67: Your Dream, My Nightmare

67: Your Dream, My Nightmare

Jun 27, 1997

Could it be more obvious? Stories in which someone's dream is someone else's nightmare. All of us get into these situations with strangers, with the people we love most, with our own parents, with our children.

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Prologue

Your House, My Nightmare.
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Ira with 19-year-old Claudia Perez at a furniture store in Claudia's Mexican neighborhood. (4 minutes)Retail/Commerce • Teenagers
- Ira Glass
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Act One

Noise.
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Writer Sarah Vowell goes to Rock-n-Roll Fantasy Camp in Miami Beach. (16 minutes)Music • Travel
- Sarah Vowell
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Act Two

Color.
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An interracial couple takes a plantation tour. (13 minutes)History • Race • Travel
- Marvin Tate
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Act Three

Motion.
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Jay Allison on people moving into their dream neighborhoods, and their new neighbors' reactions. (7 minutes)Neighbors/Neighborhoods
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Act Four

Blood.
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Writer David Sedaris on parents' dreams and children's nightmares. (13 minutes)Childhood • Children • Family • Fathers • Parents • Sports
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