The Big Picture

The story of the government cracking down on smokestack emissions at a city factory—even though the residents like the emissions.

Producer Ben Calhoun tells the story of a former Congressional Representative from South Carolina, Bob Inglis.

Host Ira Glass tells the story of writer turned activist Bill McKibben.

Carmen Milito tells Ira the story of a date she went on as a teenager, and the bird her mom brought to the occasion.

Jaime Amor does yoga storytelling for kids at Cosmic Kids Yoga and on YouTube. We ask her to try taking on a film for grownups.

Host Ira Glass with the last piece in today’s show, inspired by the New York Times podcast, The Daily. (3 minutes)