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'Wait Wait' for Dec. 3, 2022: With Not My Job guest Dana Carvey

9:50am December 03, 2022

Dana Carvey is a comedy legend, who after starring in SNL and some of the biggest comedies of all time, created his own podcast The Weird Place. We ask him 3 questions about carvers, or steakhouses.

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Pong was released by Atari 50 years ago

4:22pm December 02, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Allan Alcorn, the creator of Pong, about how the game impacted the industry and his life. Pong was released by Atari 50 years ago.

The unfortunate Jacob Lee, The Callisto Protocol protagonist beset by the game's countless horrors.

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'The Callisto Protocol' Review: Guts, Death, and Robots

12:00am December 02, 2022

Despite retreading familiar game mechanics in the survival horror genre, The Callisto Protocol offers a meaningful update to what made Dead Space such a revered classic.

NPR Life Kit listeners share photos from their best theme parties. Left: a vision board for a "Vampire Nights"-themed party; middle: An '80s-themed ski party; right: An Olympics watch party.

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Everyone hates a boring party. Here's how to kick things up a notch

10:39am November 30, 2022

by Malaka Gharib

Hosting a holiday party? NPR's audience shares their best untraditional party ideas and themes — and their strategies to make the experience truly epic.

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'Wait Wait' for Nov. 26, 2022: Happy Thanksgiving!

12:04pm November 26, 2022

Bill and Peter are still passed out from all the turkey they ate, so while they sleep it off, we're revisiting some of our favorite moments from the past year, including Nathan Lane and Puja Patel.

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Cartoonist Charles Schulz poses with a sketch of Snoopy in his office in Santa Rosa, Calif. Schulz, who died shortly after his retirement in 2000, would have turned 100 on Nov. 26.

'Peanuts' still brings comfort and joy, 100 years after Charles Schulz's birth

7:01am November 26, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

While Schulz stipulated that the strip would end with him, his iconic characters live on. His widow, Jeannie Schulz, says people still get comfort from the comic because "it talks about humanity."

Elden Ring, just one of several recent games that force players to persevere through failure.

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Video games are tough on you because they love you

9:20am November 23, 2022

by Jamal Michel

Some video game fans chide others for not "getting good" enough to beat tough games. But frequent failure can foster personal growth and knit communities together.

The OG Queer Eye cast faces off against the Netflix's Queer Eye members on Celebrity Family Feud.

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Family Feud unites us by fulfilling a basic human need: low-stakes drama

7:00am November 21, 2022

by Arielle Retting

Family Feud is kitschy, a bit silly, and just challenging enough. I love the drama, but it also forces me to take a step back from my bubble and think about the larger human experience.

Freddie Johnson at the Buffalo Trace Distillery in Louisville, KY

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'Wait Wait' for Nov 19, 2022: Live from Louisville!

12:01pm November 19, 2022

We're back in Louisville for the first time in years, and what better way to celebrate than with Buffalo Trace's Freddie Johnson, one of the state's foremost bourbon experts?

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Craig Robinson in Los Angeles, California.

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'Wait Wait' for Nov. 12, 2022: With Not My Job guest Craig Robinson

1:22pm November 16, 2022

From The Office to Brooklyn 99, Craig Robinson is the actor you're always excited to have show up on your TV. He may be an accomplished multi-hyphanate, but can he answer 3 questions about Craigslist?

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