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Half advice show. Half survival guide. Half absurdity-fest. (Wait, how does this work again? We're not numbers people.) Each episode, we answer all your burning questions, from how to survive...
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Half advice show. Half survival guide. Half absurdity-fest. (Wait, how does this work again? We're not numbers people.) Each episode, we answer all your burning questions, from how to survive a public bathroom to how to get close to a panda. When we don't know the answer, which is roughly 92% of the time (again, not numbers people), we bring in overqualified experts to help out. So you'll eventually walk away knowing how to do everything. That's what happens when you're one & a half shows. From the team at Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
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12 FEB 2025 · Welcome (back) to How To Do Everything's "study break". This Friday at 12 PM CT, we will drop a Zoom link in https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pSPghI9XMnz7x1fFgjUhtAah4YkkR2dJrc8f2Xn-thw/edit?usp=sharing. We use the same Google doc, so bookmark it if you would like. The first 10 (or 11?) people in the waiting room will be welcomed in, and we'll all hang out.
You can bring "how to" questions, you can bring fun facts about yourself, you can bring spirited debates. But if you try to argue that the cheese curd is a superior form of the mozzarella stick, Heena may blacklist you.
See you soon!
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29 JAN 2025 · Welcome to How To Do Everything's "study break". This Friday at 12 PM CT, we will drop a Zoom link in https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pSPghI9XMnz7x1fFgjUhtAah4YkkR2dJrc8f2Xn-thw/edit?usp=sharing. The first ten people in the waiting room will be welcomed in, and we'll hang out. Come with your questions for the How To Do Everything team, or come with nothing at all. Just don't make it weird.
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15 JAN 2025 · On our season finale, when a young listener has a question on behalf of her fifth grade class, we call up an old friend/chimp butt expert to help her out. And Saturday Night Live's James Austin Johnson walks us through his hilarious Donald Trump impression to tend to a listener's curiosities. Plus, Mike and Ian are stressed about some (cryptic) hate mail, so they call Patton Oswalt for some words of encouragement.
You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org. And not to fear, we will be returning for season two. Follow https://www.instagram.com/waitwaitnpr on Instagram for updates on how to stay in touch in the meantime.
How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! featuring exclusive games, behind-the-scenes content, and more. Sign up and support NPR at http://plus.npr.org.
How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White.
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8 JAN 2025 · Today from the archives, a chance to win a free t-shirt if you have a sharp ear for dinosaur moans. And we help a listener with a question about public bathrooms. Plus, why both "Nathaniel" and "Phyllis Isabel Gertrude" are statistically awful names for a child.
You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.
How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! featuring exclusive games, behind-the-scenes content, and more. Sign up and support NPR at http://plus.npr.org.
How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White.
Learn more about sponsor message choices: https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker-beta.com/podcast/how-to-do-everything--89948/support.
1 JAN 2025 · Ringing in 2025: Mike and Ian knock out a New Year's resolution with the help of filmmaker Jesse Eisenberg, and a listener calls in to settle a high-stakes bet on the sturdiness of honeybees. Also, the world's northernmost towns are in the middle of months-long darkness. To learn how to survive it, we call an astrophysicist who spent six months in complete Antarctic darkness.
You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.
How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! featuring exclusive games, behind-the-scenes content, and more. Sign up and support NPR at http://plus.npr.org.
How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White.
Learn more about sponsor message choices: https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker-beta.com/podcast/how-to-do-everything--89948/support.
25 DEC 2024 · From the archives: When cows need help, Ian and Mike create a Christmas miracle, with the help of some adorable reinforcements.
You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.
How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! featuring exclusive games, behind-the-scenes content, and more. Sign up and support NPR at http://plus.npr.org.
How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White.
Learn more about sponsor message choices: https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker-beta.com/podcast/how-to-do-everything--89948/support.
18 DEC 2024 · On this week's archive episode, Mike and Ian learn about a unique Catalonian Christmas tradition that celebrates nature's calling. And when a listener calls into question her boyfriend's family traditions, Peter Sagal steps in to give a final ruling. Plus, NFL defensive tackle Gerald McCoy on how to show someone that you care.
You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.
How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! featuring exclusive games, behind-the-scenes content, and more. Sign up and support NPR at http://plus.npr.org.
How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White.
Learn more about sponsor message choices: https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker-beta.com/podcast/how-to-do-everything--89948/support.
11 DEC 2024 · On today's episode, Charlie needs help writing a children's book for his wife. So, Mike and Ian call up some of the greatest minds in modern literature, Gillian Flynn and James Patterson. Plus, a slippery way to stay warm on your run and a cool trick to avoid saying "you guys".
You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.
How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! featuring exclusive games, behind-the-scenes content, and more. Sign up and support NPR at http://plus.npr.org.
How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White.
Learn more about sponsor message choices: https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker-beta.com/podcast/how-to-do-everything--89948/support.
4 DEC 2024 · On today's archive episode, when one listener wonders how TV shows get a hold of actors' childhood photos, Mike and Ian ring up a Hollywood mom. Plus, one listener needs help keeping his Velcro bag quiet, so we call in the military.
You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.
How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! featuring exclusive games, behind-the-scenes content, and more. Sign up and support NPR at http://plus.npr.org.
How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White.
Learn more about sponsor message choices: https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker-beta.com/podcast/how-to-do-everything--89948/support.
27 NOV 2024 · This week on How To Do Everything, a listener calls in asking how to avoid startling innocent pedestrians when she goes on runs. So Mike and Ian recruit the help of an Olympic marathoner and one of Hollywood's most iconic composers. Plus, an update from you (party people) on the "you guys" fast.
You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.
How To Do Everything is available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait Wait Don't Tell Me+, who also get bonus episodes of Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! featuring exclusive games, behind-the-scenes content, and more. Sign up and support NPR at http://plus.npr.org.
How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Heena Srivastava. Technical direction from Lorna White.
Learn more about sponsor message choices: https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker-beta.com/podcast/how-to-do-everything--89948/support.
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Half advice show. Half survival guide. Half absurdity-fest. (Wait, how does this work again? We're not numbers people.) Each episode, we answer all your burning questions, from how to survive...
show more
Half advice show. Half survival guide. Half absurdity-fest. (Wait, how does this work again? We're not numbers people.) Each episode, we answer all your burning questions, from how to survive a public bathroom to how to get close to a panda. When we don't know the answer, which is roughly 92% of the time (again, not numbers people), we bring in overqualified experts to help out. So you'll eventually walk away knowing how to do everything. That's what happens when you're one & a half shows. From the team at Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
show less
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