Full episode 91: Escape the Box Act One An American Girl Turns 18 Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe in Apple Podcasts Transcript Sylvia's parents are immigrants who want her to be a traditional girl. (17 minutes) ByIra Glass More in FamilyView all 874: Under One Roof Nov. 14, 2025 Act One: A House Divided In every house, behind every closed door, a private drama is unfolding. 871: The Thing About Things Oct. 24, 2025 Act Two: A Few Hundred of My Favorite Things Heavyweight host Jonathan Goldstein leaps in to help a family, who are not entirely sure they want or need his help, get rid of their stuff. (31 minutes)This story originally aired on the Heavyweight podcast. 861: Group Chat May 30, 2025 Act One: I’m Fine, Don’t Worry When Yousef Hammash left Gaza a year ago, his sisters decided to stay behind. 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.
874: Under One Roof Nov. 14, 2025 Act One: A House Divided In every house, behind every closed door, a private drama is unfolding.
871: The Thing About Things Oct. 24, 2025 Act Two: A Few Hundred of My Favorite Things Heavyweight host Jonathan Goldstein leaps in to help a family, who are not entirely sure they want or need his help, get rid of their stuff. (31 minutes)This story originally aired on the Heavyweight podcast.
861: Group Chat May 30, 2025 Act One: I’m Fine, Don’t Worry When Yousef Hammash left Gaza a year ago, his sisters decided to stay behind.
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.
