List of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! episodes (2006)

The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's news panel game, that aired during 2005. All episodes, unless otherwise noted, feature Peter Sagal as host and Carl Kasell as announcer/scorekeeper, and originate from the Chase Bank Auditorium in Chicago. Dates indicated are the episodes' original Saturday air dates. Job titles and backgrounds of the guests reflect their status at the time of their appearance.

January

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
January 7	"Best of" episode featuring Iraq-stationed U.S. Army major Robert Bateman
January 14	Poet and commentator Andrei Codrescu	Sue Ellicott, P. J. O'Rourke, Paula Poundstone
January 21	Magician Penn Jillette	Roy Blount, Jr., Kyrie O'Connor, Charlie Pierce
January 28	Actor Tim Meadows	Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca	First Wait Wait episode to be made available as a podcast

February

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
February 4	Former U.S. Senator Gary Hart	Tom Bodett, Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce	Guest announcer/scorekeeper Korva Coleman
February 11	Talk show host Sally Jesse Raphael	Adam Felber, Kyrie O'Connor, Roxanne Roberts	Guest announcer/scorekeeper Korva Coleman
February 18	Blues harmonica player Corky Siegel	Charlie Pierce, Roy Blount, Jr., Amy Dickinson
February 25	Author and former Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings	Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca	Show recorded at Kingsbury Hall on the campus of University of Utah in Salt Lake City

March

Date	Guest	Panelists
March 4	Columnist Peggy Noonan	Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts
March 11	NPR Weekend Edition Saturday host Scott Simon	Adam Felber, Roy Blount, Jr., Kyrie O'Connor
March 18	Actor Elliott Gould	Adam Felber, Sue Ellicott, Paula Poundstone
March 25	Humorist Fran Lebowitz	Roy Blount, Jr., Amy Dickinson, Mo Rocca

April

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
April 1	Author Rusty DeWees	P. J. O'Rourke, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts	Sow recorded at Lebanon Opera House in Lebanon, NH
April 8	Actor/comedian Sarah Silverman	Amy Dickinson, Adam Felber, Mo Rocca
April 15	Author Anne Lamott	Adam Felber, Tom Bodett, Kyrie O'Connor	Show recorded at Van Duzer Theatre in Arcata, CA
April 22	Singer and spoken-word artist Henry Rollins	Roy Blount, Jr., Aamer Haleem, Paula Poundstone
April 29	Actor/comedian Billy Connolly	Adam Felber, Charlie Pierce, Sue Ellicott

May

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
May 6	Washington, DC mayor Anthony Williams	Tom Bodett, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts	Show recorded at Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC
May 13	Actor Tom Hanks	Roy Blount, Jr., Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone
May 20	Comedian Elayne Boosler	Roy Blount, Jr., Kyrie O'Connor, Mo Rocca
May 27	Soccer analyst and radio host Steven Cohen	Adam Felber, Roxanne Roberts, P. J. O'Rourke

June

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
June 3	Comedian and late night TV host Craig Ferguson	Tom Bodett, Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce
June 10	Comedian Paul Provenza	Adam Felber, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts	Guest announcer/scorekeeper Corey Flintoff
June 17	Humorist Calvin Trillin	Roy Blount, Jr., Amy Dickinson, Mo Rocca	Show recorded at Folly Theater in Kansas City, MO Guest announcer/scorekeeper Corey Flintoff
June 24	NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams	Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce, Aamer Haleem	Guest announcer/scorekeeper Korva Coleman

July

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
July 1	PBS journalist Gwen Ifill	Luke Burbank, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca
July 8	"Best of" episode featuring Iraq-stationed U.S. Army major Robert Bateman
July 15	Comedian/actress Janeane Garofalo	Paula Poundstone, Roy Blount, Jr., Richard Roeper
July 22	Humpy Wheeler, former NASCAR driver and president/GM of Lowe's Motor Speedway	Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca, Kyrie O'Connor	Show recorded at Belk Theatre in Charlotte, NC
July 29	Actor Romany Malco	Luke Burbank, Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts

August

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
August 5	"Best of" episode featuring US Senator Barack Obama, actor Tom Hanks, NPR personality Terry Gross, and game show champ Ken Jennings
August 12	Comedian/actor Tommy Chong	Sue Ellicott, Aamer Haleem, Charlie Pierce	Guest host Luke Burbank
August 19	CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien	Roy Blount, Jr., Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone
August 26	Comedian Rita Rudner	Charlie Pierce, Amy Dickinson, Adam Felber

September

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
September 2	"Best of" episode featuring Washington, DC mayor Anthony Williams
September 9	Actor Alan Alda	Roy Blount, Jr., Amy Dickinson Paula Poundstone
September 16	Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi	Tom Bodett, Kyrie O'Connor, Mo Rocca	Show recorded at John Lyman Center in New Haven, CT
September 23	The View co-host Joy Behar	Paula Poundstone, Paul Provenza, Roxanne Roberts
September 30	Sesame Street puppeteer Kevin Clash and Elmo	Tom Bodett, Sue Ellicott, Charlie Pierce

October

Date	Guest	Panelists
October 7	Author and former Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings	Tom Bodett, Kyrie O'Connor, Roxanne Roberts
October 14	"Best of 'Not My Job'" featuring news anchor Brian Williams, actors Janeane Garofalo and Alan Alda, writer Anne Lamott, and magician Penn Jillette
October 21	Humorist Dave Barry	Roy Blount, Jr., Sue Ellicott, Mo Rocca
October 28	TV host Tom Bergeron	Tom Bodett, Amy Dickinson, Angela Nissel

November

Date	Guest	Panelists	Notes
November 4	Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales	P. J. O'Rourke, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts	Show recorded at Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall in Sarasota, FL
November 11	Satirist Andy Borowitz	Tom Bodett, Aamer Haleem, Kyrie O'Connor
November 18	Actor and novelist Harry Shearer	Paula Poundstone, Roy Blount, Jr., Paul Provenza
November 25	"Best of" episode

December

Date	Guest	Panelists
December 2	Comedic actress & writer Amy Sedaris	Amy Dickinson, Charlie Pierce, Mo Rocca
December 9	Actress/writer Tina Fey	Tom Bodett, Angela Nissel, Paula Poundstone
December 16	Astronaut Pam Melroy	Mo Rocca, Adam Felber, Kyrie O'Connor
December 23	Jazz musician Branford Marsalis	Charlie Pierce, Roy Blount, Jr., Roxanne Roberts
December 30	"Best of" episode featuring Washington, DC mayor Anthony Williams