__NOTOC__ The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's news panel game, that aired during 2005. 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.
Unless otherwise indicated, all Wait Wait... episodes feature host Peter Sagal and announcer/scorekeeper Carl Kasell. Also unless indicated, the show originated from Chicago, either through the studios of WBEZ or, from May 14, 2005 onward, the Bank One Auditorium (which would be rechristened the Chase Bank Auditorium later in the year after Chase Bank's acquisition of Bank One)."Wait Wait... Please Tell Me: The Story Behind NPR's Beloved Quiz Show," from The Ringer, 1/4/2018
January Date Guest Panelists NotesJanuary 1Encore of 8/7/2004 episode featuring author Scott TurowJanuary 8Bob Freer, animal expert and founder of the Everglades Outpost sanctuaryCharlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne RobertsShow recorded in Fort Lauderdale, FL January 15Wrestler Rulon GardnerRoy Blount, Jr., Kyrie O'Connor, Mo RoccaGuest host Brian UngerJanuary 22no guestRoxanne Roberts, Adam Felber, P.J. O'RourkeJanuary 29Celebrity hair stylist Dean BanowetzAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone
February Date Guest Panelists NotesFebruary 5Humorist Kinky FriedmanRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, P.J. O'RourkeFebruary 12Filmmaker Morgan SpurlockRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Roxanne RobertsFebruary 19Writer Armistead MaupinSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, Kyrie O'ConnorShow recorded in Berkeley, CA February 26Composer/conductor Bill ContiCharlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca
March Date Guest Panelists NotesMarch 5Author & radio personality Tom BodettSue Ellicott, Adam Felber, P.J. O'RourkeMarch 12Actor Larry HagmanKyrie O'Connor, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsShow recorded in Dallas, TX March 19CBS Evening News anchor Bob SchiefferAdam Felber, Kyrie O'Connor, Aamer HaleemMarch 26Remodeling expert Bob VilaRoxanne Roberts, Roy Blount, Jr., Mo Rocca
April Date Guest Panelists NotesApril 2Author and Monty Python alumnus Terry JonesRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Adam FelberApril 9Singer Engelbert HumperdinckAamer Haleem, Roxanne Roberts Mo RoccaApril 16Tyron Stucks McFarlan, ringmaster of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey CircusAdam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Paula PoundstoneApril 23Actress & singer Michelle PhillipsRoy Blount, Jr., Mo Rocca, Kyrie O'ConnorGuest announcer/scorekeeper Jean CochranApril 30Scott Trowbridge, executive with Universal CreativeRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsShow recorded in Orlando, FL
May Date Guest Panelists NotesMay 7Georgeanne Irvine, communications manager for the San Diego ZooRoy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Paula PoundstoneShow recorded in El Cajon, CA May 14Voiceover artist Don LaFontaineAdam Felber, Sue Ellicott, Kyrie O'ConnorWait Waits first regular show from Chicago's Bank One Auditorium Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episode of 5/14/2005 on NPR.orgMay 21Los Angeles Times auto critic Dan NeilP. J. O'Rourke, Roxanne Roberts, Mo RoccaShow recorded in Ypsilanti, MI May 28Actress Maura TierneyRoxanne Roberts, Charlie Pierce, Richard Roeper
June Date Guest Panelists NotesJune 4Sportscaster Al MichaelsAdam Felber, Kyrie O'Connor, Paula PoundstoneJune 11Actress S. Epatha MerkersonPaula Poundstone, Mo Rocca, Richard RoeperJune 18Songwriter Richard ShermanAdam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Roy Blount, Jr.Guest announcer/scorekeeper Tom BodettJune 25Robert Bateman, a U.S. Army Major stationed in IraqAamer Haleem, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsGuest announcer/scorekeeper Robert Siegel
July Date Guest Panelists NotesJuly 2CNN anchor Wolf BlitzerAdam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Mo RoccaGuest announcer/scorekeeper Scott SimonJuly 9Encores of various segments, including an interview with This American Life host Ira GlassJuly 16Author Chuck KlostermanRoy Blount, Jr., P.J. O'Rourke, Paula PoundstoneJuly 23Drew Curtis, founder of the Fark websiteMo Rocca, Amy Dickinson, Charlie PierceJuly 30Author Janet EvanovichAdam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Richard Roeper
August Date Guest Panelists NotesAugust 6U.S. Senator Barack Obama of IllinoisWait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episode of 8/6/2005 on NPR.orgRoy Blount, Jr., Kyrie O'Connor, Paula PoundstoneAugust 13NPR Fresh Air host Terry GrossTom Bodett, Adam Felber, Roxanne RobertsAugust 20T.R. Reid, Rocky Mountain bureau chief for The Washington PostAdam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Sue EllicottShow recorded in Boulder, CO August 27Tim Zagat, co-founder of the Zagat SurveyPaula Poundstone, Charlie Pierce, Mo RoccaGuest host Adam Felber
September Date Guest Panelists NotesSeptember 3MSNBC Hardball host Chris MatthewsRoy Blount, Jr., Kyrie O'Connor, Mo RoccaSeptember 10Comedian & voice actor Jonathan KatzTom Bodett, Adam Felber, Amy DickinsonSeptember 17Author Lee SmithRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsShow recorded in Chapel Hill, NC September 24Singer/songwriter Liz PhairRoxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca, Richard Roeper
October Date Guest Panelists NotesOctober 1Author Lauren WeisbergerTom Bodett, Sue Ellicott, Paula PoundstoneOctober 8Miami Herald columnist and author Carl HiaasenPaula Poundstone, Roy Blount, Jr., Kyrie O'ConnorOctober 15Encore of 1/8/2005 episode featuring animal expert Bob FreerOctober 22MSNBC Countdown anchor Keith OlbermannSue Ellicott, P.J. O'Rourke, Charlie PierceOctober 29Culinary author and Queer Eye for the Straight Guy regular Ted AllenPaula Poundstone, Adam Felber, Mo RoccaShow recorded in Springfield, IL
November Date Guest Panelists NotesNovember 5Actor Adam WestRoy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts, Mo RoccaNovember 12Actor Tab HunterRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Paula PoundstoneNovember 19Columnist and author Dan SavageRoxanne Roberts, Adam Felber, Charlie PierceNovember 26Author Clyde EdgertonRoy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne RobertsShow recorded in Chapel Hill, NC Episode theme: Historical inventionsWait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episode of 11/26/2005 on NPR.org
December Date Guest PanelistsDecember 3Jim Kelly, managing editor of Time magazineRoy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Paula PoundstoneDecember 10Filmmaker Harold RamisP.J. O'Rourke, Roxanne Roberts, Mo RoccaDecember 17Alternative medicine expert Dr. Andrew WeilRoxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett, Charlie PierceDecember 24Actress Kathryn JoostenAmy Dickinson, Adam Felber, Kyrie O'ConnorDecember 31Encore of 1/3/2004 episode featuring This American Life host Ira Glass
References
External links Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Archives on NPR.org WWDT.Me, an unofficial Wait Wait historical site