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How to Do Everything
Presentation
Hosted byMike Danforth and Ian Chillag
GenreComedy
LanguageEnglish
Publication
Original release2011
ProviderNPR
Related
Websitewww.npr.org/podcasts/510384/how-to-do-everything

How to Do Everything is a podcast produced by NPR and hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. The show ran from 2011 to 2016 before returning in late 2024.

Overview

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The first episode was released in February 2011. The podcast was hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag, both producers for the NPR show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!.[1][2] The podcast was well received upon release and was awarded Best Podcast in 2013 by Chicago Magazine.[3][4]

The premise of the show is to explain how (typically unusual) things are done. Each show features a guest who is a supposed expert on the episode's topic.[5] Many notable guests have made an appearance, including Sonia Sotomayor and Henry Winkler.[6] Episodes were released every Friday until production ended, and the final episode was released in November 2016.[1] The podcast was revived by NPR in 2024, still featuring Danforth and Chillag as hosts. The podcast's return reportedly features a combination of rereleased and new episodes.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "NPR podcast 'How to Do Everything' returns to offer somewhat helpful advice to listeners". NPR. 26 August 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  2. ^ Eight Forty-Eight (9 February 2012). "The hosts of the 'How to Do Everything' podcast share some wisdom". WBEZ. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  3. ^ "Best Podcast". Chicago Magazine. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  4. ^ Quah, Nicholas (11 December 2015). "The 10 Best Podcasts and 10 Best Podcast Episodes of 2015". Vulture. Archived from the original on 3 January 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  5. ^ Borrelli, Christopher (25 August 2021). "On popular NPR podcast, hosts are up for 'Everything'". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 12 April 2025. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  6. ^ Locker, Melissa (18 October 2015). "How To Do Everything: the podcast that's a guide to, well … everything". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2025.
  7. ^ "NPR's Advice Show 'How To Do Everything' Returns After Eight-Year Hiatus". Insideradio.com. 28 August 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2025.