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67
June 27, 1997

Your Dream, My Nightmare

Could it be more obvious? Stories in which someone's dream is someone else's nightmare. All of us get into these situations with strangers, with the people we love most, with our own parents, with our children.

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Your House, My Nightmare

Ira with 19-year-old Claudia Perez at a furniture store in Claudia's Mexican neighborhood. (4 minutes)

By

Ira Glass
Act One

Noise

Writer Sarah Vowell goes to Rock-n-Roll Fantasy Camp in Miami Beach. (16 minutes)

By

Sarah Vowell
Act Two

Colors

An interracial couple takes a plantation tour. (13 minutes)

By

Marvin Tate
Act Three

Motion

Jay Allison on people moving into their dream neighborhoods, and their new neighbors' reactions. (7 minutes)
Act Four

Blood

Writer David Sedaris on parents' dreams and children's nightmares. (13 minutes)

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