Stories of people forced to let go of their firmly held beliefs. When the daughter of a pro-choice activist concludes that abortion is murder, her mother goes to extraordinary lengths to persuade her daughter to switch sides. And after a woman loses her faith, a football coach—whom she's never met—tries to restore it.
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Prologue
Host Ira Glass talks to Jay Allison, who is in charge of the team at This I Believe, an essay series. Jay wonders why Ira's never contributed an essay about what he believes. (9 minutes)
Scrambled Nest Egg
One day in January Alex French got a call from his mom, saying that she'd been laid off. A few hours later she called to say that so had his dad. Alex takes a trip to Massachusetts to see how his parents are getting by since entering unemployment for the first time, in his father's case, in 30 years. (9 minutes)
Team Spirit In The Sky
Methinks Thou Dost Protest Too Much
Pants Pants Revelation
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Act Three: Translating For The Very, Very, Very, Very Tall
Act Four: Your Name Is Ointment Poured Forth
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