David Kestenbaum finds out about a speech that, in another world, President Clinton gave on August 17, 1998. (13 minutes)
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Act Three: There’s a German Word for That
Ira Glass talks to journalist Jochen Bittner about a political lie from 1920s Germany and the lessons it holds for 2020s America.
Act One: Cops and Mobbers
Reporter Emmanuel Felton called up several Black Capitol Police officers in the days after the attack on the Capitol on January 6th to find out what it was like for them to face off with this mostly white mob. (13 minutes)You can find more of Emmanuel's reporting on race and inequality at BuzzFeed. The video of Eugene Goodman was filmed by Igor Bobic of HuffPost.
Act One: The Signs, They are a Changin’
Reporter Lizzie Johnson calls her grandpa after he unexpectedly changes his mind about something. (9 minutes)
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Act Two: Blood Ties
The discovery of 30 century-old postcards written in old Yiddish by a distant family member challenges David Kestenbaum’s ideas about the unimportance of blood ties.
Act One: Through The Eye Of A Needle
Fewer than 40 million Americans have gotten the vaccine so far, which leaves a lot of people jealous and wondering what happens inside those little rooms.
Act Two: The Other Extinguishers
For years one group of people has been trying to push a giant boulder to the top of a hill, like Sisyphus.