This week we're trying something we've never tried before: An hour of stories about...this week. We take a crack at major news events, like what's happening in Egypt; and at the most minor, like an 8-year-old who's finally taking the training wheels off her bike. The stories are united by one thing: They all happened in the seven days prior to broadcast.
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This episode contains original theme music by Cassettes Won't Listen.
Prologue
Sunday Night, State College PA
Monday, Cairo Egypt
Monday, Tucson AZ
Saturday to Wednesday: CA, NY, WI, ME
Wednesday, Tuscaloosa AL
This week Southerners were still digging out in the wake of last week's tornados. David Kestenbaum, from our Planet Money team, heads to Tuscaloosa, Alabama where he finds that facts are not so easy to hold onto. (7 minutes)
Thursday, Greenville SC
Thursday night was a make-or-break evening for candidate Herman Cain at the first Republican Presidential debate. Robert Smith from our Planet Money team talked to him about his strategy. Planet Money is a co-production of NPR News and This American Life. (6 minutes)
Saturday and Sunday, Gainesville and Coral Springs FL
On Saturday, Laura Hucke graduated from the University of Florida in Gainesville. The next day she made a trip that four years ago she didn't think she'd have to make.