How many of our parents move to some place — some dream house — with some vision of a new life in the new place, and move the family with them, hoping it works out for the kids. Three stories on this theme.
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Commune Dream House
Host Ira Glass talks to Amanda, who's 16 and lives with her mom in a Christian commune in Chicago. (4 minutes)
Act One
Meema's Adventure
A family dreams of life in rural Maine, moves there, and then things get really complicated. (36 minutes)
Act Two
Blue Sky Dream
David Beers explains the gorgeous, modern vision that drew his family, and tons of other families, to California, and then what happened after they arrived. (16 minutes)
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Act Three: Tao Of The Dumpster
Writer Dirk Jamison, who gave up a 9-to-5 job and succeeded in getting something for nothing: he decided he'd feed the family by diving into dumpsters for free food.
Act Four: There Go The Neighbor Hoods
In the midst of a real estate dispute, Jim O'Grady becomes the target of an unusual neighborhood watch group.
Act Three: You Can Have Your Cave And Eat It Too
Sarah Vowell brings us the story of a national dispute involving Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico, a sandwich, park rangers, scientists, and the United States Congress.
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