A show about people who are suddenly confronted with who they are.
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Kelly Malka
Note: The internet version of this episode contains un-beeped curse words. BEEPED VERSION.
Prologue
Guest host Aviva DeKornfeld tells Ira Glass about breaking into a community pool as a kid, and the split-second decision that has haunted her ever since. (4 minutes)
On Top of Spaghetti, All Covered in Shame
Some people are great in a crisis. Others, not so much. Does that mean anything about who we really are? Tobin Low investigates. (10 minutes)
BWE: Big Wig Energy
Aviva DeKornfeld has the story of Leisha Hailey, who was certain she had the next million-dollar idea. (11 minutes)
There Will Be Questions
Comedian Mike Birbiglia talks about the questions his daughter asks him and how trying to answer them showed him surprising reflections of himself. (15 minutes)
This is an excerpt from Mike Birbiglia’s special, “The Good Life.”
Trouble Afoot
David Kestenbaum tells the story of the suspicious disappearance of multiple shoes and a woman determined to explain it. (8 minutes)
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