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May 25, 2012 House musician Jonathan Coulton takes a '90s alt-rock hit around the world in this week's music game, while contestants go to Tinseltown for some weird movie mash-ups. And this week's Mystery Guests tell us how they keep in tune with the headlines.

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Folk Singer Bonnie 'Prince' Billy Plays Not My Job()  

Folk singer and songwriter Bonnie "Prince" Billy.

Will Oldham is among the most celebrated singer-songwriters in the country, but chances are you haven't heard of him. That's because he doesn't record under his own name, but under a series of pseudonyms — his latest, and most well known, is Bonnie "Prince" Billy.

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In 'Max Payne 3,' Rockstar Games Makes A Shooter With A Story()  

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May 23, 2012 Rockstar Games' new shooter, Max Payne 3, offers a relatable hero, compelling dialogue, and other pleasures that go beyond mechanics.

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Mystery Guest: The Masters of the Internet()  

The Gregory Brothers: Andrew Rose Gregory (left), Evan Gregory, Sarah Fullen-Gregory and Michael Gregory.

May 25, 2012 This week's Mystery Guests are no strangers to breaking news, though instead of making the headlines, this quartet makes them worth singing about. It's brothers versus brothers, as we test their wits in a trivia match that's bound to go viral.

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Initially Famous 2: Electric Boogaloo()  

Sunday Puzzle.

May 20, 2012 This week's on-air challenge is a twist on "Characteristic Initials." We will gives clues for some famous people, past and present. The initial letters of the clues are also the initials of the answers.

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Gass And Black Of Tenacious D Play Not My Job()  

Kyle Gass (left) and Jack Black of Tenacious D.

May 19, 2012 We've invited Kyle Gass and Jack Black to play a game called "Tenacious D, Meet Tenacious P." We tried to think of the singer who was the diametrical opposite of Tenacious D, and who better than Pat Boone? They'll answer three questions about the cleanest cut guy who ever cut a record.

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Jonathan Coulton, left, Art Chung and John Chaneski like to start each show by throwing up some horns backstage at The Bell House in Brooklyn, NY.

May 18, 2012 "Radio is a sound salvation," sang Elvis Costello, and it's also the theme of Jonathan Coulton's euphonious music quiz. Fitting that the Mystery Guest is a Broadway superstar. Plus, mutated movie titles, a double name game, and an etiquette test from the 1960s. Got a light?

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Rhymes With Musical()  

Nikki M. James says she grew up listening to Andrew Lloyd Webber and admits she's seen Rent more than 30 times.

May 18, 2012 If "Lent: The Musical" ever hits Broadway, Jonathan Coulton has its hit song ready to go. He performs parodies of classic songs from famous musicals, and our Broadway-bred Mystery Guest competes against another musical theater buff.

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You Two, Move To The Back Of The Line()  

Sunday Puzzle.

May 13, 2012 The word "mother" has a surprising property. If you move the first two letters to the end, you get "thermo," the prefix for "heat." Every answer today is another six-letter word that, when you move the first two letters to the end, you get another word or phrase.

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Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait Plays Not My Job()  

Director Bobcat Goldthwait poses for a portrait during the 2011 Toronto Film Festival at the Guess Portrait Studio on Sept. 10, 2011 in Toronto, Canada.

May 12, 2012 Some people have sick and twisted ideas and end up in jail. Some people have sick and twisted ideas and end up making great, funny, twisted movies. Comedian, writer and director Bobcat Goldthwait is thankfully one of the latter. His latest movie is God Bless America.

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