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Sunday Puzzle: Oscars Night

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Sunday Puzzle: Oscars Night

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a word game with WHYY listener Steve Fayne of Egg Harbor Township, N.J.

Sunday Puzzle: Oscars Night

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Wednesday

A Pop Culture Quiz

Brittany Luse, Eric Eddings, Glen Weldon, Linda Holmes and Stephen Thompson at the Bell House in Brooklyn on January 12, 2019. Mike Katzif/NPR hide caption

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

A Pop Culture Quiz

Pop Culture Happy Hour is in its ninth year, so Linda decided to write a quiz about the ninth seasons of television shows. Stephen and Glen faced off against one of our favorite podcast teams, Brittany Luse and Eric Eddings of The Nod. This episode was recorded live at the Bell House in Brooklyn.

A Pop Culture Quiz

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Sunday

Sunday Puzzle: Name That President

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Sunday Puzzle: Name That President

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a word game with WBUR listener Angela Voss of Medford, Mass.

Sunday Puzzle: Name That President

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Saturday

Not My Job: We Quiz Matt Smith, Prince Philip On 'The Crown,' On Prince
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Not My Job: We Quiz Matt Smith, Prince Philip On 'The Crown,' On Prince

The actor, who stars in Doctor Who, Mapplethorpe and Charlie Says, has also famously played a British prince. So we asked him to answer three questions about the Minnesota Prince.

Not My Job: We Quiz Matt Smith, Prince Philip On 'The Crown,' On Prince

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Friday

Change Of Heart

House musician Jonathan Coulton leads a parody game on Ask Me Another at the Bell House in Brooklyn, New York. Mike Katzif/NPR hide caption

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Ask Me Another

Change Of Heart

Liver lovers, rejoice! In this music parody game, songs with the word "heart" in the title are rewritten to make them about other bodily organs.

Change Of Heart

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Haters Gonna Hate

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Ask Me Another

Haters Gonna Hate

As they said in 16th-century England: Bye-eth, Felicia. In this game, contestants must identify who delivered insults and disses throughout history.

Haters Gonna Hate

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Side Effects May Include...

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Ask Me Another

Side Effects May Include...

Contestants must identify the source material of fictional mind-altering substances based on fake drug commercials. Side effects may include: Fun!

Side Effects May Include...

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Meet The Expert: Esther Perel

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Meet The Expert: Esther Perel

Couples therapist Esther Perel leads host Ophira Eisenberg and musician Jonathan Coulton in a guessing game of relationship statistics.

Meet The Expert: Esther Perel

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Love Is Love Is Love Is Love Is Love

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Ask Me Another

Love Is Love Is Love Is Love Is Love

In this heart-pounding finale, contestants tackle trivia questions where each answer contains the word "love."

Love Is Love Is Love Is Love Is Love

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Michael Ian Black Is Back, All Right!

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Michael Ian Black Is Back, All Right!

Comedian and author Michael Ian Black reflects on starting the very first "Twitter war," redefining masculinity, and his podcast inspired by the Thomas Hardy novel, Jude The Obscure.

Michael Ian Black Is Back, All Right!

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When Three Become Two

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When Three Become Two

Contestants throw their (Melissa Joan) Heart and Souls into this tricky word game, where all answers are mash-ups of three-word names and famous duos.

When Three Become Two

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Sunday

Sunday Puzzle

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Sunday Puzzle: 3rd & O

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a puzzle with WVPM listener Joe Sallmen of Fairmont, W.Va.

Sunday Puzzle: 3rd & O

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Saturday

Not My Job: We Quiz Georgia Politician Stacey Abrams On Bromances
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Not My Job: We Quiz Georgia Politician Stacey Abrams On Bromances

When Abrams isn't busy doing things like delivering national speeches and running for office, she's also a romance writer — under the pen name Selena Montgomery.

Not My Job: We Quiz Georgia Politician Stacey Abrams On Bromances

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Friday

'Love Poems For Married People' Will Help Spice Things Up In The— Zzzzz
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Author Interviews

'Love Poems For Married People' Will Help Spice Things Up In The— Zzzzz

Honey? You awake? The soft glow of a smartphone screen, the caress of sweatpants, a new collection of poems by John Kenney celebrates what happens to romance after years (and years) of marriage.

'Love Poems For Married People' Will Help Spice Things Up In The— Zzzzz

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Sunday

Sunday Puzzle: In The 'No'

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Sunday Puzzle: In The 'No'

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a word game with WLRN listener Rob Olmstead of Clearwater, Fla.

Sunday Puzzle: In The 'No'

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