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March 4, 2026

HTDE: The Breakfast Rule

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.

Featuring author Keith Houston.

You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.

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How To Do Everything is hosted by Mike Danforth and Ian Chillag. It is produced by Schuyler Swenson. Technical direction from Lorna White.

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