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How To Do Everything

Hosted by NPR · comedy · EN-US

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About this Podcast:

Half advice show. Half survival guide. Half absurdity-fest. (Wait, how does this work again? We're not numbers people.) Each episode, we answer all your burning questions, from how to survive a public bathroom to how to get close to a panda. When we don't know the answer, which is roughly 92% of the time (again, not numbers people), we bring in overqualified experts to help out. So you'll eventually walk away knowing how to do everything. That's what happens when you're one & a half shows. From the team at Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

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32%

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What is How To Do Everything about?

Half advice show. Half survival guide. Half absurdity-fest. (Wait, how does this work again? We're not numbers people.) Each episode, we answer all your burning questions, from how to survive a public bathroom to how to get close to a panda.

Who hosts How To Do Everything?

How To Do Everything is hosted by NPR. The show has published 48 episodes to date.

What has How To Do Everything covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Burritos and Handshakes" (29 April 2026, 26 minutes), "Crushes and Smells" (15 April 2026, 17 minutes), and "Sheets and Blankets" (1 April 2026, 26 minutes).

How often does How To Do Everything publish?

How To Do Everything publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 21 minutes across 48 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on How To Do Everything?

Booking probability for How To Do Everything is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. How To Do Everything requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. How To Do Everything's contact route on record: verified email.

About the host

NPR hosts How To Do Everything, a comedy podcast with 48 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • How To Do Everything

    Burritos and Handshakes

    Apr 29, 202626 minS0

    Ian and Mike help a caller solve a handshake issue. Plus, how to mourn the loss of a favorite dish.<br/><br/><br>You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.<br/><br/>How To Do Everything is available without...

  • How To Do Everything

    Crushes and Smells

    Apr 15, 202617 minS0

    This week: How to tell your crush you like them. Plus, do smells really linger in your nose?<br/><br/><br>You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.<br/><br/>How To Do Everything is available without sponsor...

  • How To Do Everything

    Sheets and Blankets

    Apr 1, 202626 minS0

    This week: Ian and Mike help a couple figure out who exactly is responsible for stealing the covers at night.<br/><br/>You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.<br/><br/>How To Do Everything is available...

  • How To Do Everything

    Crickets and Clowns

    Mar 18, 202617 minS0

    This week: How to tell the temperature outside without a thermometer. Plus, how clowns trademark their unique looks.<br/><br/>Featuring Marlene Zuk and Julie Proctor.<br/><br/>You can email your burning questions to...

  • How To Do Everything

    The Breakfast Rule

    Mar 4, 202623 minS0

    This 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.<br/><br/><p >Featuring author Keith Houston.<p >You can...

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  • Feb 18, 202619 minS0

    More 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 snowboarders couldn't land...

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    Forks and Ice Masters

    Feb 11, 202618 minS0

    This 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.<br/><br/>You can email your burning questions...

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    Torches and Ski Jumps

    Feb 4, 202623 minS0

    Mike 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 mentally prepare for the...

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    Eggs and Bald Eagles

    Dec 17, 202520 minS0

    <p >[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 they should go...

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    One-Liners and Free Throws

    Dec 10, 202527 minS0

    Ian 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.<br/><br/>You can email...

  • How To Do Everything

    Volcanoes and Roosters

    Dec 3, 202518 minS0

    <p >This week from the archives: how to make s’mores with a volcano. Plus a barn animal sanctuary worker wants to know how to live harmoniously with roosters.<br/><br/><br><p >You can email your burning questions to...

  • How To Do Everything

    Carsickness And Traffic Jams

    Nov 26, 202519 minS0

    <p >Ian and Mike look to the skies to help a listener solve her problem with motion sickness. Plus, a survivor of the longest recorded traffic jam in history shares how she got through it.<br><p >You can email your...

  • How To Do Everything

    The Gilligan Rule

    Nov 19, 202517 minS0

    This week from the archives: a fire captain puts out a fire with the help of an unexpected beverage, showrunner Vince Gilligan discloses when it’s appropriate to drop a spoiler, and what ever happened to the lost fourth...

  • Nov 12, 202518 minS0

    <p >This week: A Broadway star tells us how he finished the New York Marathon and then performed in two shows back to back, a wife seeks advice on how best to shave her hairy companion, plus, are the lyrics to Bye Bye...

  • Nov 5, 202519 minS0

    This week from the archives: how to stand out at a talent show, how to go to the bathroom during an important phone call, and an unlikely way to check the Wifi on a plane. Plus a “where is he now” 12 years later...

  • Oct 29, 202518 minS0

    <p >This week: Filmmaker Alice Wu shares a clever trick to help you finally finish that thing you’ve been working on, why teenagers are taking over the comments sections of old podcast episodes, and the origins of the...

  • Oct 22, 202524 minS0

    <p >This week from the archives: Mike and Ian search for signs of winter, and Peter test-smells a mystery scent from a professional flavor chemist. Plus a Goodyear blimp pilot reveals more than you’d ever think to ask...

  • Oct 15, 202527 minS0

    <p >On today’s episode: a bold new way to help out when an earthquake hits, and Mike and Ian help out a listener with the help of a friendly dentist and a dog named Stella. Plus, our continuing commitment to be your Out...

  • Oct 8, 202520 minS0

    This week from the archives, Mike and Ian help a high school student nail his performance in the school play. Plus, a listener asks how to compose a catchy jingle, so Barry Manilow joins the show to help out. And a...

  • Oct 1, 202527 minS0

    On today’s episode, how to get rid of Google’s AI summaries, and we help a listener who wants to exercise in her car during a long commute–with an assist from a very overqualified exerciser and a very overqualified...

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