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One Thing

Originally aired 05.09.1997
People whose lives are organized around one thing.

Prologue.

Ira talks with a gang kid who turned to Jesus with the same ferocity and dedication with which he served his old street gang. (5 minutes)

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Act One. Life Without Leanne.

A story by Larry Doyle. (10 minutes)

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Act Two. Eddie The Nudist.

Beau O'Reilly tells the story of a man who tried to run for President as a utopian nudist. (24 minutes)

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Act Three. More than One Thing.

How journalist Philip Weiss came to agree with some Clinton conspiracy theorists but not to follow their cause. With Paul Tough. (10 minutes)

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Act Four. Quitting Quitting.

This American Life gets a return visit from Evan Harris, the woman who used to believe that quitting was the one thing at the heart of all human existence. (8 minutes)

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Photo: Diego Sevilla

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