Culture Treasure or Trash? Artist Says It's in the Packaging March 31, 2008 • Artist Justin Gignac began putting garbage into boxes and selling them for as much as $100 to poke fun at the notion of value. A second project involves selling paintings of objects for the price of the item depicted. It's gotten him fancy dinners, video games and more. Treasure or Trash? Artist Says It's in the Packaging Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89237219/89237195" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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'The Tudors' Battles with the Truth March 28, 2008 • The show joins Rome and Deadwood in a string of TV programs dramatizing important chapters in history. These programs don't always get the facts right, but does it really matter? 'The Tudors' Battles with the Truth Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89182466/89186896" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Pin-Up Queen Turns Hollywood Mayor Race Pink March 27, 2008 • For nearly three decades, the late Johnny Grant posed and schmoozed on the Walk of Fame as Hollywood's honorary mayor. Now, a handful of senior celebrities and an aging billboard queen are pushing to become his replacement. Pin-Up Queen Turns Hollywood Mayor Race Pink Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89161002/89163929" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Media 'LA Times' Investigates Its False Tupac Story March 27, 2008 • A Los Angeles Times article about the death of rapper Tupac Shakur was partially based on false documents, new evidence shows. The article linked Shakur's death to associates of Sean Combs, also known as P Diddy or Puff Daddy. NPR's David Folkenflik discusses the internal investigation at the Times. Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89155536/89155535" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Impact of War Soldiers Sound Off with Latrine Graffiti March 27, 2008 • While on assignment in Afghanistan, Steve Featherstone began taking pictures of latrine walls at an airbase in Kuwait, not far from the border with Iraq. The images, he says, are a rare glimpse into the minds of U.S. soldiers. Soldiers Sound Off with Latrine Graffiti Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89140281/89140222" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Steve-O Broadcasts his Meltdown March 26, 2008 • The Jackass star has been sharing videos of himself, looking insane, on the Web. It is clever entertainment or dangerous drug-addiction? TV critic Andrew Wallenstein takes issue with the self-destructing star. Steve-O Broadcasts his Meltdown Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89115002/89114972" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Music Interviews Assisted Listen: Emilio Navaira, King of Tejano March 26, 2008 • Hundreds gathered at a vigil Monday night for Emilio Navaira, the man known as "the King of Tejano Music," who is in a coma after a bus accident and may not survive. Reporter Ramiro Burr offers a quick guide to Navaira's singular genre. Assisted Listen: Emilio Navaira, King of Tejano Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89099490/89099435" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Jon Stewart, Lost in D.C., Collects USO Award March 25, 2008 • Daily Show host Jon Stewart is the winner of a Merit Award from a branch of the USO, the private group that sends celebrities to entertain U.S. troops. Driving down from New York to accept the award, Stewart gets lost in Washington, D.C., shouting "Where's Pennsylvania Avenue?" Jon Stewart, Lost in D.C., Collects USO Award Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89042113/89042100" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture Rejected: 'Star Wars' Merchandise You'll Never Own March 25, 2008 • Toy designers Steve Ross and Jason Geyers uncovered a treasure trove of never released Star Wars accessories, from the Jabba the Hutt bean bag chair to the Death Star grill. Rejected: 'Star Wars' Merchandise You'll Never Own Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89025323/89025297" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Review Music Reviews An 'Odd Couple' and Madonna Release Albums March 25, 2008 • Lizzie Goodman from Blender magazine discusses new releases from Gnarls Barkley, The Raconteurs, The B-52's, and Madonna. An 'Odd Couple' and Madonna Release Albums Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/89025353/89025307" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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In Character Long Duk Dong: Last of the Hollywood Stereotypes? March 24, 2008 • He was comic relief in a slapstick movie — and to many, one of Hollywood's most offensive Asian stereotypes. NPR's Alison MacAdam examines the Sixteen Candles character who inspired a generation to ask, "What's happenin', hot stuff?" Long Duk Dong: Last of the Hollywood Stereotypes? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88591800/88984747" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Diversions 'Dirty Jobs' Make for a Fun But Messy Resume March 24, 2008 • Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel series Dirty Jobs, talks about what it's like to be knee-deep in some of the grittiest jobs around. From cleaning up toxic sewer leaks to collecting owl vomit, Rowe has now tried his hand at more than 175 very messy occupations. Listen to this 'Talk of the Nation' topic Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88968607/88968596" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Culture 'Bob and Ray,' Masters of the Subtle Spoof March 22, 2008 • From the 1940s until the 1980s, the radio and TV comedy duo of Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding brought laughter to millions of Americans. Their subtle, slow-paced humor often spoofed the newsmen and talking heads that filled the media in which they worked. 'Bob and Ray,' Masters of the Subtle Spoof Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88761223/88826995" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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In Character The Politics of Walter Mitty, a Giant in His Own Mind March 22, 2008 • Since he first appeared in print 69 years ago, the fictional Walter Mitty has become synonymous with ineffectual optimism. From Nixon to Bush and even Hillary Clinton, many a politician has been compared with scorn to James Thurber's fictional henpecked daydreamer. The Politics of Walter Mitty, a Giant in His Own Mind Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88754469/88851238" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Bryant Park Project Video Indie-Folk Duo Ida Has a Split Personality March 21, 2008 • The band stopped by the BPP studio to play songs from their new album, Lovers Prayers. They brought along their daughter Storey for what was easily the cutest 13 minutes in the history of the show. Indie-Folk Duo Ida Has a Split Personality Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/88732081/88732047" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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