Sometimes a sketch of a thing needs filling in for its true significance to be known.
Juan Bernabeu
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I Can’t Be Your Hero, Baby
The stories of undocumented people so often sound cliche. Writer Karla Cornejo Villavicencio has heard all of them, and thought she could do better. (23 minutes)
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Popular Vote
The discovery of new information casts a new light on a high school competition. Producer Sean Cole talks to some of the people involved, more than a decade later. (16 minutes)
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Tunnel Vision
A mysterious tunnel in Toronto leads to wild public speculation. Nick Kohler tells Ira the story behind the tunnel, which he wrote about for MacLean’s. (10 minutes)
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