August 2011
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First Day of Grad School Today.
Wut.
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Sing-Off Preview!!!
Get ready for the Deltones’ TV premiere on September 26th on NBC! Also - if you are still a student and are tracking the right tags on tumblr, audition for them!!
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#323: The Super →
This American Life
In 1980’s New York City, rent is rising: it seems out of control, and residents struggle to keep up. So Jack Hitt helps organize tenants, and threatens a rent strike. This does not go over so well with his building super, who, as it turns out, is a very dangerous man.
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Thank you, Delaware....
Nostalgic blog post alert!
So I’m sitting here at Drew’s house for one last night on the threshold between two worlds. The first, my Delaware world and all the intricacies associated with that. The second, my new reality in a new city with new opportunities and responsibilities as a student. Which is so weird to say, by the way. Master’s degree? Who am I?!?!
The real...
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katehastings-deactivated2012032 asked: What size are you?
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#443: Amusement Park →
This American Life
We head to some of the happiest places on Earth: Amusement Parks! Jonathan Goldstein revisits one he worked at as a teen, Ira takes us behind the scenes at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, where the staff so loves their jobs they make music videos and other videos.
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#412: Million Dollar Idea →
This American Life
Back in the 1980s Michael Larson made the most money ever on the game show Press Your Luck. And it was no accident—Larson had a plan to get rich that surprised everyone: The home viewers, the show’s producers and mostly Larson himself.
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