Games & Humor
Sunday Puzzle: Follow My Lead
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and this week's puzzle winner Karen Marshall of Shoreline, Wash., work through a tough word game, crafted by puzzle master Will Shortz.
Not My Job: Former Flyers Goalie Bernie Parent Gets Quizzed On (Cake) Icing
There was a saying in Philadelphia in the 1970s: "Only the Lord saves more than Bernie Parent." The legendary goaltender won two consecutive Stanley Cups with the Flyers.
Canadian Comics Celebrate Their Country's Birth At LA Comedy Clubs
Canada turns 150 on July 1 and a celebration is underway in Los Angeles comedy clubs, of all places, in honor of the long comedy tradition between the country to the north and LA.
Seize The Data
Our contestants take a trip to Silicon Valley in this game where we mash up common names, phrases, and titles with technology companies.
Audio-philes
For this game, contestants guess which of two audio clues a certain -phile would be way into.
Betty Gilpin: GLOW-ing Faces
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."
Don't Be So Possessive
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.
Golden Sidekicks
In a tribute to Blanche, Dorothy, and Rose, guest musician Julian Velard graces us with the Golden Girls theme song "Thank You For Being a Friend," rewritten to be about famous sidekicks.
Meet The Expert
In this installment of Meet the Expert we chat with Karen Green, the Librarian for Ancient and Medieval History, and the Curator for Comics and Cartoons at Columbia University, about her two passions.