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Personal Recount

#724 - 13 November 2020

Stories of people changing their minds.

Squeaker

#723 - 6 November 2020

People grappling with an endless presidential election.

The Unreality of Now

#722 - 30 October 2020

Ahead of the election, we have stories about people trying to live in the unreality that defines this moment. Election officials combat a contagion among their very own workers; people who've never owned guns suddenly go buy them; and two women who allege they were sexually assaulted by the president compare notes.

The Walls Close In

#721 - 23 October 2020

People finding themselves stuck in small spaces—an elevator, an attic, an orchestra pit—trying to make sense of their new surroundings.

The Moment After This Moment

#720 - 16 October 2020

People who are worried — or not worried enough! — about what's hurtling unstoppably towards them.

Trust Me I’m a Doctor

#719 - 2 October 2020

A doctor who breaks the law might go to jail like anybody else. But who decides if that doctor gets to keep their medical license? On today’s show, the not-often-talked-about realm of licensing boards, and the disturbing decisions they sometimes make.

Same Bed, Different Dreams (2020)

#718 - 25 September 2020

Stories of people who are tied together, but imagine radically different futures. In one case, a movie star and her ex-husband plot against Kim Jong-Il. In another, a woman stalks her doppelgänger. And sometimes, one bed is the basis for an entire relationship, even for a man who almost never sees the person who shares his bed.

Audience of One (2020)

#717 - 11 September 2020

At a time when going to the movies is mostly out of the question, we bring the movies to you.

Trail of Tears

#716 - 4 September 2020

Sarah Vowell and her twin sister Amy headed out on the road to retrace the Trail of Tears – the route their Cherokee ancestors took when expelled from their own land – and reflected on the question, what are we supposed to do with the mix of good and bad that is this country?

Long-Awaited Asteroid Finally Hits Earth

#715 - 28 August 2020

Teachers, students and parents around the country have been bracing themselves all spring and summer long for the start of this unprecedented school year. This week, it's here.

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