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)