Mike Danforth

Mike Danforth appears in the following:

Josh Gad defeats earworms, and we make a pitch to Pete Buttigieg

Tuesday, October 29, 2024

This week on the show, when a mother can't get her four-year-old's favorite song out of her head, Mike and Ian call up Broadway's beloved Josh Gad to help. Plus, Ian has a formal request for the Secretary of Transportation, and the guys find a tip to quell those pesky election mailers.

You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.

How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! featuring exclusive games, behind-the-scenes content, and more. Sign up and support NPR at plus.npr.org.

How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White.

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BONUS: Halloween with Amy Sedaris

Monday, October 28, 2024

On this Halloween bonus episode of How To Do Everything, comedian Amy Sedaris tells Mike and Ian how to terrify the neighborhood children, and they bring in Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Judge and Scorekeeper Bill Kurtis for help.

You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.

How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! featuring exclusive games, behind-the-scenes content, and more. Sign up and support NPR at plus.npr.org.

How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White.

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Maury Povich and Sleeping Between the Pretties

Wednesday, October 16, 2024

This week Mike and Ian recruit television icon Maury Povich to help a listener reveal some hard truths, and we create some helpful (and unhelpful) reminders for when you should replace your household items. Plus, when a married couple calls in with a 29-year-old feud, the guys recruit some royal help.

You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.

How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! featuring exclusive games, behind-the-scenes content, and more. Sign up and support NPR at plus.npr.org.

How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White.

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Haircuts in Space, Tutus, and the Nasal Ranger

Wednesday, September 04, 2024

Mike and Ian are back. On this episode: how to cut your hair in space, how to clean your tutu, and how to tell if you smell.

You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.

How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me featuring exclusive games, behind-the-scenes content, and more. Sign up and support NPR at plus.npr.org.

How To Do Everything is produced by Heena Srivastava. Engineering help from Patrick Murray.

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At The Free-Throw Line, One Taunt May Be Worth A Thousand Hecklers

Friday, April 03, 2015

This weekend, college basketball rivals will clash in the Final Four. If you want to hear about the actual games, maybe ask Frank Deford. We're more concerned with the eternal battle between the guy shooting the free throw, and the insane fan standing behind the basket trying to ...

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Tigons And Ligers And Boys, Oh My!

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Seven-year-old Allen has a problem many of us face: He would like to be half-man, half-cheetah, but he doesn't know where to begin. Does the technology exist to give him the spots, speed, adorable nose and tail missing from boring, old human beings?

Sort of, says Nicola Barber, a geneticist ...

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