Opinion Barbershop Obama Happy Hour: Can't We All Just Get Along? July 31, 2009 • Host Michel Martin joins freelance writer Jimi Izrael, civil rights attorney and editor Arsalan Iftikhar, political science professor Lester Spence, and journalist Quinn Klinefelter to comb through the week's headlines. The guys weigh in on President Obama's White House happy hour with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and Cambridge Police Sgt. James Crowley, and the evolution of racism in online forums. Obama Happy Hour: Can't We All Just Get Along? Listen Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/111415290/111415275" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Jae C. Hong/AP Pop Culture Obama Beer Summit Choices Make For A Happy Hour July 30, 2009 • President Obama holds a sudsy summit tonight with Henry Louis Gates Jr. and the officer who arrested him. We asked The Beer Sommelier: What do their beer choices say? For one thing, they've picked brews designed to be downed pint after pint with mates.
What Causes Sparks In The Microwave? July 25, 2009 • We all know we're not supposed to put metal in the microwave, right? But why not? Physicist Maarten Rutgers has some scientific answers — and some of them will surprise you. What Causes Sparks In The Microwave? Listen · 5:25 5:25 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/107010828/107010879" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Daily News Quiz July 24, 2009 • Interactive: Take our oddly informative news quiz!
Diversions A New Owner For 'The Onion'? July 22, 2009 • "America's finest news source," The Onion, is joking that it has been taken over by a Chinese conglomerate. Editor Joe Randazzo tells NPR the satirical paper was "at a point of great vulnerability, crouched like an injured dog in the corner." A New Owner For 'The Onion'? Listen · 3:22 3:22 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106894674/106894647" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Performing Arts Second City Takes On Obama In New Show July 22, 2009 • When Barack Obama was elected president, some comedians complained. But Obama does not intimidate Second City, the Chicago-based comedy troupe, which is performing a show called Barack Stars in the nation's capitol this month. Second City Takes On Obama In New Show Listen · 4:37 4:37 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106894694/106895866" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Books What Happened To Our Moonbases And Jetpacks? July 19, 2009 • On the eve of the moon landing anniversary, Host Liane Hansen speaks with Daniel Wilson, author of Where's My Jetpack?: A Guide to the Amazing Science Fiction Future that Never Arrived, about all of the predictions for spaceflight that never came to pass. What Happened To Our Moonbases And Jetpacks? Listen · 4:55 4:55 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106783639/106783623" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Sunday Puzzle The Most Common Consonants, In Any Order July 19, 2009 • Three of the most common consonants of the English language are R, S and T. Every answer today is a word, name or phrase that contains each of the letters R, S and T exactly once, along with any number of vowels. For example, if the clue is "short-winded," the answer would be, "terse." Note: The R, S and T can appear in any order. The Most Common Consonants, In Any Order Listen · 9:28 9:28 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106774188/106783626" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Environment A Single Wing Starts Quest For Mystery Bird July 19, 2009 • Birdwatching might not seem the kind of hobby to attract the Indiana Jones type, but Gerry Nicholls is what you might call an extreme bird watcher. This year he and his friends set out on an international chase for a creature that has never been officially sighted. A Single Wing Starts Quest For Mystery Bird Listen · 4:58 4:58 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106749870/106783624" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Forget The Frisbee; Cool Dogs Catch Waves July 18, 2009 • Southern California, the birthplace of '60s surf culture, is seeing a new trend: surfing dogs. We're not talking about a few wonder pooches — these dogs are taking classes and even entering surf competitions. Forget The Frisbee; Cool Dogs Catch Waves Listen · 4:19 4:19 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106770576/106771279" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Books A Love Affair With The Romance Novel July 18, 2009 • Times are tough in American publishing. There's the growing cost of publication and distribution, and new competition for attention from online readers. Despite the downturn, one kind of story is still selling better than many other forms of adult fiction. A Love Affair With The Romance Novel Listen · 8:08 8:08 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106770512/106770495" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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About 'Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!' July 16, 2009 • It takes more than a couple brain cells to make this show, so let's give credit where credit's due.
Food Chicle Gum A Truly American Chew July 12, 2009 • Chewing gum goes back a long way, nearly 11,000 years. Host Liane Hansen speaks with writer Jennifer Mathews about the history of the sticky substance. Mathews is the author of Chicle: The Chewing Gum of the Americas, From the Ancient Maya to William Wrigley.
Sunday Puzzle Special Edition: This Game's A Beach July 12, 2009 • The challenge is a game of categories. The word is "beach." Each clue is a category, and for each category, the goal is to name something in it starting with each of the letters in "beach." Special Edition: This Game's A Beach Listen · 17:49 17:49 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106515514/106521608" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology IPod Kid Swaps For A Walkman July 11, 2009 • Nineteen seventy-nine was the year that Michael Jackson released the album Off the Wall. It was also the year that Sony released the Walkman. Thirteen-year-old Scott Campbell of the United Kingdom swapped his iPod for the original Walkman for one week. IPod Kid Swaps For A Walkman Listen · 3:00 3:00 Transcript Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/106507136/106507112" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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