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172: 24 Hours at the Golden Apple
Act Two

Night

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In this act, we hear from the rowdier, drunker late-night patrons of the Golden Apple. A guy walks in with two young women, hoping to go home with one of them. A woman explains the difference between earthly time and other kinds of time. Two teenaged girls, best friends, spend four hours trying to meet a guy named Jeff at the diner. Two cops talk about TV, what they do on their breaks, and how sometimes it's okay to drive around all night on their beat doing nothing. (26 minutes)

By

Wendy Dorr
Ira Glass

Song:

“Eggs and Sausage (In a Cadillac With Susan Michelson)” by Tom Waits (radio only)

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