Pri: Fair Game With Faith Salie

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Fair Game from PRI with Faith Salie is a new satirical news and entertainment program distributed nationally on Public Radio. Hosted by Faith Salie, possibly the only Rhodes Scholar doing comedy today, Fair Game covers the important stories of the day and uses insightful humor to tease out what it all means. The show also features newsmaker and celebrity interviews, live music, and regular appearances by the country's best comedians. Think of it as a variety show for the highest common denominat (Author: Public Radio International)

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Recent episodes from Pri: Fair Game With Faith Salie

Foreign Babes In Beijing
Published: Nov 13, 09
To the Best of Our Knowledge: Rachel DeWoskin is a young American who was working in Beijing and became a TV star as the American vixen in
Science And Creativity: Animal Artists
Published: Nov 12, 09
Studio 360: What separates humans from animals? It used to be tools - and then we found out some animals are pretty handy. But what about art? There may be nothing prettier than birdsong, but each species sings pretty much the same tune. Are animals ever really creative?
Ray Davies And The Crouch End Festival Chorus
Published: Nov 11, 09
The World: Ray Davies, the former frontman and songwriter for the Kinks, has a new album out. He performs with the Crouch End Festival Chorus and they sing the hit songs Davies had on Ray Davies new album The Kinks Choral Collection.
Sesame Street: 40 Years Old And Still Counting
Published: Nov 10, 09
The Takeaway: Cookie Monster now eats vegetables, and various faces have come and gone, but the core values and missions of Sesame Street aren't much different from the show's first broadcast, four decades ago. We look back at the show's influence with original cast member Bob McGrath, who is still with the show today.
Music Legend Ralph Stanley
Published: Nov 9, 09
To the Best of Our Knowledge: Ralph Stanley is one of the founding fathers of bluegrass or old-time mountain music.
From Print To Screen: The Evolution Of 'precious'
Published: Nov 6, 09
The Takeaway: Before it was a film, "Precious" was a screenplay. And before it was a screenplay, it was a novel called "Push." We talk to Sapphire, who wrote the book, and Geoffrey Fletcher, who wrote the screenplay based on that novel, about what it took for the character of Clareece Precious Jones to evolve from print to screen.
Author John Irving On Fear And Happiness
Published: Nov 5, 09
The Takeaway: John Irving, the writer famous for such well-loved and critically acclaimed books as "The World According to Garp" and "The Cider House Rules," has just released a new novel: "Last Night in Twisted River." We talk to Irving about his new book and why he believes fear makes for better stories than happiness.
Font Designer Matthew Carter
Published: Nov 4, 09
To the Best of Our Knowledge: Matthew Carter designed Verdana, the internet font, and co-founded Bitstream, the first digital foundry. He co-designed Helvetica - the most ubiquitous font family in the world. He even designed Bell Centennial, the phone book font. Carter says his career in fonts began very traditionally, at a printing factory.
Del The Funky Homosapien
Published: Nov 3, 09
Studio 360: This West Coast hip-hopper hit stardom in 2001, but he wasn't born for the limelight. His reputation as hip-hop's oddball stems from his raps about science fiction,
Egypt's Ali G.
Published: Nov 2, 09
The World: A new Egyptian TV show features a fake Italian talk show host who interviews unsuspecting Egyptian officials. He asks them sexually suggestive questions, which is taboo in Egypt. But the host steers well clear of political satire.
Zombies
Published: Oct 30, 09
Studio 360: George Romero invented the modern zombie with his 1968 film "Night of the Living Dead," and he still likes them old-fashioned -- slow-moving but hard to stop.
25 Years Of The Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame
Published: Oct 29, 09
It's been 25 years since the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame opened its doors to the music-loving public .
Ric Cordero
Published: Oct 28, 09
The Sound of Young America: Rik Cordero helped revolutionize hip-hop videos with clips for artists like Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, The Roots and Nas. He's also the director of the feature film Inside A Change.
Georgia, Russia, And Hollywood
Published: Oct 27, 09
The World: Actor Andy Garcia is in Georgia to play the part of President Mikheil Saakashvili in a film about last year's conflict with Russia. The story is of a journalist and a cameraman caught up in the unfolding drama of the war last August.
Friday At The Movies: 'amelia' Another Winner For Swank?
Published: Oct 23, 09
The Takeaway: "Amelia," the biopic of pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart, opens across the country today. Will this be Hilary Swank's third Oscar-winning role?