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May 4, 2024 • 47min
WWDTM: Lyndon Barrois, Sr.
Artist Lyndon Barrois, Sr., renowned for gum wrapper sculptures, talks about working on movies and animating karate animals. Topics include stuffed animals in relationships, a rodeo clown saving zebras, eponymous mishaps, and controversial confessions. Anecdotes with Patricia Arquette and a quiz winner. Discussion on good posture myths, South Dakota governor's dog controversy, and elastic shoe lace revolution. Current news highlights, news quiz, and sponsor messages.

Apr 27, 2024 • 48min
WWDTM: Renée Elise Goldsberry
Renée Elise Goldsberry, Tony and Grammy winner from Hamilton, chats with panelists about humorous takes on events like giant robots at weddings. The podcast includes discussions on talented prodigies and funny news limerick games. The episode wraps up with a segment on empowering small businesses and an Olympics predictions session.

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Apr 20, 2024 • 48min
WWDTM: Judith Butler
Gender studies expert Judith Butler discusses gender, performativity, and clown dreams with panelists on a hilarious episode. Topics include jury selection challenges, a failed shrimp promotion, Bark Air - an airline for dogs, horror movie trivia, school drop-off chaos, quirky news, bizarre beauty treatments, and Red White Blue Lobster rebranding.

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Apr 13, 2024 • 48min
WWDTM: Bill Cowher
Steelers legend Bill Cowher joins panelists to discuss Super Bowl wins, high school reunions, and yelling on NPR. The podcast covers quirky stories, star secrets, and playful banter with limerick challenges. Topics range from breakups turning into proposals to absurd solutions for Paris' polluted river, with a mix of news updates and quiz interactions.

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Apr 6, 2024 • 47min
WWDTM: Chris Pine
Actor Chris Pine joins the podcast to discuss his new movie, imitating William Shatner, and his Hollywood Chris ranking. The episode covers quirky animal behavior during a solar eclipse, misconceptions about spiders and Google's incognito mode, online privacy, teenagers, scandals, Salvador Dali's art curation, hazardous car air fresheners, flight mishaps, and cosmic chaos with tax woes.

Mar 31, 2024 • 48min
WWDTM: Spring Break Edition!
Join the Spring Break celebration with John Stamos, Malala Yousafzai, Kaila Mullady, David Axelrod, and Gabrielle Dennis. Topics range from writing memoirs to Nobel Peace Prize surprises, beatboxing adventures, and quirky pinata madness. Dive into existential comedy, game show prizes, and sponsor messages with a mix of humor and insights.

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.