Sunday Puzzle Getting in the Swing 'of' Things March 30, 2008 • In this week's puzzle, every answer is a familiar three-word phrase in the form of "______ of ______." The first word starts with M, and you are given the third word. For example, given "production" the answer would be "means" for "means of production." Getting in the Swing 'of' Things Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89212273/89220367" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion From Our Listeners Homework: Spring Cleaning March 29, 2008 • Last week, we asked listeners to send us stories about the strangest things they've ever found during spring cleaning. Spring cleaning, it turns out, can be more about time warps than cobwebs. For next week's assignment, Andrea Seabrook asks for true April Fool's experiences. Homework: Spring Cleaning Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89213756/89213737" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World First Slow Food, Now a Movement for Slow Travel March 27, 2008 • Modern travel can take its toll on a person — and on the environment. Ed Gillespie, who just finished up nearly 400 days on the road, decided to ditch air travel and see the world from the hump of a camel, the bridge of a cargo ship and the seat of a bicycle. First Slow Food, Now a Movement for Slow Travel Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89140250/89140215" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Sports How Do You Transport a Burning Olympic Torch? March 25, 2008 • Protests over China's human-rights record are complicating an already amazing feat — keeping a flame alive on a more than 150-day journey touching each of the continents, and this year, a climb to the top of Mount Everest. How Do You Transport a Burning Olympic Torch? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89025314/89025294" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Rejected: 'Star Wars' Merchandise You'll Never Own March 25, 2008 • Toy designers Steve Ross and Jason Geyers uncovered a treasure trove of never released Star Wars accessories, from the Jabba the Hutt bean bag chair to the Death Star grill. Rejected: 'Star Wars' Merchandise You'll Never Own Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89025323/89025297" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sunday Puzzle A Puzzle for Crows March 23, 2008 • In this week's puzzle, every answer is a familiar two-word phrase in which the first word starts with CA and the second word starts with W. For example, given "a glass opening in a wall that is attached by hinges," the answer is "casement window." A Puzzle for Crows Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88837548/88883447" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion From Our Listeners Homework: Weather Change March 22, 2008 • For last week's homework segment, we asked listeners to take a favorite line about the weather and adapt it for the modern age. Climate change was the overwhelming theme among the submissions we got. For next week, tell us about the craziest thing that ever turned up while you were spring cleaning. Homework: Weather Change Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88846373/88846352" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions Generations Battle in Hamantaschen Bake-Off March 21, 2008 • To kick off the celebration of Purim, BPP's executive producer Sharon Hoffman's kids challenge BPP's Laura Silver and Dan Pashman in a bake-off of biblical proportions. Generations Battle in Hamantaschen Bake-Off Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88732111/88732055" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions Duckpin Bowling Hangs on in Maryland March 16, 2008 • Duckpin bowling was once the thing to do in many eastern cities. The light-pin bowling has all but vanished in most places. But it's still holding on in Maryland. Duckpin Bowling Hangs on in Maryland Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88325819/88324565" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions Donkey Basketball a Skill Few Have Mastered March 16, 2008 • Sick and tired of bake sales to raise money for school projects? Try donkey basketball. Schools around the country are inviting the braying animals to put on a show in the school gymnasium. But not everyone thinks the donkeys are having as good a time as the fans. Donkey Basketball a Skill Few Have Mastered Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88324598/88325798" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries Remembering a Visit with the Dungeon Master March 16, 2008 • Writer David Kushner remembers the late Gary Gygax, co-creator the role-playing and fantasy game Dungeons and Dragons. Kushner visited Gygax at his home last summer and joined in a game with the master himself. Remembering a Visit with the Dungeon Master Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88324583/88324567" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sunday Puzzle Common Ground March 16, 2008 • In this week's puzzle, you are given two things and must name what they have in common. Each answer has six letters. For example, given "typewriter" and "Christmas gift," the answer is "ribbon." Common Ground Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88248740/88324566" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion From Our Listeners Homework: Obsolete Skills March 15, 2008 • For this week's "Homework" assignment, we asked you to send us stories about your obsolete skills. We heard from celestial navigators, masters of the "slide rule," and a classical composer who wrote his musicians' parts by hand. Homework: Obsolete Skills Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88293009/88292992" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions Pi Day Celebrates a Mysterious Number March 14, 2008 • In honor of 3.14, Dan Hellerich of PiDay.org joins other proud geeks in baking pies, writing "pi-kus" and other mathematical shenanigans. Pi Day Celebrates a Mysterious Number Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88226443/88226394" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions Magic's Future: Now You See It, Now You Don't? March 12, 2008 • Today, a sleight-of-hand magic trick can seem downright quaint — how will modern magic fare in the 21st century? Magician Jamy Ian Swiss explains the art of teaching "old school" tricks, and New Yorker writer Adam Gopnik talks about what the future holds for the magic industry. Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88144949/88144935" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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