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Season 2015
Can people’s expectations change whether a blind man can see?
Can people’s expectations change whether a blind man can see?
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545 - If You Don’t Have Anything Nice to Say, SAY IT IN ALL CAPS
Episode overview
What happens when the internet turns on you?
What happens when the internet turns on you?
Ira Glass was never into William Burroughs. Then he heard this radio story that changed that.
Ira Glass was never into William Burroughs. Then he heard this radio story that changed that.
There's a division between people who distrust the police and people who see cops as a force for good.
There's a division between people who distrust the police and people who see cops as a force for good.
We look at one city where relations between police and black residents are terrible, and another city where they seem to be improving remarkably.
We look at one city where relations between police and black residents are terrible, and another city where they seem to be improving remarkably.
A tough group of soldiers attempts to save lives through the power of show tunes.
A tough group of soldiers attempts to save lives through the power of show tunes.
What happens when of a group of public school students in the Bronx goes to visit an elite private school three miles away.
What happens when of a group of public school students in the Bronx goes to visit an elite private school three miles away.
Stories of valiant men attempting to do good: in department stores, public buses, and at the bottom of a cave.
Stories of valiant men attempting to do good: in department stores, public buses, and at the bottom of a cave.
The story of a guy who learned to lie for the first time in his life at age 29.
The story of a guy who learned to lie for the first time in his life at age 29.
Stories about how it sucks to be in limbo, and a man who absolutely loves listening to hold music.
Stories about how it sucks to be in limbo, and a man who absolutely loves listening to hold music.
A mysterious world of heroin addiction treatment centers where no one seems to be taking responsibility for the people they're treating.
A mysterious world of heroin addiction treatment centers where no one seems to be taking responsibility for the people they're treating.
Stories of those very infrequent instances where people’s opinions flip on fundamental things that they believe.
Stories of those very infrequent instances where people’s opinions flip on fundamental things that they believe.
A movie star and her ex-husband plot against Kim Jong-Il, plus more stories of people who are tied together but imagine radically different futures.
A movie star and her ex-husband plot against Kim Jong-Il, plus more stories of people who are tied together but imagine radically different futures.
Stories about the vague and not-so-vague ways to teach children about race, death, and sex.
Stories about the vague and not-so-vague ways to teach children about race, death, and sex.
Stories of people facing very difficult situations who put their game face on and muscle through.
Stories of people facing very difficult situations who put their game face on and muscle through.
The story of a concentration camp in China that housed groups of Girl Scouts.
The story of a concentration camp in China that housed groups of Girl Scouts.
A story about someone who's desperately trying – against long odds – to make it to the United States and become an American.
A story about someone who's desperately trying – against long odds – to make it to the United States and become an American.
A car plant in Fremont California that might have saved the U.S. car industry.
A car plant in Fremont California that might have saved the U.S. car industry.
There’s one thing that has been proven to cut the achievement gap between black and white students by half: integration.
There’s one thing that has been proven to cut the achievement gap between black and white students by half: integration.
A city goes all out to integrate its schools.
A city goes all out to integrate its schools.
Stories about a fallen man trying to kickstart his career with a reality show, and an awkward moment between a mom and a daughter.
Stories about a fallen man trying to kickstart his career with a reality show, and an awkward moment between a mom and a daughter.
We go to the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans to talk to residents about what matters most to them ten years after the hurricane
We go to the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans to talk to residents about what matters most to them ten years after the hurricane
A father constructs an elaborate fantasy to occupy his 12 children.
A father constructs an elaborate fantasy to occupy his 12 children.
A teenage girl records a remarkable story about the boyfriend who abuses her, and why it’s so hard to break up with him.
A teenage girl records a remarkable story about the boyfriend who abuses her, and why it’s so hard to break up with him.
A Japanese reality show contestant has to enter sweepstakes from magazines to win enough sustenance to survive.
A Japanese reality show contestant has to enter sweepstakes from magazines to win enough sustenance to survive.
Meet the people who pitch ideas for new foods and then decide which ones they're actually going to make.
Meet the people who pitch ideas for new foods and then decide which ones they're actually going to make.
Conspiracy theories about the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin continue to shape Israel's politics and future.
Conspiracy theories about the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin continue to shape Israel's politics and future.
Emily Dickinson said “The heart wants what it wants.” This week, stories from people who take that notion to extremes and are unapologetic about it.
Emily Dickinson said “The heart wants what it wants.” This week, stories from people who take that notion to extremes and are unapologetic about it.
A prisoner who hasn't talked to anyone in years comes up with a bold plan to re-introduce himself to the world.
A prisoner who hasn't talked to anyone in years comes up with a bold plan to re-introduce himself to the world.
Three teenage girls explain why they are constantly telling their friends they are beautiful on Instagram. Plus more stories about status updates that interrupt our daily life.
Three teenage girls explain why they are constantly telling their friends they are beautiful on Instagram. Plus more stories about status updates that interrupt our daily life.
Stories, tributes, and attempts to understand the Chairman of the Board.
Stories, tributes, and attempts to understand the Chairman of the Board.
Propaganda is complexity in the form of simplicity, if you know how to read it.
Propaganda is complexity in the form of simplicity, if you know how to read it.
A live Christmas performance from some of the best improvisors in the country.
A live Christmas performance from some of the best improvisors in the country.
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