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Sandwich Monday: Peter And The Sagal Girls
May 31, 2010 For a special all-Sagal edition of Sandwich Monday, Peter takes his daughters out for dumplings.
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Check Your Pre-Teens For Neck Zippers
April 28, 2010 A new ad for Internet monitoring software from Spector Pro is the scariest thing we've ever seen.
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Sandwich Monday: The Shumwich
April 19, 2010 Senator Schumer gets testy if his sandwich isn't prepared properly.
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Spiderman Could Very Easily Scale That Wall
March 10, 2010 Spiderman is in the tribe.
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We Were Dorks Once, And Young
January 11, 2010 Peter dorks out (again).
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Sure, Ira Glass Has Two Emmys, But What's His VO2 Max?
October 28, 2009 Peter's running the New York Marathon.
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Wait Wait Carnegie Debut
October 28, 2009 Peter's report from Carnegie Hall.
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Is That Cadaver....Smiling?
October 16, 2009 A listener tells Peter what she does while listening to "Wait, Wait."
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The Triumph Of The George Will
October 7, 2009 Peter winds up in a surprise debate with George Will.
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Welcome To The Blog
October 6, 2009 Peter welcomes you to our new internet blog thingy.
Opinion
On Set With Michael Jackson
June 26, 2009 Peter Sagal once worked as an extra in a Michael Jackson music video. The video was "Remember the Time." The set was a version of ancient Egypt. The King of Pop entered in a gold costume. Then he started to dance.
Opinion
Do 'Childish Things' Include 'Lord Of The Rings'?
March 23, 2009 Commentator Peter Sagal mourns the loss of science fiction author Philip Jose Farmer. He says Farmer provided him with an important commodity when he was growing up: imaginary people. You can spend your whole life talking and playing with and beating up imaginary people. And from all accounts, many do. But Sagal also wonders if, like him, when they grow up and have to say farewell to childish things, they'll have nothing real to let go of.
Commentary
With Sharper Image's Demise, A Way Of Life Gone
November 25, 2008 With the company's end went something more than a tenant for the retail space next to the Lane Bryant down the mall. With it went a certain, purely American idea: That no matter what happened, we'd always have enough extra money to spend on useless nonsense, as long as it had an LCD display.
Commentary
Wake Up, Neo
August 14, 2008 A lot of people constantly check their e-mail accounts. They also check if anybody has commented on their blogs and check for text messages. But messages are usually disappointing and mundane.
