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Word of Mouth 01.26.2013

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Word of Mouth's weekly show that wraps up the best of our content in one great-to-listen-to package.

This week, a fake mission to Mars reveals a big problem that could halt our dreams to travel to the Red Planet...sleep disorders. Plus, we catch up with one of the brave souls who got locked in a pod for 520 days with five strangers for the experiment. We also chat with the host of a new reality show that chronicle's some of our country's stranger pastimes...like bike jousting and cattle circumcision. Also, a pinball technician is trying to revive the game, and a psychologist tells us how we can call think more like Sherlock Holmes.

Rebecca oversees the team that makes NHPR podcasts, including Outside/In and Civics 101. She has previously served as NHPR's Director of Audience & Engagement, Digital Director, and Senior Producer for Word of Mouth.
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