TV On The Radio
For this game, Jonathan Coulton plays songs whose song titles include the title of a TV program, with the lyrics rewritten to be about the show.
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These Are The Muppets In Your Neighborhood
VIP Sonia Manzano brings along special guest Emilio Delgado to play a game about the Muppets in their neighborhood.
It's All Relative
This final round quiz is a family affair! All of the answers feature a type of familial relation. Pretty easy, Papa Smurf!
Turning Swords Into Words
Contestants must figure out two-word phrases featuring a word and its beheadment.
Movie Meals
For this round, contestants must guess a movie based on a verbose restaurant style description of a famous meal within it.
Life With A Comedian Isn't Always Funny
Kelly Carlin, George Carlin's daughter, released a new memoir called A Carlin Home Companion, about growing up as the only daughter of one of the greatest comedians of all time.
For Prolific Author Percival Everett, The Wilderness Is A Place Of Clarity
Everett praises Wyoming, where many of his new stories are set, for being "so sparsely populated." And he says the outdoors aren't dangerous — human voices in the wilderness are far scarier.
'Son Of Saul' Brings Viewers To The Heart Of The Nazi Death Machine At Auschwitz
Son of Saul, set in a Nazi death camp in 1944, won the Grand Prix at this year's Cannes Film Festival. Director László Nemes and star Géza Röhrig discuss the film with Fresh Air's Terry Gross.
How A Taste For Chinese Tea Minted America's First Millionaires
China and its trade practices are often blamed for U.S. economic woes. But once upon a time, it was the tea trade with China that created American magnates — with some catastrophic consequences.