Unusual stories about day-to-day life at the Republican Convention.
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Act One
Normal Life In An Abnormal Setting
Host Ira Glass follows a delegation to find out what people actually do at a convention. (14 minutes)
Act Two
Act Two
Sex advice columnist Dan Savage tells the odd story of how he became a Republican state convention delegate even though he's a Democrat and gay. (18 minutes)
Act Three
Campaign Diaries
More campaign diaries from The New Republic's Michael Lewis. (25 minutes)
Act Four
Party in the Killing Fields
Cassandra Smith's father and grandfather were both Republican, and they were trying to change the Republican Party from the inside. She has this memory of one convention.
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