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Sunday Puzzle: "To Be Announced"

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WUNC listener Andrew Patton and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz

Sunday Puzzle: To Be Announced

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Flames from the Palisades Fire reach the grounds of the Getty Villa Museum on the Pacific Coast Highway amid a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The museum was forced to close for around six months, causing a major drop in annual visitorship numbers for 2025.

Flames from the Palisades Fire reach the grounds of the Getty Villa Museum on the Pacific Coast Highway amid a powerful windstorm on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. The museum was forced to close for around six months, causing a major drop in annual visitorship numbers for 2025. Apu Gomes/Getty Images hide caption

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Natural disasters and political instability hampered U.S. museum attendance in 2025

The Art Newspaper's latest annual study of "the world's 100 most visited art museums" also reveals signs of modest growth.

Olivia Munn attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!

'Wait Wait' for April 4, 2026: With Not My Job guest Olivia Munn



This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with guest host Negin Farsad, special guest Olivia Munn and panelists Rachel Coster, Peter Grosz, and Joyelle Nicole Johnson

'Wait Wait' for April 4, 2026: With Not My Job guest Olivia Munn

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We become friends and neighbors with Olivia Munn

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

We become friends and neighbors with Olivia Munn

Olivia Munn talks casing Steve Martin's house and being the only actor to talk too fast for Aaron Sorkin. Plus, panelists Rachel Coster, Peter Grosz, and Joyelle Nicole Johnson visit the Supreme Court

We become friends and neighbors with Olivia Munn

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Movie Interviews

Comic/filmmaker and star Julio Torres spins immigration stress into satire

Torres talks about the obstacles he faced in the immigration system after he came to the U.S. from El Salvador in his 20s. His new HBO Max show is Color Theories. Originally broadcast March 11, 2024.

FA: Julio Torres

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"Take Me Out to the Ball Game" was an instant hit as soon as it was published in 1908. Sheet music for Jack Norworth and Albert von Tilzer's song, depicting portraits of some of the famous performers who'd sung it such as Trixie Friganza (pictured here), soon sold millions of copies.

"Take Me Out to the Ball Game" was an instant hit as soon as it was published in 1908. Sheet music for Jack Norworth and Albert von Tilzer's song soon sold millions of copies. The picture here is of Trixie Friganza. Library of Congress hide caption

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The surprising feminist history of baseball's biggest anthem

There's a lot more to "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" than "peanuts and Cracker Jack."

The surprising feminist history of baseball’s biggest anthem

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This combination of images shows Blake Lively at the London screening of the film "It 'Ends With Us" on Aug. 8, 2024, left, and Justin Baldoni at the world premiere of the film in New York on Aug. 6, 2024. (AP Photo)

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Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni tossed out but robust case remains

Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against Justin Baldoni over the movie "It Ends With Us" were dismissed Thursday by a federal judge who left intact three claims, including retaliation, that will let a jury hear many of the allegations anyway.

The best & worst of culture in 2026...so far.

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It's Been a Minute

The best & worst of culture in 2026...so far.

We have officially wrapped Quarter 1 of 2026. That means it's time to gather the pop culture C-suite and take stock of the best and worst of culture this year...so far.

Rating the highs & lows of 2026...so far.

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Robert Pattinson and Zendaya in The Drama.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour

Zendaya and Robert Pattison bring 'The Drama'

In the dark comedy The Drama, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson are getting married, but maybe they shouldn’t? The stars play a couple in full-on prep mode for their upcoming wedding, though when a shocking secret is revealed, suddenly their love for one another doesn’t seem all that secure.

The Drama and What’s Making Us Happy

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David Bowie debuted his Ziggy Stardust persona, and released "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

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History

Ziggy Stardust and Hacky Sack: What life was like the last time we went to the moon

The Artemis II mission is the first time humans have headed to the moon since 1972. That year also marked the debut of The Godfather and the Egg McMuffin.

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Book Reviews

'Stay Alive,' about daily life in Nazi Berlin, shows how easy it is to just go along

Historian Ian Buruma chronicles the lives of ordinary Berliners — including his own father — during World War II. Stay Alive is about the past, but has powerful lessons for the present.

FA: Book Review: Stay Alive: Berlin 1939-1945

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George Saunders thinks ambition gets a bad rap

Wild Card with Rachel Martin

George Saunders thinks ambition gets a bad rap

George Saunders isn’t sure what he believes about the afterlife, but he knows it’s fertile soil for a good story. In his latest novel “Vigil,” he explores questions of judgement, redemption and our ability to change. And at this stage of his career, Saunders is reflective about his own path, what he’s built through hard work and what he still longs for.

George Saunders

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This photo shows a person's hand holding a smartphone with DraftKings on its screen. In the background is a computer monitor that is displaying DraftKings' website.

The state of New Hampshire receives revenue from sports wagers made with DraftKings, but officials are worried that people will switch to new prediction market platforms. Zoey Knox/NHPR hide caption

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As hoops betting spikes, it's New Hampshire and other states vs. prediction markets

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In New Hampshire and states with legalized sports gambling, wagering helps fund government services. But now competitors like Kalshi and Polymarket are getting a cut of the action.

Some states with legal gambling are concerned about losing a cut to new technology

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In her long-awaited memoir, Phases, entertainment icon Brandy is opening up about her storied journey from singing in church in rural Mississippi to building a decades-long career in Hollywood as a music artist, songwriter, producer and actress.

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Music Interviews

Brandy seizes the 'divine' opportunity to tell her story with 'Phases' memoir

Singer and actress Brandy speaks with NPR's A Martinez about her memoir, Phases, which charts her journey to stardom from singing in church in rural Mississippi to the bright lights of Hollywood.

Singer Brandy shares her rise to stardom in new memoir, 'Phases'

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