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Burritos and Handshakes
Apr 29, 2026Ian and Mike help a caller solve a handshake issue. Plus, how to mourn the loss of a favorite dish. You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org. How To Do Everything is available without s...
Crushes and Smells
Apr 15, 2026This week: How to tell your crush you like them. Plus, do smells really linger in your nose? You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org. How To Do Everything is available without sponsor ...
Sheets and Blankets
Apr 01, 2026This week: Ian and Mike help a couple figure out who exactly is responsible for stealing the covers at night. You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org. How To Do Everything is available...
Crickets and Clowns
Mar 18, 2026This week: How to tell the temperature outside without a thermometer. Plus, how clowns trademark their unique looks. Featuring Marlene Zuk and Julie Proctor. You can email your burning questions to ...
The Breakfast Rule
Mar 04, 2026This week: How the Wait, Wait team decides what jokes are too inappropriate for the airwaves. Plus Mike and Ian help a caller with a personal grammar problem. Featuring author Keith Houston.You can e...
Curling Stones and Halfpipe Lines
Feb 18, 2026More behind the scenes at the Milan Cortina Olympics with unsung heroes of the Winter Games. Mike and Ian talk with a curling legend, find out where those big stones come from and meet a guy snowboard...
Forks and Ice Masters
Feb 11, 2026This week: Mike and Ian talk with an Olympic Ice Master, help a listener who keeps meeting people with their same name, and get to the bottom of a mysterious survey glitch. You can email your burning...
Torches and Ski Jumps
Feb 04, 2026Mike and Ian are back, just in time for the opening ceremony at the Winter Olympic Games in Milan/Cortina. Olympians and Starfleet Captains share how to carry the torch, fly through the air, and menta...
Eggs and Bald Eagles
Dec 17, 2025[Headphones recommended for this episode] Closing out the season with another episode from the archives: Mike and Ian learn how to clean the greatest ceiling in the world and help a listener decide if...
One-Liners and Free Throws
Dec 10, 2025Ian and Mike help a listener lighten the mood with her clients, help another listener mess with an opponent’s free throw shot, and Peter Sagal shares his secret for falling asleep on an airplane. You...