiti artist Darryl "Cornbread" McCrayAlonzo Bodden, Josh Gondelman, Faith SalieShow recorded in Philadelphia, PA July 9Previously unaired segments, including an interview with rapper Del Tha Funkee HomosapienEncore segments including interviews with musician Slash and historian Dan SnowJuly 16Pitchfork editor-in-chief Puja PatelEmmy Blotnick, Adam Burke, Paula PoundstoneGuest host Tom PapaJuly 23Actor Nathan LaneJosh Gondelman, Cristela Alonzo, Matt RogersJuly 30Actor Jeremy Allen WhiteFaith Salie, Bobcat Goldthwait, Helen Hong
August Date Guest Panelists NotesAugust 6Comedian/writer Robin ThedeAdam Burke, Amy Dickinson, Hari KondaboluGuest host Negin FarsadAugust 13"Live and in-person" "best of" episode featuring actors Steve Buscemi, Aidy Bryant, Alan Cumming & Jeff Daniels and drummer Lars UlrichAugust 20"Best of" episode featuring conductor Marin Alsop, choreographer Garth Fagan, drag performer Peaches Christ, and singers Renée Fleming & Josh GrobanAugust 27Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives from the District of Columbia Eleanor Holmes NortonAlzo Slade, Roxanne Roberts, Tom BodettShow recorded in Vienna, VA
September Date Guest PanelistsSeptember 3Comedian Chris EstradaMaeve Higgins, Skyler Higley, Mo RoccaSeptember 10Comedian Abbi JacobsonLuke Burbank, Paula Poundstone, Faith SalieSeptember 17Comedian Mohammed AmerRoy Blount Jr., Adam Burke, Helen HongSeptember 24TV personality and Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Michael StrahanKaren Chee, Negin Farsad, Shane O'Neill
October Date Guest Panelists NotesOctober 1Writer/comedian Julio TorresHari Kondabolu, Tom Papa, Dulcé SloanOctober 8Actor Ralph MacchioEmmy Blotnick, Adam Felber, Alzo SladeOctober 15Previously unaired segments, including an interview with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek MurthyEncore segments including interviews with actors Jeremy Allen White and Mandy MooreOctober 22Author/activist Ibram X. KendiAlonzo Bodden, Amy Dickinson, Josh GondelmanShow recorded in Boston, MA October 29Comedian Hasan MinhajHelen Hong, Shane O'Neill, Mo Rocca
November Date Guest Panelists NotesNovember 5Late-night TV personality Amber RuffinKaren Chee, Maz Jobrani, Hari KondaboluNovember 12Actor/comedian Craig RobinsonBrian Babylon, Negin Farsad, Tom PapaNovember 19Freddie Johnson, brand ambassador and tour guide at the Buffalo Trace DistilleryAdam Burke, Paula Poundstone, Alzo SladeShow recorded in Louisville, KY November 26"Best of" episode featuring actor Nathan Lane, Pitchfork editor-in-chief Puja Patel, graffiti artist Darryl "Cornbread" McCray, and playwright Jeremy O. Harris
December Date Guest Panelists NotesDecember 3Actor/comedian Dana CarveyJosh Gondelman, Skyler Higley, Paula PoundstoneDecember 10Television personality Gayle KingNegin Farsad, Peter Grosz, Faith SalieShow recorded in New York City, NY December 17Musician Andrew BirdAdam Burke, Zainab Johnson, Tom PapaDecember 24Actress/director Sarah PolleyAdam Burke, Roxanne Roberts, Shane O'NeillGuest announcer/scorekeeper Chioke I'AnsonDecember 31"Best of 2022" episode featuring actors Ralph Macchio & Matt Walsh, U.S. House delegate for D.C. Eleanor Holmes Norton, and podcast hosts Earlonne Woods & Nigel Poor
References
External links Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! official website WWDT.me, an unofficial Wait Wait historical site