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In This Family
NPR’s Peter Sagal On Breaking Cycles and Learning From His Past
Content Warning: This episode discusses anxiety, depression and body dysmorphia. On the radio as the witty host of NPR’s Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me, Peter Sagal projects an upbeat and fun personality. But, as he shares with host Dr. Michelle K. Murray, it hasn’t always been that way. From being an anxious and depressed kid with undiagnosed ADHD to a downward spiral following the end of his first marriage, Peter struggled with mental health issues he never fully acknowledged or understood. When he did start to connect the dots and seek help, Peter w...
2026-01-28
43 min
How To Do Everything
How To Make Lasagna Without An Oven, with Peter Sagal
Today, Mike and Ian recruit the help of legendary Taste-Tester-Turned-Public-Radio-Host Peter Sagal to rate a new, unorthodox approach to making lasagna. Plus, a listener calls in claiming he’s physically incapable of burping, so the guys ask a medical professional to help him out.You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! featuring show outtakes, extended guest interviews, and a chance to play an exclusive WW+ qu...
2025-09-17
24 min
The Truth Is Only One
HTDE: How To Make Lasagna Without An Oven, with Peter Sagal
Today, Mike and Ian recruit the help of legendary Taste-Tester-Turned-Public-Radio-Host Peter Sagal to rate a new, unorthodox approach to making lasagna. Plus, a listener calls in claiming he’s physically incapable of burping, so the guys ask a medical professional to help him out.You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.How To Do Everything won’t live in this feed forever. If you like what you hear, scoot on over to their very own feed and give them a follow.How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supp...
2025-09-17
28 min
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
HTDE: How To Make Lasagna Without An Oven, with Peter Sagal
Today, Mike and Ian recruit the help of legendary Taste-Tester-Turned-Public-Radio-Host Peter Sagal to rate a new, unorthodox approach to making lasagna. Plus, a listener calls in claiming he’s physically incapable of burping, so the guys ask a medical professional to help him out.You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.How To Do Everything won’t live in this feed forever. If you like what you hear, scoot on over to their very own feed and give them a follow.How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supp...
2025-09-17
25 min
American History Hotline
Peter Sagal: Is the Electoral College "America's Worst Idea"?
The U.S. Constitution has inspired countless countries to adopt democracy, but NONE have adopted the electoral college. What's up with that? Turns out, if American's National Parks are "the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst," as author Wallace Stegner wrote, then the electoral college might be America's worst idea. To figure out if the electoral college is trash, and to break down the origins, pros, cons and future of this unique electoral body, host Bob Crawford called on Peter Sagal. He's not just h...
2025-08-20
47 min
Yeah No, I’m Not OK
This Old House Radio Hour: The Ultimate DIY Cleaning Solution + Peter Sagal’s House from Hell!
Get these amazing cleaning tips from TikTok’s “Clean That Up” guy Brendan Pleshak. Plus, how to preserve vintage tile, test for lead paint, upgrade rake boards with PVC, fix lawn grubs, stop sewer backups, and hear “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” host Peter Sagal’s hilarious story of buying the wrong house. • DIY Vinegar Cleaner (0:55) • Vintage Tile Advice (9:48) • Flooding Solutions (17:27) • Lead Paint Safety (21:38) • Rake Board Repair with PVC (26:49) • Peter Sagal’s House of Horror (32:37) Keywords: #cleanthatup #brendanpleshak #ultimate cleaning tips #DIY vinegar cleaner #natural cleaning hacks #lead paint safety #how to replace r...
2025-08-19
51 min
LA Made: The Other Moonshot
This Old House Radio Hour: The Ultimate DIY Cleaning Solution + Peter Sagal’s House from Hell!
This week on This Old House Radio Hour, we’re scrubbing deep, digging trenches, and pulling back the curtain on the emotional side of homeownership. We open the episode with Brandon Pleshek—aka “Clean That Up”—who shares his go-to DIY vinegar-based cleaner, why it works, and where you should never use it. Then it’s onto the phones, starting with a call from California about whether vintage tile can (and should) be saved.Our weekly House Rules game delivers a quick hit of lawn care wisdom, while a listener from Brooklyn gets a hard truth about the perils o...
2025-08-05
51 min
Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques
220. Prep Like a Pro: Communication Confidence, Clarity, and Comedy
Master the art of thinking on your feet and turning unpredictability into powerful communication.Being quick on your feet isn’t just a performance skill — it’s a communication necessity. And for Peter Sagal, longtime host of NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me, it’s a craft he’s honed over more than two decades in front of a live audience. In this expanded conversation from our Spontaneous Speaking series, Sagal shares what it really takes to communicate with presence, flexibility, and confidence when the script goes out the window.“My job was no longer to be fu...
2025-08-05
26 min
Due South
Unpacking the latest twist in NC Supreme Court contest; "Wait Wait" host Peter Sagal gets grilled on the South by Leoneda
The latest in the ongoing saga over NC’s Supreme Court seat. What Republican Jefferson Griffin’s win (for now) with the state appeals court means, and what happens next.With the fast-approaching, sold-out live taping at DPAC, Peter Sagal needs all the help he can get to prepare. Thankfully, he’s got a one-on-one study session with Due South’s Leoneda Inge. But he better get ready, because she’s got a news quiz of her own for him…And, the Environmental Protection Agency's largest facility in Research Triangle Park has several hundred workers. Current and...
2025-04-10
50 min
Love Factually
Eyes Wide Shut (1999) with Peter Sagal
What does jealousy do to a person? How are relationships interwoven with identity? What are the many forms of sex and sexual desire? Paul and Eli welcome in special guest Peter Sagal (host of NPR's Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me!) to chat about Eyes Wide Shut, Stanley Kubrick's eternally fascinating swan song. For show notes, click here. Hosted, produced, and edited by Paul Eastwick and Eli Finkel. Music by Andrew Fraker and Sons Artwork by Katie Keil
2024-12-23
55 min
How To Do Everything
A Holiday Special with the NFL's Gerald McCoy and the NPR's Peter Sagal
On this week's archive episode, Mike and Ian learn about a unique Catalonian Christmas tradition that celebrates nature's calling. And when a listener calls into question her boyfriend's family traditions, Peter Sagal steps in to give a final ruling. Plus, NFL defensive tackle Gerald McCoy on how to show someone that you care.You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! featuring exclusive games, behind-the-scenes content...
2024-12-18
17 min
Fake the Nation
"The Godfather Part II" Recap (w/ Peter Sagal & Andrew Ti)
And we're back with another "Godfather" recap! This week, Negin is joined by Peter Sagal and Andrew Ti to discuss the second installment, "The Godfather Part II." ——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review!Follow Negin Farsad on TwitterEmail Negin fakethenation@headgum.comSupport her Patreon ——Host - Negin Farsad——Producer - Andrew McGuire——Theme Music - Gaby AlterAdvertise on Fake The Nation via gumball.fmSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-s
2024-12-16
1h 18
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
HTDE: Peter Sagal the Sausage
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.You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org. How To Do Everything won't live in this feed forever. If you like what you hear, scoot on over to their very own feed and give them a follow.Both How To Do Everything and Wait, Wait...Don't Te...
2024-10-02
24 min
Meditative Story
Hitting the open road to find my way home, by Peter Sagal
Host of NPR’s Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me!, Peter Sagal is wrecked and stuck in the wake of a divorce. Suddenly, he finds himself with two free weeks. In need of a healthy distraction, Peter jumps on his Harley for a long solo trip out west. Though he has a destination in mind, what he finds on those quiet, desolate, curvy roads is a new focus, a new voice. And though his aim was to fill his time, he begins to appreciate the quiet – where he can actually hear himself.If this episode resonates with you, w...
2024-10-01
26 min
Hello, Puzzlers!
Weekend Favorite: "The Bill of Wrongs" w/ Peter Sagal
From time to time on the weekends, we’ll be bringing you some of our recent favorite episodes. Enjoy your weekend, and we’ll be back with a brand new puzzle on Monday! Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling with us today: host of NPR's "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" Peter Sagal. Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old favorites, like anagrams and palindromes, as well as quirky originals such as “Ask Chat GPT” and audio rebuses. Subscribe to The Puzzler podcast wherever you get your...
2024-05-02
08 min
St. Louis on the Air
‘Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me’ host Peter Sagal returns to St. Louis for solo show
Peter Sagal is no stranger to St. Louis. The host of NPR’s “Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me” has hosted the show here — and he’s also run through the streets of downtown St. Louis in his underwear and feathered wings while holding a bow and arrow. Sagal returns to St. Louis this Friday for a solo show at the Sheldon. In this episode, he discusses his experiences as the longtime host of “Wait Wait,” what his solo show entails and how he’s come to love St. Louis.
2024-03-12
30 min
Hello Isaac
“Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me” Host, Peter Sagal
Isaac Mizrahi chats with the beloved host of NPR’s “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me,” Peter Sagal. Peter shares some surprising and hilarious behind-the-scenes stories, what it’s like to have a newborn at 58 and how he landed the job writing “Dirty Dancing 2: Havana Nights.” Plus, Isaac challenges Peter to his own version of “Not My Job” and so much more.Follow Hello Isaac on @helloisaacpodcast on Instagram and TikTok, Isaac @imisaacmizrahi on Instagram and TikTok and Peter Sagal @psagal and @waitwaitnpr.(Recorded on November 14, 2023)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2024-01-22
49 min
Hello, Puzzlers!
"Weight Wait" w/ Peter Sagal
Hello, Puzzlers! This week, we're gifting you a holiday grab bag of puzzles from some of our favorite guests. Today: host of NPR's "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" Peter Sagal. Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old favorites, like anagrams and palindromes, as well as quirky originals such as “Ask Chat GPT” and audio rebuses. Subscribe to The Puzzler podcast wherever you get your podcasts! "The Puzzler with A.J. Jacobs" is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and is a co-production with Neuhaus I...
2023-12-27
08 min
Hello, Puzzlers!
"The Book of VI-CE" w/ Peter Sagal
Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling with us today: host of NPR's "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" Peter Sagal. Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old favorites, like anagrams and palindromes, as well as quirky originals such as “Ask Chat GPT” and audio rebuses. Subscribe to The Puzzler podcast wherever you get your podcasts! "The Puzzler with A.J. Jacobs" is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and is a co-production with Neuhaus Ideas. Our executive producers are Neely Lohmann and Adam Neuhaus of Neuhaus Id...
2023-12-14
10 min
Hello, Puzzlers!
"The Bill of Wrongs" w/ Peter Sagal
Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling with us today: host of NPR's "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" Peter Sagal. Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old favorites, like anagrams and palindromes, as well as quirky originals such as “Ask Chat GPT” and audio rebuses. Subscribe to The Puzzler podcast wherever you get your podcasts! "The Puzzler with A.J. Jacobs" is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and is a co-production with Neuhaus Ideas. Our executive producers are Neely Lohmann and Adam Neuhaus of Neuhaus Id...
2023-12-13
09 min
Hello, Puzzlers!
"Ask ChatGPT" w/ Peter Sagal
Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling with us today: host of NPR's "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" Peter Sagal. Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old favorites, like anagrams and palindromes, as well as quirky originals such as “Ask Chat GPT” and audio rebuses. Subscribe to The Puzzler podcast wherever you get your podcasts! "The Puzzler with A.J. Jacobs" is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and is a co-production with Neuhaus Ideas. Our executive producers are Neely Lohmann and Adam Neuhaus of Neuhaus Id...
2023-12-12
09 min
Hello, Puzzlers!
"Not Anyone's Job" w/ Peter Sagal
Hello, Puzzlers! Puzzling with us today: host of NPR's "Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!" Peter Sagal. Join host A.J. Jacobs and his guests as they puzzle–and laugh–their way through new spins on old favorites, like anagrams and palindromes, as well as quirky originals such as “Ask Chat GPT” and audio rebuses. Subscribe to The Puzzler podcast wherever you get your podcasts! "The Puzzler with A.J. Jacobs" is distributed by iHeartPodcasts and is a co-production with Neuhaus Ideas. Our executive producers are Neely Lohmann and Adam Neuhaus of Neuhaus Id...
2023-12-11
12 min
Jordan, Jesse, GO!
Baby We Were Born To Sagal, with Peter Sagal
This week we are thrilled to be joined by running legend and host of NPR's Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Peter Sagal for a conversation about running, urologists, and a sexy new book.Jordan wrote a brand new graphic novel called Youth Group which you can pre-order at West Side Books in Denver.Do what Jesse says and go to PutThisOnShop.com for your holiday shopping, code JJGO.Sponsored by Podia. You can start a community, build a full website, make your products, and start your email marketing all for free when you...
2023-12-07
1h 25
Fake the Nation
Succession Recap: S4 E10 "With Open Eyes" (w/ Peter Sagal & Benari Lee)
Comedian and host Negin Farsad is joined by Peter Sagal from NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me and comedian/writer Benari Lee Poulton to recap the series finale of HBO's Succession. Together, they dissect the twists and turns and wonder, is anyone on this show ultimately happy? ——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter Email Negin fakethenation@headgum.com Support her Patreon ——Host - Negin Farsad & Danielle Durchslag ——Producer - Andrew McGuire ——Theme Music - Gaby AlterSee omnystudio.com/list...
2023-05-29
1h 02
Fake the Nation
Succession Recap: S4 E4 "Honeymoon States" (w/ Peter Sagal)
It’s Logan’s wake complete with grief, backstabbing, front stabbing, and finger foods. We get into it with the incredible Peter Sagal from Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me and artist, filmmaker and resident wealth expert Danielle Durchslag. ——Rate Fake The Nation 5-stars on Apple Podcasts and leave us a review! Follow Negin Farsad on Twitter Email Negin fakethenation@headgum.com Support her Patreon ——Host - Negin Farsad & Danielle Durchslag ——Producer - Andrew McGuire ——Theme Music - Gaby AlterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See Privacy Policy at htt...
2023-04-17
59 min
Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People
Peter Sagal: How to Be Funnier Than Shit
This week's guest is the remarkably witty, acerbic, and insightful Peter Sagal. He is the host of one of my favorite shows, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! He is to wit what Mount Chimborazo is to mountains. If you've never heard of Mount Chimborazo, it's time for you to fire up Google to learn why it trumps Mount Everest as far as mountain metaphors go. Appearing on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! was on my bucket list. I reached that pinnacle of personal success in 2013 when I played “Not My Job” on Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! LISTEN TO THE EPIS...
2022-11-02
1h 07
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier
005 - Tangent Tier - Peter Sagal
Thank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. This discussion with Peter Sagal was recorded on March 16, 2022 for the episodes “What’s it like to play me?” and “Why run?” This discus...
2022-10-08
54 min
City Cast Denver
Why Peter Sagal Can't Forget Isabella Thallas’s Murder
On June 10, 2020, Isabella Thallas was out for a walk in the Ballpark neighborhood with her boyfriend Darian Simon and his dog, Rocco. Out of nowhere, Bella — as friends and family called her — was killed and Darian was seriously injured. The couple was shot in broad daylight by a man they had never met. Peter Sagal is the longtime host of NPR’s “Wait! Wait! Don’t Tell Me” and a Chicago resident, but he was so compelled by the lack of coverage of this particular Denver shooting that he decided to write about it himself. Host Bree Davies sits down with Sa...
2022-09-26
24 min
Just Answer the Question - Tangent Tier
002 - Tangent Tier - Peter Sagal
Thank you for subscribing to the Tangent Tier, a collection of the full discussions with our helpers on Just Answer the Question. The Tangent Tier is available only to those with a paid subscription, and we thank you for being one of those people who helps financially support the production of this work. Some of the interviews are lightly edited, but all of them go well beyond what we brought forward for the main episode. We originally didn’t intend to release the full interviews. However, upon realizing that many interesting nuggets and pathways were left on the...
2022-07-15
54 min
The Truth Is Only One
Everyone & Peter Sagal
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal pops by to share his favorites from the podcast so far. Turns out Peter loves Mountain Dew, Emma's Grandma's Kimchi, and unsolved ham mysteries.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
2022-06-08
23 min
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
Everyone & Peter Sagal
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal pops by to share his favorites from the podcast so far. Turns out Peter loves Mountain Dew, Emma's Grandma's Kimchi, and unsolved ham mysteries.To manage podcast ad preferences, review the links below:See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
2022-06-08
21 min
Bald Talk
Peter Sagal is Bald
Since 1998, Peter Sagal has been the host and emcee for the popular NPR series, not podcast, "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me", but it is only in the past few years that he has gone with the fully shorn look. He used to cling to his Tin Tin like tuft of hair under the delusion that there was more than met the eye. Peter proves to be a great interviewer peppering Brian with bald queries, sharing a great bald outing story and delving into his own relationship with hair loss. Peter also recounts his transition from actor to playwright to...
2022-04-06
59 min
The City Lights Collective
Peter Sagal
Lois Reitzes speaks with Peter Sagal, host of NPR’s “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me.”And we'll listen back to Lois' conversation with the hilarious comedian and actor - and Wait Wait regular - Maz Jobrani. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2022-02-28
51 min
Great Podversations
Mary Roach and Peter Sagal
Writer Mary Roach and NPR host Peter Sagal discuss Ms. Roach’s latest book, “Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law”. Mary Roach is the author of six New York Times bestsellers. Roach has written for National Geographic, Wired, The New York Times Magazine, and Clinical Anatomy. Her TED talk made the TED 20 Most Watched list. Roach has been a guest editor for The Best American Science and Nature Writing, a finalist for the Royal Society’s Science Book Prize, and a winner of the American Association of Engineering Societies' Engineering Journalism Award. Mary Roach’s books have been published in 21 lang...
2021-12-03
41 min
The Imagine Neighborhood
No Filter with Peter Sagal
My guest this week is Peter Sagal, the very fun and funny host of the NPR show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Peter’s been hosting this show for more than 20 years, which is a really long time . . . even to me, and I’m 1,000 years old! His show is on the radio, and mine is a podcast, but we both use our shows to meet new people and learn about them, as well as to do some hard-hitting journalism.For this No Filter, Peter and I did some hard-hitting journalism on the important topics of farts, fart joke...
2021-09-19
5h 35
Circle Round
The Patched-Up Coat feat. Peter Sagal
NPR's Peter Sagal (Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!) stars in this Russian story about how fantastically priceless a little generosity can be. Sign up for our monthly newsletter, "The Lion's Roar", here.
2021-07-20
18 min
Books and Other Things - Hinglish Book Review Podcast
BOT #2 The Incomplete Book of Running by Peter Sagal
This week we delve into the world of running. Abhijit and Kishore discuss about "The Incomplete Book of Running" by NPR's Peter Sagal. They review the book, talk about their running experiences, food choices, among other things.
2021-06-19
26 min
Depresh Mode with John Moe
Peter Sagal Has These New People In His House
Peter Sagal always sounds chipper and fun on the hit NPR quiz show Wait Wait Don't Tell Me but that's always been just one part of his personality. In recent years, Sagal went through a divorce that resulted in his three daughters cutting off all contact with him. He spent some time coming to grips with some depression issues that he had been experiencing and largely walking away from most of his lifePeter was also up against the portrayal of the dad who loses everything in movies and television, where said dad somehow proves to be a h...
2021-05-03
1h 00
Life Kit
Peter Sagal Teaches Us How To Run
You don't need fancy equipment or a gym to start running. Grab your headphones and some sneakers and let Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me host Peter Sagal tell you how he keeps going.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
2020-11-26
15 min
Silver FM 100.6
Peter Sagal Teaches Us How To Run
You don't need fancy equipment or a gym to start running. Grab your headphones and some sneakers and let Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me host Peter Sagal tell you how he keeps going.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
2020-11-26
18 min
Life Kit: Health
Peter Sagal Teaches Us How To Run
You don't need fancy equipment or a gym to start running. Grab your headphones and some sneakers and let Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me host Peter Sagal tell you how he keeps going. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
2020-11-26
15 min
Happy To Be Here
Preview: Nerdette Is About To Recap Movies Like It's 1999 ... with Peter Sagal
Quick! Name six iconic movies that hit theaters in the year 1999. Nothing?! Ok. We'll do it for you: The Matrix The Blair Witch Project Election Boys Don't Cry 10 Things I Hate About You Office Space And the craziest thing is? That's not even the half of it! In honor of that crazy year in movies, Nerdette Recaps with Peter Sagal is back again, featuring recaps and analysis of the six films listed above (as well as updates on whatever Peter was doing 21 years ago). Take a listen to the trailer, and ma...
2020-10-14
01 min
Nerdette Recaps With Peter Sagal
Preview: Nerdette Is About To Recap Movies Like It's 1999 ... with Peter Sagal
Quick! Name six iconic movies that hit theaters in the year 1999. Nothing?! Ok. We'll do it for you: The Matrix The Blair Witch Project Election Boys Don't Cry 10 Things I Hate About You Office Space And the craziest thing is? That's not even the half of it! In honor of that crazy year in movies, Nerdette Recaps with Peter Sagal is back again, featuring recaps and analysis of the six films listed above (as well as updates on whatever Peter was doing 21 years ago). Take a listen to the...
2020-10-14
01 min
Happy To Be Here
Preview: Nerdette Is About To Recap Movies Like It's 1999 ... with Peter Sagal
Quick! Name six iconic movies that hit theaters in the year 1999. Nothing?! Ok. We'll do it for you: The Matrix The Blair Witch Project Election Boys Don't Cry 10 Things I Hate About You Office Space And the craziest thing is? That's not even the half of it! In honor of that crazy year in movies, Nerdette Recaps with Peter Sagal is back again, featuring recaps and analysis of the six films listed above (as well as updates on whatever Peter was doing 21 years ago). Take a listen to the trailer, and ma...
2020-10-14
01 min
Feel Good Running | For the Everyday Runner!
Refresh, Retool & Peter Sagal
Hello Runners,The Feel Good Running podcast will be two years old at the beginning of December. That is quite an amount of time in the podcast world. Many podcast's start up and end just as fast, when it is realized how much work goes into doing an episode.Being the 34th episode of the Feel Good Running podcast, I feel the current format is getting stale. That said, I am working on freshening things up and retooling! My plan is to amp it down a bit. I'm having a new intro & outro produced so i...
2020-09-15
1h 01
Habitual Routine
Lap 1: Why Run a Virtual Marathon with Peter Sagal
In the first episode of Habitual Routine, join Coach Annick Lamar and Coach Roberto Mandje as they discuss how and why you should run the Virtual TCS New York City Marathon this fall. First, the team will deep dive into the five virtual marathon necessities to make your journey successful, and then will be joined by future Virtual TCS New York City Marathon finisher and Host of NPR's Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me! Peter Sagal as he begins his training journey. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/habitualroutine/message
2020-08-13
50 min
Happy To Be Here
Nerdette Recaps ‘Clueless’ With Peter Sagal
Some of you may already be familiar with Nerdette Recaps with Peter Sagal, the podcast where Greta Johnsen and Nerdette cohost-emeritus Tricia Bobeda recapped Game of Thrones with Peter Sagal, host of NPR's Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me! Well we are very happy to announce that we’re BACK, and this time, we’re doing '90s movies! So here is our very first episode! It’s a recap of 1995's 'Clueless,' featuring Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, and Paul Rudd. We break it down, ask if it holds up, and hear from YOU, too. Recaps w...
2020-08-11
59 min
Happy To Be Here
Nerdette Recaps ‘Clueless’ With Peter Sagal
Some of you may already be familiar with Nerdette Recaps with Peter Sagal, the podcast where Greta Johnsen and Nerdette cohost-emeritus Tricia Bobeda recapped Game of Thrones with Peter Sagal, host of NPR's Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me! Well we are very happy to announce that we’re BACK, and this time, we’re doing '90s movies! So here is our very first episode! It’s a recap of 1995's 'Clueless,' featuring Alicia Silverstone, Stacey Dash, and Paul Rudd. We break it down, ask if it holds up, and hear from YOU, too. Recaps w...
2020-08-11
59 min
Silver FM 100.6
Peter Sagal Teaches Us How To Run
You don't need fancy equipment or a gym to start running. Grab your headphones and some sneakers and let Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me host Peter Sagal tell you how he keeps going.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
2020-04-23
17 min
Life Kit
Peter Sagal Teaches Us How To Run
You don't need fancy equipment or a gym to start running. Grab your headphones and some sneakers and let Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me host Peter Sagal tell you how he keeps going.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
2020-04-23
15 min
Life Kit: Health
How To Start Running With Peter Sagal
Exercise is considered an essential activity during this pandemic. But what if it's the first time you'll be going for a jog? Avid runner and host of Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me!, Peter Sagal gives his pitch for why you should start running and three steps to get you there. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
2020-04-23
15 min
25 for 25
1. Peter Sagal, Host of "Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me!"
Peter Sagal is best known for hosting the wildly popular news game show on NPR, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me.But Peter didn’t always want to be a gameshow host. When he was 25, he was living in Los Angeles, had just quit his job and was pursuing a career as a playwright.Since then, he’s written many plays and has gone on to be one of the funniest voices in radio.In our interview we talked about artistic process, developing your voice, and comparing yourself to your peers.Here’s...
2020-03-01
00 min
Meditative Story
Hitting the open road to find my way home, by Peter Sagal
Host of NPR’s Wait, Wait...Don’t Tell Me!, Peter Sagal is wrecked and stuck in the wake of a divorce. Suddenly, he finds himself with two free weeks. In need of a healthy distraction, Peter jumps on his Harley for a long solo trip out west. Though he has a destination in mind, what he finds on those quiet, desolate, curvy roads is a new focus, a new voice. And though his aim was to fill his time, he begins to appreciate the quiet – where he can actually hear himself.If this episode resonates with you, w...
2019-10-08
26 min
Go Fact Yourself
Ep. 45: Peter Sagal & Rebecca Makkai
It’s another helping of Go Fact Yourself in Chicago, now more delicious and savory than ever! Peter Sagal is the host of the NPR program "Wait, Wait… Don’t Tell Me!" But his experience with trivia shows goes all the way back to when he was a contestant on "Jeopardy"… and quickly found himself in the negative dollars. That doesn’t mean he’s bad at trivia; he’s just bad at pressing buttons. He’ll tell us about that and why he’s so dedicated to disrupting the narrative of Chicago deep-dish pizza. Opposite Peter is...
2019-10-04
1h 13
The Takeout with Major Garrett
Takeout Outtake Especial: NPR's Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis
Takeout Tuesday! Movies, music, books and our very own news quiz. Join us for more of Major's conversation with the hosts of NPR's "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me" Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis. Recorded at Founding Farmers in Tysons Corner. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2019-09-10
11 min
The Takeout with Major Garrett
Humor Me: Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis
Need a laugh? Peter Sagal and Bill Kurtis, the front men for NPR's hit show "Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!" join Major for breakfast at Founding Farmers in Tysons Corner, Virginia. On the menu: how their comedy news quiz is made each week, Bill's superb career in journalism and a little bit about Donald Trump. Join us. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2019-09-06
40 min
The Running for Real Podcast
Peter Sagal: Running Only Appears To Be Useless
Running a race is a great metaphor for life. Thinking back on the classic story about the tortoise and the hare, we learned that consistency outperforms skill when the tortoise beat the hare. Running teaches us to keep our eye on the prize, as they say. Each race has its literal highs and lows, that we can easily compare to life's highs and lows. The similarities and lessons are endless. We've also learned that running is great for our physical and mental health. Our heart and mind both benefit from this exercise. Our muscles are strengthened, our...
2019-06-21
1h 14
Numbers Geek with Steve Ballmer
Peter Sagal, 'Wait, Wait Don't Tell Me' host
Peter Sagal is best known as the host of NPR’s weekly quiz show, Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me, which marked its 20th anniversary in October. But he’s also an avid runner, a columnist for Runner’s World magazine and the author of the new memoir, The Incomplete Book of Running. And he fashions himself an amateur Constitutional scholar, especially after hosting the PBS documentary series, Constitution USA. On this special episode of our Numbers Geek podcast, the multifaceted media personality talks with us about the role of numbers in his life and the issues he cares about, f...
2019-03-12
26 min
Playing On Air: Short Audio Plays
MILTON BRADLEY by Peter Sagal (Re-Release)
How do you eulogize a woman who everybody hated? In Peter Sagal's MILTON BRADLEY, Rabbi Schoenberg (Michael Stuhlbarg), faced with this dilemma, turns to a metaphor: the game of Life (the board game, that is). Featuring Stuhlbarg (Call Me By Your Name, The Shape of Water) and Bob Balaban (Gosford Park, Christopher Guest & Wes Anderson ensemble regular), MILTON BRADLEY is a darkly funny exploration of where we're all headed one day. Stay tuned after the play for a conversation with playwright Peter Sagal (of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! fame).
2019-03-10
21 min
Feel Good Running | For the Everyday Runner!
Peter Sagal – The Incomplete Book of Running!
Hello Feel Good Runners,Winter is in full swing and that certainly is a motivational deterrent resulting in less outside running...especially since there is a polar vortex choking parts of mainland USA. So since you are hunkered down in your igloo, what would be better than grab a blanket, strike up a fire in the fireplace and listen to this episode of the Feel Good Running Podcast.Peter Sagal, host of the Peabody Award winning news quiz Wait Wait...Don't Tell me on National Public Radio, is my guest for this episode. I...
2019-02-01
1h 17
Employee of the Month
Peter Sagal on His Journey From Theater to Public Radio
Kicking off 2019 with NPR’s “Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me!” host, Peter Sagal. Sagal got his start with screenwriting, penning Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. Writing the sequel to Dirty Dancing was a natural transition to hosting a public radio show. Sagal talks to Catie Lazarus about how he wound up hosting National Public Radio’s most popular show, his new book “The Incomplete Book of Running”, and why to get off the grid. Join Slate Plus to unlock full, ad-free access to Employee of the Month and the rest of your favorite Slate podcasts. Subs...
2019-01-05
43 min
Employee of the Month
Peter Sagal on His Journey From Theater to Public Radio
Kicking off 2019 with NPR’s “Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me!” host, Peter Sagal. Sagal got his start with screenwriting, penning Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. Writing the sequel to Dirty Dancing was a natural transition to hosting a public radio show. Sagal talks to Catie Lazarus about how he wound up hosting National Public Radio’s most popular show, his new book “The Incomplete Book of Running”, and why to get off the grid.Join Slate Plus to unlock full, ad-free access to Employee of the Month and the rest of your favorite Slate podcasts. Subs...
2019-01-05
41 min
Comedy – WHYY
Peter Sagal on 20 years of “Wait, Wait” and running
Guest: Peter Sagal PETER SAGAL has been hosting the weekly NPR quiz show “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me” for 20 years. The show is famous for its irreverent topical humor, its quick-witted panel of comedians, unexpected moments, celebrity guests, and yes, it’s limericks. Sagal is also an avid runner and a proponent of the positive effects running has on both the body and the brain. In his new memoir, The Incomplete Book of Running, Sagal talks about discovering running amidst a mid-life crisis, and how running helped manage his depression and anxiety going through a nasty divorce...
2019-01-04
00 min
City Arts & Lectures
Peter Sagal
Peter Sagal, host of NPR’s “Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!”, is an accomplished playwright, actor, and now - marathoner, and author of the new book “The Incomplete Book of Running”. Sagal came to the Nourse Theater on November 9, 2018. He talked to Michael Krasny about the work of putting together one of public radio’s most popular humor news programs, as well as his dedication to running.
2018-12-23
1h 09
Live Wire with Luke Burbank
"Hitting the Road" with Abbi Jacobson, Nicole Chung, Peter Sagal, and The Dip
In this special Portland Book Festival episode, host Luke Burbank and Elena Passarello discuss "hitting the road" and the risks of hitchhiking; Broad City’s Abbi Jacobson recounts her solo cross-country road trip; writer Nicole Chung discusses her journey of discovering the difficult truth behind her own adoption; Peter Sagal, host of Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!, takes a marathon-length inspired quiz; and Seattle soul group The Dip perform their single “Atlas.”
2018-11-23
53 min
At length with Steve Scher. - The House of Podcasts
Peter Sagal At Length
Peter Sagal, the very funny host of NPR’s News quiz “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” has written a serious and funny book about his attraction to the physical and psychological benefits he gets from running.Sagal talks about his history with running, his hair-raising experience at the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, and the way running helped him as his marriage and family came apart.
2018-11-08
00 min
At length with Steve Scher. - The House of Podcasts
Peter Sagal At Length
Peter Sagal, the very funny host of NPR’s News quiz “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!” has written a serious and funny book about his attraction to the physical and psychological benefits he gets from running.Sagal talks about his history with running, his hair-raising experience at the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, and the way running helped him as his marriage and family came apart.
2018-11-08
57 min
Sixth & I LIVE
Peter Sagal, host of NPR's "Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me!", with Linda Holmes
In The Incomplete Book of Running, Peter Sagal, the host of NPR's "Wait Wait…Don't Tell Me!" and columnist for Runner's World, shares lessons, stories, advice, and warnings gleaned from running the equivalent of once around the earth. In conversation with Linda Holmes, the host of NPR's "Pop Culture Happy Hour." This program took place on October 29, 2018.
2018-11-05
1h 00
The Axe Files with David Axelrod
Ep. 271 — Peter Sagal
Peter Sagal is the author of The Incomplete Book of Running and host of NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. He joins David to discuss a variety of topics including getting passed on by the Harvard Lampoon, appearing on Jeopardy as struggling writer in Los Angeles, his early work as a playwright, and crossing the finish line just minutes before the attack on the Boston Marathon.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2018-09-24
59 min
Says Who?
BRIDE OF SAYS WHO with Peter Sagal
DING DONG DING DONG DING DONG! It's WEDDING TIME at Says Who! Maureen is getting married and everything is fine. She has everything ready to go, nothing weird is happening in the world, and... Well, no. It's not exactly like that. But she is getting married. And so is guest Peter Sagal of NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me! Peter drops in to talk about hoping, coping, and making the news funny when everything is a raging garbage fire. Oh, and weddings! Peter is getting married first, so he wins. There's some real talk about depression and...
2018-06-13
1h 05
Chicago Public Square Podcasts
‘Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!’ host Peter Sagal tells his not-favorite things
Let Peter Sagal, host of NPR’s incredibly successful Wait Wait … Don’t Tell Me!, tell you this: He hates the show’s name. He also hates the place where he creates that show. You’ll learn why as you listen to a podcast of my onstage interview with Sagal—part of the Wednesday Journal Conversations series—in which he talks about the show, his career, the Constitution under Donald Trump, the challenge sexual harassment poses to comedy writing, the differences between announcers Bill Kurtis and Carl Kasell, and much more … including Sagal’s affectio...
2017-11-27
00 min
Another Mother Runner
#265: A Chat with Peter Sagal of WAIT, WAIT…DON’T TELL ME
For the annual Father’s Day episode, Sarah and Dimity welcome with great delight Peter Sagal, the longtime host of the NPR news quiz WAIT, WAIT…DON’T TELL ME. A veteran of more than a dozen marathons, Peter admits he was “a fat little kid,” and he’s still running away from that identity. The mother runners steer the father runner onto a TMI topic, with Peter sharing how he finally solved his pooping problem. Peter admits he isn’t running for a PR anymore; find out which unique race is on Peter’s bucket list. Listen to why Peter unplug...
2017-06-16
1h 10
The Hilarious World of Depression
Episode #PLACEBO: The Return of Peter Sagal
Peter Sagal, host of NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me! was our guest on the very first episode of our podcast. He used the occasion to break a long silence and tell the world that he’s struggled with depression, the first time he had told anyone other than a doctor. On this placebo episode, we check in with him to find out how sharing that information went over.
2017-04-10
11 min
The Runner's World Show
Episode 37: Peter Sagal
Peter Sagal, host of NPR’s news quiz, Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me, joins the show to talk about the boom in audio (and podcasts), his own running career, and how the sport helped during his toughest year ever. (2:06)We go on a real grocery shopping trip with Runner’s World editors, dissecting the good and bad of how well we stock our runner pantries. (42:33) In the Kick, a new running hub near Central Park in New York City, key running dates to celebrate in 2017, and a unique 256-mile relay to Washington D.C. (1:00:02)T...
2017-01-19
1h 10
Personal Best
Episode 37: Peter Sagal
Peter Sagal, host of NPR’s news quiz, Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me, joins the show to talk about the boom in audio (and podcasts), his own running career, and how the sport helped during his toughest year ever. (2:06)We go on a real grocery shopping trip with Runner’s World editors, dissecting the good and bad of how well we stock our runner pantries. (42:33) In the Kick, a new running hub near Central Park in New York City, key running dates to celebrate in 2017, and a unique 256-mile relay to Washington D.C. (1:00:02)T...
2017-01-19
1h 10
The Hilarious World of Depression
Episode #1: Peter Sagal Opens Up
The longtime host of NPR’s Wait Wait…Don’t Tell Me has battled depression for much of his life but has never gone public with that struggle until now. Sagal recently went through what was for him a very painful and very messy divorce. He shares how he’s been able to move on and host a weekly comedy program even as his life was falling apart. Some of the methods: keeping very busy and listening to Amy Poehler. We also hear from Peter Sagal’s friend, the neuroscientist Daniel Levitin, on what helps and hurts a depressed person’s b...
2016-12-12
38 min
Hello From The Magic Tavern
85 - Unicorn (w/ Peter Sagal)
We have something extra magical in the tavern this week, a unicorn named Windsprinkle.CreditsArnie: Arnie NiekampChunt: Adal RifaiUsidore: Matt YoungWindsprinkle: Peter SagalMysterious Man: Tim SniffenTricia: Kate JamesCraig: Ryan DiGiorgiProducers: Arnie Niekamp, Evan Jacover, Ryan DiGiorgiEditor: Garrett SchultzTheme Music: Andy PolandMagic Tavern Logo: Allard LabanAudio Assistance: Jason KnoxProduction Assistance: Garrett Schultz
2016-10-31
39 min
OPB's State of Wonder
June 18: Peter Sagal, Mary Roach, Darcelle, Lindy West, Big Thief & More
Portland Pride Stands Up For OrlandoAfter the shooting at the Pulse night club in Orlando, leaders of Portland Pride and community members have organized several candlelight vigils, and many artists, arts groups and pride parties are re-configuring their plans to lend their support to the victims of the tragedy. We talk with Don Horn, the founder of Triangle Productions, a theater well-known for producing LGBT plays. Currently, they're sending a percentage of ticket sales for "American Idiot" (June 9–July 2) to the Orlando's LGBT community Center. Portland Music Distributor Closes Doors, Leaving Hundreds of Bands And La...
2016-06-17
51 min
Happy To Be Here
601 The Red Woman: Nerdette Recaps Game Of Thrones With Peter Sagal
The question on everyone's mind: Dead or alive? Join Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me’s Peter Sagal and Nerdette's Tricia Bobeda and Greta Johnsen as they discuss the premier of Game of Thrones' sixth season, and answer this and other questions: Is any character as good-hearted as the Onion Knight? Is Jamie set to go "Rambo" on Westeros? And what exactly did we learn about the Lady in Red? This and more on this week's Nerdette Recaps Game of Thrones with Peter Sagal.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19...
2016-04-28
44 min
Happy To Be Here
601 The Red Woman: Nerdette Recaps Game Of Thrones With Peter Sagal
The question on everyone's mind: Dead or alive? Join Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me’s Peter Sagal and Nerdette's Tricia Bobeda and Greta Johnsen as they discuss the premier of Game of Thrones' sixth season, and answer this and other questions: Is any character as good-hearted as the Onion Knight? Is Jamie set to go "Rambo" on Westeros? And what exactly did we learn about the Lady in Red? This and more on this week's Nerdette Recaps Game of Thrones with Peter Sagal.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19...
2016-04-28
44 min
WBEZ
Peter Sagal's Hamilton
Spot for WBEZ's Off-Air Pledge Drive, featuring Peter Sagal, host of Wait Wait! Don't Tell Me. Donate today: https://goo.gl/2UjW5C
2016-03-28
01 min
Playing On Air: Short Audio Plays
MILTON BRADLEY by Peter Sagal
In MILTON BRADLEY, a flummoxed Rabbi has to eulogize a mother whose son has only terrible things to say about her. MILTON BRADLEY by Peter Sagal (Host of NPR's Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me!) features Bob Balaban (The Grand Budapest Hotel, Gosford Park) and Michael Stuhlbarg ("Boardwalk Empire", Seven Psychopaths). Stay tuned after the performance for a conversation between our Artistic Director Claudia Catania, and playwright Peter Sagal. Playing on Air is a public radio show and podcast featuring great American short plays with great American actors. We distribute audio productions of contemporary short plays, translating stage works into...
2016-01-24
21 min
Savage Lovecast
With NPR's Peter Sagal!
Dan and Peter Sagal, host of NPR’s “Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me” join forces to discuss baptism, Jewish vs Catholic guilt, clingy, needy human doormats, and the special torture that open relationships can bring on. Peter is hilarious and delightful- this show is not to be missed. Some of it is on the Micro, all of it is on the Magnum. Also, how to approach a cute amputee without causing offense. 206-302-2064 This episode is brought to you byHarrys.com. Get $5 off your first purchase by entering the code "Dan"when you check out. This episode is also brough...
2015-08-18
50 min
Happy To Be Here
Prologue: Game of Thrones recaps w/ Peter Sagal
Game of Thrones recaps from Peter Sagal, host of Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!, and the hosts of Nerdette. This week, a prologue to season five of the HBO show. Why the world needs another GoT recap podcast, who GRRM is, and what we love about the lore. SPOILERS ARE COMING. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
2015-04-06
43 min