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Richard Poplak on "The Sheik's Batmobile"

Richard Poplak tells Anne Strainchamps about the ill-fated attempt to adapt The Simpsons for the Arab world.

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Neda Ulaby unpacks the film "Tristram Shandy"

NPR Cultural Critic Neda Ulaby helps Jim Fleming unravel the complications of the 2006 film "Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story."

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Mark Hunter on Invasive Insects

Ecologist Mark Hunter talks with Jim Fleming about the destructive capacity of alien insects.

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Jon Ronson on Dirty Bombs

Jon Ronson was assigned by The Guardian newspaper to find out how easy it would be to build a dirty bomb. So he did.

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Photographer Faces His Future

Phil Toledano was worried about the future.  So he decided to look it in the face.  He took a DNA test and hired a special effects makeup artist to help him become different versions of his future self.  Then he staged photos.  They're the subject of a new book, MAYBE, and a new film. 

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Nine Years - Richard Pumilia

A couple tries to stave off aging in this story by Richard Pumilia.

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Listener Ghost Story: "The Lake"

A ghost story from listener Sophia Derbes.

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Joshua Foer on Memory Palaces

Would you like to sharpen your memory?  Science writer Joshua Foer tells you how to build an elaborate memory palace.

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