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Puppetry and Parody in 'Team America'

Team America: World Police has it all: action, suspense, sex and satire -- all done with puppets. It's the latest film by the creators of the irreverent animated TV show South Park. Hear NPR's Linda Wertheimer and New York Times critic Elvis Mitchell.

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Linda Wertheimer joined NPR at the network's inception, and served as the first broadcast director of All Things Considered starting with its debut on May 3, 1971.