'Wait Wait' for May 2, 2026: Live in San Diego with Ron Burgundy

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! | May 2

This week's show was recorded in San Diego with host Peter Sagal, judge and scorekeeper Bill Kurtis, Not My Job guest Ron Burgundy and panelists Eugene Cordero, Paula Poundstone, and Alzo Slade. Click the audio link above to hear the whole show.

Who's Bill This Time

Too Many Kings; Zillions on Zillow; Carmakers Don't Look Back

Panel Questions

A Terrifying New App

Bluff The Listener

Our panelists tell three stories about a surprising silver lining in the news, only one of which is true.

Not My Job: Legendary anchorman Ron Burgundy answers our questions about sailors

Peter talks to legendary anchorman Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell). Ron plays our game called, "Anchorman, meet the Anchormen" Three questions about famous sailors.

Panel Questions

Getting TSA Clean; Koko's Visits the Bank

Limericks

Bill Kurtis reads three news-related limericks: A Classics Meal; Benefits of Getting Soaked; Free Gym Alert!

Lightning Fill In The Blank

All the news we couldn't fit anywhere else

Predictions

Our panelists predict, what will King Charles bring back as a souvenir from his trip to the US?

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Top Stories

NYC could see hottest July 4 since 2010 as dangerous heat approaches

The city is expanding cooling centers and urging New Yorkers to prepare for extreme temperatures.
Gothamist |

Supreme Court Opinions

Emily Bazelon offers legal analysis of the last cases argued this term.
The Brian Lehrer Show |

The Fantasy of America at 250

Plus, life sentences for zine-makers in Texas.
On the Media |

America at 250: A View from Britain, with “The Rest Is History”

The historian-podcasters Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland explain why losing the thirteen colonies “annoyed” the British, but “it could have been a lot worse.”
The New Yorker Radio Hour |
YOU ARE ONLINE