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February 17, 2017

Grand Gesture

People going to very extreme measures to demonstrate their feelings.

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Tony Hisgett

Prologue

Producer Miki Meek takes Ira back to her old high school in a town called Payson, Utah. They meet up with students who go above and beyond when asking dates out to school dances. Chickens, goats and burning trees are involved. (12 1/2 minutes)




Act One

Dr. Strangelove

A guy in Key West makes a series of grand gestures, each one more outrageous than the last. He goes so far that we need to say that this story, from Miki Meek, is not for kids. Ben Harrison, who appears in this story, is author of the book “Undying Love.” (18 minutes)

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Miki Meek
Act Two

Say It Out Cloud

Our producer David Kestenbaum spoke with some people who are in the grand gesture business: skywriters. (7 minutes)

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David Kestenbaum

Song:

“Skywriter” by Shoshana Bean
Act Three

It’s Gesture Imagination

Among friends, Elna Baker is famous for her romantic advice: go big! She talks to Ira about successes and failures. (15 minutes)

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Elna Baker

Song:

“Prove My Love” by Violent Femmes

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