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 Four: A Night In Drug Court
Before this show ended we wanted to know—how typical are the horror stories? What happens in a typical drug case? To find out, reporter Nancy Updike spent nine hours in Night Narcotics Court in Chicago.
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 Two: Silent Partner
Sean Cole visits Chad's Trading Post in Southampton, Massachussetts.
