Alex and Adam's story continues. (23 minutes)
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Act Three: Aw, Do We NAFTA?
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Act Eight
The last day of the month continues and the truism is accurate: some people get great deals because it’s the end of the month and they have to hit their goal.
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Act Two: Beach Doctor
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Act Four: When Small Thoughts Meet Big Brains
Alex Blumberg investigates a little-studied phenomenon: Children who get a mistaken idea in their heads about how something works or what something means, and then don't figure out until well into adulthood that they were wrong.
Act One: Seeing the Forrest For the Little Trees
Alex Blumberg takes us to an American classroom where students are reading a classic, The Education of Little Tree, by Forrest Carter.