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Sunday, February 24, 2013
Sunday Puzzle
Rolling R's Into Wise Words
February 24, 2013 You will be given some words starting with the letter R. You name a proverb or saying that contains each one.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
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Novelist John Irving Plays Not My Job
February 23, 2013 We invite the author of The World According to Garp to answer three questions about the classic trail mix known as gorp. Irving has just published a new novel called In One Person.
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Dax Shepard And Kristen Bell Play Not My Job
February 23, 2013 We ask the real-life Hollywood couple about legendary star pair Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton: Three questions about a Hollywood pair who knew how to live large.
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Singer-Songwriter Bonnie Raitt Plays Not My Job
February 23, 2013 We've invited legendary blues musician Bonnie Raitt to answer three questions about a guy named Donnie Raitt. (It's amazing what you find sometimes just by mistyping your search terms into Google.)
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Martha Stewart Plays Not My Job
February 23, 2013 For the past 30 years, the homemaking guru has taught people to be classy, useful and elegant, frequently employing her trademark line, "It's a good thing." We've invited her to play a game called "It's a bad thing." Three questions about terrible do-it-yourself craft projects.
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Jake Tapper Of ABC News Plays Not My Job
February 23, 2013 We've invited ABC's longtime chief White House correspondent to answer three questions about a real tapper: Bill "Bojangles" Robinson.
Friday, February 22, 2013
Shots - Health News
Contagion On The Couch: CDC App Poses Fun Disease Puzzles
February 22, 2013 Dozens of kids get sick after a seemingly innocent birthday party. Was it the homemade ice cream or an accident in the pool? A new iPad app lets you solve outbreak puzzles just like real disease detectives. It's pleasing entertainment, if not as infectious as real video games.
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Steve Guttenberg: How To Make It In Hollywood
!["About the third or fourth time [I sneaked into a famous casting director's office], I jumped up on his desk and started dancing. So he said, 'Look. Just sit down. I'll give you five minutes.' And it was like having five minutes with God."](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2013/02/20/p1240494-ff53019f25981ddc52db5037ed589e0aaee8880d-s1.jpg "\"About the third or fourth time [I sneaked into a famous casting director's office], I jumped up on his desk and started dancing. So he said, 'Look. Just sit down. I'll give you five minutes.' And it was like having five minutes with God.\"")
February 22, 2013 Hear the actor's unlikely Hollywood success story, which began with him talking his way onto the Paramount lot and resulted in his roles in Police Academy, Diner and Three Men and a Baby. Plus, we challenge him to determine which of three celebrities is the father of some notable babies.
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The Guttenberg Bible
February 22, 2013 You may know this week's V.I.P. (Very Important Puzzler) Steve Guttenberg from such iconic films as Diner, Cocoon, and Three Men and a Baby. But he wears plenty of other hats – author, reality show contestant, even Guinness World Record holder. In this episode we'll explore all things Gute. Plus, we'll dine out on some soft rock, give movies the Randy Newman treatment, and find out that Mark Twain isn't all he's cracked up to be.
