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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Jan 13, 2024 • 47min

WWDTM: Jason Isbell

Jason Isbell, musician and singer-songwriter, joins the panelists to talk about backhanded compliments, praise from Bruce Springsteen, and keeping an eye out for boogers with his wife, Amanda Shires.
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Jan 6, 2024 • 47min

WWDTM: Now With Real Journalists!

Rachel Maddow and Bob Woodruff discuss their careers in journalism. Topics include war reporting, loyalty testing services, creative scams, Star Wars movie trivia, kids' disinterest in love songs, artists at Paisley Park, and Damien Lillard's basketball journey.
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Dec 30, 2023 • 48min

WWDTM: 25th Anniversary Spectacular Part IX - Best of 2023

Geena Davis talks about her early acting gig and the impact of 'Thelma and Louise'. TikTok lobsterman, tattoo tales, filming challenges, and the invention of pink lemonade. Weird Al discusses his biopic movie and the music industry.
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Dec 23, 2023 • 49min

WWDTM: Molly Seidel

Olympic marathoner Molly Seidel joins panelists to talk about joints, Instacart, and working out like Taylor Swift. They also discuss the psychology of early boarding, apes' recognition abilities, unexpected holiday surprises, challenges of finding an apartment in New York City, and current events including court cases, laws, relationships, AI chat bots, and news topics.

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