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8 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Zombies

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8 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Zombies

October 31, 2010 • Zombies, it seems, are everywhere these days, so we've hauled in an expert to prepare us for the invasion.

8 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Zombies

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Signs From The Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear

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Games & Humor

Signs From The Rally To Restore Sanity And/Or Fear

October 31, 2010 • Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert weren't the only funny ones at The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear on the National Mall Saturday. Here are some of the signs we spotted throughout the day.

Dog Food, Or Dogs As Food? Depends Where You Are

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Dog Food, Or Dogs As Food? Depends Where You Are

October 31, 2010 • In some cultures, Fido's the beloved family pet. Elsewhere, he's lunch. Psychologist Hal Herzog explores our complicated relationship with animals in his new book, "Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat."

Dog Food, Or Dogs As Food? Depends Where You Are

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Movies

Real-Life Spy Valerie Plame Is 'Fair Game' For New Movie

October 31, 2010 • The world first heard the name Valerie Plame in 2003. Her identity as a CIA officer was leaked by Bush administration officials when she was mentioned by name in an article by syndicated columnist Robert Novak. Her exposure as an undercover operative was seen as an attempt to discredit Plame's husband, former ambassador Joe Wilson. Now a new movie about the controversy and the tensions placed on the Wilson's marriage is about to open nationwide. Host Liane Hansen speaks to director Doug Liman about the film, Fair Game, starring Naomi Watts and Sean Penn.

Real-Life Spy Valerie Plame Is 'Fair Game' For New Movie

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'Sanity/Fear' Rally A Protest Of The Absurd

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National

'Sanity/Fear' Rally A Protest Of The Absurd

October 31, 2010 • Tens of thousands of people got together Saturday on the National Mall with comedians Stephen Colbert and Jon Stewart. The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear was mostly a good-natured riot -- a laugh riot, that is.

'Sanity/Fear' Rally A Protest Of The Absurd

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From Funnyman Judd Apatow, A Few Solid Laughs

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From Funnyman Judd Apatow, A Few Solid Laughs

October 31, 2010 • Known for a groundbreaking TV comedy and a string of hilarious films, Judd Apatow has edited a new collection of humor writing, Things I Found Funny. He joins NPR's Liane Hansen to talk about what makes for good comedy — and just plain good writing.

From Funnyman Judd Apatow, A Few Solid Laughs

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Sunday Puzzle

Creature Double Feature

October 30, 2010 • You are given categories. For each of the categories, name an item starting with each of the letters in the word "ghost." For example, given the category "girls' names," answers could be Greta, Hilda, Olive, Sue and Trish.

Creature Double Feature

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How A Quest To Save Soviet Jews Changed The World

October 30, 2010 • A rally that drew a quarter-million people to the National Mall 23 years ago was a crucial turning point for Jews yearning to escape the Soviet Union. Author Gal Beckerman explores that moment, and that movement, in his new book When They Come For Us, We'll Be Gone: The Epic Struggle to Save Soviet Jewry.

How A Quest To Save Soviet Jews Changed The World

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October 30, 2010 • Sir Michael Caine is the only actor, along with Jack Nicholson, to have been nominated for an Oscar every decade since the 1960s. His second autobiography tells tales of working with Steve Martin, how his marriage has survived 40 years, and what it's like to make people laugh. Host Scott Simon speaks with Caine about his new book The Elephant to Hollywood.

Michael Caine: A Life Large Enough For An Encore

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Theater

Vince Lombardi Takes The Stage With A New Play

October 30, 2010 • Legendary Green Bay Packers coach Vince Lombardi has inspired millions of athletes, coaches, salesmen , politicians and sports fans. Now he has inspired a Broadway play. With help from the NFL, Lombardi: A New American Play, has debuted, and its backers hope it will attract a new crowd to theaters.

Vince Lombardi Takes The Stage With A New Play

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October 30, 2010 • The ancient Greeks did it. Shakespeare mastered it. Will Rogers mass marketed it. Even educated fleas did it. And now, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert may be taking political satire and humor to a new level. Host Scott Simon talks to Peter Sagal, host of NPR's Wait Wait, Don't Tell Me, about the influence of comedy on politics, and vice versa.

Peter Sagal: Some Political Freedoms Just For Laughs

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Author Interviews

P.J. O'Rourke's Advice? 'Don't Vote'

October 30, 2010 • The very title of P.J. O'Rourke's new book will anger some people. Just wait until they actually read it. Host Scott Simon speaks with the author and humorist about Don't Vote, which looks at what O'Rourke considers to be the excesses of government.

P.J. O'Rourke's Advice? 'Don't Vote'

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