Current:Home > Stocks'Wait Wait' for Feb. 25, 2023: 25th Anniversary Spectacular! -TradeWisdom
'Wait Wait' for Feb. 25, 2023: 25th Anniversary Spectacular!
View
Date:2025-04-18 14:43:20
To celebrate 25 years of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! we're taking some time off to relive our favorite moments from the past two-and-a-half decades, including interviews with Mikaela Shiffrin, Mae Jemison, and more!
Not My Job: Skier Mikaela Shiffrin Gets Quizzed On Downhill Cheese Races
Mikaela Shiffrin grew up in Vail, and at the Sochi Olympics, became the youngest person ever to win an Olympic medal in slalom. She may be a record breaking ski racer, but what does she know about the Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling Races?
Not My Job: John Hodgman answers three questions about the history of Microsoft
Author and humorist John Hodgman joined us in 2008, when he played our game called "So, you're a PC, huh? We'll see about that!" Three questions about the history of Microsoft.
Not My Job: We Ask Stephen Colbert 3 Questions Meant For Lena Dunham
We planned to have Lena Dunham, creator and star of HBO's Girls, as our Not My Job guest this week, but a snowstorm kept her from joining us at the last minute, so we quickly had to find someone without Thursday evening plans.
Late Show host Stephen Colbert very graciously jumped in to play our game, but we didn't have time to write new questions for him, so we'll just ask him all the questions we planned to ask Dunham.
Not My Job: Rob Reiner gets quized on three people you DON'T want to stand by
Rob Reiner, accomplished writer, actor, and director, joined us in 2012. He has said the movie Stand By Me is his proudest work. We asked him three questions about people he definitely doesn't want to stand by.
Not My Job: Groundbreaking Astronaut Mae Jemison
In 1992, Mae Jemison became the first African-American woman to fly in space when she served as a science mission specialist. So when she joined us in 2013, we played a game called "Excuse me? When do we get to the Southwest terminal?" questions about a sometimes more unpredictable vehicle ... the airport shuttle.
Not My Job: Leonard Nimoy
A portion of our 2008 interview with legendary actor, author, and director Leonard Nimoy
Not My Job: We Quiz Baseball Great Ozzie Smith On 'The Wizard Of Oz'
We recorded a show in St. Louis in 2019 and invited former Cardinals shortstop Ozzie Smith to play our quiz. We asked the Baseball Hall of Famer, known as "The Wizard," to answer three questions about the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz.
veryGood! (4158)
Related
- Costco membership growth 'robust,' even amid fee increase: What to know about earnings release
- Inside Shiloh's Decision to Remove Brad Pitt's Last Name and Keep Angelina Jolie's
- Environmental activist sticks protest poster to famous Monet painting in Paris
- West Virginia hotel where several people were sickened had no carbon monoxide detectors
- 'Kraven the Hunter' spoilers! Let's dig into that twisty ending, supervillain reveal
- Jury selection is beginning in gun case against President Joe Biden’s son
- Democrats wanted an agreement on using artificial intelligence. It went nowhere
- Caitlin Clark's impact? Fever surpass 2023 home attendance mark after only five games
- Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
- Climber who died near the top of Denali, North America's tallest mountain identified
Ranking
- Biden administration makes final diplomatic push for stability across a turbulent Mideast
- How Travis Kelce Reacted When Jason Sudeikis Asked Him About Making Taylor Swift an Honest Woman
- BIT TREASURE: Bitcoin mining, what exactly are we digging for? Comprehensively analyze the mining process and its impact
- Environmental activist sticks protest poster to famous Monet painting in Paris
- Military service academies see drop in reported sexual assaults after alarming surge
- BIT TREASURE: Bitcoin mining, what exactly are we digging for? Comprehensively analyze the mining process and its impact
- UFC 302 results, full fight card highlights: Islam Makhachev submits Dustin Poirier
- Unusual mix of possible candidates line up for Chicago’s first school board elections this fall
Recommendation
Newly elected West Virginia lawmaker arrested and accused of making terroristic threats
Tallahassee mayor says cost from May 10 tornadoes now tops $50 million as city seeks federal aid
Shooting in Ohio kills 1, wounds 2 dozen others, police say
Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Bi Couples
From family road trips to travel woes: Americans are navigating skyrocketing holiday costs
Some hurricanes suddenly explode in intensity, shocking nearly everyone (even forecasters)
Jury selection is beginning in gun case against President Joe Biden’s son
Shocking revelations from 'Life & Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson' Lifetime documentary