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Politics

#41 - 8 November 1996

More stories of the election you can't hear anywhere else.

Lessons

#40 - 1 November 1996

Stories from acclaimed storyteller Spalding Gray and others.

Halloween

#39 - 25 October 1996

This week: A show for Halloween. Stories of things that are supposed to be scary, but aren't.

Simulated Worlds

#38 - 11 October 1996

Simulated worlds, Civil war reenactments, wax museums, simulated coal mines, fake ethnic restaurants, an ersatz Medieval castle and other re-created worlds that thrive all across America. (4 minutes)

The Job That Takes Over Your Life

#37 - 27 September 1996

Radio producer Scott Carrier quit his job at a low moment in his life. His wife left him and took the kids. And he got a job interviewing schizophrenics for some medical researchers. After doing it a while, he began to wonder if he was a schizophrenic himself. And more stories.

Letters

#36 - 20 September 1996

Host Ira Glass and playwright David Hauptschein took out advertisements in Chicago inviting people to come to a small theater with letters they've received, sent or found.

Fall Clearance Sale

#35 - 6 September 1996

Evocative, funny, emotional stories collected over the last few months that haven't fit into any of our regular "theme" shows.

Democratic Convention

#34 - 30 August 1996

Unusual stories from the 1996 Democratic Convention in Chicago, with scenes and moments not documented elsewhere.

A Night at the Wiener Circle

#33 - 23 August 1996

Host Ira Glass spent a Saturday night — from 9:00 p.m. until dawn the next morning — at one of the most frenetic, joyous, efficient, angry, boisterous hot dog stands in the nation: Chicago's own Wiener Circle.

Republican Convention

#32 - 16 August 1996

Unusual stories about day-to-day life at the Republican Convention.

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