Adam Davidson reads from his high school diaries.
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Act Two: Going Down With the Censorships
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Act Two
Several producers talked about the first stories they ever heard on the show, before they worked here.
Act Four: Be Cool, Stay in School
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Act Three: Job Fairies
For a look at the nuts and bolts of government job creation, This American Life Senior Producer Julie Snyder and Planet Money correspondent Adam Davidson attend a meeting of the International Economic Developers Council in San Diego.