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42: Get Over It!

Nov. 15, 1996

Act One: When You're In Love, The Whole World Is Jewish

Host Ira Glass talks about the drama of trying to be "just friends" with an ex-girlfriend. The meaning of the title will be clear if you hear the piece.

39: Halloween

Oct. 25, 1996

Act One: Dark Shadows

Ira continues his story.

21: Factions

Apr. 26, 1996

Act Three: Racial Factions

Ira speaks with Professor Glenn Loury. Loury failed to stand up for a light-skinned friend at a black unity rally in the sixties.

20: From A Distance

Apr. 19, 1996

Act Two: Meet Your Hero

Writer Quincy Troupe talks about how, as a boy, he idolized Miles Davis, and how, as a man, he actually became one of Davis's closest friends. And how his picture of the man changed.

11: Enemies

Jan. 24, 1996

Act One: Dave's Love

Bob and Dave were close childhood friends — until their relationship began to lead their peers to believe that it might be more than a friendship. The accusations led to Dave turning on Bob.

Ira reaches current-day Dave, who is a born-again Christian living with his parents. According to Dave, Bob was at fault for the breakdown in their relationship, because Bob had decided to become friends with someone else.