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Season 2013
A perfectly normal guy gets rid of everything he owns, changes his name, says goodbye to his friends—and begins walking.
A perfectly normal guy gets rid of everything he owns, changes his name, says goodbye to his friends—and begins walking.
We got a tip about a meat plant selling pig intestines as fake calamari and decided to investigate.
We got a tip about a meat plant selling pig intestines as fake calamari and decided to investigate.
The proxy battle over a woman’s honor that became a presidential obsession.
The proxy battle over a woman’s honor that became a presidential obsession.
A couple decides to sleep with other people before they tie the knot. Plus, more stories of love making us do crazy things.
A couple decides to sleep with other people before they tie the knot. Plus, more stories of love making us do crazy things.
We spent five months at a high school in Chicago where in the last year 29 current and recent students were shot.
We spent five months at a high school in Chicago where in the last year 29 current and recent students were shot.
Part two of our program on Harper High School in Chicago, where in the last year 29 current and recent students were shot.
Part two of our program on Harper High School in Chicago, where in the last year 29 current and recent students were shot.
We asked listeners to send us their best coincidence stories, and we got more than 1,300 submissions!
We asked listeners to send us their best coincidence stories, and we got more than 1,300 submissions!
The startling rise of the number of people on disability in America.
The startling rise of the number of people on disability in America.
A white guy who only wants to date Asian women has to adjust to the reality of a real actual Asian woman in his life.
A white guy who only wants to date Asian women has to adjust to the reality of a real actual Asian woman in his life.
Did a beloved family doctor with no criminal history suddenly up and strangle his own father?
Did a beloved family doctor with no criminal history suddenly up and strangle his own father?
Israeli soldiers take snapshots of Palestinian boys, one house at a time, in the middle of the night.
Israeli soldiers take snapshots of Palestinian boys, one house at a time, in the middle of the night.
A man decides to take a trip from Philadelphia to San Francisco—by foot.
A man decides to take a trip from Philadelphia to San Francisco—by foot.
Why has the conversation on climate change been stuck in the same place for years?
Why has the conversation on climate change been stuck in the same place for years?
Why people say our patent system may be discouraging, not encouraging, innovation.
Why people say our patent system may be discouraging, not encouraging, innovation.
All of the stories in the show are things that have taken place in the last seven days.
All of the stories in the show are things that have taken place in the last seven days.
People who know something's a bad idea, but convince themselves to do that thing anyway.
People who know something's a bad idea, but convince themselves to do that thing anyway.
The story of a guy named Kirk Johnson, who started a list of Iraqis who needed to get out of their country.
The story of a guy named Kirk Johnson, who started a list of Iraqis who needed to get out of their country.
Ira asks the producers to talk about their very favorite moments on the show.
Ira asks the producers to talk about their very favorite moments on the show.
An American woman suddenly trades her life for one in a place most people might think twice about: Juarez, Mexico.
An American woman suddenly trades her life for one in a place most people might think twice about: Juarez, Mexico.
A journalist gets a disturbing tip: a phone number to a group of refugees being held hostage in the Sinai desert.
A journalist gets a disturbing tip: a phone number to a group of refugees being held hostage in the Sinai desert.
Planet Money looks at a charity that's decided to just give people money.
Planet Money looks at a charity that's decided to just give people money.
How a stolen library book got one man into his dream school and changed his life forever. Or at least that's the story he tells himself.
How a stolen library book got one man into his dream school and changed his life forever. Or at least that's the story he tells himself.
More than 150 Americans die each year on average after accidentally taking too much acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol.
More than 150 Americans die each year on average after accidentally taking too much acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol.
A teenage girl becomes a whole new person when she becomes the school mascot — a tiger — at her high school.
A teenage girl becomes a whole new person when she becomes the school mascot — a tiger — at her high school.
What should a person suspected of murder say?
What should a person suspected of murder say?
Which is better: flight or invisibility?
Which is better: flight or invisibility?
Stories of people whose lives are altered when seemingly boring documents like birth certificates and petitions are used against them.
Stories of people whose lives are altered when seemingly boring documents like birth certificates and petitions are used against them.
The story of a police officer and a squirrel. Plus, a small town production of Peter Pan goes off the rails.
The story of a police officer and a squirrel. Plus, a small town production of Peter Pan goes off the rails.
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511 - The Seven Things You’re Not Supposed to Talk About
Episode overview
Sarah Koenig's mother lives by a set of rules about conversation. We tried to prove her wrong.
Sarah Koenig's mother lives by a set of rules about conversation. We tried to prove her wrong.
The history of racial housing discrimination in the United States and what has been done—and hasn't been done—to rectify it.
The history of racial housing discrimination in the United States and what has been done—and hasn't been done—to rectify it.
One car dealership tries to sell 129 cars. It is way more chaotic than we expected.
One car dealership tries to sell 129 cars. It is way more chaotic than we expected.
It's the thought that counts. Unfortunately, sometimes it's not always so clear what that thought was.
It's the thought that counts. Unfortunately, sometimes it's not always so clear what that thought was.
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