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Vivid ‘Encounters’ at Earth’s (and Life’s) Extremes

“We flew into the unknown, a seemingly endless void,” says director Werner Herzog at the start of his latest wonderful and peculiar documentary.

He’s headed to Antarctica — to the McMurdo research station, to be precise — and he’s looking for answers. Sort of. Being Werner Herzog, he’s posing questions that resist actual resolutions.

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Tags: Antarctica, Interview, NPR, Werner Herzog

Jenna Fischer, Keeping it Real at ‘The Office’ : NPR

Jenna Fischer is probably best known for her role on NBC’s comedy series The Office. She plays Pam, the receptionist — one of the show’s most recognizably real characters.

If you’ve ever worked in a clerical position in an alienating office, you’ll relate to what Pam goes through. In this interview, Fischer tells Terry Gross about creating all those pained looks and knowing smiles — and about how her five years as an office temp helped to prepare her for the role.

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Tags: Fresh Air, Jenna Fischer, NPR, The Office