Full episode 117: You Gonna Eat That? Prologue Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe in Apple Podcasts Transcript Host Ira Glass talks about the role of mealtime in family dynamics. (2 minutes) ByIra Glass More in FamilyView all 874: Under One Roof Nov. 14, 2025 Act One: A House Divided In every house, behind every closed door, a private drama is unfolding. 871: The Thing About Things Oct. 24, 2025 Act Two: A Few Hundred of My Favorite Things Heavyweight host Jonathan Goldstein leaps in to help a family, who are not entirely sure they want or need his help, get rid of their stuff. (31 minutes)This story originally aired on the Heavyweight podcast. 861: Group Chat May 30, 2025 Act One: I’m Fine, Don’t Worry When Yousef Hammash left Gaza a year ago, his sisters decided to stay behind. More by Ira GlassView all 824: Family Meeting Feb. 23, 2024 Act One: A Slow Decision Process That’s Mostly But Maybe Not Completely Over For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forth… and back… and forth. 781: Watching the Watchers Oct. 7, 2022 Act Two: I’ll Be Watching You A group of 6th grade boys are bothered by their teacher’s behavior. 777: Name. Age. Detail. Aug. 12, 2022 Margus Morrison Margus Morrison was a school bus aide, father of six.
874: Under One Roof Nov. 14, 2025 Act One: A House Divided In every house, behind every closed door, a private drama is unfolding.
871: The Thing About Things Oct. 24, 2025 Act Two: A Few Hundred of My Favorite Things Heavyweight host Jonathan Goldstein leaps in to help a family, who are not entirely sure they want or need his help, get rid of their stuff. (31 minutes)This story originally aired on the Heavyweight podcast.
861: Group Chat May 30, 2025 Act One: I’m Fine, Don’t Worry When Yousef Hammash left Gaza a year ago, his sisters decided to stay behind.
824: Family Meeting Feb. 23, 2024 Act One: A Slow Decision Process That’s Mostly But Maybe Not Completely Over For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forth… and back… and forth.
781: Watching the Watchers Oct. 7, 2022 Act Two: I’ll Be Watching You A group of 6th grade boys are bothered by their teacher’s behavior.
777: Name. Age. Detail. Aug. 12, 2022 Margus Morrison Margus Morrison was a school bus aide, father of six.
