Full episode 270: Family Legend Prologue Share a clip ByIra Glass Host Ira Glass talks to Eddie Schmidt about his Aunt Mary, the source of the best stories in his family—including how she was so cheap she stole azalea bushes from the side of the highway. (7 minutes) More in FamilyView all 689: Digging Up the Bones Dec. 6, 2019 Act One: Family Plot Producer Lina Misitzis travels to Greece with her family to exhume the bones of her dead grandmother. (20 minutes) 689: Digging Up the Bones Dec. 6, 2019 Act Two: Next of Kindle After his mother passes, a man unearths her book collection… and is surprised. (6 1/2 minutes) 684: Burn It Down Sept. 27, 2019 Act Two: Mom. Hey Mom. MOM. Hey Mom. Mom. Mom A teenage girl decides the only way forward is to tear something down and rebuild from the ground up. More by Ira GlassView all 686: Umbrellas Up Oct. 18, 2019 Act Two: The Fight Katherine, Ira and Emanuele go to a protest and get tear gassed in front of a Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. (6 minutes) 686: Umbrellas Up Oct. 18, 2019 Act One: The Cursed Generation A bunch of 22-year-olds from Hong Kong explain why they are cursed and what that means for their and Hong Kong’s future. (17 minutes) 685: We Come From Small Places Oct. 11, 2019 Act Three Our regular host Ira Glass talks to some Hasidic Jews who also live in the neighborhood to get a different take on the parade. (10 minutes)
689: Digging Up the Bones Dec. 6, 2019 Act One: Family Plot Producer Lina Misitzis travels to Greece with her family to exhume the bones of her dead grandmother. (20 minutes)
689: Digging Up the Bones Dec. 6, 2019 Act Two: Next of Kindle After his mother passes, a man unearths her book collection… and is surprised. (6 1/2 minutes)
684: Burn It Down Sept. 27, 2019 Act Two: Mom. Hey Mom. MOM. Hey Mom. Mom. Mom A teenage girl decides the only way forward is to tear something down and rebuild from the ground up.
686: Umbrellas Up Oct. 18, 2019 Act Two: The Fight Katherine, Ira and Emanuele go to a protest and get tear gassed in front of a Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. (6 minutes)
686: Umbrellas Up Oct. 18, 2019 Act One: The Cursed Generation A bunch of 22-year-olds from Hong Kong explain why they are cursed and what that means for their and Hong Kong’s future. (17 minutes)
685: We Come From Small Places Oct. 11, 2019 Act Three Our regular host Ira Glass talks to some Hasidic Jews who also live in the neighborhood to get a different take on the parade. (10 minutes)