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NPR’s weekly current events quiz. Have a laugh and test your news knowledge while figuring out what’s real and what we’ve made up.

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Test your knowledge against some of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world while figuring out what’s real news and what’s made up.

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Airs Saturdays at 10 a.m. and Sundays at 11 a.m. on WBEZ

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  • Antoni Porowski

    Antoni Porowski, one of the “Fab Five” from Queer Eye, plays our game about another fab five, the Spice Girls. He is joined by panelists Maeve Higgins, Luke Burbank and Laci Mosely.

    Listen — 48:11

  • Martin Short

    Comedy legend Martin Short, co-star of Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, plays our game about murders of crows. He is joined by panelists Peter Grosz, Helen Hong and Emmy Blotnick.

    Listen — 49:06

  • Jane Kaczmarek

    Jane Kaczmarek, who played Lois on Malcolm In The Middle, plays our game called “Malcolm in the Middle, meet Finger in the Middle.” She is joined by panelists Paula Poundstone, Josh Gondelman, and …

    Listen — 48:57

  • Best of WWDTM Summertime 2

    WWDTM savors some of our favorite moments from recent shows, with Phoebe Bridgers, Jordan Jonas, Jennifer Lee, Owen Wilson, and our panelists.

    Listen — 49:05

  • Best of WWDTM Summertime 1

    This week, WWDTM is on Summer Break, so enjoy some of our favorite moments from past shows with guests Zach Galifinakis, Kristine Lilly, and Charlie Day, plus the mysterious case of the …

    Listen — 49:12

  • Larry Krasner

    Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, subject of the series Philly DA, plays our game called “There’s Mo… there’s Larry… hmm… who’s missing?” He is joined by panelists Dulcé Sloan, Mo …

    Listen — 49:02

  • Stephen Fry

    British actor, writer, TV host and Renaissance man Stephen Fry plays our game about one-hit wonders. He is joined by panelists Maeve Higgins, Hari Kondabolu, and Tom Bodett.

    Listen — 49:40

  • Dr. Ellen Stofan

    Dr. Ellen Stofan, Under Secretary For Science and Research at the Smithsonian, plays our game about other strange collections of artifacts. She is joined by panelists Karen Chee, Laci Mosley and …

    Listen — 49:26

  • Phillipa Soo

    Phillipa Soo, one of the stars of Hamilton, plays our game about a ton of ham. She is joined by panelists Gina Brillon, Helen Hong, and Mo Rocca.

    Listen — 48:48

  • Best of WWDTM July 2021

    WWDTM presents some favorite segments to remind everyone what shows with actual audiences sound like, with Leslie Odom, Jr., Regina King, and Laird Hamilton. We also feature some moments with our …

    Listen — 48:43