Swing Set

#276 - 29 October 2004

A journey through the minds of undecided voters. For months—through the Swift Boat ads, the convention speeches, the debates—we tracked a few of these voters to find out why they just can't make up their minds. Plus, a story of someone courting undecided voters, and another about people trying to sabotage undecided voters (and everyone else).

Two Steps Back

#275 - 15 October 2004

Ten years ago, when he was still a reporter for NPR's All Things Considered, host Ira Glass did a year-long series on a Chicago public school where things were getting better. Test scores were rising.

Enemy Camp '04

#274 - 8 October 2004

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Put Your Heart In It

#273 - 24 September 2004

Stories about people deciding whether to give it their all. There's one story about a person who hasn't, one story about someone who has—in a situation where success seems very unlikely—and one story about people who just can't help themselves.

Big Tent

#272 - 10 September 2004

Stories of the Republican Party, America's new majority party. Yes, they're still just barely the majority in the Senate...and in the last Presidential race...and in state legislatures around the country, where they hold just one percent more seats than Democrats nationwide.

Best Interests

#271 - 20 August 2004

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Family Legend

#270 - 6 August 2004

How, one might wonder, could a simple hunk of cheese drive a wedge between an aging aunt and her devoted niece? Sure, every family has its share of grudges, secrets and bad behavior.

Someone to Watch Over Me

#269 - 16 July 2004

Letting someone else take care of you can change everything. Three stories of couples in which one partner is trying to take care of the other, sometimes with more resistance, sometimes with less.

My Experimental Phase

#268 - 25 June 2004

Three stories about people who decide to try out a new life—the kind of life their parents never wanted for them.

Propriety

#267 - 11 June 2004

Perhaps there was a time when the rules of polite society were clear. No longer. This week, we bring you stories of people forced to try to figure out how to maintain their dignity—and decency—in some very unsettling situations.