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  1. diddly-dee
    Fiona Apple Had a Blast Singing Old-Timey SongsFor the Watkins Family Hour’s Tiny Desk Concert.
    By Nate Jones
  2. shes the boss
    How Black Women Have Been Leaning In ForeverTalking to NPR’s Michel Martin.
    By Allison P. Davis
  3. Patton Oswalt on His Dream of Becoming a Film Director: ‘Eventually I Will’“Eventually I will. But when I make the leap to become a director, I have got to convince a platoon of people to make the leap with me, so […]
    By Megh Wright
  4. behavior
    Hear an Exclusive Clip From ‘Invisibilia,’ NPR’s New Show on BehaviorIt’s kind of Science of Us–y. 
    By Melissa Dahl
  5. John Cleese Explains the Difference Between American and British Comedy […]“The Americans are more enthusiastic and more likely to engage in hyperbole. The British fans are liable to suddenly be talking to you about […]
    By Megh Wright
  6. radio
    Why You Wasted a Perfectly Good Hour Listening to ‘Car Talk’We took comfort in their expertise.
    By Christopher Bonanos
  7. Standup, Storytelling and Radio Hosting with Ophira EisenbergOphira Eisenberg is a standup comic, the host of NPR’s live quiz show Ask Me Another, and a regular host and contributor to the popular live […]
    By Lara Zarum
  8. media
    Listening to New York Public Radio Is About to Get Easier Thanks to a big grant.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  9. scoops
    Notes on Being a Female Reporter in the 1970sNina Totenberg remembers.
    By Maggie Lange
  10. returning favorites
    Watch Portlandia Make NPR JokesThey’re tailgating for “Prairie Home Companion.”
    By Margaret Lyons
  11. Listen to a David Letterman Interview from 1981David Letterman’s 20th anniversary hosting CBS’s The Late Show is coming up this week. NPR’s Terry Gross has unearthed an old radio interview […]
    By Bradford Evans
  12. chat room
    Peter Sagal of ‘Wait Wait, Don’t Tell Me’ on Competitiveness and Republicans“I would love it if John Boehner would come on our show.”
    By Margaret Lyons
  13. Jesse Thorn’s ‘Bullseye’ Will Be Distributed Through NPR Starting in April MaximumFun.org chief Jesse Thorn’s radio show/podcast Bullseye (previously called The Sound of Young America) will be airing on NPR beginning […]
    By Bradford Evans
  14. the most npr thing in the world
    Fred Armisen Will Co-Host ‘This American Life’In character as Ira Glass.
    By Margaret Lyons
  15. Part of Tig Notaro’s Famous Largo Set Will be Broadcast on ‘This American […]Early this month, Tig Notaro performed a legendary set at Largo in Los Angeles. As an account from the night put it: “For the first half of her […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  16. alabama shakes
    Download a Free Alabama Shakes ConcertLove you forever, NPR.
    By Zach Dionne
  17. media
    Terry Gross Is Not a LesbianShe gets that a lot, though.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  18. the intern files
    NPR Intern Plagiarized Story About Witnessing Taliban ExecutionThe summer of journalistic embarrassments rages on.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  19. vulture reads
    Sunday Reads: Jared Gilman, Kenneth LonerganAn official excuse to stay indoors.
    By Caroline Bankoff and Andre Tartar
  20. Vogue Does Damage Control on Asma al-Assad StoryBuck says Asma was “extremely thin and very well-dressed, and therefore qualified to be in Vogue.”
    By Charlotte Cowles
  21. How Wes Anderson’s Movies Get Their SoundtracksFresh Air has an interview with Randall Poster about finding the music for Wes Anderson’s films. Depending on your sensibilities that sounds […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  22. sleepwalk with me
    Mike Birbiglia Terri GrossWe’d watch that movie. We’d definitely watch that movie.
    By Eliot Glazer
  23. Lena Dunham Addresses Girls Racial Criticism Like A Good Liberal Arts GradWhen the Girls backlash was at its peak (all the way back in April), it was hard for Lena Dunham, the show’s creator/writer/director/star, to […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  24. Jason Segel Talks Rom-Coms and Hating Science with NPRThis weekend, on NPR’s Morning Edition, human hug-machine Jason Segel sat down to talk about Five-Year Engagement with the perfectly NPR-voiced […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  25. funny people
    Kristen Wiig Doesn’t Know If She’ll Return to SNL“Everyone has to leave.”
    By Margaret Lyons
  26. Maya Rudolph Has the Finest Talc for Your Bottom Ooh, 40 minutes of Maya Rudolph on Fresh Air. Ooooh, the first time she read the bridal store scene in Bridesmaids. Oooooh, “comedy as a team […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  27. maya rudolph
    Listen to Maya Rudolph Interviewed on NPR’s ‘Fresh Air’Please be our friend, Maya? Please? (Terry Gross, you are not allowed!)
    By Eliot Glazer
  28. casting couch
    Donald Sutherland Joins Fox’s NPR-set ComedyHe’ll play the lead character’s dad, and the station’s manager.
    By Margaret Lyons
  29. Louis C.K. Has Already Made a Profit From His New Specialvideo platformvideo managementvideo solutionsvideo player Louis C.K.’s making the rounds this week to promote his new special, with a feature […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  30. Daily Show Viewers Get Another Excuse to Look Down Their Noses at Cable […]It’s official: watching The Daily Show or listening to NPR will make you more well informed that most people. Watching Fox News or MSNBC will […]
    By Adam Frucci
  31. tina fey
    Listen: Tina Fey Hosts ‘Hidden World of Girls’No offense to Terry Gross, but we’d be super-cool with Tina Fey taking her job. 
    By Eliot Glazer
  32. clickables
    Listen to Alec Baldwin’s PodcastJack Donaghy’s on the radio, y’all!
    By Eliot Glazer
  33. occupy wall street
    NPR-Affiliated Freelance Radio Host Fired for Protesting [Updated]Occupy D.C. cost her a job.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  34. media
    Conservative Journalist No Longer Conservative Enough for Radio ShowDavid Frum is leaving ‘Marketplace.’
    By Joe Coscarelli
  35. clickables
    Listen to an Ira Glass Sex-Tape Parody“If you donate now, Carl Kassell will leave a dirty — and I mean really filthy — message on a loved one’s answering machine.”
    By Margaret Lyons
  36. clickables
    Watch ‘Become a Noun,’ NPR’s Music Video Guide to ImmortalityJules Leotard: a real person.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  37. comings and goings
    National Public Radio Names New CEOGary Knell will take over the media organization in December.
    By Caroline Bankoff
  38. listening time
    No One Quotes Fight Club Back to Brad Pitt“Sometimes I’ll get ‘Tyler Durden, heh heh heh.’”
    By Amanda Dobbins
  39. Wyatt Cenac Has A Terrible Bill Cosby In His Back PocketWhile visiting NPR yesterday to discuss his new comedy album Comedy Person, Wyatt Cenac brushed off rumors that he was singled out as a […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  40. the future is coming
    When Twitter Met Facebook: Jerks, Nerds, and VulcansA parable from the wilds of Silicon Valley.
    By Noreen Malone
  41. liberal caricatures
    New Times ‘Sunday Review’ Section Will Include Weekly Quiz in Partnership With Wait, Wait Don’t Tell MeAlso, it will be delivered to you in a Volvo, via carpool.
    By Chris Rovzar
  42. Stephen Colbert on Fresh AirHere’s a great, not-in-character interview that Stephen Colbert did with NPR’s Fresh Air. A lot of it is about his recent performances in […]
    By Adam Frucci
  43. clickables
    Watch ‘No More Questions!’: A Touching Animated StoryCorps VideoWarning: It’s a tear-jerker.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  44. clickables
    Hear David Simon Play Some Fifties-TV Trivia on ‘Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me’He doesn’t do too well.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  45. The Grub Street Diet
    Financial Journalist Alex Blumberg Disdains ‘Hipster’ Tater Tots,“I don’t understand the new hipster obsession with tater tots. They’re never as good in practice as they are in theory.”
    By Jillian Goodman
  46. Tina Fey Talks Women in Comedy and/or on the Cover of MaximI suggested that we rename the site TotallyTina.com; Adam promised he’d look into it. Until then, NPR’s interview with Tina Fey about […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  47. national palestinian radio
    Anthony Weiner Sarcastically Praises NPR Defunding Vote for Two Straight MinutesThis looks like it was very cathartic.
    By Dan Amira
  48. lake wobegon
    Garrison Keillor to Retire in 2013Good-bye, Lake Wobegon.
    By Chris Rovzar
  49. stunt bubbles
    GOP: EMERGENCY, EMERGENCY, NPR Is Funded by the GOVERNMENTRepublicans in the House will do something about this!
    By Chris Rovzar
  50. james o’keefe
    The Inevitable Backlash Against James O’Keefe’s Heavily Edited NPR ‘Sting’ BeginsThis always seems to come too late, doesn’t it.
    By Chris Rovzar
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