Arts & Life

Actor Aamir Khan plays former wrestler Mahavir Singh Phogat, training his on-screen daughters in the art of wrestling, in the film Dangal.

Unexpected Heroines Of An Indian Box Office Hit: Female Wrestlers

11:29pm January 20, 2017

by Julie McCarthy

'Dangal" is a Disney film that tells the story of India's Phogat wrestling family. It's broken the record for ticket sales for a Hindi language film. And it's in theaters in the U.S. too.

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Trump's Inauguration Sets Up Uncertain Future For Conservative Movement

4:28pm January 20, 2017

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Sam Tanenhaus, author of The Death of Conservatism, about what Donald Trump's inauguration means for the future of the conservative movement.

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Books
Arts

Novelist Zadie Smith On Historical Nostalgia And The Nature Of Talent

2:44pm January 20, 2017

Smith's latest book, Swing Time, tells the story of two girls who dream of being dancers, but only one has the talent to do so. Originally broadcast Nov. 21, 2016.

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Residents, Businesses And Charities Urge The Trumps To Get To Know D.C.

10:40am January 20, 2017

by Elizabeth Blair

Washington, D.C., is not just about government. It's a city with cultural and social scenes. The unofficial D.C. has been preparing for the Trump family's arrival.

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Eugene Mirman on Ask Me Another at Haverford College.

Arts

Eugene Mirman: Burger On A Sesame Seed Pun

10:26am January 20, 2017

AMA goes back to school at Haverford College with all-student contestants! Plus, comedian Eugene Mirman, who graduated with a bachelor's degree in comedy, plays Burger of the Day—AMA style.

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Arts

Cereal Brawl

10:23am January 20, 2017

This word game is about cereal...the breakfast, not the podcast. We'll describe a brand, and you guess the name with one letter changed.

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Arts

Muppets, Beanies Or Mascots

10:23am January 20, 2017

In this week's edition of This, That, or the Other, contestants must decide: is it a Muppet, a Beanie Baby or a college sports mascot?

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Alan Drazen on Ask Me Another at Haverford College.

Arts

Mystery Guest

10:23am January 20, 2017

This episode's mystery guest, Alan Drazen, joins us from the Philadelphia area. Alan created something "very, very cool." Can you figure out what he invented before Ophira and Jonathan do?

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Arts

Stuff By The Ocean

10:23am January 20, 2017

Jonathan Coulton takes us all the way back to the summer of 2016 with a parody of "Cake By The Ocean," where each clue is about something you'd find--you guessed it--by the ocean.

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Arts

Easy Degrees

10:23am January 20, 2017

In this game we play a clip of a famous person accepting an honorary degree, and contestants buzz in to guess who else has joined the exclusive club.

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