166: Nobody's Family Is Going to Change

166: Nobody's Family Is Going to Change

Aug 11, 2000

Three stories that consider the question: Does anyone's family ever change?

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Act One

So A Jew, A Christian, And A Recording Crew Walk Into This Bar.
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Julia Pimsleur travels to Alaska to spend some time with her brother, hoping he might change a little—just as he hopes that she'll change a little. She made a documentary film about her trip, from which the sound in this story comes, called Brother Born Again. (30 minutes) Family • Film/Film Making • siblings
- Julia Pimsleur
Song: "In the Lines", Portastatic
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Julia Pimsleur, from Act One, with her brother.