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'The Deuce' Looks At New York's Grimy 1970's Sex Trade

4:50pm October 27, 2017

In the HBO series, The Deuce, Maggie Gyllenhall plays a prostitute in Times Square, who's different from the other prostitutes because she doesn't have a pimp. Gyllenhall talks with NPR's Kelly McEvers about the show's grimy look at the sex trade in 1970's New York and her roles as an actress and a producer.

Celeste Headlee: How Can We Have Civil Conversations With The Other Side?

1:55pm October 27, 2017

Public radio host Celeste Headlee has lots of experience with difficult conversations. She has learned that sometimes the most persuasive tool is to reserve judgement and just listen.

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Who Says You Can't Train A Cat? A Book Of Tips For Feline-Human Harmony

1:53pm October 27, 2017

Feline behavior specialist Sarah Ellis explains how you can train your kitty to come on command, take medicine and stop waking you up in the middle of the night. Originally broadcast Sept. 12, 2016.

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'Novitiate' Captures A Watershed Moment In The Life Of The Catholic Church

1:53pm October 27, 2017

by David Edelstein

Margaret Betts' debut film centers on a young woman entering the convent at the beginning of the Vatican II reforms. Critic David Edelstein says Novitiate is a "terrific start" to Betts' career.

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D'Arcy Carden and Paul Scheer on Ask Me Another.

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Parental Advisory Spoiler Alert

10:42am October 27, 2017

Our first two Famepocalypse celebri-testants faced off in a radio-friendly cinematic challenge, naming films from the MPAA's explanation for their ratings.

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Real Or Fake Self-Help Book?

10:42am October 27, 2017

Paul Scheer and D'Arcy Carden took a page out of How to Win Ask Me Another and Influence People for their next quiz, deciding whether self-help book descriptions were real or fake.

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LA LA And

10:42am October 27, 2017

Paul Scheer and D'Arcy Carden finished their trivia triad with a musical quiz designed to make people from New York feel defensive.

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Aimee Mann performing with Jonathan Coulton on Ask Me Another.

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Musical Guest: Aimee Mann

10:42am October 27, 2017

Aimee Mann knows she has a bit of a reputation for writing sad songs. She leaned into the joke with her latest album, whose title, "Mental Illness," was suggested by none other than Jonathan Coulton.

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Missi Pyle and Brett Gelman on Ask Me Another.

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Star Map

10:42am October 27, 2017

For their first Ask Me Another challenge, Pyle and Gelman went on a celebrity sightseeing tour, answering questions about famous people whose names double as geographic places.

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Holy Foley!

10:42am October 27, 2017

We tested Missi Pyle and Brett Gelman's knowledge of the magic of cinema with an audio quiz about the strange practices of foley artists, the audio technicians who create sound effects for film.

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