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322: Shouting Across the Divide 12.15.06
A Muslim woman persuades her husband that their family would be happier if they left the West Bank and moved to America. They do, and things are good...until September 11. After that, the elementary...- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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321: Sink or Swim 12.1.06
Stories of people who are in over their heads and trying to stay afloat.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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320: What's In A Number? — 2006 Edition 11.3.06
Recently, the British medical journal The Lancet published an study which updated their estimate of the number of Iraqis who've died since the U.S. invasion.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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319: And the Call Was Coming from the Basement 10.27.06
For Halloween, scary stories that are all true. Kidnappings, zombie raccoons, haunted houses—real haunted houses!—and things that go "EEEEK!!!" in the night. Plus, a new story by David Sedaris, in...- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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318: With Great Power 10.6.06
A family wishes for years that they could do something to stop their neighbor's shocking behavior. Suddenly they get the power to decisively change things forever...and they have to decide whether...- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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317: Unconditional Love 9.15.06
Stories of unconditional love between parents and children, and how hard love can be sometimes in daily practice.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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316: The Cat Came Back 8.18.06
True stories that follow the plotline of the old kid's song "The Cat Came Back." It's the simplest plot in the world: Something you thought was gone forever keeps returning, against all odds.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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315: The Parrot and the Potbellied Pig 7.21.06
Original stories from David Sedaris, Jonathan Goldstein, and others, on two animals who don't even seem like they should know each other, much less appear on the same radio show.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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314: It's Never Over 6.23.06
A grown man tries to get to the bottom of why his schoolmates threw him in a lake 20 years earlier. And a woman buys a house on the cheap, with the understanding that the seller will soon vacate. Ten...- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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313: Parental Guidance Suggested 5.19.06
Stories about kids who actually want their parents looking out for them.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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312: How We Talked Back Then 5.12.06
In this show we return to two radio programs originally broadcast in 1996 and 1997. In one show, listeners came onstage with their letters, which they read aloud. In another, listeners from around...- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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311: A Better Mousetrap 4.14.06
Stories about people trying to find new solutions to age-old problems—solutions that sometimes cause problems of their own.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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310: Habeas Schmabeas 3.10.06
Winner of a 2006 Peabody Award. We've also broadcast an updated version of this episode, "Habeas Schmabeas 2007."Listen to a special, uncut version.Download a transcript.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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309: Cat and Mouse 2.24.06
Stories about the kinds of chase games that just never end. From the high California desert to a high-end furniture showroom.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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308: Star-Crossed Love 2.10.06
In honor of Valentine's Day, This American Life brings you stories of how love blossoms, even when (perhaps) it shouldn't.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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307: In the Shadow of the City 2.3.06
Stories that take place on the edge of civilization, just out of sight.- You must be logged in to access these features. Login / Register
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306: Seemed Like A Good Idea at the Time 1.13.06
A girl signs up for a class. A couple hires an accountant. A group of co-workers decides to pool their money and buy a couple of lottery tickets. In the beginning, they're full of hope and optimism...
