Prologue
Kristy Kruger realized in college just how bad her high school education had been. She was always having to pretend she knew what the people around here were talking about when she didn't know. And so she devised a troll-based system for getting through those moments without people thinking she was dumb. (Kristy's a musician in Dallas.) (7 minutes)
Dewey Decibel System
Alex Blumberg tells the story of an audacious act of rebranding done by a group of people who aren't normally thought of as very audacious: public librarians. In Michigan, they've started staging rock concerts in libraries. The band that's been thrown into the experiment— The High Strung—couldn't be more perfect for the job. (23 minutes)
Goldstein On Goldstein
Heart Shaped Box
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Act One: Does a Bear Hit in the Woods?
Act Two
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