People who left their private lives and were seized by some huge historical moment.
Book Of Job
Reporter Scott Carrier does a story about Harvey "Job" Matusow. (38 minutes)
God Of War
In Vietnam, Jeffrey Harris, with one year of grad school, judged which soldiers stayed and which went home. (15 minutes)
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Act Two: Fighting Amongst Demselves
Ben Calhoun spent months following some key leaders in the Democratic Party, to find out the party’s best strategy for the future.
Act Three: Newfies
Reporter Chris Brookes had always thought the story was a joke: During World War II, a black sailor from the U.S. washed up nearly dead onshore in Newfoundland, and the white nurses—never having seen a black man—thought he was covered in oil and tried to scrub him clean.
Act One: Actions Speak Louder
Sarah Vowell tells the story of Page Smith and Eloise Pickard Smith.
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