November 2011
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#166: Nobody's Family Is Going to Change →
This American Life
Three stories that consider the question: Does anyone’s family ever change?
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#451: Back to Penn State →
This American Life
In the wake of the recent news, listeners have contacted us and tweeted about the show we did two years ago at Penn State, #1 Party School. We listen again to some of those stories, with new interviews recorded this past week, as Penn State fans and loyalists try to make sense of the actions of Coach Joe Paterno and school officials.
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#450: So Crazy It Just Might Work →
This American Life
A few years ago a cancer researcher named Jonathan Brody gave a speech at his alma mater saying that people in his field really needed to think outside the box to find a cure.
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#419: Petty Tyrant →
This American Life
In Schenectady, NY, a school maintenance man named Steve Raucci works his way up the ranks for 30 years, until finally he’s in charge of the maintenance department. That’s when he starts messing with his employees. Teasing them at meetings. Punishing them with crummy work assignments. Or worse things, like secretly slashing their tires in the middle of the...
Watchlaughingsquid:
Made by Hand: The Knife Maker, Joel Bukiewicz of Cut Brooklyn
Great concept and beautifully executed. Go watch the first one, too.
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