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Sandwich Monday: The Saltwich
May 20, 2013 | NPR · For this week’s Sandwich Monday, we celebrate an expert panel’s recommendations about salt intake by taking in as much salt as we can, with The Saltwich.
 

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Mel Brooks: ‘I’m An EGOT; I Don’t Need Any More’
May 20, 2013 | NPR · The screenwriter, producer, director and actor, whose name has become synonymous with American comedy, talks about his penchant for spoofs and his decades-long friendship with Carl Reiner. Brooks, who is among a handful of people who’ve won Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony awards, is the subject of a new documentary on PBS.
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Put On Your Thinking Hat
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Every answer is a familiar two-word phrase or name in which the first word starts with H-A and the second word starts with T.
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Not My Job: Three Headless Chicken Questions For Alice Cooper
May 18, 2013 | NPR · We’ve invited the heavy metal rocker to answer three questions about Mike, a chicken in the 1940s who lost his head and still went on to achieve fame and fortune.
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Sandwich Monday: Tamale Spaceship
May 13, 2013 | NPR · Now we know why it takes astronauts three hours to get into their spacesuits.
 

This One Is For You, Ma
May 12, 2013 | NPR · You are given two words starting with M-A. The answer is a third word that can follow the first one and precede the second one, in each case to complete a compound word or a familiar two-word phrase.
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Google Chairman Eric Schmidt Plays Not My Job
May 11, 2013 | NPR · We use Google to search for just about everything, so we’ve invited Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt to answer three questions about things that are un-Googleable.
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‘Plus One’ With Wesley Morris
May 10, 2013 | NPR · In this game, Jonathan Coulton pits Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Wesley Morris against a fellow cinephile. They must add “1″ to a numerical movie title to create its fictitious sequel. For instance, Hugh Grant and Andie McDowell try to recapture their magic in Five Weddings and Two Funerals.
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Barney Frank: The Comedian’s Politician
May 10, 2013 | NPR · This week’s Very Important Puzzler talks about his political family, his accomplishments in Congress and the role of comedy in politics. Plus, we challenge him to identify the speaker of some notable quotes: Was it Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann, rapper Kanye West … or Barney Frank?
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‘Product Placement’ With Lois Lowry
May 10, 2013 | NPR · Hear young adult author Lois Lowry talk about the 10,000 letters that convinced her to write three sequels to The Giver. Plus, she plays a trivia game that mashes up the titles of famous literary works with the names of household products and companies.
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IRS Official In Charge Of Nonprofits Declines To Testify
May 21, 2013 | NPR · Lois Lerner, who heads the IRS division dealing with nonprofits seeking tax-exempt status, will not testify on Wednesday despite a congressional subpoena, her attorney says.
 

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Idaho Terrorism Suspect Waives Detention Hearing
May 21, 2013 | NPR · The waiver means the details of Fazliddin Kurbanov’s alleged crimes remain mostly a mystery.
 

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Why Oklahomans Don’t Like Basements
May 21, 2013 | NPR · A high water table and red clay that soaks up the moisture make dry basements an expensive and iffy proposition right in the heart of Tornado Alley.
 

Arts & Life

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‘Arrested Development’ Leads The Charge For Old Brands In New Media
May 21, 2013 | NPR · Brands that found their original audiences in traditional, old-media platforms are finding ways to keep going in the world of new media.
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China Builds Museums, But Filling Them Is Another Story
May 21, 2013 | NPR · China has been building museums with abandon, opening about 100 annually in recent years. Two of the biggest opened on the same day last fall on opposite banks of Shanghai’s Huangpu River. But filling these museums — with both art and visitors — is proving more challenging.
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The Art And Science Of Motivation
May 21, 2013 | NPR · Graduation season is upon us and that means a slew of uplifting commencement speeches trying to motivate young adults to greatness. Science and experience tell us that everyone is motivated differently, so how do speakers, coaches and business managers inspire people?
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Music

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Paula Cole On Mountain Stage
May 21, 2013 | NPR · The bestselling singer-songwriter gives a stripped-down and intimate performance, recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va. Here, Cole plays a few new songs, as well as two of her biggest hits: “I Don’t Want to Wait” and “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?”
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Pat Metheny And John Zorn: A Vivid Sound World
May 21, 2013 | NPR · The two artists are known opposites in the world of instrumental music. On Metheny’s latest, the jazz guitarist wrings an unexpectedly visual listening experience from Zorn’s knotty compositions.
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Kanye West Stands Alone
May 21, 2013 | NPR · On his new songs, the rapper points fingers in every direction, including back at himself.
 

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