For the holidays, stories of families finally addressing the thorny thing they’ve never really talked about.
Adam Maida
Note: The internet version of this episode contains un-beeped curse words. BEEPED VERSION.
How Do I Say This?
Scaachi Koul is trying to learn a language native to her parents, and heads back to Calgary to ask why they never taught it to her in the first place. (21 minutes)
Song:
You Probably Think This Song is About You
Singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III asked his ex-partner Suzzy Roche and their daughter Lucy to perform at his wedding party. The song they picked was…surprising. (11 minutes)
Song:
Pigeons on a Plane
Reporter Kevin Sieff travels from Mexico to Chicago with a group of seniors reuiniting with their undocumented kids in the U.S., some for the first time in decades. (18 minutes)
Song:
Related
Act Two: Kings
Act One: The Wedding Game
Act One: In Praise of Limbo
Staff Recommendations
Amusement Park
We head to some of the happiest places on Earth: amusement parks!
One Last Thing Before I Go (2016)
Ordinary people make last ditch efforts to get through to their loved ones.