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Ducks - by Daniel Pinkwater
The Pinkwater Podcast http://www.pinkwater.com/podcast/audioarchive.php
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In The World Of Podcasts, Judge John Hodgman Rules : NPR
Everyone knows TV judges like Judge Judy, Judge Wapner, or Judge Joe Brown. But do you know Judge John Hodgman? Hodgman — a comedian known for his appearances on The Daily Show -- hosts the podcast Judge John Hodgman, where he rules on real-life disputes between siblings, friends and couples....
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The Smartest People on the Internet All Want to Solve This (Cicada3301)
For the last two years in January, an enigmatic message has appeared on the internet from an unknown source signed ... http://www.wnyc.org/story/smartest-people-internet-all-want-solve/
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'Dreamland': Open Your Eyes To The Science Of Sleep : NPR
Most people's after-midnight mishaps are nothing compared with what David K. Randall describes in his new book. From people committing murder while supposedly sleepwalking, to what sleep was like in medieval times, Dreamland provides a lively overview of the world's most popular nocturnal…
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Ira Glass Interviews His Cousin, Composer Philip Glass : NPR
It's no coincidence that composer Philip Glass and This American Life host Ira Glass have the same last name: They're second cousins. On today's Fresh Air, we replay excerpts from an onstage conversation between Ira and Philip in honor of the latter's 75th birthday....
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Instapaper Founder Marco Arment On The App Economy : Planet Money : NPR
Instapaper is a little app that started out as a side project. Now it's a thriving one-man business. We talk to Marco Arment, Instapaper's founder and sole employee, about the app economy. http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/01/31/146152273/the-tuesday-podcast-the-app-economy
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Habits: How They Form And How To Break Them : NPR
Every habit-forming activity follows the same behavioral and neurological patterns, says New York Times business writer Charles Duhigg. His new book The Power of Habit explores the science behind why we do what we do â and how companies are working to use our habits to market products to us....
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To Predict Dating Success, The Secret's In The Pronouns : Shots - Health Blog : NPR
A psychologist says he can predict whether two people will end up on a date by analyzing their language style and use of certain words. His research on language can also help explain power dynamics between people....
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On the Media: The Facebook show
An Austrian man who got Facebook to give him everything they had on him, a writer whose rapist friended her on Facebook, the value of a "Like."
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Have You Heard About B Flat? : Krulwich Wonders... : NPR
For reasons that remain mostly mysterious, the note we call "B flat" does the oddest things. It aggravates alligators, it lurks in the stairwell of an office building, and it emanates from a supermassive black hole 250 million light years from Earth....
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The Quest to Design the Perfect Yawn : Krulwich Wonders... : NPR
What would it take to design a yawn so powerful that it would make everyone who saw it yawn back? Would it have to be a big yawn? And a dog can make a person yawn, but what about the other way around? Robert Krulwich investigated these questions....
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The (Wacky) World According to John Hodgman : NPR
Writer John Hodgman expounds on a variety of fascinating and sublimely ridiculous subjects â historical, literary and hobo â in his book The Areas of My Expertise. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5764627
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They Might Be Giants: Still 'Emotionally Arrested' At 50 : NPR
For John Flansburgh and John Linnell, being in a band at 50 is no different than when they started. http://www.npr.org/2011/07/28/138783479/they-might-be-giants-still-emotionally-arrested-at-50
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How Fibonacci Introduced The World To Numbers : NPR
To carry out their calculations, merchants in the early 13th century used an abacus or a system called finger reckoning. Commerce changed when Leonardo of Pisa â known today as Fibonacci â published the first arithmetic textbook. Mathematician Keith Devlin talks about the history of…
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'Sex On Six Legs': When Insects Go Wild : NPR
Everything you wanted to know about bug sex (but didn't bother to ask) is explained in a new book. Insect expert Marlene Zuk describes how ants learn, why some crickets don't chirp and how various bugs mate in Sex on Six Legs: Lessons on Life, Love and Language from the Insect World....
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Bananas: The Uncertain Future Of A Favorite Fruit : NPR
Americans consume more bananas than apples and oranges combined. Dan Koeppel, author of Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World, gives us a primer on the expansive history â and the threatened future â of the seedless, sexless fruit....
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