The Real Grand Theft Town April 29, 2008 • Video game fans lined up for hours Tuesday to get their hands on the new Grand Theft Auto IV. Set in the fictional town of Liberty City, the residents of the real Liberty City, Florida have some reservations anout the gritty representation of their town. The Real Grand Theft Town Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/90031389/90031353" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion A Vote for the 'Right to Tumble Dry' Movement April 27, 2008 • Environmentalists want people to curb their use of tumble dryers. But some refuse to let go of their dryer sheets. Essayist Diane Roberts says a tumble dryer is "an instrument of moral rectitude," and helps keep her neighborhood harmonic because no one knows who wears a thong. A Vote for the 'Right to Tumble Dry' Movement Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89979943/89979973" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sunday Puzzle A Challenge for Star Gazers April 27, 2008 • In this week's on-air puzzle, you are given anagrams of the names of constellations. You name the constellations. For example, given "ray" plus L, the answer would be "Lyra." A Challenge for Star Gazers Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89972433/89979911" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions Grand Theft Auto Four to Hit Shelves April 26, 2008 • The video game Grand Theft Auto Four hits shelves next week. The game is expected to sell more than 8 million copies, and may even dip into weekend box office numbers. Chris Baker from Wired talks with John Ydstie about Grand Theft Auto, and about a major mile-marker for the computer game The Sims. Grand Theft Auto Four to Hit Shelves Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89967117/89967087" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sunday Puzzle Any Champs in the House? April 20, 2008 • For each category Will lists, you must name something that belongs in it that begins with each of the following letters: C, H, A, M and P. Any Champs in the House? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89787880/89790948" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Mitt Romney's Top Ten List April 17, 2008 • Departed presidential candidate Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor, was a hit at the annual dinner of the Radio and Television Correspondents in Washington, D.C. He offered a "Top Ten" list of his reasons for leaving the White House race. Mitt Romney's Top Ten List Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89732490/89732474" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Video Game Makers Favor Diversion over Depth April 14, 2008 • Some say video game makers are squandering their cultural clout by not making games that contribute to the national conversation about important issues such as the war in Iraq or teen pregnancy. Video Game Makers Favor Diversion over Depth Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89631345/89631326" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Diversions Olympics for the Rest of Us April 13, 2008 • As some of the world's finest athletes prepare for the summer Olympics in Beijing, essayist Tim Brookes has been doing his own kind of training. He proposes two new sports for the summer games: orange peeling, and throwing crumpled-up pieces of paper into the trash. Olympics for the Rest of Us Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89598536/89598494" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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From Our Listeners Homework: Public Humiliation April 12, 2008 • Last week, we asked listeners to describe a humiliating moment. We heard all kinds of stories, including one from Claire Lipschultz of Sacramento, who had to excuse herself from a business meeting to pump breast milk. Homework: Public Humiliation Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89588778/89588753" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Checking the Math of '21' April 12, 2008 • The No. 1 movie at the box office for the last two weekends has been 21, which depicts a group of Massachusetts Institute of Technology students who decide to try to relieve some tuition pressures by hitting the tables in Las Vegas. "Math guy" Keith Devlin talks about the movie. Checking the Math of '21' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89583891/89583908" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Oliver Stone's 'W': The NPR Interpretation April 11, 2008 • The BPP staff dramatizes the opening scene from the widely leaked script to Oliver Stone's George Bush biopic, W, which is set to start filming late this month. Oliver Stone's 'W': The NPR Interpretation Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89552026/89551964" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions Singers Try Out for Minor-League Glory April 9, 2008 • Across the country, minor-league baseball fans are auditioning to perform the national anthem at games. The Potomac Nationals of Woodbridge, Va., recently held tryouts, where more than 40 people competed for a future spot in the stadium spotlight. Singers Try Out for Minor-League Glory Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89498137/89507522" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Books You Decide: Ikea Product or 'Lord of the Rings' Character April 9, 2008 • The idea for McSweeney's latest release is a funny book about books, according to John Warner, editor of The McSweeney's Joke Book of Book Jokes, a collection culled from McSweeney's Internet Tendency. You Decide: Ikea Product or 'Lord of the Rings' Character Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89489912/89489867" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Rattlesnake-Sacker Competes, Wins Yet Again April 9, 2008 • On Friday, rattlesnake-sacking world-record holder Jackie Bibby told us he didn't know if he'd be competing in this year's championships, which were held in Texas on Saturday and Sunday. He did, and he won. Rattlesnake-Sacker Competes, Wins Yet Again Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89489898/89489863" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Pro: Counting Cards Isn't Illegal, It's Smart April 9, 2008 • Dave Stann, author of Hollywood Blackjack and someone with insight on the M.I.T. whiz kids — subject of the new movie 21 — offers a professional blackjack player's perspective on the world of card-counting. Stann hit it big in Vegas. Pro: Counting Cards Isn't Illegal, It's Smart Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89489880/89489859" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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