41: Politics Nov. 8, 1996 Act One: Life in the White House A visit to a replica of the White House outside San Francisco, the home of Norman and Rosemary Eckersly.
32: Republican Convention Aug. 16, 1996 Act One: Normal Life In An Abnormal Setting Host Ira Glass follows a delegation to find out what people actually do at a convention.
32: Republican Convention Aug. 16, 1996 Act Three: Campaign Diaries More campaign diaries from The New Republic's Michael Lewis.
16: Economy Mar. 14, 1996 Act One: Presumptiveness Host Ira Glass brings together a panel of Republicans to discuss their lack of excitement about then-presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Bob Dole.
34: Democratic Convention Aug. 30, 1996 Act One: A Little Tour Inside the Message Machine The secret games delegates play to amuse themselves, differences between Republican and Democratic convention delegates, and more.
29: Bob Dole July 19, 1996 Act One: Campaign Diaries We hear campaign diaries from author Michael Lewis, who is on the campaign trail for the New Republic magazine.
19: Rich Guys Apr. 12, 1996 Act One: A Candidate, A Voter, And A Room Full Of Pigs Michael Lewis continues readings from his diaries of Morry Taylor's Presidential campaign.