Them

#201 - 7 December 2001

In a time of war, when we're all feeling a heightened sense of "us" and "them," we wanted to take up the problem of "them." Some people need a good "them." Other people tend to see all "thems" as more like us. And so we bring you three stories of people misperceiving the them-miness of them.

Hearts and Minds

#200 - 30 November 2001

Of all the wars to win, perhaps the propaganda war is the hardest. In this show, we bring you stories of propaganda wars past and present, by those who fought them and those who survived them.

House on Loon Lake

#199 - 16 November 2001

Our entire show this week is one long story, sort of a real-life Hardy Boys mystery. More than most of our shows, this one lends itself to a Hollywood-style tagline. Perhaps: "You Might Break In...But You'll Never Forget." Or "Dead Letters Tell No Tales."

How to Win Friends and Influence People

#198 - 2 November 2001

Stories of people climbing to be number one. How do they do it? What is the fundamental difference between us and them?

Before It Had A Name

#197 - 26 October 2001

There's the time when you know something is happening, but you're not sure exactly what. The illness before it's diagnosed. The era, before it's been given a title. And something changes when the name is given. Stories of that transformation...between what it is now, and what it was before it had a name.

Rashomon

#196 - 5 October 2001

In the movie Rashomon, one story is told from four different points of view. The story changes dramatically depending on who's telling it. This week, the events of September 11th, and how their meaning changes depending on who you talk to.

War Stories

#195 - 28 September 2001

In September 2001, we tried to sort out what the war in Afghanistan would be like, and what our lives would be like during this war.

Before and After

#194 - 21 September 2001

Stories in the wake of the events of September 11, 2001.

Stories of Loss

#193 - 14 September 2001

In the wake of the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, a collection of stories in which people try to make sense of loss.

Meet the Pros

#192 - 31 August 2001

The story of one man's journey from obscurity to international professional celebrity—aided only by his own hard work, a sneaker commercial, and mad handles. And other stories of amateurs hurtling themselves at the pros whose jobs they covet.