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Not My Job: We Quiz Baseball Great Ozzie Smith On 'The Wizard Of Oz'

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Not My Job: We Quiz Baseball Great Ozzie Smith On 'The Wizard Of Oz'

We'll ask the Baseball Hall of Famer, known as "The Wizard" for his magical plays, to answer three questions about the 1939 movie The Wizard of Oz.

Not My Job: We Quiz Baseball Great Ozzie Smith On 'The Wizard Of Oz'

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The History Of The World, According To Podcasts

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The History Of The World, According To Podcasts

In this word game, contestants mash up the names of podcasts with historical figures.

The History Of The World, According To Podcasts

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Wild And Famous

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Wild And Famous

Do away with your domesticated tendencies and get ready for an audio puzzle that mixes animal sounds and celebrities. Rawr!

Wild And Famous

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Inside The States

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Inside The States

It's time for everyone's favorite subject: geography! In this word game, every answer is a state, and a word that can be found in that state's name.

Inside The States

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Odes To Codes

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Odes To Codes

Contestants get crackin' in this music parody where song lyrics have been changed to different types of code.

Odes To Codes

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Notorious And Eponymous

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Notorious And Eponymous

In this game, actor Taylor Schilling and Jonathan Coulton team up for a quiz about peculiar things named after real people.

Notorious And Eponymous

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Spin Cycle

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Spin Cycle

In this final round, every clue is a spin-off movie or television show.

Spin Cycle

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Taylor Schilling: Orange Is The New Clown

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Taylor Schilling: Orange Is The New Clown

Taylor Schilling explains why after seven seasons on Orange Is the New Black, she's going to clown school, and exploring Juggalo culture in her latest film Family.

Taylor Schilling: Orange Is The New Clown

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Dave Chappelle To Be Awarded Mark Twain Prize For American Humor

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Dave Chappelle To Be Awarded Mark Twain Prize For American Humor

The comic and actor, known for his boundary-pushing stand-up routines and his sketch comedy TV series Chappelle's Show, will receive the award in a gala at the Kennedy Center.

Not My Job: We Quiz Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer On Lip Balm
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Not My Job: We Quiz Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer On Lip Balm

Legend has it that when a young man named Bill Gates asked his college buddy Steve Ballmer to come help run his company, Ballmer wasn't sure he wanted the job — he was just looking for a summer gig.

Not My Job: We Quiz Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer On Lip Balm

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Sick Burns From Big Brains

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Sick Burns From Big Brains

Still thinking about that perfect comeback you never got to use against your middle school bully? In this game, contestants identify highbrow thinkers by their fictional lowbrow digs.

Sick Burns From Big Brains

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Doppel-Bängers

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Doppel-Bängers

In this audio quiz, contestants identify songs that sound an awful lot like other songs.

Doppel-Bängers

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The Carpentry

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The Carpentry

Get those hammers out for a music parody game rewriting Carpenters songs.

The Carpentry

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Book-To-Movie Adaptations

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Book-To-Movie Adaptations

What's better, the movie or the book? In this word game, contestants mash up book and movie titles.

Book-To-Movie Adaptations

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Set It Off

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Set It Off

In this (crazy) final round, every clue is about a song with a parenthetical in its title.

Set It Off

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DeWanda Wise: She's Gotta Have WHAT!?!

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DeWanda Wise: She's Gotta Have WHAT!?!

DeWanda Wise, the star of She's Gotta Have It and the new Twilight Zone reboot, recalls how a high school teacher pushed her towards acting as a way to stay out of detention.

DeWanda Wise: She's Gotta Have WHAT!?!

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Taye Diggs: Your Grandma's Favorite

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Taye Diggs: Your Grandma's Favorite

Actor Taye Diggs reflects on How Stella Got Her Groove Back and Hedwig on Broadway, and portraying a football coach. Then he plays a game of This, That or the Other with DeWanda Wise.

Taye Diggs: Your Grandma's Favorite

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Sunday Puzzle: Fame Game

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Sunday Puzzle: Fame Game

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro plays the puzzle with The New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz and this week's winner: Trudy Nixon of Nashville, Tenn.

Sunday Puzzle: Fame Game

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Not My Job: We Quiz Big Wave Surfer Laird Hamilton On Channel Surfing
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Not My Job: We Quiz Big Wave Surfer Laird Hamilton On Channel Surfing

We've invited the legendary surfer, fitness model and lifestyle guru to play a game called "Championship Channel Surfing." Three questions about terrible moments in television history.

Not My Job: We Quiz Big Wave Surfer Laird Hamilton On Channel Surfing

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Sunday Puzzle: City Sounds

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Sunday Puzzle: City Sounds

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a word game with KANW and KUNM listener Kirstie Newman of Santa Fe, N.M.

Sunday Puzzle: City Sounds

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April Showers Bring Yam Flowers

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April Showers Bring Yam Flowers

In this anagram word game, contestants unscramble the names of flowers. Don't forget to stop and smell the A BIG ONES!

April Showers Bring Yam Flowers

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Biopic: The Movie: The Game

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Biopic: The Movie: The Game

Contestants listen to clips of actors playing real people and then guess the person being portrayed.

Biopic: The Movie: The Game

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