Something Only I Can See
Side-by-side comparison of Priscilla Lopes-Schliep and Jill Viles — from Jill’s packet that she sent to David Epstein.
When you’re the only one who can see something, sometimes it feels like you’re in on a special secret. The hard part is getting anyone to believe your secret is real. This week, people trying to show others what they see—including a woman with muscular dystrophy who believes she has the same condition as an Olympic athlete.
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It’s the last few weeks of summer, so we’re going to the beach! This week, stories from the surf and sand.

Made to Be Broken
In a pitched moment of rule-questioning, a show about rules and the people who break them.

Nice White Parents
Producer Chana Joffe-Walt investigates the inordinate power of white parents at one ordinary public school.
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