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April 1, 2022

Well Someone Had to Do SOMETHING!

People trying to jump in and solve other people's problems, putting themselves directly in the gap between the problem and the solution. 

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Heidi Levine

Note: The internet version of this episode contains un-beeped curse words. BEEPED VERSION.

Prologue

Prologue

Host Sean Cole tells us the story of Seattle residents who’ve had their bikes stolen, only to get them back in a way they really are not expecting. (12 minutes)

By Sean Cole
Act One

Cold Call to Action

Producer Alix Spiegel tells the story of a Lithuanian man who devises a plan to solve a problem related to the war in Ukraine. (14 minutes)

By Alix Spiegel
Act Two

Zoo Unto Others

Sean Cole speaks to Washington Post reporter Siobhan O’Grady about her visit to the zoo in Kyiv. (7 minutes)

By Sean Cole
Act Three

One Last Thing After I Go

Producer Aviva DeKornfeld tells the story of Bill Edgar, who accidentally ended up helping people have a say at a moment when most people don’t get to say anything at all. (12 minutes)

Bill Edgar has a memoir out called The Coffin Confessor.

By Aviva DeKornfeld
Act Four

A Funny Thing Happened When We Were Already AT the Theater

Producer Chana Joffe-Walt tells the story of a woman who took it upon herself to do something in an effort to help, and was not well received. (8 minutes)

By Chana Joffe-Walt

Song:

“If You Got a Problem” by Joy Oladokun

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