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Sunday Puzzle

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  • Games & Humor

Sunday Puzzle: Next-To-Last

Tom Zmozynski plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.

September 06, 2020
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  • Will Shortz

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  • Games & Humor

Not My Job: We Quiz The Host Of 'Mysterious Islands' On Staten Island

Kellee Edwards is a pilot, scuba diver, sailor and mountaineer who has explored many remote islands ... but how much does she know about a pretty normal island right off the wild coast of New Jersey?

September 05, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom

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  • Games & Humor

Not My Job: We Quiz SNL's Cecily Strong On Saturday Morning Cartoons

Cecily Strong has been a cast member on SNL since 2012 so she knows plenty about Saturday nights ... but what about Saturday mornings?

August 29, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
Fortnite is releasing its new season, Chapter 2 - Season 4, on Thursday, but it will not be available on iPhones or other Apple devices because of a legal dispute between Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, and Apple over in-app commissions.

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  • Technology

New Fortnite Season Will Not Be Available On iPhones, As Judge Sides With Apple

The maker of the popular Battle Royale game is being banned from Apple's App Store after skirting the tech giant's rule that it receive a 30% cut of every purchase.

August 27, 2020
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  • Bobby Allyn
GPB News NPR

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  • Games & Humor

Epic Games Vs. Apple: What Will Happen To 'Fortnite' Update

Epic Games' battle against Apple's App Store fees could hit home for millions of Fortnite fans on Thursday. That's when Epic is set to release a big update to the popular video game.

August 26, 2020
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  • Bobby Allyn
GPB News NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Joseph Gordon-Levitt talks about starring in a peanut butter commercial as a child. And plays a game where songs associated with movies are rewritten to be about the movie scene in which they appear.

August 21, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Landmark Lark

William Jackson Harper and Yvonne Orji combine geography and wordplay in a game about well-known landmarks, with a twist.

August 21, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Must Love Dogs

Tinder goes wild in a game where Tony Shalhoub and Luke Kirby try to guess the animal based on imagined online dating profiles.

August 21, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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  • Arts & Life

I'd Like To Thank The Academy

William Jackson Harper (The Good Place) and Yvonne Orji (Insecure) visit past Academy Awards ceremonies in an audio quiz about iconic Oscar speeches.

August 21, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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  • Arts & Life

Are You Not Edutained?

Tony Shalhoub and Luke Kirby (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) go back to school in a game involving audio clips from vintage educational films. Luke and Ophira discover they have a lot in common.

August 21, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
Your animals will demand your attention in <em>Planet Zoo</em>, just one of several simulation games that might distract you from quarantine.

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  • Games & Humor

I Thought A Zoo: Simulated Games For Isolated Times

Whether you want to take a break from reality with a zoo, a city, an amusement park, or a hospital full of angry clowns, a simulation game can be just the ticket.

August 17, 2020
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  • Linda Holmes

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  • Games & Humor

Fortnite Uses Apple's Own '1984' Ad Against It In Dispute Over Payments

Apple pulled the popular shooting game from its App Store, after its developer tried to get around the fee Apple requires from in-app purchases.

August 13, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
The fun of <em>Fall Guys</em> comes in watching its little jelly bean-shaped characters getting whacked around goofy obstacle courses.

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  • Games

'Fall Guys' Is Candy-Colored Party Battle Fun

If you're stressed out by battle royale shooter games like Fortnite, you and your friends may enjoy steering the jelly-bean-esque characters of Fall Guys around an array of goofy obstacle courses.

August 13, 2020
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  • Kaity Kline

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  • Games & Humor

Not My Job: We Quiz Bryan Cranston Of 'Breaking Bad' On Braking ... Good

The Emmy and Tony award-winning actor will answer three questions about safe driving, inspired by classic driver's education films of yesteryear.

August 08, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
Klaus Teuber, creator of the popular board game Catan, with his son Benjamin Teuber, a managing director at Catan Inc. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of the game's launch, the elder Teuber has released an autobiography, <em>My Way to Catan</em>.

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  • Europe

Families Stuck At Home Turn To Board Game Catan, Sending Sales Skyrocketing

It's a strategy game of trade and development, and it has become a hit as people shelter at home during the pandemic. The German founder of the board game describes how he came up with Catan.

August 07, 2020
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  • Rob Schmitz
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