We’ll talk to Slate’s J. Bryan Lowder, who examines the differences between gay culture past and present in his latest piece, “What Was Gay?”
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Intellectual Gaming
Parents and educators alike decry the many hours kids spend playing video games. But what if video games are actually the key to more sophisticated learning?
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From Bacon to ‘Charlotte’s Web’
This hour, we’ll talk about the relationship between humans and pigs with Mark Essig, author of Lesser Beasts: A Snout-to-Tail History of the Humble Pig.
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Balancing Success and Goodness
In his new book, New York Times columnist David Brooks writes about how we define success, drawing a line between what he considers “résumé virtues” and “eulogy virtues.” This hour, we’ll talk to him about striking that balance, the subject of The Road to Character.
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A Wedding Reporter On Finding ‘The One’
Ellen McCarthy experienced a bad breakup the very same day she started as the Washington Post’s full-time weddings reporter. Since that day, she’s seen over 200 weddings. This hour, we’ll talk with her about what she’s learned about dating, commitment and making it last.
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Jay and Johnny, Conan and Dave
We’ll get a backstage look at how late-night talk shows operate – and how they reshape our opinions on the day’s news – with Jon Macks, a writer for The Tonight Show With Jay Leno for more than 20 years.
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Globetrotting With ‘National Geographic’
The National Geographic Society has informed and inspired since 1888. This hour, from NPR headquarters in Washington, we’ll talk about how the magazine selects which aspects of geography, archaeology and natural science with its editor-in-chief, Susan Goldberg.
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D.C. On TV And Film
Political television shows such as House of Cards and Veep just wouldn’t feel authentic if they didn’t film at least some of their scenes in the nation’s capital. This hour, we’ll talk about shooting TV and movies in America’s most security conscious city with Angie Gates, director of the D.C. Office of Motion Picture and Television Development; and House of Cards location manager Patrick Burn.
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A Conversation With Scott Simon
When NPR host Scott Simon began tweeting from his mother’s deathbed, he captured the hearts of thousands with his poignant, heartbreaking observations. This hour, from NPR headquarters in Washington, we’ll talk with him about his new memoir, Unforgettable: A Mother’s Final Days – And the Lessons that Last a Lifetime.
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Behind The Scenes Of NPR News
As NPR’s vice president for news, Chris Turpin manages close to 400 journalists across the country and in 17 bureaus around the world. This hour, from NPR headquarters in Washington, we’ll talk to him about covering breaking news live on the air, supplementing those broadcasts on the Web and about the behind the scenes work in Washington that makes it all possible.
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A Logophile’s Dream
Queries about sweet soup, the endearment “my boo” and fossil poetry were all on recent episodes of “A Way With Words.” This hour, we’ll talk with the show’s hosts, Martha Barnette and Grant Barrett, about their most frequent questions– as well as the most wacky.
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A ‘Colossal’ Undertaking
With Colossal, the Dallas Theater Center has transformed the Wyly Theatre into a football field to tell the story of a college athlete struggling to overcome a devastating spinal injury. This hour, we’ll talk about how the play examines our favorite sport members of the cast.
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