Episodes 48
Avg. Duration 20m
Activity Sporadic
Apple Rating 4.5 (421)
Since Aug 2024
Latest Episode Apr 2026

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Half advice show. Half survival guide. Half absurdity-fest. (Wait, how does this work again? We're not numbers people.) Each episode, we answer all your burning questions, from how to survive a public bathroom to how to get close to a panda. When we don't know the answer, which is roughly 92% of the time (again, not numbers people), we bring in overqualified experts to help out. So you'll eventually walk away knowing how to do everything. That's what happens when you're one & a half shows. From the team at Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

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Burritos and Handshakes

Apr 29, 2026 26m

Ian and Mike help a caller solve a handshake issue. Plus, how to mourn the loss of a favorite dish.You can email your burning questions to [email protected] To Do Everything is available without…

Crushes and Smells

Apr 15, 2026 17m

This week: How to tell your crush you like them. Plus, do smells really linger in your nose?You can email your burning questions to [email protected] To Do Everything is available without sponsor…

Sheets and Blankets

Apr 01, 2026 25m

This week: Ian and Mike help a couple figure out who exactly is responsible for stealing the covers at night.You can email your burning questions to [email protected] To Do Everything is available…

Crickets and Clowns

Mar 18, 2026 17m

This week: How to tell the temperature outside without a thermometer. Plus, how clowns trademark their unique looks.Featuring Marlene Zuk and Julie Proctor.You can email your burning questions…

The Breakfast Rule

Mar 04, 2026 23m

This week: How the Wait, Wait team decides what jokes are too inappropriate for the airwaves. Plus Mike and Ian help a caller with a personal grammar problem.Featuring author Keith Houston.You can…

Curling Stones and Halfpipe Lines

Feb 18, 2026 18m

More behind the scenes at the Milan Cortina Olympics with unsung heroes of the Winter Games. Mike and Ian talk with a curling legend, find out where those big stones come from and meet a guy…

Forks and Ice Masters

Feb 11, 2026 18m

This week: Mike and Ian talk with an Olympic Ice Master, help a listener who keeps meeting people with their same name, and get to the bottom of a mysterious survey glitch.You can email your burning…

Torches and Ski Jumps

Feb 04, 2026 23m

Mike and Ian are back, just in time for the opening ceremony at the Winter Olympic Games in Milan/Cortina. Olympians and Starfleet Captains share how to carry the torch, fly through the air, and…

Eggs and Bald Eagles

Dec 17, 2025 19m

[Headphones recommended for this episode] Closing out the season with another episode from the archives: Mike and Ian learn how to clean the greatest ceiling in the world and help a listener decide…

One-Liners and Free Throws

Dec 10, 2025 26m

Ian and Mike help a listener lighten the mood with her clients, help another listener mess with an opponent’s free throw shot, and Peter Sagal shares his secret for falling asleep on an airplane.You…

Volcanoes and Roosters

Dec 03, 2025 18m

This week from the archives: how to make s’mores with a volcano. Plus a barn animal sanctuary worker wants to know how to live harmoniously with roosters.You can email your burning questions to…

Carsickness And Traffic Jams

Nov 26, 2025 19m

Ian and Mike look to the skies to help a listener solve her problem with motion sickness. Plus, a survivor of the longest recorded traffic jam in history shares how she got through it.You can email…

The Gilligan Rule

Nov 19, 2025 16m

This week from the archives: a fire captain puts out a fire with the help of an unexpected beverage, showrunner Vince Gilligan discloses when it’s appropriate to drop a spoiler, and what ever…

Broadway Musicals And Best In Show

Nov 12, 2025 18m

This week: A Broadway star tells us how he finished the New York Marathon and then performed in two shows back to back, a wife seeks advice on how best to shave her hairy companion, plus, are the…

Talent Shows & Phone Call Etiquette

Nov 05, 2025 19m

This week from the archives: how to stand out at a talent show, how to go to the bathroom during an important phone call, and an unlikely way to check the Wifi on a plane. Plus a “where is he now” 12…

Motivation, Secret Messages, and Stealing Your Thunder

Oct 29, 2025 17m

This week: Filmmaker Alice Wu shares a clever trick to help you finally finish that thing you’ve been working on, why teenagers are taking over the comments sections of old podcast episodes, and the…

Signs of Winter, Mystery Smells, and Blimps At Night

Oct 22, 2025 23m

This week from the archives:  Mike and Ian search for signs of winter, and Peter test-smells a mystery scent from a professional flavor chemist. Plus a Goodyear blimp pilot reveals more than you’d…

Earthquakes, Dentists, and How To Talk To Your Dog

Oct 15, 2025 27m

On today’s episode: a bold new way to help out when an earthquake hits, and Mike and Ian help out a listener with the help of a friendly dentist and a dog named Stella. Plus, our continuing…

Snack Bags, Shrek and Barry Manilow

Oct 08, 2025 20m

This week from the archives, Mike and Ian help a high school student nail his performance in the school play. Plus, a listener asks how to compose a catchy jingle, so Barry Manilow joins the show to…

AI, War, and Exercise, with Arnold Schwarzenegger

Oct 01, 2025 26m

On today’s episode, how to get rid of Google’s AI summaries, and we help a listener who wants to exercise in her car during a long commute–with an assist from a very overqualified exerciser and a…

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