25 years of "Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me," 'Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO' (Listening Party), How to Write Jokes, Hosting Advice for the Holidays
Peter Sagal, host of the NPR newsquiz "Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me," talks about the show’s 25th anniversary, and preview tonight’s live taping at Carnegie Hall.
The singer-songwriter Juliana Hatfield made a name for herself writing and recording her own work, but in recent years has amassed an impressive collection of tribute albums to some of her favorite artists. Following 2018's Juliana Hatfield Sings Olivia Newton-John and 2019's Juliana Hatfield Sings The Police, she's now out with Juliana Hatfield Sings ELO, a 10-song album of songs originally recorded by the Jeff Lynne-led outfit. Hatfield joins us for a Listening Party.
New Yorker cartoonist Emily Flake takes jokes seriously. She also teaches others how to do it. Her new creative card deck, "Joke in a Box: How To Write and Draw Jokes," is a take-home version of her popular in-person workshop. "I like to think this will be a help to everybody’s dad who is trying to win the caption contest," she told one of our producers. She joins us to discuss the game.
Hosting can be stressful, whether it's cooking for a big party or trying to accommodate every family member's needs and, let's say, "distinct" personalities. Lauren Iannotti, Editor-in-Chief of Real Simple magazine, joins to give us some holiday hosting tips and take your calls.
