Music Interviews
10:03 pm
Fri November 16, 2012

Vintage Trouble: Rock 'N' Roll Finds Its Soul

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Vintage Trouble recently reissued its 2010 debut, The Bomb Shelter Sessions.

Originally published on Sat November 17, 2012 4:48 am

Vintage Trouble has enjoyed a pretty quick rise since forming just two years ago.

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The Two-Way
2:46 pm
Fri November 16, 2012

U.S. Official: Benghazi Talking Points Weren't Edited To Minimize Terrorist Role

Originally published on Fri November 16, 2012 3:00 pm

Rep. Peter King caused a row coming out of the closed-door hearings on the attack of the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya.

In an interview with Fox News, King, a Republican from New York, said that when former CIA Director David Petraeus said he believed from the start that this was a terrorist attack, he was contradicting earlier testimony.

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Superstorm Sandy: Before, During And Beyond
2:42 pm
Fri November 16, 2012

Seaside After Sandy: Is Rebuilding Worth It?

Originally published on Fri November 16, 2012 5:07 pm

Ever since Hurricane Sandy ripped through the New Jersey coast, some of the hardest-hit towns have been closed altogether. Authorities say gas leaks and unstable buildings have made them too risky to visit.

This week, residents were allowed to enter Seaside Heights for a few hours each day to get a firsthand look at the damage. Many are struggling with whether to rebuild their homes.

Weighing The Cost

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Technology
2:42 pm
Fri November 16, 2012

Post-Petreaus, Net Privacy Backers Hope For A Boost

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Online privacy advocates are hopeful the FBI investigation into retired Gen. David Petraeus' personal emails will put a human face on their efforts to update a stalled Internet privacy bill.

Originally published on Fri November 16, 2012 7:20 pm

The tech industry has been lobbying hard for an update to the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, the 1986 law governing online privacy.

Under an umbrella group calling itself Digital Due Process, companies and civil liberties groups have argued that the law is too loose with the privacy of data stored online, especially Web-based email and other documents on the cloud.

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
2:40 pm
Fri November 16, 2012

Lightning Fill In The Blank

Originally published on Sat November 17, 2012 8:00 am

Transcript

PETER SAGAL, HOST:

Now, on to our final game, Lightning Fill in the Blank. Each of our players has 60 seconds to answer as many questions as they can, each correct answer now worth two points. Carl, can you give us the scores?

CARL KASELL: Charlie Pierce and Faith Salie have a tie for the lead, Peter. Each of them has three points, and Mo Rocca has two.

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Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
2:40 pm
Fri November 16, 2012

Limericks

Originally published on Sat November 17, 2012 8:00 am

Carl reads three news-related limericks: France's Choco-Tax; Speedstick Never Tasted So Good; How To Work In Your PJs.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
2:40 pm
Fri November 16, 2012

Panel Round Two

Originally published on Sat November 17, 2012 8:00 am

More questions for the panel: A Victory for Tacky Souvenirs; The Gettysburg Break-Up; Devolution of the Species.

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
2:40 pm
Fri November 16, 2012

Who's Carl This Time?

Originally published on Sat November 17, 2012 8:00 am

Carl Kasell reads three quotes from the weeks news: The Spy Who Loved His Biographer; Climbing Mt. Fiscal; Stockpiling Twinkies

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
2:40 pm
Fri November 16, 2012

Prediction

Originally published on Sat November 17, 2012 8:00 am

Our panelists predict, now that the FBI is looking through everyone's email, what will be the next scandal they uncover?

Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
2:40 pm
Fri November 16, 2012

Milwaukee's Randy Sprecher Plays Not My Job

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Originally published on Sat November 17, 2012 9:03 am

Randy Sprecher came to Milwaukee years ago to make beer for one of the big breweries. But he didn't like the beer he was making so he founded his own brewery ... and now, his friends keep showing up at his door all the time with lame excuses.

We've invited Sprecher to answer three questions about Carrie Nation, the famously violent prohibitionist.

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