# List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2008)

This is a list of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! guests for 2008. Data is taken from the Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Archives. Job titles reflect the position of individuals at the time of the appearance. All shows, unless otherwise indicated, are hosted by Peter Sagal with announcer/scorekeeper Carl Kassell and are taped at Chicago's Chase Auditorium.

## Contents

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

## January

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| January 5 | Singer Linda Ronstadt | Paula Poundstone, Adam Felber, Sue Ellicott | Encore from April 2007 |
| January 12 | Democratic political consultant and commentator Paul Begala | Adam Felber, Amy Dickinson, Tom Bodett | |
| January 19 | Animator, Writer and Director Brad Bird | Kyrie O'Connor, Roy Blount Jr., Mo Rocca | |
| January 26 | Singer Melissa Etheridge | Charlie Pierce, Paul Provenza, Roxanne Roberts |

## February

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| February 2 | Atlanta Falcons Quarterback Joey Harrington | Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Luke Burbank | |
| February 9 | Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano | Kyrie O'Connor, Adam Felber, Paul Provenza | Show recorded in Mesa, AZ (Ikeda Theater) |
| February 16 | Ultimate Fighting Championship star Chuck "The Iceman" Liddell | Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, P. J. O'Rourke | |
| February 23 | Actor and comedian Drew Carey | Paula Poundstone, Luke Burbank, Mo Rocca | Guest scorekeeper Korva Coleman |

## March

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| March 1 | Lead singer of The Blind Boys of Alabama Jimmy Carter | Charlie Pierce, Roy Blount Jr., Paula Poundstone | Show recorded in Birmingham, AL (Samford University Wright Center) |
| March 8 | U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings | Amy Dickinson, Paul Provenza, Roy Blount Jr. | |
| March 15 | Governor of Pennsylvania Ed Rendell | Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, Mo Rocca | Show recorded in Pittsburgh, PA (Byham Theater) |
| March 22 | Columnist for the New York Times, Maureen Dowd | Kyrie O'Connor, P. J. O'Rourke, Charlie Pierce | |
| March 29 | Author and actress Fannie Flagg | Kyrie O'Connor, Paul Provenza, Paula Poundstone | Show recorded in Santa Barbara, CA (UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures) |

## April

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| April 5 | Actor Neil Patrick Harris | Kyrie O'Connor, Tom Bodett, Mo Rocca | |
| April 12 | Actress Kim Cattrall | Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone | |
| April 19 | Actress Jane Curtin | Roy Blount Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett | Show recorded in Hartford, CT (The Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts) |
| April 26 | Musician and songwriter Moby | Charlie Pierce, Kyrie O'Connor, Drew Carey | Guest scorekeeper Korva Coleman |

## May

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| May 3 | Author Stephen King | Adam Felber, Roy Blount Jr., Paula Poundstone | |
| May 10 | Co-host of MythBusters, Adam Savage | Charlie Pierce, Amy Dickinson, Mo Rocca | Show recorded in Schenectady, NY (Proctor's Theatre) |
| May 17 | Former Minnesota governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura | P. J. O'Rourke, Roy Blount Jr., Amy Dickinson | |
| May 24 | Author and former New York Times columnist William Safire | Adam Felber, Kyrie O'Connor, Tom Bodett | |
| May 31 | "Clip show," featuring Stephen Breyer, Elizabeth Edwards, Barack Obama, and Al Michaels | "Clip show," featuring Stephen Breyer, Elizabeth Edwards, Barack Obama, and Al Michaels | "Clip show," featuring Stephen Breyer, Elizabeth Edwards, Barack Obama, and Al Michaels |

## June

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| June 7 | U.S. Senator from Virginia, Jim Webb | Tom Bodett, Roxanne Roberts, P. J. O'Rourke | Show recorded in Virginia Beach, VA (Sandler Center for the Performing Arts) |
| June 14 | Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan | Roy Blount Jr., Charlie Pierce, Amy Dickinson | |
| June 21 | U.S. Senator from Illinois, Dick Durbin | Kyrie O'Connor, Mo Rocca, Paul Provenza | |
| June 28 | Sub Pop Records Founder Jonathan Poneman | Adam Felber, Paul Provenza, Paula Poundstone | Show recorded in Seattle, WA (Paramount Theatre) |

## July

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| July 5 | "Clip show," featuring Craig Ferguson, Dave Barry, Gwen Ifill, Calvin Trillin, and Kevin Clash | "Clip show," featuring Craig Ferguson, Dave Barry, Gwen Ifill, Calvin Trillin, and Kevin Clash | "Clip show," featuring Craig Ferguson, Dave Barry, Gwen Ifill, Calvin Trillin, and Kevin Clash |
| July 12 | NBC News Correspondent Andrea Mitchell | Roxanne Roberts, Charlie Pierce, Tom Bodett | |
| July 19 | Cult film director John Waters | Charlie Pierce, Amy Dickinson, Paul Provenza | Guest host Adam Felber |
| July 26 | Film director and actor Peter Bogdanovich | Paul Provenza, Kyrie O'Connor, Mo Rocca | Guest host Adam Felber |

## August

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| August 2 | CNN correspondent Jeanne Moos | Roy Blount Jr., Paula Poundstone, Alison Stewart | |
| August 9 | Actress Debra Winger | Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Paula Poundstone | Guest scorekeeper Corey Flintoff |
| August 16 | Comedian Lewis Black | Kyrie O'Connor, Adam Felber, Mo Rocca | Guest scorekeeper Korva Coleman |
| August 23 | U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald | Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount Jr. | Encore from July 2007 |
| August 30 | Olympic Gold Medal gymnast Nastia Liukin | Roy Blount Jr., Alison Stewart, Tom Bodett | |

## September

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| September 6 | Retired baseball player Bill "Moose" Skowron | Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca | Show recorded in Millennium Park (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) |
| September 13 | Sportswriter Stefan Fatsis | Paul Provenza, Roy Blount Jr., Amy Dickinson | |
| September 20 | Actor Leonard Nimoy | Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Paula Poundstone | |
| September 27 | Former U.S. Senator George McGovern | Tom Bodett, Kyrie O'Connor, Mo Rocca | Show recorded in Sioux Falls, SD (Orpheum Theater Center) |

## October

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| October 4 | TV host "Dr. Phil" McGraw | Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca, Paul Provenza | |
| October 11 | Writer and host of A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor | Roy Blount Jr., Tom Bodett, Alison Stewart | |
| October 18 | "Clip show," featuring Neil Patrick Harris, Stephen King, William Safire, Fannie Flagg, and Scott McClellan | "Clip show," featuring Neil Patrick Harris, Stephen King, William Safire, Fannie Flagg, and Scott McClellan | "Clip show," featuring Neil Patrick Harris, Stephen King, William Safire, Fannie Flagg, and Scott McClellan |
| October 25 | Author and columnist Christopher Buckley | Kyrie O'Connor, Tom Bodett, Charlie Pierce | Show recorded in New Haven, CT (John Lyman Center at Southern Connecticut State University) |

## November

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| November 1 | Author and humorist John Hodgman | Paul Provenza, Paula Poundstone, Amy Dickinson | |
| November 8 | U.S. Congressman Barney Frank | Amy Dickisnon, Charlie Pierce, Mo Rocca | Show recorded in Boston, MA (Wang Theatre) |
| November 15 | Journalist and news anchor Tom Brokaw | P. J. O'Rourke, Kyrie O'Connor, Tom Bodett | |
| November 22 | Former football player Tiki Barber | Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone | |
| November 29 | "Clip show," featuring Chris Paul, Valerie Plame Wilson, Michael Moore, and Robert Lutz | "Clip show," featuring Chris Paul, Valerie Plame Wilson, Michael Moore, and Robert Lutz | "Clip show," featuring Chris Paul, Valerie Plame Wilson, Michael Moore, and Robert Lutz |

## December

| Date | Guest | Panelists |
| December 6 | Actor and comedian Denis Leary | Adam Felber, Mo Rocca, Kyrie O'Connor |
| December 13 | Director of the CIA, Michael Hayden | Roxanne Roberts, Paula Poundstone, Tom Bodett |
| December 20 | Singer Mavis Staples | Roy Blount Jr., Charlie Pierce, Amy Dickinson |
| December 27 | "Clip show," featuring Dana Perino, Chris Dodd, Tom Tancredo, Tommy Thompson, Hillary Clinton, Mike Huckabee, and Barack Obama | "Clip show," featuring Dana Perino, Chris Dodd, Tom Tancredo, Tommy Thompson, Hillary Clinton, Mike Huckabee, and Barack Obama |