Episodios

  • Study Break with Jason Isaacs of "The White Lotus"

    Study Break with Jason Isaacs of "The White Lotus"
    Apr 9 2025
    The White Lotus season finale dropped this weekend, and we have questions. And trauma. Maybe you do too? This week, How To Do Everything's "study break" is hosting acclaimed actor Jason Isaacs AKA acclaimed Lorazepam addict Timothy Ratliff.

    How to join: save this Google document. At 12:30 PM ET (note the time change!) this Friday April 11th, we'll drop a Zoom link. The first 10 people to click on it will be in a Zoom call with Mike, Ian, Heena and Timothy Ratliff/Lucius Malfoy/Jason Isaacs.

    That gives you two days to catch up on the show. We WILL discuss spoilers. So come studied and with questions!

    In the meantime, please send us your "how to" questions! From "how do you parallel park?" to "how do you escape quicksand?" no question is too boring, outlandish or unusual. We can't make the show without you, so don't be shy! Email us at howto@npr.org.

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  • Introducing "Study Break"

    Introducing "Study Break"
    Jan 29 2025
    Welcome to How To Do Everything's "study break". This Friday at 12 PM CT, we will drop a Zoom link in this Google document. 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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    2 m
  • Heckling, Yawning, and Imitating, with James Austin Johnson and Patton Oswalt

    Heckling, Yawning, and Imitating, with James Austin Johnson and Patton Oswalt
    Jan 15 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 @waitwaitnpr on Instagram for updates on how to stay in touch in the meantime.

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    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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    27 m
  • Pee-Rex

    Pee-Rex
    Jan 8 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.

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    15 m
  • Don't Get in the Fridge, with Jesse Eisenberg

    Don't Get in the Fridge, with Jesse Eisenberg
    Jan 1 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.

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    25 m
  • Moo-ey Christmas!

    Moo-ey Christmas!
    Dec 25 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.

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    10 m
  • A Holiday Special with the NFL's Gerald McCoy and the NPR's Peter Sagal

    A Holiday Special with the NFL's Gerald McCoy and the NPR's Peter Sagal
    Dec 18 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.

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    18 m
  • The Perfect Christmas Present with James Patterson and Gillian Flynn

    The Perfect Christmas Present with James Patterson and Gillian Flynn
    Dec 11 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.

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    21 m
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