Made to Be Broken
Jerome Ellis performing at the Poetry Project's New Year’s Day Marathon.
Ted Roeder
From the moment we wake up in the morning there are a trillion rules — big and little — governing our lives. But sometimes, we encounter one we just can't abide by. In a pitched moment of rule-questioning, a show about rules and the people who break them.
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Producer Chana Joffe-Walt investigates the inordinate power of white parents at one ordinary public school.
Amusement Park
We head to some of the happiest places on earth: amusement parks!
How to Be Alone
In space, in the ocean, by ourselves, or with others—we’re all just figuring out how to be apart.
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