Mary Theisen Lappen of Team United States competes during the Women's +81kg, Gold Medal Event on day sixteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at South Paris Arena on August 11, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

Mary Theisen Lappen of Team United States competes during the Women's +81kg, Gold Medal Event on day sixteen of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 at South Paris Arena on August 11, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) / Getty Images

This week, Wait Wait celebrates Thanksgiving with a cornucopia of incredible guests, including Maya Hawke, blind mountaineer Erik Weihenmayer, and Olympic weightlifter Mary Theissen Lappen.