'Thriller' Sparks Global Dance Fest October 31, 2007 • Michael Jackson's Thriller has inspired dancing zombies ever since its release 25 years ago. One dancer pays homage by hosting a Thriller dance fest. Zombies from Ireland to China took part setting a record for the largest simultaneous Thriller dance. 'Thriller' Sparks Global Dance Fest Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15800083/15800017" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Halloween Tricks And Audio Treats Real Life Out-Spooks Supernatural this Halloween October 30, 2007 • Witches, goblins and ghosts used to be standard Halloween costumes. But some schools and communities have banned such so-called pagan symbolism. So, on the eve of Halloween, we offer some alternatives ripped from the headlines. Real Life Out-Spooks Supernatural this Halloween Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15785017/15785002" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions Boston Zoo Names Giraffe Sox October 30, 2007 • When the Boston Red Sox won the World Series it was all but inevitable that some newborn would be named in honor of the champs. Maybe Red, or Fenway, or Boston. It turned out that the newborn was a giraffe, which came into the world the morning after the first game and named Sox. Boston Zoo Names Giraffe Sox Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15766654/15766604" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Halloween Tricks And Audio Treats Pumpkin Prices at Premium October 30, 2007 • If you've already bought a Halloween pumpkin this year, you may have had to pay a little more than usual. That's because some of the biggest pumpkin-producing states were hit by a summer that was both too dry and too wet. Pumpkin Prices at Premium Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15766628/15766222" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Pop Culture Roomba Fans Fall Hard for Robot Vacuums October 29, 2007 • People are growing attached to their Roombas, giving the robotic vacuums names and dressing them in funny clothes. Roomba Fans Fall Hard for Robot Vacuums Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15721606/15721563" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Halloween Tricks And Audio Treats N.Y. School Bans Halloween Costumes October 29, 2007 • School's have banned sodas, cupcakes and now Halloween costumes. The principal of New York's Long Beach High blames Captain Underpants — and three senior girls, who last year dressed up as the hero of the popular kids' books. N.Y. School Bans Halloween Costumes Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15722030/15722427" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sunday Puzzle In the Same Category October 28, 2007 • In this week's on-air puzzle, we start with a clue in a category, then name something else in the same category that starts with the second and third letters of the original clue. If the clue is Minnesota, the answer would be Indiana (the second and third letters of Minnesota are "I-N" and both Minnesota and Indiana are states). In the Same Category Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15668338/15668337" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Pop Culture Dilbert Meets Star Trek at 'Office' Convention Debut October 27, 2007 • The first Office Convention debuts in Scranton, Pa. That town is the setting for the NBC comedy The Office, a mockumentary about the branch office of a fictional paper manufacturer. Dilbert Meets Star Trek at 'Office' Convention Debut Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15691322/15691267" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Politics Poker Pros Lobby Congress to Promote Game October 24, 2007 • Plenty of politicians know how to keep a poker face. But now they've met the pros. The Poker Players Alliance, including several top professionals, went to Capitol Hill this week, lobbying to promote Internet poker and the game's image. Poker Pros Lobby Congress to Promote Game Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15604142/15604086" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sudoku National Championship October 21, 2007 • Sudoku has become a big pastime in the United States. This year, Philadelphia is host to the nation's first ever Sudoku National Championship, where the little puzzles are the focus. Sudoku National Championship Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15492102/15492068" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sunday Puzzle Anagram from Mr. Shortz October 21, 2007 • In this week's on-air puzzle, every answer is a word starting with the letter V. Use an anagram of the clue to find the answer. For example, if the clue is "serve," the answer would be "verse." Anagram from Mr. Shortz Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15452244/15452243" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Ramble StubHub Sells Out Customers October 19, 2007 • News worth an honorable mention: The French president's martial travails, GodTube grows and grows, Ellen Degeneres takes a breather, and ticket trouble for fans of the New England Patriots. Listen the "The Ramble" Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15436278/15436256" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Peter Sagal, Exploring 'Vice' So We Don't Have To Fresh Air October 16, 2007 • As host of the NPR news quiz Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me, Peter Sagal spends a lot of time reading the newspaper. Lately, he's also spent many an hour going to strip joints, a swingers club, a porn-movie set and casinos. All research, of course, for his new project, The Book of Vice. Peter Sagal, Exploring 'Vice' So We Don't Have To Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15320313/15320311" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Secretary Rice Won't Take Chances on Ice October 15, 2007 • The U.S. and Russia may not have found common ground on America's proposed anti-missile defense system. But at least there were no embarrassing ice skating mishaps for America's top diplomat. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice declined a chance to show off her ice skating prowess. Secretary Rice Won't Take Chances on Ice Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15276531/15275953" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sunday Puzzle Going Down to R-I-O October 14, 2007 • In this week's on-air puzzle, every answer is a seven-letter word or name that contains the consecutive letters, R-I-O, somewhere in it. For example, if the clue is, "inquisitive," the answer is, "curious." Going Down to R-I-O Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/15259890/15264294" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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