# List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2001)

The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's news panel game, that aired during 2001. The episodes, unless otherwise indicated, were hosted by Peter Sagal, with Carl Kasell serving as announcer and scorekeeper. 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.

## Contents

* Top
* January
* February
* March
* April
* May
* June
* July
* August
* September
* October
* November
* December

## January

| Date | Guest | Panelists |
| January 6 | Singer/songwriter Dan Bern | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce |
| January 13 | NPR New York correspondent Melissa Block | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |
| January 20 | Robert Siegel, the editor-in-chief of the satirical magazine the Onion | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Patt Morrison |
| January 27 | Singer Loudon Wainwright III | Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |

## February

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| February 3 | Ambassador and former U.S. Senator George McGovern | Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts | |
| February 10 | NPR White House correspondent Don Gonyea | Adam Felber, Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Corey Flintoff |
| February 17 | Writer and Morning Edition sports commentator Frank DeFord | Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Paula Poundstone | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Corey Flintoff |
| February 24 | Amy Reiter, people columnist for Salon.com | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Corey Flintoff |

## March

| Date | Guest | Panelists |
| March 3 | Author Simon Winchester | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce |
| March 10 | NPR Car Talk hosts Tom and Ray Magliozzi | Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, Roy Blount, Jr. |
| March 17 | NPR Performance Today host Fred Child | Adam Felber, Patt Morrison, Roxanne Roberts |
| March 24 | Lloyd Kaufman, president of Troma Films | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone |
| March 31 | Author and NPR commentator Gwen Macsai | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts |

## April

| Date | Guest | Panelists |
| April 7 | Impressionist Jim Morris | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |
| April 14 | Actor/comedian Fred Willard | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Patt Morrison |
| April 21 | NPR On the Media co-host Bob Garfield | Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Sue Ellicott |
| April 28 | Comedienne and author Margaret Cho | Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, Roy Blount, Jr. |

## May

| Date | Guest | Panelists |
| May 5 | NPR All Things Considered host Linda Wertheimer | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |
| May 12 | Columnist and pundit Andrew Sullivan | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone |
| May 19 | Columnist and author Dan Savage | Adam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott |
| May 26 | Commentator and author Sandra Tsing Loh | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |

## June

| Date | Guest | Panelists |
| June 2 | Actress Amy Carlson | Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts |
| June 9 | Actor Dan Castellaneta | Adam Felber, Patt Morrison, Charlie Pierce |
| June 16 | Will Shortz, New York Times crossword editor and NPR Weekend Edition Sunday puzzle expert | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |
| June 23 | Author Martin Amis | Adam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott |
| June 30 | Actor John Mahoney | Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |

## July

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| July 7 | Encore of 5/27/2000 episode featuring NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg | Encore of 5/27/2000 episode featuring NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg | Encore of 5/27/2000 episode featuring NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg |
| July 14 | Author Sherman Alexie | Sue Ellicott, Patt Morrison, Charlie Pierce | |
| July 21 | Rock musician and producer Steve Albini | Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts | |
| July 28 | Jane editor/publisher Jane Pratt | Patt Morrison, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Jean Cochran |

## August

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| August 4 | Cartoonist Bill Griffith | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Jean Cochran |
| August 11 | NPR Weekend All Things Considered host Lisa Simeone | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Jean Cochran |
| August 18 | Author Moon Unit Zappa | Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Jean Cochran |
| August 25 | Paleontologist Paul Sereno | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Roxanne Roberts | |

## September

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| September 1 | Actor/writer/author Al Franken | Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | Guest host Adam Felber |
| September 8 | Author Salman Rushdie | Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber | |
| September 22 | Humorist and author P.J. O'Rourke | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | |
| September 29 | Author and Studio 360 host Kurt Andersen | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Evan Smith | Guest host Adam Felber |

## October

| Date | Guest | Panelists |
| October 6 | Bill Bastone, founder and editor of The Smoking Gun website | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber |
| October 13 | Musician John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts |
| October 20 | Yoga master Rodney Yee | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce |
| October 27 | Lawyer and author Jeffrey Toobin | Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts |

## November

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| November 3 | Tom and Dave Gardner of the Motley Fool investment site | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | |
| November 10 | Dan Perkins (aka Tom Tomorrow), creator of the comic strip This Modern World | Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr., Evan Smith | |
| November 17 | Musician Gene Simmons of the rock band, KISS | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Jean Cochran |
| November 24 | Encore of 12/30/2000 episode featuring All Things Considered host Robert Siegel | Encore of 12/30/2000 episode featuring All Things Considered host Robert Siegel | Encore of 12/30/2000 episode featuring All Things Considered host Robert Siegel |

## December

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| December 1 | Arizona Diamondbacks vice-president/general manager Joe Garagiola, Jr. | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce | |
| December 8 | Actor & writer Simon Callow | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Jean Cochran |
| December 15 | NPR & ABC news analyst Cokie Roberts | Charlie Pierce, Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Jean Cochran |
| December 22 | Monologist Spalding Gray | Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Evan Smith | |
| December 29 | Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce | |