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The Charm Of 'Spoonbenders' Is No Cheap Trick

5:10pm July 01, 2017

by Amal El-Mohtar

Daryl Gregory's new novel spans decades in the life of the Amazing Telemachus Family — a con-man, card-sharping patriarch and his troublesome psychic children, whose powers haven't helped them any.

Jasmine Rogers performs a number as the Witch from Into the Woods.

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'These Kids Are Insane': Jimmy Awards Celebrate Outstanding Teen Performers

7:52am July 01, 2017

by Jeff Lunden

Seventy-four high school singers, actors and dancers, selected from a pool of 50,000 students across America, recently came to New York City for a Broadway boot camp.

Dr. Kurt Newman visits with 14-year-old Jack Pessaud, who's undergoing treatment for a cancerous tumor in his knee at Children's National Health System in Washington, D.C.

'Healing Children': A Surgeon's Take On What Kids Need

5:00am July 01, 2017

Dr. Kurt Newman has spent his career caring for children. In a new book, he argues that children are not just smaller adults, and the differences matter for their treatment.

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'Baby Driver' Follows Criminal Who Wants Out Of The Game

6:17pm June 30, 2017

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with director Edgar Wright and Joe Loya, Wright's technical consultant, about the new movie, Baby Driver, which is about a getaway driver who wants out of the game.

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Broadway Chanteuse Barbara Cook: 'My First Memories Are Of Singing'

4:19pm June 30, 2017

After starring in Broadway shows like The Music Man and Candide, Cook struggled with addiction, then staged a successful second career as a cabaret singer. Originally broadcast June 27, 2016.

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Patrick McGovern, scientific director of the Biomolecular Archaeology Project at the University of Pennsylvania Museum, delves into the early history of fermentation in his latest book.

Meet The Indiana Jones Of Ancient Ales And Extreme Beverages

3:35pm June 30, 2017

by Courtney Columbus

Patrick McGovern searches for and studies the residues of fermented drinks that can be thousands of years old — and then re-creates them. His new book explores these brews and their cultural value.

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Seize The Data

11:57am June 30, 2017

Our contestants take a trip to Silicon Valley in this game where we mash up common names, phrases, and titles with technology companies.

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Audio-philes

11:57am June 30, 2017

For this game, contestants guess which of two audio clues a certain -phile would be way into.

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Betty Gilpin: GLOW-ing Faces

11:57am June 30, 2017

From Netflix's GLOW, Betty Gilpin talks about larger-than-life female wrestlers and making weird character faces. Then she plays a round of "Wrestling Name, Phish Song or Essie Nail Polish Color."

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Don't Be So Possessive

11:57am June 30, 2017

Take ownership of this tough word game, where the S of a famous person's last name is moved to the end of their first name to make a possessive phrase.

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