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Beyond Animal Crossing: Game Recs For The Switch

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Beyond Animal Crossing: Game Recs For The Switch

April 29, 2020 • We've been playing games. Stuck at home, exhausted from streaming all the good TV we can find, looking for distractions, we've all been exploring games for the Nintendo Switch. And not just Animal Crossing, either. We've been trying adventure games and puzzle games, beautiful games and silly games. And we have a few to recommend.

Beyond Animal Crossing: Game Recs For The Switch

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Sunday Puzzle: Can You Guess The Homophone?

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Sunday Puzzle: Can You Guess The Homophone?

April 26, 2020 • Marc Badon of New Orleans plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

Sunday Puzzle: Can You Guess The Homophone?

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Not My Job: 'Bad Education' Star Allison Janney Gets Quizzed On 'Dad Education'

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Not My Job: 'Bad Education' Star Allison Janney Gets Quizzed On 'Dad Education'

April 25, 2020 • Allison Janney is now starring in the HBO film Bad Education, so we've invited her to play a game called "Dad Education": three questions about the wonderful things people learn from dads.

Not My Job: 'Bad Education' Star Allison Janney Gets Quizzed On 'Dad Education'

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Ask Me Another

Stars In The Stars

April 24, 2020 • Hey now, it's all-stars versus all stars in this rhyming word game. Comedians Alyssa Limperis and May Wilkerson get their game on; go play.

Stars In The Stars

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Love Is A Four Letter Word, Part 2

April 24, 2020 • Comedians Alyssa Limperis and May Wilkerson join Jonathan Colton for a music parody game that replaces the word "Love" in song titles with other four-letter words beginning with the letter L.

Love Is A Four Letter Word, Part 2

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Ask Me Another

SuperLucas

April 24, 2020 • Ophira's son Lucas makes his Ask Me Another debut with this quiz about classic superhero theme songs.

SuperLucas

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Orville Peck

April 24, 2020 • Country singer Orville Peck talks about his many (literal) masks, and explains what country music and punk rock have in common.

Orville Peck

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Speeches And Songs: Oscars Edition

April 24, 2020 • Comedians Mitra Jouhari (Three Busy Debras) and Whitmer Thomas (The Golden One) play an audio game that mashes up movie monologues with popular songs.

Speeches And Songs: Oscars Edition

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Leaders And Rad Eels

April 24, 2020 • Comedians Mitra Jouhari and Whitmer Thomas unscramble names of past and present world leaders in this anagram game.

Leaders And Rad Eels

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Travis Scott's Fortnite Event Draws Record Audience

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Travis Scott's Fortnite Event Draws Record Audience

April 24, 2020 • More than 12 million players of the wildly-popular online game logged on for the rapper's "Astronomical" performance.

6 Great Indie Games To Play While You Wait ... And Wait ... For 'The Last Of Us 2'

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6 Great Indie Games To Play While You Wait ... And Wait ... For 'The Last Of Us 2'

April 23, 2020 • This was a big spring for mainstream game studios — but summer was looking dry even before the pandemic upended everything. So it's a great time to check out some independent games.

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Sunday Puzzle: All About "U"

April 19, 2020 • NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and puzzlemaster Will Shortz play the puzzle this week with David Lillie of Buffalo, New York.

Sunday Puzzle: All About "U"

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We Call To Check In On Tom Hanks (And Ask Him To Play Not My Job)

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We Call To Check In On Tom Hanks (And Ask Him To Play Not My Job)

April 18, 2020 • Hanks recently recovered from the coronavirus, so we called to check in on him. While he was on the line, we asked the man who played Mr. Rogers to answer three questions about very bad neighbors.

We Call To Check In On Tom Hanks (And Ask Him To Play Not My Job)

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TED Radio Hour

Helen Walters: Ideas That Bring Us Joy

April 17, 2020 • More than ever, we need to make time for joy. This hour, Manoush and TED's Head Curator Helen Walters explore talks that surprise, inspire, and delight.

Helen Walters: Ideas That Bring Us Joy

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Remembering 'MOOSE Crossing' — A Different Kind Of Animal

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Remembering 'MOOSE Crossing' — A Different Kind Of Animal

April 17, 2020 • It seems like everyone's obsessed with Nintendo's hit Animal Crossing right now. But writer Hannah Epstein is thinking about a game she loved as a kid — the text-only virtual world of MOOSE Crossing.

Wednesday April 29, 2020

Beyond Animal Crossing: Game Recs For The Switch

Sunday April 26, 2020

Sunday Puzzle: Can You Guess The Homophone?

Saturday April 25, 2020

Not My Job: 'Bad Education' Star Allison Janney Gets Quizzed On 'Dad Education'

Friday April 24, 2020

Stars In The Stars

Love Is A Four Letter Word, Part 2

SuperLucas

Orville Peck

Speeches And Songs: Oscars Edition

Leaders And Rad Eels

Thursday April 23, 2020

Sunday April 19, 2020

Sunday Puzzle: All About "U"

Saturday April 18, 2020

We Call To Check In On Tom Hanks (And Ask Him To Play Not My Job)

Friday April 17, 2020

Helen Walters: Ideas That Bring Us Joy