559: Captain's Log June 26, 2015 Prologue Erik Larson has read lots of captain’s logs while researching big historical events. When he found the log of Captain Walther Schwieger, the guy who headed the U-boat that sank the Lusitania, he knew something didn’t sound right.
Act One: Cookies and Monsters PJ Vogt’s friend plays a trick on some girl scouts. The trick doesn’t work.
Act Three: On A Quiet Street in Richmond We bring you this very matter-of-fact article from 1853, about something profoundly troubling: a slave auction in Virginia.
Act Four: A Brief History of Us Actress Sue Scott reads a short story by Etgar Keret. Etgar's newest book is a memoir called The Seven Good Years.