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308: Star-Crossed Love
Act Two

The Diary Of Mrs. Sam Horrigan.

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Sixteen-year-old Catalina Puente, one of WNYC's Radio Rookies, gets caught up in a complete and total obsession when a student shows up at her high school looking just like Sam Horrigan, a little-known TV actor she likes. This story was produced by Czerina Patel at Radio Rookies. (13 minutes)

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Czerina Patel

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“My Immortal” by Evanescence

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