NPR has 10 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 7 narrators. The most-rated is NPR Laughter Therapy: Funny for a Living.
Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! The Best of 'Not My Job'
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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! is NPR's weekly hour-long quiz program. Each week on the radio listeners test their knowledge against a panel of the best and brightest in the news and entertainment world: Adam Felber; Roy Blount, Jr.; Paula Poundstone; Mo Rocca; Roxanne Roberts; Charlie Pierce; and others. This set features highlights from the popular "Not My Job" segment of the show, during which celebrity guest contestants answer questions on topics unrelated to their particular area of expertise and compete for the ultimate prize: NPR veteran announcer Carl Kasell's voice on a lucky listener's answering machine. Contents: Barack Obama Terry Gross Major Robert Bateman Lee Smith Harold Ramis Penn Jillette Janeane Garofalo Brian Williams Ken Jennings Sarah Silverman Tom Hanks Tom & Ray Magliozzi
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NPR Road Trips: National Park Adventures
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With generous splashes of popular culture and human interest, the NPR Road Trips series introduces you not only to far-off locations and unusual destinations, but to the people who inhabit them - and seek them out. Each story focuses on real locations, real people, and real history in the thought-provoking, imaginative and entertaining way you’ve come to expect from NPR. Grand Canyon National Park is one of the planet’s Seven Natural Wonders, with 4.4 million visitors each year. Who keeps them safe, fed, and happy? When the wind blows at White Sands National Monument, legend says the centuries-old ghost of a Mexican maiden appears in the shifting sands. In Yosemite National Park, there’s a guy who tracks road kill with a clipboard and a shovel to pry flattened victims from the blacktop. This colorful collection goes behind the scenery at America’s most popular national parks. It also visits lesser-known parks with thought-provoking tales to tell. Includes “Cast of Thousands Keeps Grand Canyon Humming” “Old Army Friends, Divided At Gettysburg” “Climbers Reclaim World Record on El Capitan” And more.
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NPR Driveway Moments: All About Animals
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What’s a "driveway moment"? It’s when you’re so captivated by a story you’re hearing on NPR that you stay in your car to hear it to the end - even if you’re sitting in your driveway with the motor running. For years, listeners have written to NPR to describe such moments. Now animal lovers especially will want to make sure their tanks are full. Heard on All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, and Wait Wait - Don’t Tell Me!, hosted by Morning Edition's Steve Inskeep, these stories will make you laugh out loud and shed a tear or two. Contents: "The Dog Who Loved to Suck on Toads" "My Mother, My Parrot" "The Sad Story of Ziggy, the Too Perfect Parrot" "Pet Tricks - and an Accidental Career" "A Dog Walker’s Dog Walker" "Search for Lost Pets Continues in Louisiana" "Turtle Holds On in Center of Vietnam’s Capital" A Dog’s Life in Vietnam" "Precisionist Nears a New Pasture" "An Entrepreneurial Dog’s Private Life" "The Dog Stays in the Picture" "Cute and Fuzzy as the Nation’s Lead Story" "The Wait Wait Petting Zoo" "No Chump Change for Chimp Art" "Miss Pudding: A Feline Farewell" "Vacuuming Prairie Dogs" "When Hummingbirds Come Home" "Bird Clothes" "Drive-Up Boar Semen" "The Boy Who Ran Like a Deer" "The Soul of a Dog"
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The Wait Album
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Each week, more than three million listeners tune into Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! to test their knowledge of the week's news. In the popular "Not My Job" segment, a celebrity guest must answer three questions on a topic totally outside his or her area of expertise. The topic seems random but is thoughtfully skewed. Because Henry Winkler played Fonzie on Happy Days, host Peter Sagal asks him about Ponzi schemes. For indie rock singer Neko Case, the questions are about Necco Wafers. Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. holds the record for most consecutive games played; the Wait Wait team pitches him stumpers about sports' real streakers - those without clothes. Jane Goodall, who studies wild chimpanzees, is met with questions about actor Nicolas Cage. And so on. Twisted and tricky, it's all in good fun for panelists, celebrities, and especially the audience. Contents: Introduction by Peter Sagal Neko Case Henry Winkler Cal Ripken, Jr. Tavi Gevinson Mike Rowe Brian Williams Jane Goodall George Porter, Jr. Susan Orlean Vince Gill
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NPR Laughter Therapy
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Looking for an alternative to the seriously reliable, soothing yet informative sound of NPR? Try NPR! Prepare to be surprised by this collection of interviews with some of the funniest personalities on the planet, and by the memorable, unbelievable news that delights NPR listeners on the 1st of April each year. Featuring comedy legends and NPR favorites: Introduction by Peter Sagal The World According to Stephen Colbert OK Go’s Damian Kulash Crafts Pro Dial-Up Anthem An Anthropologist Walks Into a Bar Drew Carey Plays Not My Job Roaches Drive Comedian to Bunk at Ikea The Ups and Downs of Paula Poundstone Phyllis Diller: Still Out for a Laugh Starbucks’ Coffee Pipeline Joan Rivers Hates You, Herself, and Everyone Else New York City Preschool Starts DNA Testing for Admission Mo Rocca’s Hard Hitting Look at Presidential Pets Which Supreme Court Justice Cracks the Most Jokes? Backstage With Fred Willard and Martin Mull Dog Talk Eugene Levy Stays Smart, Even in the Cheapest Gag Lunacorp to Project Images on the Moon Mel Brooks, “Unhinged” and Loving It
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NPR Driveway Moments: Moms
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Stories from the National Public Radio archives celebrate moms and motherhood. Stories so compelling you'll stay in your car to hear them through - even if you're sitting in your own driveway. Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me! host Peter Sagal captures your attention with colorful tales for and about moms. Heard on All Things Considered, Weekend Edition, News & Notes, and other NPR programs, these stories and more are for moms, moms-to-be, and anyone who has ever known or had a mother. What is a Driveway Moment? Maybe it's happened to you as it has to countless others.... You're driving home, listening to a story on NPR. Suddenly, you find yourself in your driveway (or parking space or parking garage). Rather than turn the radio off, you stay in your car to hear the piece to the end. It's a Driveway Moment. The NPR Driveway Moments Series collects these "best of" stories so that you are never more than a "play" away from a Driveway Moment. Contents: Introduction by Peter Sagal More Messages from Amy's Answering Machine Solving the Mystery of Mother-Daughter Speak Mommy as a Role Model? Get Real Bad Mommy Just Mom and Me and Chuck E. Cheese Surprised by Mom Knitting for Life, and for Life's Milestones Legislator Offers First-Person View of Welfare StoryCorps: Mother's Magic, Stretching a Christmas Dollar Tamale Recipe Proves Hard to Keep Secret "Chickenbutt" and Other Lessons from Grandma Who is Singing Me Lullabies? Mementoes Honor Sons Lost to War In Memoir, Allende Reveals Life to Late Daughter I Love My Kids - But Give Me a Break Mother's Day vs. Fishing Season Opener Hidden Kitchen Mama Mother's Day Recipes StoryCorps: Special Memories of a Final Thanksgiving Meal Young, Single and Raising a Child Rocket Science Mom Remembers Her Olympic Past Turning Into Your Mother Isn't So Bad After All A Partially Empty Nest, with Mixed Feelings Grandmother: A Story of Aging, Decline and Love This I Believe: The Power of Love to Transform and to Heal
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Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me! Famous People Who Returned Our Calls
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Celebrity guests are put on the spot in the popular “Not My Job” segment of the Peabody award-winning NPR radio show. Each week, two million listeners tune into Wait Wait . . . Don’t Tell Me! to test their knowledge of the week’s dumbest news against some of the best and brightest - panelists including author and humorist Roy Blount Jr., author and radio anomaly Tom Bodett, syndicated advice columnist Amy Dickinson (Ask Amy), Atlantic Monthly journalist P.J. O’Rourke, Washington Post columnist Roxanne Roberts, and other know-it-alls. Always a high point of the show, “Not My Job” features a celebrity guest who must answer questions on a topic totally outside his or her area of expertise. Guests must also contend with not-so-helpful interjections from host Peter Sagal and the panelists, with hilarious results. Comedians Stephen Colbert (The Colbert Report) and Denis Leary (Rescue Me), actors Leonard Nimoy (Star Trek), Neil Patrick Harris (How I Met Your Mother) and Carrie Fisher, musicians Mavis Staples and Moby, Southern cook and restaurateur Paula Deen, and high-wire artist Philippe Petit (Man on Wire) are just a few of the stars who find themselves under the heat of the "Not MyJob" spotlight.
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NPR Favorite Driveway Moments
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Hosts and listeners select their favorite stories from the National Public Radio archives, celebrating life, love, hope - and cookies. This eclectic collection gathers all-time "Driveway Moment" favorites, including some suggested by listeners themselves. These literate, intelligent, profoundly touching stories are worth hearing over and over again, and now you don't have to stay in your car. What is a Driveway Moment? Maybe it's happened to you as it has to countless others.... You're driving home, listening to a story on NPR. Suddenly, you find yourself in your driveway (or parking space or parking garage). Rather than turn the radio off, you stay in your car to hear the piece to the end. It's a Driveway Moment. The NPR Driveway Moments Series collects these "best of" stories so that you are never more than a "play" away from a Driveway Moment. Contents: Introduction by Renée Montagne A Daughter's Dance Brings Dad Joy Robert Krulwich and the 5-Dollar Bill Complexities of Modern Love in the Digital Age Kathy Griffin's Life: All D-List, Even This Interview Murals Depict Power of Law and Justice Former KKK Member Converts to Judaism Growing Up, Aging Out: The End of Foster Care This I Believe: Stray Cat Interrupts Tough Prison Culture Sarajevo Pets On September 11, Paper Memories Fell From Sky Breaking the Color Barrier StoryCorps: Launching a Life with $10 and a Dream Cookie Monster Visits NPR A "Great Rescue" in Heavy Traffic StoryCorps: Andes Or Bust: An In-Flight Wardrobe Malfunction William Wegman's Weimaraners A Big Ballgame for a Small Town Heartbreaking Reports from a Devastated City Re-creating Afghanistan: Returning to Istalif
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NPR More Funniest Driveway Moments
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Most NPR listeners have experienced at least one "driveway moment": You’re so captivated by a story, interview, or essay you’re hearing on the radio that you sit in your driveway, motor running, to hear it all the way through. Even if the ice cream is melting in the trunk. The latest collection of this best-selling series features memorable tales, bits, and commentary from NPR favorites, regulars, and guests. Smartly chosen, sincerely hilarious, this collection will leave you in stitches. Contents: Joan Rivers: "Outrageous and Outspoken as Ever" Harry Shearer: "Now You See It" Harry Shearer: "Sammy the Flame-Resistant Salmon" "Comedy Writing: How to Be Funny" "The (Wacky) World According to John Hodgman" "At Climate Conference, Hot Air Reigns" "Dave Barry's Science Fair Tricks" Brian Williams on Wait Wait...Don’t Tell Me! "Snoring Does Not Get in the Way of Love" "Kevin Kling Returns" Carol Burnett: "Still Glad For 'This Time Together" "Tim Conway Delivers Laughs Without an Apology" "Mehlman's Famous Actors Tour of Los Angeles" "A Rejection Letter Template" "What's America's Funniest Joke?" Robert Earl Keen Plays "Not My Job" "Bob and Ray, Masters of the Subtle Spoof" "Powerball Dreams" "Jane Lynch, TV’s New Queen of Mean" "Wedding Season Can Be Trying" "My Child, the Prodigy - and Other Punch Lines" "Advice for New Fathers" Tom Bodett: "You've Been Warned"
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NPR Laughter Therapy: Funny for a Living
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This extended session of Laughter Therapy explores the history of all things funny, presenting a cornucopia of comedy from the pioneers of vaudeville and the silent film era, to the wildly creative innovators that transformed television in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, to the modern practitioners that continue to bend the boundaries of comedy today. Chronically serious? Prepare to be cured by this collection of revealing profiles and interviews with some of the funniest personalities ever. Featuring Charlie Chaplin Buster Keaton Groucho Marx Sid Caesar Ernie Kovacs Bob and Ray Imogene Coca Mel Brooks Carl Reiner Bob Newhart Jonathan Winters Bill Cosby Phyllis Diller Joan Rivers Jerry Seinfeld Conan O’Brien Amy Poehler Margaret Cho Jim Gaffigan Sarah Silverman
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