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March 20, 2015

Good Guys 2015

Yes fellas, lots of you think of yourselves as good guys. But what does it really take to be a good guy? We have stories of valiant men attempting to do good in challenging and not-so-challenging circumstances: in department stores, public buses, and at the bottom of a cave 900 feet underground.

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Prologue

Producer Ben Calhoun tells Ira about a secret move his friend uses all the time — the "good guy discount" — that gets Ben's friend money off all sorts of items when he's shopping. (6 minutes)

By

Ben Calhoun
Act One

Takes One To Know One

Ben tries the good guy discount, to see if he can pull it off, as Ira tags along. (7 minutes)

By

Ben Calhoun
Act Two

The Heels On The Bus

Mike Birbiglia has this story about a time his good guy-ness was called into question. Mike is about to go on a new tour called "Thank God For Jokes" that will take him to 100 cities. You can find show dates at his website. (7 minutes)

By

Mike Birbiglia
Act Three

No Man Left Behind

Julia DeWitt tells the story of someone who goes to incredible lengths to do a favor for another guy, even though the guy won't ever be able to know about it. Julia's story originally aired on Snap Judgment. (16 minutes)

By

Julia DeWitt
Act Four

The Test

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 it a while, he began to wonder if he was a schizophrenic himself. Scott has a new podcast called Home of the Brave. (18 minutes)

By

Scott Carrier

Song:

“Good Guys and Bad Guys” by Camper Van Beethoven

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