Halloween Tricks And Audio Treats Halloween Treats: 'Blacula' and Other Horror Classics October 31, 2006 • Mark Harris is a walking encyclopedia of African Americans in horror films, including Night of the Living Dead and Blacula. Halloween Treats: 'Blacula' and Other Horror Classics Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6411140/6411141" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture The Father of the Addams Family October 31, 2006 • Charles Addams was the creator of the Addams Family — the warped and gruesome stars of magazine cartoons, a TV show and two movies. According to those who knew him, Addams was as strange as some of his characters. The Father of the Addams Family Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6407492/6407509" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Movies Freida Lee Mock, Wrestling with Kushner October 29, 2006 • From Sept. 11, 2001 until the 2004 presidential election, filmmaker Freida Lee Mock followed playwright Tony Kushner. The resulting documentary is callled Wrestling With Angels. Freida Lee Mock, Wrestling with Kushner Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6398328/6398589" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Revisiting the Last Witch Trial October 29, 2006 • This year marks the 300th anniversary of the last witch trial held in North America. Yale history professor John Demos tells Liane Hansen about the circumstances surrounding the last witch trial. Revisiting the Last Witch Trial Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6400850/6400851" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Sounds of American Culture Jerry Lee Lewis: 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On' October 28, 2006 • Recorded in only one take at the Sun Studio in Memphis, Jerry Lee Lewis' original recording of "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On" propelled the rock legend to instant fame. In 2005, the Library of Congress selected the song for the National Recording Registry. Jerry Lee Lewis: 'Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6388855/6398834" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Celebrating Tupperware's Artistic Value October 28, 2006 • "Translations in Tupperware" is an exhibit this week in New York City featuring 25 of the best art creations using the plastic food containers. Tupperware Brands CEO Rick Goings about some of his favorite designs. Celebrating Tupperware's Artistic Value Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6397247/6397248" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Halloween Tricks And Audio Treats 'Great Pumpkin' Marks 40 Years on TV October 27, 2006 • Forty years ago tonight, the Peanuts gang made Halloween history with the first broadcast of It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown!. The show's producer, and the actor who played Charlie, look back. 'Great Pumpkin' Marks 40 Years on TV Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6388497/6390220" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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From Our Listeners Wikipedia Founder Asks: What's Your Dream? October 26, 2006 • If you could take any copyrighted work and set it free, what would it be? That's the question Jimmy Wales wants to have answered. He's the founder of Wikipedia, the online open-source encyclopedia. Two weeks ago, Wales e-mailed the wikipedia community to ask people to dream big. Wikipedia Founder Asks: What's Your Dream? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6387888/6387889" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Poetry Gathering Poems from Sandburg's 'Great Period' October 26, 2006 • Carl Sandburg received one of his two Pulitzer Prizes for a 1950 compilation of his poems. A new collection focuses on the Midwestern poet's early works, what the editor calls Sandburg's "great period." Gathering Poems from Sandburg's 'Great Period' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6382389/6382590" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology A Second Life to Live October 24, 2006 • Many people's real lives often spill over into their online lives. For example, more than a million quest for treasures in the World of Warcraft, and hundreds of thousands live part-time in a world called Second Life. A Second Life to Live Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6375226/6375967" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Obituaries 'Father Knows Best' Star Jane Wyatt Dies at 96 October 23, 2006 • One of television's favorite moms has died. Jane Wyatt was 96. She was best known for playing Margaret Anderson on the popular 50s sitcom Father Knows Best. 'Father Knows Best' Star Jane Wyatt Dies at 96 Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6366686/6366687" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Technology iPod Digital Music Player Turns Five October 23, 2006 • On this day five years ago, the iPod music player from Apple was introduced. It caught the attention of music lovers, both for what it could do -- allow them to fit much of their music in their pocket -- and for the way it looked. iPod Digital Music Player Turns Five Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6366659/6366660" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Role-Playing Games, Offering a New Reality October 21, 2006 • The real and the virtual converge in role-playing games such as World of Warcraft and Second Life. Heather Chaplin and Aaron Ruby write about the phenomenon in Smartbomb: The Quest for Art, Entertainment, and Big Bucks in the Videogame Revolution. Role-Playing Games, Offering a New Reality Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6358721/6358722" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Universal Appeal of 'Battlestar Galactica' October 21, 2006 • A revived, retooled Battlestar Galactica is a hit TV show on the Sci-Fi channel. But it's popular with an audience that goes beyond traditional borders of the science fiction audience. The Universal Appeal of 'Battlestar Galactica' Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6358724/6358725" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Art & Design Sliding Through the Art at London's Tate Modern October 20, 2006 • A new sculpture exhibition at London's Tate Modern gallery gives visitors a chance to experience art from the inside out. German artist Carsten Holler has built a series of long, curving slides inside the gallery's cavernous Turbine Hall. Sliding Through the Art at London's Tate Modern Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/6355028/6355029" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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