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Sunday Puzzle: Familiar Phrases

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Sunday Puzzle: Familiar Phrases

Weekend Edition's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a word game with KPBS listener Geoffrey Mayne of San Diego, Calif.

Sunday Puzzle: Familiar Phrases

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Not My Job: We Quiz Candice Bergen Of 'Murphy Brown' On Murphy's Law
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Not My Job: We Quiz Candice Bergen Of 'Murphy Brown' On Murphy's Law

Thirty years after it first debuted in 1988, the sit-com Murphy Brown is back — and Bergen is still in the title role.

Not My Job: We Quiz Candice Bergen Of 'Murphy Brown' On Murphy's Law

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Not My Job: We Quiz 'Something About Mary' Director Peter Farrelly On Dairy
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Not My Job: We Quiz 'Something About Mary' Director Peter Farrelly On Dairy

Before Farrelly directed Green Book, he became famous, along with his brother Bobby, for raucous comedies such as There's Something About Mary and Dumb and Dumber.

Not My Job: We Quiz 'Something About Mary' Director Peter Farrelly On Dairy

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Mnemonic, Mountain Goats Song, or Paperback Thriller

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Mnemonic, Mountain Goats Song, or Paperback Thriller

In this game of This, That Or The Other, contestants must identify if a phrase is a mnemonic device, name of a Mountain Goats song, or the first line of a paperback thriller.

Mnemonic, Mountain Goats Song, or Paperback Thriller

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Monster Tracks

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Monster Tracks

This game is for everyone who can tell their predators from their aliens! Contestants identify tv shows and movies based on audio clips of the monsters associated with them.

Monster Tracks

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Michelle Wolf: Doing It For The People

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Michelle Wolf: Doing It For The People

Comedian Michelle Wolf chats about her work on Wall Street, her career in comedy, and her performance at the White House Correspondents Dinner. Then, she plays a game with Amber Ruffin.

Michelle Wolf: Doing It For The People

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Over Easy Like Sunday Morning

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Over Easy Like Sunday Morning

Do you like your musical parodies hard or over easy? We rewrote the lyrics to "Easy" by The Commodores to be about all things brunch.

Over Easy Like Sunday Morning

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Gregorian Makeover

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Gregorian Makeover

In this word game, contestants mash-up months and days of the week with other words, phrases and names.

Gregorian Makeover

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Amber Ruffin Says What!?

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Amber Ruffin Says What!?

Comedian Amber Ruffin discusses her work on Late Night with Seth Meyers, imbibing on Drunk History, and writing a musical about bigfoot. Then, she plays a game about cryptids.

Amber Ruffin Says What!?

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Who What When Where Why

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Who What When Where Why

We find out WHO the winner is in this final round, in which all of the answers begin with who, what, when, where, or why.

Who What When Where Why

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Sunday Puzzle: Name A Category

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Sunday Puzzle: Name A Category

Weekend Edition's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and New York Times Puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a word game with WWNO listener Eric Bogren of New Orleans, La.

Sunday Puzzle: Name A Category

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Not My Job: We Quiz Orlando Magic Star Aaron Gordon On Actual Magic
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Not My Job: We Quiz Orlando Magic Star Aaron Gordon On Actual Magic

We recorded the show in Orlando, Fla., this week so we've invited NBA star Aaron Gordon of the Orlando Magic to play a game called "Abracadabra!"

Not My Job: We Quiz Orlando Magic Star Aaron Gordon On Actual Magic

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Real Or Fake Merit Badge?

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Real Or Fake Merit Badge?

Scouts these days know how to do everything, even nuclear science. In this game, contestants guess if Boy and Girl Scout merit badges are real or fake.

Real Or Fake Merit Badge?

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Acting For Two

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Acting For Two

One actor, double the fun. In this audio quiz, contestants identify films in which actors play multiple roles.

Acting For Two

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Dascha Polanco: Trading Scrubs For 'Orange' Jumpsuits

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Dascha Polanco: Trading Scrubs For 'Orange' Jumpsuits

Actor Dascha Polanco chats juggling work and nursing school while auditioning for Orange Is the New Black. Then, she tests her nose in a game about essential oils.

Dascha Polanco: Trading Scrubs For 'Orange' Jumpsuits

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Thanksgiving Mashups

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Thanksgiving Mashups

Pass the non sequiturkey! In this word game, contestants stuff together Thanksgiving dishes with other words and phrases.

Thanksgiving Mashups

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Breaking Up

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Breaking Up

The lyrics to Alanis Morissette's classic break-up anthem "You Oughta Know" are rewritten to be about people and things that famously "broke up."

Breaking Up

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Mo Amer: Working The Classroom Comedy Circuit

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Mo Amer: Working The Classroom Comedy Circuit

Comedian Mo Amer discusses fleeing Kuwait for Texas early in his life, working the high school stand up circuit, and the art of being genuine. Then, he plays a game about world flags.

Mo Amer: Working The Classroom Comedy Circuit

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ZZ Topics

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ZZ Topics

Every answer in this final round contains the consecutive letters "Z-Z."

ZZ Topics

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