Ira Glass tells the story of how science is being used to fight the ultimate neighborhood plague: Dog poop. (14 minutes)
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Act Three: A Curious Bone
David Kestenbaum tells the story of a man on the verge of one of the greatest scientific discoveries of all time … right on the verge. (4 minutes)
Act Two: Life Is a Coin With One Side
Producer David Kestenbaum took issue with the entire premise of today’s show, and explains why.
Act One: So Over The Moon
Producer David Kestenbaum tells the story of an astronaut who returns with a very unexpected view of the great beyond.
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Act Four: Boiling Under
Lots of things go unspoken between family members, sometimes for years.
Act Three: There’s a German Word for That
Ira Glass talks to journalist Jochen Bittner about a political lie from 1920s Germany and the lessons it holds for 2020s America.
Act Two: Deer in the Footlights
Ira talks with Connie Rex about the deer she and her sisters kidnapped and ended up putting into their school’s Christmas pageant in Woodruff, Utah, in a starring role.