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On today’s episode, how to get rid of Google’s AI summaries, and we help a listener who wants to exercise in her car during a long commute–with an assist from a very overqualified exerciser and a very...
· 26 min 36 sec
This episode, Mary Louise Kelly sits down with ex-CIA analyst-turned novelist David McCloskey to discuss tradecraft and the blurry line between truth and fiction -- when the truth is classified. David...
· 11 min 54 sec
And the president designates Antifa as a domestic terrorist organization.This episode, we dig into the Pentagon's demand that reporters sign a pledge commiting not to gather any information -- includi...
· 25 min 4 sec
On today’s episode from the archives, Apple’s top-secret guide on how to be a human being. Plus, how (not) to scam the airlines, and a competition you might want to avoid.You can email your burning qu...
· 15 min 41 sec
And an increasingly isolated Israel launches a new ground offensive on Gaza City.In this episode, political correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben and diplomatic correspondent Michele Kelemen talk about th...
· 24 min 49 sec
Today, Mike and Ian recruit the help of legendary Taste-Tester-Turned-Public-Radio-Host Peter Sagal to rate a new, unorthodox approach to making lasagna. Plus, a listener calls in claiming he’s physic...
· 24 min 48 sec
And Senator Elissa Slotkin takes our questions about the post-9/11 intel community.This episode, national security correspondent Greg Myre and domestic extremism correspondent Odette Yousef join Mary...
· 26 min 38 sec
On today’s episode from the archives, Fred Armisen helps a grad student set up her wifi router. Tips on how to keep your milk fresh using nature’s little creatures, and how to tie your hair up stress-...
· 13 min 57 sec
We are so back! How To Do Everything returns for a packed second season. This episode, one listener asks Mike and Ian how to write the perfect “out of office” message. So, they confer with the highest...
· 20 min 37 sec
How To Do Everything is back for season two! With more taste tests, more life hacks and more help for our beloved listeners. This season, Rick Ross gives advice to The Pope, Arnold Schwarzenegger help...
· 2 min 6 sec
National security, unlocked. Each Thursday, host Mary Louise Kelly and a team of NPR correspondents discuss the biggest national security news of the week. With decades of reporting from battlefields...
· 1 min 50 sec
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On our season finale, when a young listener has a question on behalf of her fifth grade class, we call up an old friend/chimp butt expert to help her out. And Saturday Night Live's James Austin Johnso...
· 27 min 24 sec
Today from the archives, a chance to win a free t-shirt if you have a sharp ear for dinosaur moans. And we help a listener with a question about public bathrooms. Plus, why both "Nathaniel" and "Phyll...
· 14 min 55 sec
Ringing in 2025: Mike and Ian knock out a New Year's resolution with the help of filmmaker Jesse Eisenberg, and a listener calls in to settle a high-stakes bet on the sturdiness of honeybees. Also, th...
· 24 min 53 sec
From the archives: When cows need help, Ian and Mike create a Christmas miracle, with the help of some adorable reinforcements.You can email your burning questions to howto@npr.org.How To Do Everythin...
· 10 min 14 sec
On this week's archive episode, Mike and Ian learn about a unique Catalonian Christmas tradition that celebrates nature's calling. And when a listener calls into question her boyfriend's family tradit...
· 17 min 47 sec
On today's episode, Charlie needs help writing a children's book for his wife. So, Mike and Ian call up some of the greatest minds in modern literature, Gillian Flynn and James Patterson. Plus, a slip...
· 20 min 35 sec
On today's archive episode, when one listener wonders how TV shows get a hold of actors' childhood photos, Mike and Ian ring up a Hollywood mom. Plus, one listener needs help keeping his Velcro bag qu...
· 18 min 25 sec