Star Trek http://www.npr.org Star Trek en Copyright 2013 NPR - For Personal Use Only NPR API RSS Generator 0.94 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:31:00 -0400 http://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/thumbnail/npr_generic_image_75.jpg Star Trek http://www.npr.org yes Zoë Saldaña Climbed Into Lt. Uhura's Chair, Reluctantly The 'Star Trek Into Darkness' actress almost passed on the role — just like Nichelle Nichols, the woman who made it famous. Mon, 08 Apr 2013 16:31:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/04/08/176594781/zo-salda-a-climbed-into-lt-uhuras-chair-reluctantly?ft=1&f=126926251 http://www.npr.org/blogs/codeswitch/2013/04/08/176594781/zo-salda-a-climbed-into-lt-uhuras-chair-reluctantly?ft=1&f=126926251 The 'Star Trek Into Darkness' actress almost passed on the role — just like Nichelle Nichols, the woman who made it famous. no The 'Star Trek Into Darkness' actress almost passed on the role — just like Nichelle Nichols, the woman who made it famous.

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]]> Jedi? Vulcan? Mind Meld? Mind Trick? What Was Obama Thinking? He can't do a "Jedi mind meld" with Republicans, Obama said. To which fans of <em>Star Trek</em> and <em>Star Wars</em> immediately said he was mixing metaphors. Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:43:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/01/173251266/jedi-vulcan-mind-meld-mind-trick-what-was-obama-thinking?ft=1&f=126926251 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2013/03/01/173251266/jedi-vulcan-mind-meld-mind-trick-what-was-obama-thinking?ft=1&f=126926251 He can't do a "Jedi mind meld" with Republicans, Obama said. To which fans of <em>Star Trek</em> and <em>Star Wars</em> immediately said he was mixing metaphors. 83 no He can't do a "Jedi mind meld" with Republicans, Obama said. To which fans of Star Trek and Star Wars immediately said he was mixing metaphors.

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]]> An American Family This past election may have been about jobs. But there was a more profound question at issue: coming to grips with the collapse of the myth that we all go it alone. Commentator Alva Noë says this myth has distorted our politics and that President Obama was right to take aim at it. Mon, 12 Nov 2012 13:01:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/11/12/164861522/an-american-family?ft=1&f=126926251 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/11/12/164861522/an-american-family?ft=1&f=126926251 This past election may have been about jobs. But there was a more profound question at issue: coming to grips with the collapse of the myth that we all go it alone. Commentator Alva Noë says this myth has distorted our politics and that President Obama was right to take aim at it. no This past election may have been about jobs. But there was a more profound question at issue: coming to grips with the collapse of the myth that we all go it alone. Commentator Alva Noë says this myth has distorted our politics and that President Obama was right to take aim at it.

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]]> Hyperdrive? What Hyperdrive? We're Stuck Here Contributor Adam Frank has an op-ed in <em>The New York Times</em> that argues we're not going to be traveling the cosmos any time soon, if ever. Wed, 25 Jul 2012 10:25:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/07/25/157353656/hyperdrive-what-hyperdrive-were-stuck-here?ft=1&f=126926251 http://www.npr.org/blogs/13.7/2012/07/25/157353656/hyperdrive-what-hyperdrive-were-stuck-here?ft=1&f=126926251 Contributor Adam Frank has an op-ed in <em>The New York Times</em> that argues we're not going to be traveling the cosmos any time soon, if ever. no Contributor Adam Frank has an op-ed in The New York Times that argues we're not going to be traveling the cosmos any time soon, if ever.

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]]> For MLK Day: 'Lt. Uhura' On How Rev. King Told Her To Stay On 'Star Trek' Nichelle Nichols, who was "Lt. Uhura" in the '60s TV classic and later movies, says she was ready to leave the show after its first season -- until Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. told her to keep playing that groundbreaking character. Fri, 14 Jan 2011 15:10:00 -0500 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/01/14/132935327/for-mlk-day-lt-uhura-on-how-rev-king-told-her-to-stay-on-star-trek?ft=1&f=126926251 http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/01/14/132935327/for-mlk-day-lt-uhura-on-how-rev-king-told-her-to-stay-on-star-trek?ft=1&f=126926251 Nichelle Nichols, who was "Lt. Uhura" in the '60s TV classic and later movies, says she was ready to leave the show after its first season -- until Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. told her to keep playing that groundbreaking character. no Nichelle Nichols, who was "Lt. Uhura" in the '60s TV classic and later movies, says she was ready to leave the show after its first season -- until Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. told her to keep playing that groundbreaking character.

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]]> Let The Dork-Off Begin! Eagerly anticipating the Star Trek movie... Wed, 06 May 2009 14:07:00 -0400 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2009/05/let_the_dork_off_begin.html?ft=1&f=126926251 http://www.npr.org/blogs/talk/2009/05/let_the_dork_off_begin.html?ft=1&f=126926251 Eagerly anticipating the Star Trek movie... no Eagerly anticipating the Star Trek movie...

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