Producer Ben Calhoun talks about the moment when the cool teacher at school told the girls they should pay attention to Ben, and they did. Then Ira Glass interviews actress Molly Ringwald about what happened when she watched one of her own movies, The Breakfast Club, with her daughter. (22 minutes)
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Act Three: There Will Be Questions
Comedian Mike Birbiglia talks about the questions his daughter asks him and how trying to answer them showed him surprising reflections of himself. (15 minutes) This is an excerpt from Mike Birbiglia’s special, “The Good Life.”
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Act Two: The Dream Police
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