Full episode 71: Defying Sickness Prologue Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe in Apple Podcasts Transcript Host Ira Glass with Walt Strommer, on Dreams of Disabled People. (6 minutes) ByIra Glass More in Health and Health CareView all 863: Championship Window June 27, 2025 Act One: Pregnant, Pause Connie Wang tells the story of a championship window she didn't realize she was in — until it was too late. (14 minutes)Connie is the author of the book Oh My Mother! We got the idea to do this story from Aaron Reiss. 862: Some Things We Don't Do Anymore June 20, 2025 Act Three: Two Daughters When USAID suddenly stopped all foreign assistance without warning or a transition plan, it sent people all over the world scrambling. 859: Chaos Graph Apr. 25, 2025 Act One: Solving For Why American doctors returning from Gaza compare notes and start to see a pattern. (28 minutes) More by Ira GlassView all 824: Family Meeting Feb. 23, 2024 Act One: A Slow Decision Process That’s Mostly But Maybe Not Completely Over For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forth… and back… and forth. 781: Watching the Watchers Oct. 7, 2022 Act Two: I’ll Be Watching You A group of 6th grade boys are bothered by their teacher’s behavior. 777: Name. Age. Detail. Aug. 12, 2022 Margus Morrison Margus Morrison was a school bus aide, father of six.
863: Championship Window June 27, 2025 Act One: Pregnant, Pause Connie Wang tells the story of a championship window she didn't realize she was in — until it was too late. (14 minutes)Connie is the author of the book Oh My Mother! We got the idea to do this story from Aaron Reiss.
862: Some Things We Don't Do Anymore June 20, 2025 Act Three: Two Daughters When USAID suddenly stopped all foreign assistance without warning or a transition plan, it sent people all over the world scrambling.
859: Chaos Graph Apr. 25, 2025 Act One: Solving For Why American doctors returning from Gaza compare notes and start to see a pattern. (28 minutes)
824: Family Meeting Feb. 23, 2024 Act One: A Slow Decision Process That’s Mostly But Maybe Not Completely Over For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forth… and back… and forth.
781: Watching the Watchers Oct. 7, 2022 Act Two: I’ll Be Watching You A group of 6th grade boys are bothered by their teacher’s behavior.
777: Name. Age. Detail. Aug. 12, 2022 Margus Morrison Margus Morrison was a school bus aide, father of six.
