96: Pinned by History

96: Pinned by History

Mar 13, 1998

People who left their private lives and were seized by some huge historical moment.

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Prologue
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Host Ira Glass with Jan Tomare, who spent three years in the Auschwitz concentration camp. (4 minutes)Gambling • History
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Act One

Book Of Job.
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Reporter Scott Carrier does a story about Harvey "Job" Matusow. (38 minutes)Criminal Justice • Death • Divorce • History • Politics • Religion
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Act Two

God Of War.
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In Vietnam, Jeffrey Harris, with one year of grad school, judged which soldiers stayed and which went home. (15 minutes)History • Jobs/Employment • Mental Health • Veterans • War
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