All Tech Considered 'Rock Band' Game Amps Up Bar Scene December 29, 2008 • Bars like Whitlow's on Wilson near Washington, D.C., are drawing crowds with an increasingly popular video game called Rock Band. Players can take the stage as rock stars — singing or playing guitar, drums or bass to their favorite hits. 'Rock Band' Game Amps Up Bar Scene Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98784408/98794192" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology Online Comic 'Penny Arcade' Breaks Digital Ground December 28, 2008 • Comic strips are enjoying rising popularity online. One favorite is called Penny Arcade, which has turned its creators into underdog heroes online. Online Comic 'Penny Arcade' Breaks Digital Ground Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98766594/98766566" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Food Cocktails: A Liquid Year In Review December 28, 2008 • Let's talk about drinking. The concoctions and consumption. What happened in the world of cocktails this past year, and how are Americans' drinking habits changing? Cocktails: A Liquid Year In Review Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98766624/98766641" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sunday Puzzle Name That Headline-Maker December 28, 2008 • You are given the names of people whom you had probably never heard of before 2008, but who sprang to national or international prominence during the past 12 months. Who are they? Name That Headline-Maker Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98755651/98766567" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Morning Edition An Elf No More, Sedaris Recalls Days In Santaland December 25, 2008 • Crumpet the Elf is back for another Morning Edition Christmas. Crumpet is the not-so-secret identity of humorist David Sedaris, who was once a department store elf at Macy's. He wrote about the experience in his memoir The Santaland Diaries. An Elf No More, Sedaris Recalls Days In Santaland Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98669879/98706010" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion From Our Listeners Topping Listener Questions: What's A Dreidel? December 23, 2008 • Robert Siegel takes up a listener's query about a recent story on the Major League Dreidel Championship. "What's a dreidel?" Thankfully, he knows the answer. Topping Listener Questions: What's A Dreidel? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98657435/98658527" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Skating Rink Puts Mexico City On Ice December 23, 2008 • Mexico City has given its people a very large, very cold holiday gift. A massive ice-skating rink sprawls across the city's main square. It's billed as the world's largest skating rink. Skating Rink Puts Mexico City On Ice Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98657414/98657389" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions Nina Totenberg Sings The Holidays December 20, 2008 • NPR's Legal Affairs Correspondent Nina Totenberg drops by to help with our vlog, Open Mic. She didn't come to talk about any of the great Supreme Court debates, but about Christmas at the Totenberg household. Nina Totenberg Sings The Holidays Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98558201/98558173" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Holiday Recipes How To Make A Dream Gingerbread Home December 19, 2008 • Cookbook author Dorie Greenspan offers tips on how to make a gingerbread house, cottage or McMansion. Although Greenspan suggests spreading the work out over a few days, she and Michele Norris recently constructed one in a day. How To Make A Dream Gingerbread Home Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98340558/98529466" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sunday Puzzle The Answer May Elude You December 13, 2008 • You are given two seven-letter words. Rearrange the letters in one of the words to get a synonym of the other. For example, if the clue is "gratify" and "eluding," the answer would be "indulge," which is an anagram of eluding and means gratify. The anagram can be the first or second word. The Answer May Elude You Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98232146/98240402" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Education Students Respect Authori-tay Of 'South Park' Class December 13, 2008 • It takes more than activism or scholarly texts to get some young people really interested in debate about religion or social issues. For one college course, it takes some foul-mouthed fourth-graders who are leading authorities on everything politically incorrect. Students Respect Authori-tay Of 'South Park' Class Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/98183000/98224010" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions The Puppy Cam Lives On December 7, 2008 • Good news for fans of the Shiba Inu puppy cam. The pups are now 8 1/2 weeks old, and this weekend the first of them goes off to a new home. But that doesn't mean the end for the puppy cam. The Puppy Cam Lives On Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97920792/97920774" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sunday Puzzle You've Got A Friend In P-A December 6, 2008 • Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or title in which one word starts with P-I, as in Pittsburgh, and the other starts with P-A. The P-A and P-I words can be in any order. You've Got A Friend In P-A Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97914625/97920773" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Science Out Of The Box Playing With Your Food — Scientifically December 6, 2008 • How about an electrified birthday cake or a steaming martini? A new book shows you how to turn your food into edible science experiments. Your kitchen is like a home laboratory, says one author, why not have fun with it? Playing With Your Food — Scientifically Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97909534/97912050" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sunday Puzzle City Slickers November 29, 2008 • For each word given, add a letter at the start, the end or somewhere inside to name a well-known U.S. city. For example, given the word "flit," the answer would be "Flint." City Slickers Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/97607164/97616620" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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