Miracle Workers stars Geraldine Viswanathan and Karan Soni play a game about things that reach very, very hot temperatures. Please bring flame resistant clothing, or at least some oven mitts.
It's anchors aweigh for comedians Naomi Ekperigin and Andy Beckerman. They're given imaginary cruises themed around a word ending in "ship," and must decipher what "ship" it would happen on.
Ask Me Another is doing a live taping at The Bell House in Brooklyn New York on August 12 at 7:30pm. You must show proof of vaccination and be 21 or older. Presale code "askmeanother" at NPR Presents.
A copy of Nintendo's Super Mario 64 sold for $1.56 million at auction, breaking the record for most expensive video game. "I was ... a bit blindsided," says Valarie McLeckie of the auction house.
In TreatmentandOrange Is the New BlackactorUzo Aduba talks about seeing therapy from the other side after playing a therapist. Then, she tees off for a round of Trivia Golf with Jonathan Coulton.
In this music parody game, Good on Paper stars Iliza Shlesinger and Margaret Cho take on popular songs from the 1970s rewritten to be about things from the 70s of ANY century.
Quinta Brunson (A Black Lady Sketch Show) and Taylor Garron (Look I Bought Plants: And Other Poems About Life and Stuff) navigate some new clubs themed after elements on the periodic table.
Comedians Iliza Shlesinger and Margaret Cho, from the film Good on Paper, have a lot of different interests. So, in this game, they're tested on all of them!
Quinta Brunson (She Memes Well) and Taylor Garron (Look I Bought Plants: And Other Poems About Life and Stuff) identify the TV clips that have been haunting everyone's For You Pages.
Host Ophira Eisenberg and Jonathan Coulton announce some sad news: NPR is ending production of Ask Me Another. There are still new shows to come through September, so stay tuned.
The academic games were canceled last year, but the mental sport is back. First lady Jill Biden is attending the finals Thursday night in Orlando, Fla.