174: Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Milestones

174: Birthdays, Anniversaries, and Milestones

Dec 29, 2000
Birthdays, anniversaries, and milestones of all sorts...and how they mean something whether we want them to or not. A live show taped for our fifth anniversary, back in 2000, when we went on the road to Boston, New York, Chicago, and L.A. Featuring house band OK Go.
A co-production with public radio stations WBUR, WNYC, WBEZ, and KCRW.

  • Act One

    Pilgrim's Progress.

    Regular TAL contributor Sarah Vowell takes over the family Thanksgiving dinner by bringing everyone to New York. What results is a series of milestones and family firsts. Everyone in the family is the kind of person who prefers to be alone, so the very thing that binds them together as a family actually makes it hard for them to spend time together. (14 minutes)Family • Funny • Holidays • Live Performance • Parents • Travel
    Song: "Bye Bye Baby", OK Go

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Host Ira Glass.

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