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More strange news out of the Caribbean this week, concerning what?
Sunday Puzzle
Dear Mr. President, What's Your Name?()
February 17, 2013 In honor of Presidents Day, every answer is the last name of a U.S. president. You will be given a word or phrase that is a president's last name with two letters changed. You name the president. For example, given "Carpet," the answer would be "Carter."
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
NFL Sideline Reporter Michele Tafoya Plays Not My Job()
May 25, 2013 As one of the first female reporters to be allowed inside the NFL locker room, Tafoya has been a pioneer in her field. But there are still places out there where they believe in cooties, so Tafoya will answer three questions about men's-only clubs.
TED Radio Hour
Joshua Foer: Can Anyone Learn To Be A Master Memorizer?()
May 24, 2013 Some people can memorize thousands of numbers, the names of dozens of strangers or the precise order of cards in a shuffled deck. Science writer and U.S. Memory Champion Joshua Foer shows how anyone can become a memory virtuoso, including him.
The Salt
Sandwich Monday: The Saltwich()
May 20, 2013 For this week's Sandwich Monday, we celebrate an expert panel's recommendations about salt intake by taking in as much salt as we can, with The Saltwich.
Television
Mel Brooks: 'I'm An EGOT; I Don't Need Any More'()
May 20, 2013 The screenwriter, producer, director and actor, whose name has become synonymous with American comedy, talks about his penchant for spoofs and his decades-long friendship with Carl Reiner. Brooks, who is among a handful of people who've won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards, is the subject of a new documentary on PBS.
Sunday Puzzle
Put On Your Thinking Hat()
May 19, 2013 Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the first word starts with H-A and the second word starts with T.
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
Not My Job: Three Headless Chicken Questions For Alice Cooper()
May 18, 2013 We've invited the heavy metal rocker to answer three questions about Mike, a chicken in the 1940s who lost his head and still went on to achieve fame and fortune.
Ask Me Another
The 'Ophira Plays Favorites' Edition()
May 17, 2013 This week, Ask Me Another leaves the decision making up to host Ophira Eisenberg, as we revisit some of her favorite games from the past two seasons. Ophira's motto: the weirder, the better. We'll analyze literary classics and bestsellers based on one-star Amazon reviews, flip through the pages of etiquette manuals published in the early 1960s, and even attempt the impossible: play Pictionary...on the radio! Plus: a tribute to a Billy Joel classic, reading advertising slogans like Valley Girls, and a quiz all about Starchild, Demon, Space Ace, and Catman — otherwise known as the rock band KISS. It's a trip down Ophira's memory lane — no flashback sequence necessary.
The Salt
Sandwich Monday: Tamale Spaceship()
May 13, 2013 Now we know why it takes astronauts three hours to get into their spacesuits.
Sunday Puzzle
This One Is For You, Ma()
May 12, 2013 You are given two words starting with M-A. The answer is a third word that can follow the first one and precede the second one, in each case to complete a compound word or a familiar two-word phrase.
