Opinion From Our Listeners Vocal Impressions: Hearing Voices, Round Nine November 29, 2007 • In the latest installment of "Vocal Impressions," listeners share their descriptions of the voices of Janis Joplin, Katharine Hepburn, Fred Astaire and Joe Cocker. And we issue a new challenge: Lucille Ball, Ray Charles, Cher and Harvey Fierstein. Vocal Impressions: Hearing Voices, Round Nine Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16735834/16747694" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Steve Martin: 'Born Standing Up' November 27, 2007 • Steve Martin gave up stand-up comedy in 1981, at the height of his fame. He calls his new book Born Standing Up a biography rather than an autobiography, of a guy he used to know. Steve Martin: 'Born Standing Up' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16629674/16650378" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Harmonicas Shipped to Troops in Iraq, Afghanistan November 26, 2007 • Herb Shriner, the 1950s homespun humorist, once started a harmonica orchestra. This holiday season, Shriner's sons have decided to donate 400 of their late father's harmonicas to the troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Harmonicas Shipped to Troops in Iraq, Afghanistan Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16612746/16611633" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sunday Puzzle Reduplicated Elements November 25, 2007 • In the on-air puzzle, every answer involves reduplicative words. An example would be ping pong, whereby the first half is the same as the second half and only the vowel changes. So if the clue is "table tennis," then the answer would be "ping pong." Reduplicated Elements Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16591257/16598840" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Biking the Iditarod Riding a Glacier Trail? Mind the Porcupines. November 21, 2007 • Jill Homer of Juneau, Alaska, spent the past week dodging critters in the frozen wilderness. Riding a Glacier Trail? Mind the Porcupines. Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16492660/16492625" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Unger Report How to Get Out of Giving Thanks November 19, 2007 • Turkey day speeches are not only scary, they are unnecessary, according to humorist Brian Unger. In case you opt to proceed with a talk, however, Unger offer some strategies to help you shine. How to Get Out of Giving Thanks Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16422240/16426090" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports What Boston's Sports Victories Mean for the City November 19, 2007 • Between the Patriots, the Celtics and the Red Sox, Boston sports are on a roll. Bar owner Peter Colton discusses what the continued success of local teams means for his city. What Boston's Sports Victories Mean for the City Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16422227/16422216" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sunday Puzzle Beginnings and Endings November 18, 2007 • In the on-air puzzle, given a word, the response is a word that completes a common two-word phrase. The first two letters of a given word will be the last two letters of the player's word, reversed. Beginnings and Endings Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16363767/16400364" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions Polo on Wheels November 17, 2007 • Some people play polo on a horse. Some play it in the water. Some even climb onto an elephant for a match. Now, a two-wheeled version of the sport is catching on, in places like a park in Washington, D.C. Polo on Wheels Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16389576/16389552" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Poker Is Good for You, Professor Says November 16, 2007 • A Harvard law professor contends that poker is as much of a game of skill as is is of luck. Charles R. Nesson, famed for defending Daniel Ellsberg in the Pentagon Papers case, is lobbying to make online poker legal. Poker Is Good for You, Professor Says Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16349073/16349054" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Biking the Iditarod Alaska Woman Preps for 350 Miles of Winter Cycling November 15, 2007 • Jill Homer's training for the human-powered Iditarod includes midnight rides, part of conditioning her mind and body for five days of pedaling through the wilderness in February. Alaska Woman Preps for 350 Miles of Winter Cycling Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16314506/16314473" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions From Hard Time to Sweet Times at Boston Jail November 12, 2007 • Boston's Charles Street Jail was opened in 1851 as an experiment in prison reformation and closed more than a century later after a judge ruled conditions there were inhumane. But at no point during those nearly 150 years was the place ever as nice as it is now, as the newly opened Liberty Hotel, a den for luxury that has already welcomed the likes of Mick Jagger. From Hard Time to Sweet Times at Boston Jail Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16211009/16210942" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sunday Puzzle A Day at the Opera November 11, 2007 • Every answer in this week's on-air puzzle is the name of an opera. The clues are in the form of anagrams. For example, if the clue is "moan-plus-R," the answer would be "Norma." A Day at the Opera Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16165539/16196956" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Books Kid Delicious Does the Hustle November 8, 2007 • The subject of Running the Table: The Legend of Kid Delicious, the Last Great American Pool Hustler, talks about the anatomy of a hustle, his most and least successful exploits, and whether he wants to put a little money on the interview. Kid Delicious Does the Hustle Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16104647/16104580" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sports Grade Schoolers Make 'Mighty Milers' November 8, 2007 • A New York City program for grade schoolers challenges kids to run a mile every day until they complete a full marathon. The New York Road Runners "Mighty Milers" just keep going. Grade Schoolers Make 'Mighty Milers' Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/16104652/16104581" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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