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September 11, 2020

Audience of One (2020)

At a time when going to the movies is mostly out of the question, we bring the movies to you.

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Prologue

Prologue

Host Ira Glass revisits the one movie he’s seen more than any other, about an ocean liner that gets hit by a tsunami and flips over. (9 minutes)

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Ira Glass
Act One

Putting the Ease in Disease

To cope with this pandemic, producer Sean Cole finds himself turning to a movie about a pandemic, What's So Bad About Feeling Good? But the virus in this movie isn’t like any you’ve ever heard of. (20 minutes)

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Sean Cole
Act Two

Late Registration

Political documentaries aren’t for everyone. Especially when they’re over five hours long. But producer Ben Calhoun discovers one he can’t stop watching. (16 minutes)

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Ben Calhoun
Act Three

Many a Thing She Ought to Understand

Our producer Diane Wu spent most of her life thinking she doesn’t have a unique and personal take on The Sound of Music. She is wrong. (15 minutes)

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Diane Wu
Act Four

The Kid Namastays in the Picture

Jaime Amor does yoga storytelling for kids at Cosmic Kids Yoga and on YouTube. We ask her to try taking on a film for grownups. (7 minutes)

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Ira Glass

Song:

“Let’s Go to the Movies” by Ann Reinking and Aileen Quinn

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