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Average duration: 40 minutes
Episodes: 312
Years Active: 2021 - 2025

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WWDTM: John Wilson

John Wilson is the creator of the Emmy-nominated How To With John Wilson, and joins us to talk about being paid in Wite-Out and the best place in New York to meet a referee.

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00:47:22 | Sat 23 Sep 2023

WWDTM: Secretary Clinton

Secretary Clinton joins us this week to talk about the Clinton Global Initiative's wild afterparties and whether or not she's seen Pete Davidson's tattoo of her.

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00:48:09 | Sat 16 Sep 2023

WWDTM: Martinus Evans

Martinus Evans is a fitness influencer and the founder of the radically inclusive Slow AF Run Club. He may be proudly slow, but can he answer our questions about something fast AF, the Concorde jet?

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00:47:56 | Sat 09 Sep 2023

WWDTM: Bob Seger

Bob Seger is an Ann Arbor legend, a Rock-and-Roll Hall of Famer who also happens to be one of the best selling artists of all time. He made it big with "Night Moves" but can he answer our questions a…

00:47:55 | Sat 02 Sep 2023

WWDTM: Mark Ronson

Mark Ronson is the Grammy and Oscar-winning producer behind the score and soundtrack for Barbie. He joins guest host Negin Farsad and panelists Shantira Jackson, Alzo Slade, and Luke Burbank.

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00:47:20 | Sat 26 Aug 2023

WWDTM: 25th Year Spectacular Part VI!

Our deep dive into our 25 year history continues with appearances from Brian May, Esperanza Spalding, Cyndi Lauper and more!

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00:47:36 | Sat 19 Aug 2023

WWDTM: 25th Year Spectacular Part V!

This week, we continue our 25 year retrospective with appearances from Donny Osmond, Kristen Bell + Dax Shepard, Ina Garten, and more!

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00:47:30 | Sat 12 Aug 2023

WWDTM: Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith is one of the world's most beloved poets. She joins us to talk about her new memoir, how she owes her fame to Starbucks, and why her mom may get banned from the library.

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00:48:15 | Sat 05 Aug 2023

WWDTM: Randall Park

For some, being a triple-threat actor/writer/comedian is enough, but not for Randall Park, who decided to add "director" to the list with his debut film Shortcomings. He joins guest host Karen Chee a…

00:47:16 | Sat 29 Jul 2023

WWDTM: Damian Lillard

Damian Lillard joins us in Portland to talk about his storied career, from Dame Time, to rap battles, to owning a Toyota Dealership. He's assisted by panelists Luke Burbank, Paula Poundstone, and Hel…

00:47:25 | Sat 22 Jul 2023

WWDTM: Patti LuPone

Patti LuPone joins panelists Emmy Blotnick, Adam Felber, and Joyelle Nicole Johnson to talk birds, Broadway, and the proper way to swipe a cell phone.

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00:47:02 | Sat 15 Jul 2023

WWDTM: 25th Year Spectacular Part IV!

This week, we're diving back into the archives for Part IV of our 25th Year Spectacular! We've got interviews with George Takei, Martha Stewart, and Mariska Hargitay, plus some time with Barbie direc…

00:47:53 | Sat 08 Jul 2023

WWDTM: Aleeza Ben Shalom

Aleeza Ben Shalom is the star of Netflix's Jewish Matchmaking, and she joins panelists Adam Burke, Brian Babylon, and Roxanne Roberts to talk about how matchmaking is just like a live-action game of …

00:46:48 | Sat 01 Jul 2023

WWDTM: Karen Allen

We're back in Tanglewood and joined by the amazing Karen Allen, who plays the iconic Marion Ravenwood in the Indiana Jones movies. She joins Karen Chee, Roy Blount, Jr. and Negin Farsad to talk spitt…

00:47:53 | Sat 24 Jun 2023

WWDTM: James Marsden

James Marsden joins panelists Adam Felber, Karen Chee, and Faith Salie to talk Jury Duty, playing yourself, and what it's like to be the Baxter in a romcom.

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00:48:04 | Sat 17 Jun 2023

WWDTM: Radhika Jones

On this week's episode, Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Radhika Jones joins us to talk about Rupert Murdoch, Little House on the Prairie, and the rules of underboob. Plus, Tom Papa, Emmy Blotnick, and Sk…

00:47:05 | Sat 10 Jun 2023

WWDTM: The First Quarter Century, pt. III

We continue our look back at 25 years of shows with Keegan Michael-Key, Regina King, and Susan Orlean

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00:47:19 | Sat 03 Jun 2023

WWDTM: John Goodman

We're back in New Orleans with the legendary John Goodman! He talks leaving L.A., The Big Lebowski, and being the voice of the St. Louis airport.

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00:48:24 | Sat 27 May 2023

WWDTM: Golda Rosheuvel

Golda Rosheuvel was so captivating as Bridgerton's Queen Charlotte that Netflix made a show all about her. She joins Luke Burbank, Negin Farsad, and Adam Burke to talk wigs, neck braces, and bodice r…

00:47:12 | Sat 20 May 2023

WWDTM: Gabrielle Dennis

On this week's show, The Big Door Prize's Gabrielle Dennis joins panelists Paula Poundstone, Alonzo Bodden, and Adam Felber to talk about living to your full potential and the job at Six Flags that e…

00:48:20 | Sat 13 May 2023

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