For the holidays, stories of families finally addressing the thorny thing they’ve never really talked about.
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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)
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)
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)
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Act Three: Mom Music
Act One: The Wedding Game
Act Two: The Grandma Letters
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