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641: The Walls
Act Two

No One Has Seen Them Made or Heard Them Made

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Ira Glass talks with Robert Costa of The Washington Post about President Trump's promise that Mexico would build the wall.

Then Brian Reed investigates a wall that may or may not exist. Brian is our senior producer and host of our podcast series S-Town. (13 minutes)

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