October 10, 1997

Stuck in the Wrong Decade

People stuck in the wrong decade, or simply carrying a lot of the props from another decade.

Download

Control-click (or right-click) Tap and hold to download
Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe in Apple Podcasts Subscribe
Transcript

NOTE: This episode originally included a story by reporter Stephen Glass (no relation to Ira), which we have removed because of questions about its truthfulness. This story is included in the transcript only for reference.

Prologue

A communist, the filmmaker Marcel Ophuls, the band Camper Van Beethoven, and other people who may be stuck in the wrong decade. (3 minutes)

By

Ira Glass

Act One

The Wedding Game

Karl T. Wright's and Wendy Miller's game show wedding. (18 minutes)

By

Ira Glass

Act Two

Stuck As A Teenager

A former addict and a former prisoner discuss the developmental retardation their experiences caused. (8 minutes)

By

Ira Glass

Act Three

Perv Walk

New York writer Sarah Miller talks about two men she knows. (9 minutes)

By

Sarah Miller

Act Four

Nostalgia: The Final Frontier

Jeff Dorchen reads Italo Calvino's short story All At One Point from Calvino's book Cosmicomics. (9 minutes)

By

Italo Calvino

Jeff Dorchen

Working In Another Decade [Retracted]

This episode originally included a story by reporter Stephen Glass (no relation to Ira) about an internship at George Washington's former plantation, which we have removed because of questions about its truthfulness. This story is included in the transcript only for reference.

By

By

By

By

By

Working In Another Decade [Retracted]

Related

Staff Recommendations