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Gambling

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Prologue.

466: Blackjack 06.08.2012

Host Ira Glass and producer Robyn Semien get a blackjack lesson from Andy Bloch, who played for ...Gambling
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Render Unto Caesar's Palace What Is Due To Caesar's Palace.

466: Blackjack 06.08.2012

Jack Hitt tells the story of the Christian card counting team featured in the documentary Holy ...Gambling • Religion
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Prologue. Part Two.

466: Blackjack 06.08.2012

Ira and Robyn go to the casino to try out their newfound card counting skills. (5 minutes)Gambling
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Harrah's Today, Gone Tomorrow.

466: Blackjack 06.08.2012

TAL producer Sarah Koenig tells the story of a woman who sued the casino where she lost her ...Gambling • Legal System
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Show Me The Annuity.

329: Nice Work If You Can Get It 04.06.2007

This American Life producer Alex Blumberg talks with Ed Ugel, who had a very unusual dream job: ...Gambling • Jobs/Employment • Personal Finance
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Luck Of The Irish.

306: Seemed Like A Good Idea at the Time 01.13.2006

It was two months into the tour, and the cast of Riverdance had been performing eight shows a ...Funny • Gambling • Theater
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Prologue.

265: Fake Science 05.21.2004

Host Ira Glass visits Arlington Racetrack on opening day with four regulars who explain their ...Gambling • Science
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Slingshot.

243: Later That Same Day 07.25.2003

A story by John Hodgman about returning to the beach after a very bad year. John Hodgman is the ...Gambling • Writing
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Know When To Walk Away, Know When To Run.

192: Meet the Pros 08.31.2001

Ira travels to Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker, gets hooked, and tries to figure out ...Gambling • Jobs/Employment
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Prologue.

113: Windfall 10.16.1998

Todd Powell won $27 million dollars from the Florida State lottery. The windfall ended his ...Gambling • Personal Finance
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Reservations.

113: Windfall 10.16.1998

Alix Spiegel reports on an entire community that's turned its back on easy money—for now. Nine ...Economics • Gambling
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Strength In Numbers.

99: I Enjoy Being A Girl, Sort Of 04.10.1998

Ira with "The Hens," a group of nine middle-aged women who've known each other since girlhood. ...Automobiles • Childhood • Friendship
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Prologue.

96: Pinned by History 03.13.1998

Host Ira Glass with Jan Tomare, who spent three years in the Auschwitz concentration camp. (4 ...Gambling • History
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Golden Peacock.

78: How Bad Is Bad? 10.03.1997

We told Chicago playwright Jeff Dorchen about what the three boys in Act One said, and he ...Gambling • Radio • Theater
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Act One.

2: Small Scale Sin 11.24.1995

The Golden Peacock. Playwright Jeff Dorchen creates an original radio play inspired by the ...Gambling • Teenagers • Theater
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