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Think is a national call-in radio program, hosted by acclaimed journalist Krys Boyd and produced by KERA — North Texas’ PBS and NPR member station. Each week, listeners across the country tune in to the program to hear thought-provoking, in-depth conversations with newsmakers from across the globe.

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Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

A farewell to MAD

MAD Magazine has been skewering American culture and politics for over half a century. Today on the show, we pay tribute to the magazine and learn about its history.

Air Date: August 8, 2019 10:00 am

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In this July 20, 1969 image made from television, Apollo 11 astronaut Neil Armstrong steps onto the surface of the moon. Millions on Earth who gathered around the TV and radio heard Armstrong say this: “That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” But after returning from space, he immediately insisted that he had been misquoted. He said there was a lost word in his famous one-liner from the moon: “That's one small step for ‘a' man.
Science

Armstrong’s famous ‘one small step’ quote — explained

What did Neil Armstrong really say when he took his first step on the moon?

6 years ago

 2018 exhibit at the Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum at Ohio State University celebrated the artistic legacy of MAD magazine. (Andrew Welsh-Huggins/AP)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Satirical staple ‘MAD’ to exit newsstands and recycle its classic material

The funny, freckled face of Alfred E. Neuman is more or less retiring.

6 years ago

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Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Libyan comedian Mohanad Elshieky

Elshieky talks with Marty about growing up in Benghazi and working as a comedian in the U.S. Then - Marty will discuss the ins-and-outs of Trump's tariffs on Mexican products.

6 years ago

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(Courtesy of Mohanad Elshieky)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Libyan comedian Mohanad Elshieky / Trump’s Mexico tariffs

Elshieky talks with Marty about growing up in Benghazi and working as a comedian in the U.S. Then - Marty will discuss the ins-and-outs of Trump's tariffs on Mexican products.

Air Date: June 7, 2019 10:00 am

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The comedian Brian Regan, pictured here in his Netflix special Nunchucks and Flamethrowers, has earned a reputation as a comic's comic. (Jeffery Garland/Netflix)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Comedian Brian Regan sees the dinosaurs in everyday life

Regan has been "killing" on the road pretty much nonstop since the 1980s. And he also keeps his act clean — free of profanity or explicit jokes.

6 years ago

This Monday, Aug. 1, 2016 file photo shows the humanoid robot
Science

No AI in humor: R2-D2 walks into a bar, doesn’t get the joke

Researchers say computer learning looks for patterns, but comedy thrives on things hovering close to a pattern and veering off just a bit to be funny and edgy.

6 years ago

The FringeArts Building at Race Street and Columbus Boulevard. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Comedy weekend launches FringeArts season of theatrical mini-festivals

The annual Fringe Festival presenter kicks off Blue Heaven, a two-day comedy festival with 10 performances of stand-up, performance art, and a live podcast recording.

7 years ago

Peter Sagal
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

Peter Sagal on 20 years of “Wait, Wait” and running

Guest: Peter Sagal ...

Air Date: January 4, 2019 10:00 am

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Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

The best television of 2018

Guests: Willa Paskin, Mark Dawidziak It’s been another year with hundreds and hundreds of original television p ...

Air Date: December 28, 2018 10:00 am

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Bill Cosby is taken away in handcuffs after he was sentenced to three-to 10-years for felony sexual assault on Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2018, in Norristown, Pa.  (Mark Makela/Pool Photo via AP)
The Why
Courts & Law

Cosby Incarcerated

Our Cosby Unraveled crossover episode takes a peek at Cosby's life behind bars and considers what should become of the products of his towering comedy career.

Air Date: November 12, 2018

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Kraig Swartz portrays 40 characters in Delaware Theatre Company's 2018 production of
Arts & Entertainment

Madcap ‘Fully Committed’ gets big laughs at Delaware Theatre Co.

Philadelphia actor Kraig Swartz revisits the role he played in 2002 at Act II Playhouse.

7 years ago

from left to right: Kristin Finger, Darryl Charles, Shannon Fahey, Marty Moss-Coane (Credit: Daniel Burke)
Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

The Radio Times Night of Improv

Guests: Kristin Finger, Darryl Charles, Shannon Fahey A couple weeks ago, we here at Radio Times decided it might ...

Air Date: October 1, 2018 10:00 am

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Radio Times

Making jokes at work

Guests: Maurice Schweitzer, Brad Bitterly Telling a joke is a risk, especially at w ...

Air Date: September 24, 2018 10:00 am

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Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Bassem Youssef: from surgeon to political satirist

Guest: Bassem Youssef BASSEM YOUSSEF, du ...

Air Date: June 6, 2018 10:00 am

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