This American Life (Radio)

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2015
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544 - Batman
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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
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What happens when the internet turns on you?
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546 - Burroughs 101
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Ira Glass was never into William Burroughs. Then he heard this radio story that changed that.
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547 - Cops See It Differently - Part One
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There's a division between people who distrust the police and people who see cops as a force for good.
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548 - Cops See It Differently - Part Two
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We look at one city where relations between police and black residents are terrible, and another city where they seem to be improving remarkably.
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549 - Amateur Hour
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A tough group of soldiers attempts to save lives through the power of show tunes.
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550 - Three Miles
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What happens when of a group of public school students in the Bronx goes to visit an elite private school three miles away.
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551 - Good Guys 2015
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Stories of valiant men attempting to do good: in department stores, public buses, and at the bottom of a cave.
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552 - Need To Know Basis
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The story of a guy who learned to lie for the first time in his life at age 29.
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553 - Stuck In The Middle (2015)
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Stories about how it sucks to be in limbo, and a man who absolutely loves listening to hold music.
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554 - Not It!
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A mysterious world of heroin addiction treatment centers where no one seems to be taking responsibility for the people they're treating.
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555 - The Incredible Rarity of Changing Your Mind
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Stories of those very infrequent instances where people’s opinions flip on fundamental things that they believe.
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556 - Same Bed, Different Dreams
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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.
2015x557
557 - Birds & Bees
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Stories about the vague and not-so-vague ways to teach children about race, death, and sex.
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558 - Game Face
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Stories of people facing very difficult situations who put their game face on and muscle through.
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559 - Captain's Log
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The story of a concentration camp in China that housed groups of Girl Scouts.
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560 - Abdi and the Golden Ticket
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A story about someone who's desperately trying – against long odds – to make it to the United States and become an American.
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561 - NUMMI 2015
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A car plant in Fremont California that might have saved the U.S. car industry.
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562 - The Problem We All Live With - Part One
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There’s one thing that has been proven to cut the achievement gap between black and white students by half: integration.
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563 - The Problem We All Live With - Part Two
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A city goes all out to integrate its schools.
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564 - Too Soon?
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Stories about a fallen man trying to kickstart his career with a reality show, and an awkward moment between a mom and a daughter.
2015x565
565 - Lower 9 + 10
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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
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566 - The Land of Make Believe
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A father constructs an elaborate fantasy to occupy his 12 children.
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567 - What’s Going On In There?
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A teenage girl records a remarkable story about the boyfriend who abuses her, and why it’s so hard to break up with him.
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568 - Human Spectacle 2015
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A Japanese reality show contestant has to enter sweepstakes from magazines to win enough sustenance to survive.
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569 - Put a Bow on It
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Meet the people who pitch ideas for new foods and then decide which ones they're actually going to make.
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570 - The Night in Question
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Conspiracy theories about the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin continue to shape Israel's politics and future.
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571 - The Heart Wants What It Wants
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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.
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572 - Transformers
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A prisoner who hasn't talked to anyone in years comes up with a bold plan to re-introduce himself to the world.
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573 - Status Update
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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.
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574 - Sinatra’s 100th Birthday
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Stories, tributes, and attempts to understand the Chairman of the Board.
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575 - Poetry of Propaganda
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Propaganda is complexity in the form of simplicity, if you know how to read it.
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576 - Say Yes To Christmas
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A live Christmas performance from some of the best improvisors in the country.