59: Fire

59: Fire

Apr 11, 1997

Stories about people who are not afraid of fire, though perhaps they should be.

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Act One

Firestarter.
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Why one teenager set fires and then stopped setting them. Paul Tough interview. (7 minutes)Crime • Teenagers
- Paul Tough
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Act Two

Centralia.
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An inextinguishable subterranean fire on the edge of a small Pennsylvania town, and why the residents are not afraid of it. Host Ira Glass and This American Life contributor Alix Spiegel. (15 minutes)History • Neighbors/Neighborhoods
- Alix Spiegel
- Ira Glass
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Act Three

Firewalk.
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Producer Nancy Updike with Ki Kim, who's not afraid of walking on coals. But maybe he should have been. (8 minutes)Health Care/Medicine • Religion
- Nancy Updike
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Act Four

The Big Picture.
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Professor Stephen Pyne. (23 minutes)Environment • History
- Ira Glass
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Act Five

The Fire Within.
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Rennie Sparks from the band The Handsome Family. (1 minute)Music
- Rennie Sparks
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