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Sunday Puzzle: Summer movie blockbusters
Sunday Puzzle
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On-air challenge: Summer officially arrived this past week, and summer is known for moviegoing. So today I’ve brought a movie puzzle. Every answer is a well-known film with a two-word title. I’ll give you rhymes for the two words. You name the films. (If the title starts with “A” or “The.” ignore that.)
Ex. Bad Cracks –> MAD MAX
- Car Doors
- Sing Song
- Blinding Chemo
- Mean Look
- Cider Can
- The Mayan Spring
- Bedding Smashers
- The Thing’s Reach
Last week’s challenge: Last week’s challenge comes from listener Shrinidhi Rai, of Pleasanton, Calif. Think of two parts of the human body that start with the same letter of the alphabet. Drop one instance of this letter. Then rearrange the remaining letters to name a third part of the human body, which isn’t near the first two. What body parts are these?
Challenge answer: Neck, nape, kneecap
Winner: Hal Babcock
This week’s challenge: This week’s challenge comes from listener Laura Kozma, of South River, N.J. Name a famous film actor of the past (4,6). Swap the second and third letters of the first name to name a color. Change the third letter of the last name to get another color. What actor is it?
Submit Your Answer
If you know the answer to the challenge, submit it here by Thursday, June 27th at 3 p.m. ET. Listeners whose answers are selected win a chance to play the on-air puzzle. Important: include a phone number where we can reach you.
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We unpack the 2026 Emmy nominations : Pop Culture Happy Hour
Matthew Rhys was nominated for his role in Widow’s Bay.
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The 2026 Emmy nominations are here. We’re unpacking the record-breaking nominations for Hacks, plus a big day for Widow’s Bay, The Pitt, and The Bear. We’ll also talk about the snubs and make some early predictions of who will win.
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Urban Jürgensen: Introducing Elite Watchmaking to New Audiences
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Can you say no to a friend’s wedding? : It’s Been a Minute
Can you say no to a friend’s wedding?
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Are we spending too much on other people’s weddings?
Going to a friend’s weddings can be so fun and meaningful… but it can also really hurt your wallet. A survey by LendingTree found that 31% of people who had been to a wedding in the past five years had accrued debt to attend. So what’s driving up the cost of weddings for guests? And what makes it so hard to say no to these expenses?
Brittany breaks it down with Allyson Rees, senior analyst at trend forecasting firm WGSN, and Annie Joy Williams, assistant editor at The Atlantic.
This episode was produced by Liam McBain, with additional support from Corey Antonio Rose. It was edited by Neena Pathak. Our Supervising Producer is Cher Vincent. Our Executive Producer is Barton Girdwood. Our VP of Programming is Yolanda Sangweni.
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