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Mar 23, 2024 • 47min
WWDTM: Laurene Powell Jobs
Philanthropist Laurene Powell Jobs reveals how she met Steve Jobs, throwing epic Halloween parties in Palo Alto. Hilarious discussions on women's college basketball, eclipse excitement, Shinedo Connor Bratz doll, tech mishaps, high-flying hijinks, and quiz quips.

Mar 16, 2024 • 48min
WWDTM: David Alan Grier
David Alan Grier discusses his new movie, Oscars experience, and Forrest Gump absence on the NPR News Quiz show. Topics include Royal Family rumors, TikTok ban, vegan donut scandal, flight fiascos, and unconventional treatments. The episode also features banter on TV series, sponsor messages, and a lightning fill-in-the-blank game.

Mar 9, 2024 • 47min
WWDTM: Claudia Goldin
Economist Claudia Goldin talks about 4:30am phone calls, Nobel parties, and yodeling with the hosts. Topics include French fries as an environmentally friendly food, extreme choices made for love, and trivia about the most traveled airline passenger in first class. The hosts also discuss the revival of the circus, unique accents in Antarctica, and a library using cat drawings to attract visitors.

Mar 2, 2024 • 48min
WWDTM: Danny Brown
Detroit rapper Danny Brown joins panelists to talk about playing pickleball, rapping Dr. Seuss, and offending Adele. The podcast also includes quizzes, humorous conversations, and news-related limericks.

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Feb 24, 2024 • 48min
WWDTM: Hail to the Chief Editon
To celebrate Presidents' Day, the podcast revisits interviews with popular guests like Ray Romano and Rosie Perez. They discuss musical encounters, Steve Erkle's success, and even a llama costume contest. The episodes are filled with humor, banter, and entertaining quizzes.

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Feb 17, 2024 • 48min
WWDTM: Sleater-Kinney
Rock band members from Sleater-Kinney chat about their new album and 30 years together. Topics include Joe Biden on TikTok, airline weighing passengers, and watermelons in underwear.

Feb 10, 2024 • 48min
WWDTM: Lena Waithe
Emmy winner Lena Waithe joins the panelists to discuss Blockbuster, Jennifer Aniston, and Guy Fieri. They also talk about Taylor Swift bets, Apple's VR headset, rule renovations, and the unveiling of Olympic medals. Lena's achievements as a writer, producer, actor, and founder of Hillman Grad are highlighted. The panelists make humorous predictions about unlikely super couples.

Feb 3, 2024 • 49min
WWDTM: Kristen Kish
Kristen Kish, the Top Chef's host, joins the panel to discuss various topics including bivalves, airballs, and cheese curds. They also talk about Taylor Swift's popularity, Elon Musk's brain chip, Florida mannequin haircuts, Tampa's mating black drumfish, and controversial cooking tips. The podcast ends with a quiz show segment and a discussion about toilet lids and germs.

Jan 27, 2024 • 47min
WWDTM: Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen talks about the economy, smoking weed for the first time, and her Candy Crush score. The hosts discuss the Oscars, luxury submarine yacht, and money vs happiness. They also talk about building social capital and overcoming barriers, retirement tales, and Antiques Roadshow. They analyze why popular movies hide the fact that they are musicals. Finally, they play Lightning Fill in the Blank game and predict the next must-have toy for billionaires.

Jan 20, 2024 • 48min
WWDTM: David Oyelowo
Actor David Oyelowo talks about being mistaken for MLK, how a crush led to his acting career, funny digital highway signs being banned, cost-cutting measures taken by companies, protesting with rotting fruit and Baby Shark, etiquette of proposing at weddings, and entertaining quiz questions on current events.


