Full episode 32: Republican Convention Act One Normal Life In An Abnormal Setting Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe in Apple Podcasts Transcript Host Ira Glass follows a delegation to find out what people actually do at a convention. (14 minutes) ByIra Glass More in PoliticsView all 868: The Hand That Rocks The Gavel Sept. 19, 2025 Act One The judges walk us through how different their jobs have become in just the past few months, because of sweeping policy changes by Trump’s Department of Justice. 866: Watch Out for That Tree Sept. 5, 2025 Act One: Forces Outside Our Control A young couple, excited to start a new chapter in their lives, is suddenly put on a very different trajectory. (30 minutes) 862: Some Things We Don't Do Anymore June 20, 2025 Act Two: Case Study Two Americans moved to Eswatini when that country was the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic. More by Ira GlassView all 824: Family Meeting Feb. 23, 2024 Act One: A Slow Decision Process That’s Mostly But Maybe Not Completely Over For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forth… and back… and forth. 781: Watching the Watchers Oct. 7, 2022 Act Two: I’ll Be Watching You A group of 6th grade boys are bothered by their teacher’s behavior. 777: Name. Age. Detail. Aug. 12, 2022 Margus Morrison Margus Morrison was a school bus aide, father of six.
868: The Hand That Rocks The Gavel Sept. 19, 2025 Act One The judges walk us through how different their jobs have become in just the past few months, because of sweeping policy changes by Trump’s Department of Justice.
866: Watch Out for That Tree Sept. 5, 2025 Act One: Forces Outside Our Control A young couple, excited to start a new chapter in their lives, is suddenly put on a very different trajectory. (30 minutes)
862: Some Things We Don't Do Anymore June 20, 2025 Act Two: Case Study Two Americans moved to Eswatini when that country was the epicenter of the AIDS epidemic.
824: Family Meeting Feb. 23, 2024 Act One: A Slow Decision Process That’s Mostly But Maybe Not Completely Over For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forth… and back… and forth.
781: Watching the Watchers Oct. 7, 2022 Act Two: I’ll Be Watching You A group of 6th grade boys are bothered by their teacher’s behavior.
777: Name. Age. Detail. Aug. 12, 2022 Margus Morrison Margus Morrison was a school bus aide, father of six.