Full episode 79: Stuck in the Wrong Decade Prologue ByIra Glass A communist, the filmmaker Marcel Ophuls, the band Camper Van Beethoven, and other people who may be stuck in the wrong decade. (3 minutes) More in HistoryView all 644: Random Acts of History Apr. 27, 2018 Act One: The Miseducation of Castlemont High A bunch of high school students gets taken to see a movie that’s supposed to teach them about history. 627: Suitable for Children Oct. 6, 2017 Act Two: History is Not a Toy There’s a museum in Baltimore that was created to memorialize the black experience in America. 627: Suitable for Children Oct. 6, 2017 Act Four: Rocket Boy Paul Zimmer is eighty-three years old now, and he’s still haunted by something he saw in his teens. More by Ira GlassView all 717: Audience of One Sept. 11, 2020 Act Four: The Kid Namastays in the Picture Jaime Amor does yoga storytelling for kids. 710: Umbrellas Down July 10, 2020 Act Two: The Fight Jennifer, Ira, and producer Emanuele Berry go to a protest and get tear gassed in front of a Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. (6 minutes) 710: Umbrellas Down July 10, 2020 Act Five: Nine Months Later Host Ira Glass calls Jennifer to talk about the new security law. (12 minutes)
644: Random Acts of History Apr. 27, 2018 Act One: The Miseducation of Castlemont High A bunch of high school students gets taken to see a movie that’s supposed to teach them about history.
627: Suitable for Children Oct. 6, 2017 Act Two: History is Not a Toy There’s a museum in Baltimore that was created to memorialize the black experience in America.
627: Suitable for Children Oct. 6, 2017 Act Four: Rocket Boy Paul Zimmer is eighty-three years old now, and he’s still haunted by something he saw in his teens.
717: Audience of One Sept. 11, 2020 Act Four: The Kid Namastays in the Picture Jaime Amor does yoga storytelling for kids.
710: Umbrellas Down July 10, 2020 Act Two: The Fight Jennifer, Ira, and producer Emanuele Berry go to a protest and get tear gassed in front of a Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. (6 minutes)
710: Umbrellas Down July 10, 2020 Act Five: Nine Months Later Host Ira Glass calls Jennifer to talk about the new security law. (12 minutes)
