Prologue - This American Life

665: Before Things Went to Hell

Prologue

Host Ira Glass gets his grandmother Frieda’s college files, which reveal a whole other side of this person he thought he knew so well. (9 minutes)

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For Producer Lilly Sullivan, there’s one story about her parents that defines how she sees them, their family, and their history.

This summer, thousands of young people have taken to the streets in Nairobi to protest the Kenyan government.

Boen visits Norman, Oklahoma, where he was born, to meet the man he thinks changed his parents’ lives—and his life, too. (31 minutes)

For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forth… and back… and forth.

A group of 6th grade boys are bothered by their teacher’s behavior.

Margus Morrison was a school bus aide, father of six.