The following is a list of episodes of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, NPR's news panel game, that aired during 2010.[1] All episodes, unless otherwise indicated, are hosted by Peter Sagal with announcer/scorekeeper Carl Kassell, and originated at Chicago's Chase Auditorium. Job titles and backgrounds of the guests reflect their status at the time of their appearance.
January
February
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| February 6 | United States Secretary of Energy Steven Chu | Adam Felber, Mo Rocca, Julia Sweeney | |
| February 13 | Houston mayor Annise Parker | Kyrie O'Connor, Tom Bodett, Paula Poundstone | Show recorded at Wortham Center in Houston, TX |
| February 20 | Best of "Not My Job," featuring actors Ed Helms and Ashley Judd, skateboarder Tony Hawk, comedian Susie Essman, and storm chaser Reed Timmer |
| February 27 | Good Morning America co-anchor George Stephanopoulos | Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts | Guest announcer/scorekeeper Jean Cochran |
March
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| March 6 | Actor Tony Shalhoub | Luke Burbank, Kyrie O'Connor, Paula Poundstone | |
| March 13 | Bassist George Porter Jr. of The Meters | Roy Blount, Jr., Amy Dickinson, Mo Rocca | Show recorded in New Orleans, LA |
| March 20 | Musician Paddy Moloney of The Chieftains | Charlie Pierce, Paul Provenza, Faith Salie | |
| March 27 | Author Michael Lewis | Tom Bodett, Keegan-Michael Key, Roxanne Roberts | |
April
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| April 3 | Musicians Dusty Hill and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top | Tom Bodett, Kyrie O'Connor, Paula Poundstone | Money and finance-themed episode
Show recorded at Wortham Center in Houston, TX |
| April 10 | Singers Felipe Rose and David Hodo of The Village People | Luke Burbank, Adam Felber, Kyrie O'Connor | |
| April 17 | Former pro football quarterback Kurt Warner | Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca | Show recorded at Powell Symphony Hall in St. Louis, MO |
| April 24 | ESPN baseball writer Buster Olney | Tom Bodett, P. J. O'Rourke, Paula Poundstone | |
May
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| May 1 | Film producer Jerry Weintraub | Roy Blount, Jr., Amy Dickinson, Keegan-Michael Key |
| May 8 | Lieutenant General Michael C. Gould, superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy | Tom Bodett, Paul Provenza, Faith Salie | Show recorded at Pikes Peak Center in Colorado Springs, CO |
| May 15 | Rapper and actor Ice-T | Roy Blount, Jr., Amy Dickinson, Paula Poundstone | |
| May 22 | Music-themed "Best of" episode, featuring They Might Be Giants, George Porter Jr., Branford Marsalis, Neil Sedaka, and Joseph "Rev. Run" Simmons |
| May 29 | Soul singer Bettye LaVette | Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Mo Rocca | |
June
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| June 5 | Novelist Tom Robbins | Tom Bodett, Luke Burbank, Paula Poundstone | Show recorded at Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA |
| June 12 | Comedian Robert Klein | Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts | |
| June 19 | CNN correspondent Sanjay Gupta | Tom Bodett, Amy Dickinson, Peter Grosz | |
| June 26 | Explorer Ann Bancroft | Adam Felber, Kyrie O'Connor, Mo Rocca | Show recorded at State Theatre in Minneapolis, MN |
July
August
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| August 7 | Caressa Cameron, Miss America 2010 | Luke Burbank, Adam Felber, Faith Salie | |
| August 14 | Comedian Kristen Schaal | Roy Blount, Jr., Charlie Pierce, Paula Poundstone | Guest host Peter Grosz |
| August 21 | Encore of money-themed 4/3/2010 episode recorded in Houston, TX and featuring ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons & Dusty Hill |
| August 28 | Listener-requested "Best of" episode, featuring rappers Ice-T and Sir Mix-A-Lot, actor Tony Shalhoub, and author Tom Robbins |
September
October
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| October 2 | Mac McCaughan of the rock band Superchunk | Alonzo Bodden, Amy Dickinson, Roy Blount, Jr. | |
| October 9 | New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg | Charlie Pierce, Roxanne Roberts, Tom Bodett | Show recorded at New York's Carnegie Hall |
| October 16 | Encore of family-themed 12/26/2009 episode recorded in Pasadena, CA and featuring actor George Takei |
| October 23 | Actor Dick Van Dyke | Peter Grosz, Kyrie O'Connor, Mo Rocca | |
| October 30 | Musician Bobby McFerrin | Tom Bodett, Amy Dickinson, P. J. O'Rourke | Show recorded at Academy of Music in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
November
December
| Date | Guest | Panelists | Notes |
| December 4 | TV personality Mike Rowe | Paula Poundstone, Roxanne Roberts, Luke Burbank | |
| December 11 | Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Inc. | Roy Blount, Jr., Amy Dickinson, Maz Jobrani | |
| December 18 | Composer Alan Menken | Peter Grosz, Kyrie O'Connor, Adam Felber | |
| December 25 | Best of "Not My Job" featuring actors Dick Van Dyke and Tony Shalhoub, comedians Denis Leary and Amy Sedaris, and humorist John Hodgman |
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