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81: Guns 10.24.1997

Americans who love their guns...and the Americans who love them.
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65: Who's Canadian? 05.30.1997

Notes and stories about the Canadians among us. Are they in fact any different from red-blooded Americans? They claim they're not. Skeptical Americans put their position to the test.
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54: Sinatra 02.21.1997

Stories, tributes, and attempts to understand the Chairman of the Board.
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50: Shoulda Been Dead 01.17.1997

Kevin Kelly was in Jerusalem. For reasons too complicated to go into here, he ended up sleeping on the spot where Jesus was supposedly crucified. After Kevin awoke, the thought came into his head: ...
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45: Media Fringe 12.06.1996

Four stories about people struggling at the fringes of our nation's media/music/infotainment industry.
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42: Get Over It! 11.15.1996

Three stories of people trying to forget the past and move on.
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37: The Job That Takes Over Your Life 09.27.1996

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 ...
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31: When You Talk About Music 08.09.1996

Stories of people whose lives are transformed by music.
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26: Father's Day '96 06.14.1996

Ira's own father Barry Glass co-hosts this special father's day edition of the show.
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18: Liars 03.28.1996

April first is the one day of the year when we're allowed to enjoy deceiving others. But April Fools' Day is for amateur deceivers. The real pros are the people who can't control their lying, who ...
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14: Accidental Documentaries 02.21.1996

What unites these stories on the surface is that they're all made from old tapes, recordings found in attics and thrift stores. What unites them under that surface — and not far under it — is that ...
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