List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2004)


The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's news panel game, that aired during 2004.[1] All episodes, unless otherwise indicated, feature host Peter Sagal and announcer/scorekeeper Carl Kasell, and originated from the studios of WBEZ/Chicago. 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.

January

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Date Guests Panelists Notes
January 3 This American Life host Ira Glass Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca Show recorded at Chicago's Bank One Auditorium
Episode theme: Historical facts and legends[2]
January 10 Songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone
January 17 Patrick Smith, writer of Salon.com's "Ask the Pilot" column Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke
January 24 MTV News reporter Gideon Yago Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
January 31 AutoWeek columnist and former race car driver Denise McCluggage Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone

February

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
February 7 Comedian/actress Aisha Tyler Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber Guest announcer/scorekeeper Jean Cochran
February 14 Science expert Bill Nye Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca
February 21 Soul singer Sam Moore Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts Show recorded at in Phoenix, Arizona, (Arizona Biltmore Hotel)
February 28 Comedian Omid Djalili Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber Show recorded at Chicago's Bank One Auditorium

March

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
March 6 Writer/teacher/actress Anna Deavere Smith Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca
March 13 Actor Jon Favreau Mo Rocca, Sue Ellicott, Paula Poundstone Show recorded in Pasadena, California, (Beckman Auditorium)
March 20 CNN reporter Jeff Greenfield Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke
March 27 New York Times ombudsman Daniel Okrent Adam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr., Karen Grigsby Bates

April

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
April 3 Restaurateur and PBS host Rick Bayless P.J. O'Rourke, Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone Show recorded at Chicago's Bank One Auditorium
April 10 Actor Cary Elwes Charlie Pierce, Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott
April 17 NPR correspondent Don Gonyea[3] Charlie Pierce, Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts
April 24 Chicago Cubs President/CEO Andy MacPhail Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts Show recorded at Chicago's Bank One Auditorium

May

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
May 1 Author Lynne Truss Adam Felber, Karen Grigsby Bates, Charlie Pierce
May 8 NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott
May 15 NPR All Things Considered news analysts David Brooks and EJ Dionne P.J. O'Rourke, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca Show recorded in Washington, D.C. (Lincoln Theatre)
May 22 Thoroughbred horse trainer John Servis Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr.
May 29 Former NPR Morning Edition host Bob Edwards Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke, Paula Poundstone

June

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Date Guests Panelists Notes
June 5 Evelyn and Monica Brady, co-founders of The Golden Trailer Awards Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
June 12 Comedian Dylan Moran Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber Guest announcer/scorekeeper Jean Cochran
June 19 Political consultant and Harvard University professor Donna Brazile Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott Guest announcer/scorekeeper Corey Flintoff
June 26 Culinary writer Steven Raichlen Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke, Mo Rocca

July

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Date Guest Panelists
July 3 Encore of history-themed 1/3/2004 episode from Chicago's Bank One Auditorium and featuring This American Life host Ira Glass
July 10 Activist and former politician Tom Hayden Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone
July 17 Hearst Newspapers columnist and White House reporter Helen Thomas Charlie Pierce, Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts
July 24 Former Texas governor Ann Richards Charlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott, Mo Rocca
July 31 Newsday columnist Jimmy Breslin[4] Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, P.J. O'Rourke

August

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
August 7 Author Scott Turow Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Richard Roeper Show recorded in Chicago's Millennium Park (Jay Pritzker Pavilion)
August 14 Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie Adam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke, Roxanne Roberts Guest host Richard Sher
August 21 Cartoonist Tony Cochrane Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber, Mo Rocca Show recorded in Columbus, Ohio, (Ohio Theatre)
August 28 Sex & relationship expert Dr. Ruth Westheimer Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce

September

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
September 4 Newsday columnist Jimmy Breslin[5] Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Richard Roeper
September 11 Beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh Roy Blount, Jr., Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca
September 18 Syracuse Orange men's basketball head coach Jim Boeheim Mo Rocca, Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce Show recorded in Syracuse, New York, (Mulroy Civic Center)
September 25 Connecticut governor Jodi Rell Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, P.J. O'Rourke Show recorded in New Haven, Connecticut, (John Lyman Center at Southern Connecticut State University)

October

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
October 2 no guest Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone
October 9 Greg Marinak, executive director of the Ansari X Prize Adam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts
October 16 Actor/comedian Ricky Gervais Paula Poundstone, Kyrie O'Connor, Charlie Pierce
October 23 no guest Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
October 30 Mystery writer Laura Lippman Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts Show recorded in Towson, Maryland, (Kraushaar Auditorium at Goucher College)

November

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
November 6 Author James Ellroy Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Richard Roeper
November 13 TV host Phil Keoghan Roy Blount, Jr., Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca
November 20 Musician and producer Michael Nesmith Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Kyrie O'Connor Show recorded in Pacific Grove, California, (Merrill Hall at Asilomar Conference Grounds)
November 27 Encore of political history-themed 11/29/2003 episode recorded in Durham, North Carolina, and featuring Durham Bulls PA announcer Bill Law

December

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Date Guest Panelists Notes
December 4 Tony Magaldi, general manager of South Beach's News Cafe Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts Show recorded in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, (Parker Playhouse)
December 11 Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine Adam Felber, Kyrie O'Connor, P.J. O'Rourke
December 18 NPR Morning Edition hosts Steve Inskeep and Renée Montagne Adam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott
December 25 Encores of various segments, including an interview with This American Life host Ira Glass

References

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  1. ^ "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! archive". npr.org NPR:National Public Radio. pbs.org. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  2. ^ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episode of January 3, 2004 on NPR.org (via Archive.org; accessed 8/14/2022)
  3. ^ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episode of 4/17/2004 on NPR.org (via Archive.org; accessed 8/14/2022)
  4. ^ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episode of 7/31/2004 on NPR.org
  5. ^ Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episode of 9/4/2004 on NPR.org
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