Games & Humor

Technoblade was one of YouTube's most popular Minecraft video creators.

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Fans are saddened over the death of Technoblade, a popular Minecraft YouTuber

2:35pm July 01, 2022

by Shauneen Miranda

Technoblade, whose real name is Alex, reached millions with his Minecraft video playthroughs on YouTube. His fans and family remember the 23-year-old beyond just his online content.

The villainous Mortimer Freeze, having a whale of a time.

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Hand-animated 'Cuphead' game delights in 'The Delicious Last Course'

9:41pm June 30, 2022

by Kaity Kline

After comics, novels, and a spinoff Netflix show, Cuphead returns to its roots with new game content. It's brutally difficult, brilliantly surreal, and entirely worth playing.

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Pinball is more than a game — it's where I found my community

7:13am June 28, 2022

by Juana Summers

There are pinball leagues and tournaments big enough to fill a whole convention center. For NPR host Juana Summers, a league gave her a way to connect — and it led to some lifelong friendships.

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How I fell in love with pinball

6:46pm June 27, 2022

by Juana Summers

On her first day as an official host of All Things Considered, Juana Summers shares some of the interests she's bringing to the position — from the issue of gun violence, to pinball.

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Tony Yacenda and Dan Perrault in Los Angeles

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'Wait Wait' for June 25, 2022: With Not My Job guests Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda

9:34am June 25, 2022

Dan Perrault and Tony Yacenda won a Peabody for their true crime parody American Vandal, and now their back with Players, a mockumentary about Esports, but what do they know about C-Sports?

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'Wait Wait' for June 18, 2022: With Not My Job guest Sean Hayes

12:12pm June 18, 2022

Sean Hayes is an award-winning actor, producer, and podcaster. He's a true triple-threat, but can he answer our three questions about Purple Haze and other weird marijuana strains?

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Kenan Thompson in Los Angeles, California

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'Wait Wait' for June 11, 2022: We're Back, Baby!

11:58am June 11, 2022

For our first show at our new theater in Chicago, SNL's longest-running cast member Kenan Thompson joins us to answer three questions about short-term employees

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Kacey Musgraves performs in Las Vegas on Dec. 6, 2019.

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'Wait Wait' for June 4, 2022: A Farewell to Zoom

3:39pm June 04, 2022

After 85 remote shows, Peter, Bill and the panel are finally saying farewell to sweatpants and hello to live audiences. We celebrate our new theater by looking back over the Zoom shows of our past.

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Science

Kasha Patel: Why we should use comedy to explain science

9:25am June 03, 2022

Can humor help us learn about the world? Science writer and comedian Kasha Patel thinks so. She applies the scientific method to stand-up comedy, and uses humor to teach science.

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Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor of Ear Hustle.

'Wait Wait' for May 28, 2022: Live from San Francisco!

8:39am May 28, 2022

This week, we make a triumphant return to the Bay Area, with the help of Ear Hustle's Earlonne Woods and Nigel Poor. We ask them three questions about rodeos, or Steer Hustles.