# List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2004)

The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's news panel game, that aired during 2004. All episodes, unless otherwise indicated, feature host Peter Sagal and announcer/scorekeeper Carl Kasell, and originated from the studios of WBEZ/Chicago. 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 | Guests | Panelists | Notes |
| January 3 | This American Life host Ira Glass | Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca | Show recorded at Chicago's Bank One Auditorium Episode theme: Historical facts and legends |
| January 10 | Songwriters Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil | Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone | |
| January 17 | Patrick Smith, writer of Salon.com's "Ask the Pilot" column | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke | |
| January 24 | MTV News reporter Gideon Yago | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | |
| January 31 | AutoWeek columnist and former race car driver Denise McCluggage | Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone | |

## February

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| February 7 | Comedian/actress Aisha Tyler | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Jean Cochran |
| February 14 | Science expert Bill Nye | Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca | |
| February 21 | Soul singer Sam Moore | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | Show recorded at in Phoenix, Arizona, (Arizona Biltmore Hotel) |
| February 28 | Comedian Omid Djalili | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber | Show recorded at Chicago's Bank One Auditorium |

## March

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| March 6 | Writer/teacher/actress Anna Deavere Smith | Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca | |
| March 13 | Actor Jon Favreau | Mo Rocca, Sue Ellicott, Paula Poundstone | Show recorded in Pasadena, California, (Beckman Auditorium) |
| March 20 | CNN reporter Jeff Greenfield | Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke | |
| March 27 | New York Times ombudsman Daniel Okrent | Adam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr., Karen Grigsby Bates | |

## April

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| April 3 | Restaurateur and PBS host Rick Bayless | P.J. O'Rourke, Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone | Show recorded at Chicago's Bank One Auditorium |
| April 10 | Actor Cary Elwes | Charlie Pierce, Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott | |
| April 17 | NPR correspondent Don Gonyea | Charlie Pierce, Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts | |
| April 24 | Chicago Cubs President/CEO Andy MacPhail | Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts | Show recorded at Chicago's Bank One Auditorium |

## May

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| May 1 | Author Lynne Truss | Adam Felber, Karen Grigsby Bates, Charlie Pierce | |
| May 8 | NPR legal affairs correspondent Nina Totenberg | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott | |
| May 15 | NPR All Things Considered news analysts David Brooks and EJ Dionne | P.J. O'Rourke, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca | Show recorded in Washington, D.C. (Lincoln Theatre) |
| May 22 | Thoroughbred horse trainer John Servis | Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr. | |
| May 29 | Former NPR Morning Edition host Bob Edwards | Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke, Paula Poundstone | |

## June

| Date | Guests | Panelists | Notes |
| June 5 | Evelyn and Monica Brady, co-founders of The Golden Trailer Awards | Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | |
| June 12 | Comedian Dylan Moran | Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Jean Cochran |
| June 19 | Political consultant and Harvard University professor Donna Brazile | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Corey Flintoff |
| June 26 | Culinary writer Steven Raichlen | Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke, Mo Rocca | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Corey Flintoff |

## July

| Date | Guest | Panelists |
| July 3 | Encore of history-themed 1/3/2004 episode from Chicago's Bank One Auditorium and featuring This American Life host Ira Glass | Encore of history-themed 1/3/2004 episode from Chicago's Bank One Auditorium and featuring This American Life host Ira Glass |
| July 10 | Activist and former politician Tom Hayden | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone |
| July 17 | Hearst Newspapers columnist and White House reporter Helen Thomas | Charlie Pierce, Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts |
| July 24 | Former Texas governor Ann Richards | Charlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott, Mo Rocca |
| July 31 | Newsday columnist Jimmy Breslin | Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, P.J. O'Rourke |

## August

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| August 7 | Author Scott Turow | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Richard Roeper | Show recorded in Chicago's Millennium Park (Jay Pritzker Pavilion) |
| August 14 | Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie | Adam Felber, P.J. O'Rourke, Roxanne Roberts | Guest host Richard Sher |
| August 21 | Cartoonist Tony Cochrane | Roxanne Roberts, Adam Felber, Mo Rocca | Show recorded in Columbus, Ohio, (Ohio Theatre) |
| August 28 | Sex & relationship expert Dr. Ruth Westheimer | Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce | |

## September

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| September 4 | Newsday columnist Jimmy Breslin | Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Richard Roeper | |
| September 11 | Beach volleyball star Kerri Walsh | Roy Blount, Jr., Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca | |
| September 18 | Syracuse Orange men's basketball head coach Jim Boeheim | Mo Rocca, Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce | Show recorded in Syracuse, New York, (Mulroy Civic Center) |
| September 25 | Connecticut governor Jodi Rell | Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, P.J. O'Rourke | Show recorded in New Haven, Connecticut, (John Lyman Center at Southern Connecticut State University) |

## October

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| October 2 | no guest | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone | |
| October 9 | Greg Marinak, executive director of the Ansari X Prize | Adam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts | |
| October 16 | Actor/comedian Ricky Gervais | Paula Poundstone, Kyrie O'Connor, Charlie Pierce | |
| October 23 | no guest | Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | |
| October 30 | Mystery writer Laura Lippman | Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | Show recorded in Towson, Maryland, (Kraushaar Auditorium at Goucher College) |

## November

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| November 6 | Author James Ellroy | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Richard Roeper | |
| November 13 | TV host Phil Keoghan | Roy Blount, Jr., Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca | |
| November 20 | Musician and producer Michael Nesmith | Sue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Kyrie O'Connor | Show recorded in Pacific Grove, California, (Merrill Hall at Asilomar Conference Grounds) |
| November 27 | Encore of political history-themed 11/29/2003 episode recorded in Durham, North Carolina, and featuring Durham Bulls PA announcer Bill Law | Encore of political history-themed 11/29/2003 episode recorded in Durham, North Carolina, and featuring Durham Bulls PA announcer Bill Law |

## December

| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| December 4 | Tony Magaldi, general manager of South Beach's News Cafe | Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts | Show recorded in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, (Parker Playhouse) |
| December 11 | Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief of Gourmet magazine | Adam Felber, Kyrie O'Connor, P.J. O'Rourke | |
| December 18 | NPR Morning Edition hosts Steve Inskeep and Renée Montagne | Adam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott | |
| December 25 | Encores of various segments, including an interview with This American Life host Ira Glass | Encores of various segments, including an interview with This American Life host Ira Glass | Encores of various segments, including an interview with This American Life host Ira Glass |