Selections originally broadcast Apr. 1, 1996-Jan. 23, 2013

Looking for an alternative to the seriously reliable, soothing yet informative sound of NPR? Try NPR! Prepare to be surprised by this collection of unbelievable news, bloopers, and interviews with some of the funniest personalities on the planet. The time honored tradition of hoax stories that NPR airs every April 1st brings exploding maple trees in Maine, talking dogs in Ohio, farm raised whales in Illinois, and bubbling cheese springs in Wisconsin

Compact disc

National Public Radio presents encounters with funny personalities and memorable, unbelievable April Fool's Day "news" segments from various NPR radio programs

Duration: 2:00:00

Unabridged

Hosted by Peter Sagal; featuring Mel Brooks, Drew Carey, Stephen Colbert, Eugene Levy, Martin Mull, Fred Willard, Paula Poundstone, Mo Rocca, Phyllis Diller, Joan Rivers and more

Introduction /

Peter Sagal (2:28) -- World according to Stephen Colbert (All things considered, Oct. 9, 2007) (7:58) -- OK Go's Damian Kulash crafts pro dial-up anthem (All things considered, Apr. 1, 2011) (5:41) -- An anthropologist walks into a bar (Morning edition, Aug. 6, 2012) (8:06) -- Drew Carey plays not my job (Wait wait-- don't tell me!, June 30, 2012) (11:55) -- Roaches drive comedian to bunk at Ikea (Weekend edition Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008) (3:13) -- Ups and downs of Paula Poundstone (Talk of the nation, Nov. 20, 2006) (9:38) -- Phyllis Diller : still out for a laugh (Weekend edition Saturday, July 23, 2005) (11:03) -- Starbucks' coffee pipeline (All things considered, Apr. 1, 1996) (8:33) -- Joan Rivers hates you, herself, and everyone else (Fresh air, June 11, 2012) (17:17) -- New York City preschool starts DNA testing for admission (All things considered, Apr. 1, 2012) (3:57) -- Mo Rocca's hard hitting look at presidential pets (Talk of the nation, Oct. 6, 2004) (13:19) -- Which Supreme Court justice cracks the most jokes? (Morning edition, Jan. 18, 2011) (2:59) -- Backstage with Fred Willard and Martin Mull (Weekend edition Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012) (9:22) -- Dog talk (All things considered, Apr. 1, 1999) (3:06) -- Eugene Levy stays smart, even in the cheapest gag (Weekend edition Saturday, June 30, 2012) (7:18) -- Lunacorp to project images on the moon (All things considered, Apr. 1, 2001) (5:41) -- Mel Brooks, "unhinged" and loving it (Morning edition, Jan. 23, 2013) (8:11)