Election

#171 - 3 November 2000

Stories for the eve of the Presidential election, in which we try to evade, sidestep or look beneath the candidates' soundbites.

Immigration

#170 - 13 October 2000

We live in a big enough country that there are lots of laws too obscure for most of us to have heard of...but which actually affect tens of thousands of lives in huge ways. This show deals with one of them: A 1996 immigration law that the Immigration Service itself says is unfair.

Pursuit of Happiness

#169 - 29 September 2000

We as a nation declared our independence based on, among other things, the right to pursue our happiness. But what does it mean, over two centuries later, to grow up in a country with an inalienable right to pursue happiness? Stories of people pursuing happiness, and sometimes, achieving it.

The Fix Is In

#168 - 15 September 2000

There are all sorts of situations in which we suspect the fix is in, but we almost never find out for certain. On today's show, for once, we find out.

Memo to the People of the Future

#167 - 8 September 2000

Stories of people who are engaged in something that's both difficult and probably futile: Trying to control how they'll be seen by generations to come.

Nobody's Family Is Going to Change

#166 - 11 August 2000

Three stories that consider the question: Does anyone's family ever change?

Americans In Paris

#165 - 28 July 2000

Many Americans have dreamy and romantic ideas about Paris, notions which probably trace back to the 1920s vision of Paris created by the expatriate Americans there. But what's it actually like in Paris if you're an American, without rose-colored glasses?

Crime Scene

#164 - 7 July 2000

Every crime scene hides a story. In this week's show, we hear about crime scenes and the stories they tell.

Can You Fight City Hall…If You Are City Hall?

#163 - 30 June 2000

Stories of a typically American kind of hero: The person who decides to fight city hall, who stands up alone for what's right, and damn the consequences.

Moving

#162 - 23 June 2000

Stories of people who did not want to move but circumstance forced their hands, and so they tried to move without really moving.