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Million Bubbles

#161 - 2 June 2000

Imagine that you could somehow look down from above, onto all the streets and avenues and country roads and highways of this nation...each car below its own tiny subculture on wheels...glass and steel worlds rolling down the street alongside each other. We hear what's going on inside some of these cars.

Character Assassination

#160 - 19 May 2000

In context of the Presidential contest between George W. Bush and Al Gore, we hear stories of character assassination...political and non-political.

Mother's Day

#159 - 12 May 2000

Stories of moms: How they treat us, how we treat them.

Mob Mentality

#158 - 5 May 2000

The pleasure of being in a rampaging, angry mob...and the terror of being in a rampaging, angry mob.

Secret Life of Daytime

#157 - 14 April 2000

All those people you see in the middle of the workday, in coffee shops and bookstores? Who are they? Why aren't they at work?

What Remains

#156 - 31 March 2000

Usually This American Life brings you stories of people in the middle of big experiences. But sometimes these moments of dramatic change are only half the story. The other half occurs after time passes and they return to revisit what happened, and who they were back when. Today's show is about what they find.

Hoaxing Yourself

#155 - 17 March 2000

Stories of people who tell a lie and then believe the lie more than anyone else does. In other words: Stories about people pulling hoaxes...on themselves.

In Dog We Trust

#154 - 10 March 2000

Stories of dogs and cats and other animals that live in our homes. Exactly how much are they caught up in everyday family dynamics? We answer this question and others.

Dolls

#153 - 3 March 2000

Stories of what people are playing at when they play with dolls.

Crush

#152 - 11 February 2000

Stories of love in its earliest stage. Crushes: what's terrible about them, what's great about them and how they can overshadow real love for some people.

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