Human Spectacle
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Gladiators in the Colosseum. Sideshow performers. Reality television. We've always loved to gawk at the misery or majesty of others. But this week, we ask the question: What's it like when the tables are turned and all eyes are on you?
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Seth Finally Pledges
The other day, longtime This American Life staffer Seth Lind told Ira Glass something that blew his mind. So he took Seth into the studio.
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