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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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  • Ally Love

    Ally Love, fitness instructor with Peloton, answers three questions about skeletons. She is joined by panelists Paula Poundstone, Joel Kim Booster, and Maeve Higgins.

    Listen — 48:48

  • Best of WWDTM April 2021

    This week WWDTM is on spring break, so we feature some past interviews with Jon Batiste, Ali Wong, and Chelsea Peretti, as well as some games with our listeners.

    Listen — 48:44

  • Kemp Powers

    Kemp Powers, Oscar nominee and writer behind “One Night in Miami” and “Soul”, plays our Not My Job Game “One Knight in Miami.” He is joined by Helen Hong, Roxanne Roberts, and Alonzo Bodden.

    Listen — 49:17

  • Sam Sifton

    New York Times Cooking creator and editor Sam Sifton joins panelists Amy Dickinson, Mo Rocca, and Negin Farsad. He plays our Not My Job game about vending machines.

    Listen — 49:19

  • Desus Nice and The Kid Mero

    Desus Nice and The Kid Mero from Showtime’s Desus and Mero, play our Not My Job game. They join panelists Maz Jobrani, Karen Chee and Josh Gondelman, as well as Host Peter Sagal and Official Judge …

    Listen — 50:11

  • Jordan Jonas

    Jordan Jonas, winner of “Alone”, joins us along with panelists Peter Grosz, Charla Lauriston, and Brian Babylon.

    Listen — 47:51

  • Dr. Swati Mohan

    Dr. Swati Mohan, Mars Rover scientist, joins us along with panelists Adam Felber, Dulcé Sloan, and Mo Rocca.

    Listen — 49:50

  • Best of WWDTM February 2020

    This week, WWDTM spends time with the people we wish had been our Valentines; Sarah Paulson, Tyra Banks, A’ja Wilson, and Andrew Rannells.

    Listen — 50:01

  • Abby Phillip

    Abby Phillip, host of CNN’s “Inside Politics”, joins us along with panelists Paula Poundstone, Tom Bodett, and Alonzo Bodden.

    Listen — 48:58

  • Owen Wilson

    Owen Wilson, actor, joins us along with panelists Faith Salie, Peter Grosz, and Laci Mosley.

    Listen — 48:31