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One of Us

Originally aired 11.14.1997
Stories of outsiders who want to be insiders, and vice versa.

Prologue.

Host Ira Glass talks with "Jim Steel," who tells a story about the social rules at his high school in Wisconsin. (4 minutes)

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Act One. My Crap Life.

Writer Tim Melley. (23 minutes)

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Act Two. My Worklife.

Independent producer Dan Collison, on Pilottown and a feature story that fell apart. (10 minutes)

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Act Three. My Church Life.

Susan Bergman and the Christian convention. Susan is the author of Anonymity. (19 minutes)

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