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Author: Scott Detrow
How one university student launched a wildly successful club to make friends
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to U.S. college student Juliette Sartori about how her an idea for a new club, Dinner with a Stranger, became a huge hit at the University of Glasgow in Scotland.
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Author: Ayesha Rascoe
Sunday Puzzle: Sibling cities
Listener Ernie Thurston of Asheville, N.C., plays the puzzle with NPR Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and Weekend Edition host Ayesha Rascoe.
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Author: Will Shortz
Nick Frost wants you to laugh and squirm in “Get Away”
Nick Frost on his newest horror comedy and what makes the slasher funny.
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Author: Ryan Benk
John Lithgow on having a “good ending” — on and off screen
Actor John Lithgow grew up in a theater family but always wanted to be a painter. On Wild Card this week, he opens up what changed his mind.
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Author: Rachel Martin
‘Generation Barney’ explores one dinosaurs enduring legacy
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Author: Mallory Yu
Fandom rules social media’s cultural landscape in 2024
Annual trends reports from YouTube, TikTok and Spotify reveal how fans had an outsize impact on entertainment, culture and politics this year.
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Author: Chloe Veltman
Fresh Air Weekend: Folk musician Jerron Paxton; Ira Gershwin gets his due
Paxton’s known for performing music from the 1920s and ’30s. David Bianculli reviews the documentary Beatles ’64. Michael Owen, author of Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words, talks about the famed lyricist.
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Jim Gaffigan talks his new special and opening for the Popemobile
This week, Jim Gaffigan joins panelists Adam Felber, Adam Burke, and Negin Farsad to talk about being the Pope’s favorite comedian.
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Where tradwives and leftists agree
We continue our conversation about the hellscape of modern motherhood, and look into an alternative to the tradwife lifestyle.
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Author: Leah Donnella