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Saturday

Not My Job: CNN's Jake Tapper Answers 3 Questions About Iowa
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Not My Job: CNN's Jake Tapper Answers 3 Questions About Iowa

The game is called "You know, we still exist in nonelection years, too." Three questions about Iowa, where every four years the political press descends like a plague of locusts in sport coats.

Not My Job: CNN's Jake Tapper Answers 3 Questions About Iowa

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Wednesday

Ask Me Another

Musical Re-enactments

Pat Benatar sang about the toughest combat zone in her hit, "Love Is A Battlefield." But we've rewritten the lyrics to describe historic battles. All together now! "Waterloo is a Battlefield."

Musical Re-enactments

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Ask Me Another

Bring Out Your Undead

We asked our audience questions about how they would handle the end of the world. Then we put VIPs and undead experts Bruce Campbell and Lucy Lawless head-to-head to guess our audience's responses.

Bring Out Your Undead

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Tuesday

After 40 Years, Dungeons & Dragons Still Brings Players To The Table

Author Interviews

After 40 Years, Dungeons & Dragons Still Brings Players To The Table

Michael Witwer, who has written a book about game co-creator Gary Gygax, says D&D does something that online games don't: It brings players physically together to participate in group storytelling.

After 40 Years, Dungeons & Dragons Still Brings Players To The Table

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All Tech Considered

SXSW Pressured After Pulling Sessions On Gaming Culture

The organization canceled panels on harassment and Gamergate because of threats of violence. BuzzFeed and Vox say they will pull out of the conference unless SXSW reverses its decision.

SXSW Pressured After Pulling Sessions On Gaming Culture

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Monday

What Happens When Your 'Jeopardy!' Response Goes Viral

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What Happens When Your 'Jeopardy!' Response Goes Viral

An NPR producer found out firsthand what it's like. The Final Jeopardy category was Flowers.

What Happens When Your 'Jeopardy!' Response Goes Viral

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Sunday

Care For A Little Spa Treatment? Try The SPA In This Week's Puzzle
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Sunday Puzzle

Care For A Little Spa Treatment? Try The SPA In This Week's Puzzle

This week's theme is SPAs. Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the first word starts with S- and the second word starts with PA-.

Care For A Little Spa Treatment? Try The SPA In This Week's Puzzle

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Saturday

Not My Job: We Quiz Cosmos Expert Neil deGrasse Tyson On Cosmetology
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Not My Job: We Quiz Cosmos Expert Neil deGrasse Tyson On Cosmetology

Sure, he knows a lot about stars, but what does he know about hair stylists and spa experts?

Not My Job: We Quiz Cosmos Expert Neil deGrasse Tyson On Cosmetology

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QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About The World's Girls? #15Girls

Who's ahead in the baby tally these days — boys or girls? Newborns are ready to be counted in a Florida hospital. JOHN STANMEYER/National Geographic hide caption

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QUIZ: How Much Do You Know About The World's Girls? #15Girls

Do the world's mothers give birth to more boys than girls — or vice versa? What country has the top percentage of women in political power? Test your knowledge on the state of the world's girls.

Tuesday

'Escape Rooms' Challenge Players To Solve Puzzles To Get Out

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'Escape Rooms' Challenge Players To Solve Puzzles To Get Out

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They're part-puzzle, part-team building exercise, part-fantasy — and they have friends paying to get trapped in a room together. They have been popping up in cities around the country.

'Escape Rooms' Challenge Players To Solve Puzzles To Get Out

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