Tickets, Space, and Ketchup

How to get out of a ticket, prepare for your trip to space, and make your own ketchup. 

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NATO, Zuckerberg, and Country

How to stay safe at the NATO summit, and Jon Langford of The Mekons helps a listener learn how to sing country music. Plus we help Mark Zuckerberg spend his money, and special guest Peter Sagal tastes our fresh batch of Taco Gin. 

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Wine, Poems, and Compliments

How to keep your wine cold and classy, write a love poem, and accept a compliment gracefully. Plus: how to make your own gin. 

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Surprises, Hats, and Cruises

How to make sure your surprise is a surprise, dress for the Kentucky Derby, and save money when you go on a cruise. 

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Bears, Tigers, Leeches, and Spicy Food

How to: pick a winner in a bear v. tiger fight, find an endangered species, and eat spicy food. Plus: Bear Grylls tells us how to survive if you can’t find water. You probably know where this is headed.

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Gas, Cake, Hat Hair, and Submarines

How to save money on gas, and keep your cake from going stale. Plus comedian and chronic hat-wearer Judah Friedlander from 30 Rock helps you avoid hat hair, and director James Cameron helps you get to the bottom of the ocean (alive).  

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Names, Names, and Names

How to: get a new species named after you, name your new hit sitcom, and name your new hit pharmaceutical. Plus: a correction, and your Belated March Madness winner! 

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Camping, iPhones, and Popes

How to: fix a soaked iPhone, plan an expedition to the bottom of the sea, pick a pope for your religion, and cook gourmet food around the campfire. Plus: we crown the winner of our World’s Best Worst Song contest! 

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Soap, Codenames, Flowers, and Chickens

How to keep your soap from getting gunky, get a Secret Service codename, grow the grossest flower ever, and raise chickens in the city. Plus: a March Madness update, and one more Iditarod dispatch from our favorite musher. 

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Whistling, The Iditarod, and March Madness

How to dye your river green, whistle with your fingers, and make your March Madness picks. Plus: a dispatch from the Iditarod, now in progress. 

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