Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! - How To Do Everything is BACK!

Starting point is 00:00:00 Okay, so tell me if this sounds like you. You love NPR's podcasts, you wish they weren't interrupted by sponsor breaks like this one, and you want to support NPR's mission of creating a more informed public. If this does sound like you, then it's time to sign up for perks across more than 20 podcasts with the NPR Plus bundle. Learn more at plus.npr.org. You should hear her talk about her favorite comedy podcast from NPR. It's called How to Do Everything, and it's made by two of the producers of Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me, Mike Danforth and Ian Chilag. Sadly for her, How to Do Everything went off the air a few years ago, but despite certain promises made to me by NPR executives, it's come back.

Starting point is 00:01:03 Mike and Ian will be bringing you new episodes as well as updates on some of their classic episodes right here on the Wait Wait feed. If you would like to get a taste of what makes me stare at the ceiling at night and wonder what I could have done better, listen to this preview. Hey there, it's Ian and Mike.

Starting point is 00:01:22 We are the hosts of How to Do Everything from NPR's Wait Wait Don't Tell Me. We are the hosts of How to Do Everything from NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me. We're the podcast that is going to change your life for the better. That is over-promising, but we are going to take your questions about how to do everything and we're going to find people to answer them because we are incapable of helping you ourselves. Yeah, have no fear. We're not the ones who are going to offer you advice. We're going to find very qualified, overqualified people to answer those questions for you. We know nothing.

Starting point is 00:01:52 I can barely make it through a day. I have no executive function. All you have to do is send us your questions. Send them to us at howto at npr.org. We do know how to check email. My email password is password, and I'll be using that to open the email box. My social security number is password. No question is too big, too small, too ridiculous, or too dangerous for us to attempt to answer questions like how do I reheat cold

Starting point is 00:02:21 french fries or how do I get out of the way of this rhinoceros currently charging at me? Is this an infection? In any event, How to Do Everything, the podcast that is half advice show, half survival guide, half advice show, can be found every Wednesday right here in this feed. How to Do Everything is also available without sponsor messages for supporters of Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me Plus. That means you get to hear both shows sponsor free.

Starting point is 00:02:50 Supporters also get bonus episodes of Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me featuring exclusive games, behind the scenes content, and more. For more info on how to sign up, visit plus.npr.org. Once again, that's P-A-S O R D. But the O is a zero. This summer on Planet Money, we're bringing you the entire history of the world. At least the economics part. It's Planet Money Summer School. Every week we'll invite in a brilliant professor and play classic episodes about the birth of money, banks, and finance.

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Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! - How To Do Everything is BACK!

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