In Conversation: Terry Gross

In Conversation: Terry GrossI'm not trying to prove that I'm smart or funny. I just want the guests to say things of value. I want them to be interesting and I want them to say things that our listeners will want to hear without being embarrassed or harmed.

Phantasmagoria: Tricks and Treats | Bird Nest's New .For those looking to do something a bit out of the ordinary this Halloween, The Bird's Nest has got just the right thing. Come join dancers, acrobats, and aerial artists as they take to the skies on the flying trapeze, and leap and .

Safety net skilled nursing facility wins national recognitionThe live-in pet therapy program at the Edgemoor skilled nursing facility in Santee is an example of the kinds of services that recently won the organization a national quality award. Pictured in 2014 is "Dusty" an umbrella .

Cockatoo barks like a dogPhotographer Daniel Biber caught some spectacular sunset images showing murmurations of starlings. In the most remarkable of these, the murmuration itself looked like a starling.

Birds have skills, tricks to survive winterThese birds have their own skills and tricks to survive the winter – for example, their feathers make an excellent winter coat, but it is still a tough time for them, and not all may survive. Just like us, birds have three basic .

Notre Dame vs. North Carolina, Detailed Recap: Michael Brey .It was pretty funny, and knowing some of the calls/no-calls those refs were to make later on, that kick to the face is .. The Tar Heels once again answered to silent the crowd, who had all risen to their feet in honor of the Bird .

Bald Eagle Days draws huge crowdsIn the main expo area, crowds had gathered around the Niabi Zoo booth where Joel Vanderbush, curator of conservation and education, was holding a white umbrella cockatoo named Rocky. “Rocky is a great ambassador for .

Bird diaper business in Stafford County celebrates 20 yearsMark and Lorraine Moore -holding Maddie, an umbrella cockatoo- joke together during an interview at their home in Stafford, Va. on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. The Moores founded Avian Fashions 20 years ago.

You'll Laugh Out Loud At This Cockatoo's Hilarious Reaction to .Meet one of the internet's most entertaining and confident cockatoos, Harley, who just got a good look at herself for the first time. In this funny video shot by her owner, Anja, the sassy bird reacts to her own reflection like any .

Cocka-TOO MUCH talking! Meet Hamlet the bird that can't stop .This is the moment a grumpy cockatoo decided to give his owners a piece of his mind. The 15-year-old bird, named Hamlet, unleashed an incomprehensible tirade in Nevada. His owners claim he has a vocabulary worthy of .

Cheeky birds doing funny thingsOnni is a 2 year old umbrella cockatoo who is always exploring his world and loves new experiences. He has learned to tap dance, which is unique to his species. His new skill is singing, and not just singing with typical "bird" sounds, but Umbrella Cockatoo.

Best of 2017 – The Top Ten Films of 2017Kicking off our end-of-the-year series is our annual Top Ten Films. In a year of huge changes, – within the industry and without – our top ten reflects our changing and expanding world, from a variety of cultures and narratives .

Angry bird: cockatoo repeatedly throws water bottle to ground .Angry bird: cockatoo repeatedly throws water bottle to ground in funny viral video. Gotcha the cockatoo takes his frustrations out on a water bottle as he picks it up with his beak and throws it to the floor . over and over again .

From Meghan Markle's dating diary to Priti Patel's flight: satirists Funny Cockatoo.In this session you will marvel at how quickly an old dog can learn new tricks, with our special guest Lassie – an old dog . We're also looking for some funny party songs about the revolution and/or widespread voter fraud – if .

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Not so magical now! Magician's friend ruins his tricks in .A good magician needs an assistant, but a new video has shown that sometimes they can prove more of a hindrance than a help. Chinese magician A Gan has shared a string of footage showing his supposed right-hand man .

Twits brings Dahl to life“The funny thing is that it's quite a lot of fun to watch Mr and Mrs Twit be bad in the first section of the story they're playing all these horrible tricks on each other,” he says. “And so we don't feel any particular sympathy for them .

David Hasselhoff: 'I'm trying to bring back Knight Rider as a TV .I live in Calabasas, outside Los Angeles. I can get to the beach in 18 minutes. It's more laid-back than the rat race of LA — I can breathe out here. Stevie Wonder lives up the hill, but I've never seen him. Two paparazzi guys hit .