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January 01, 1990 - January 31, 2013 + This American Life
Slow to React
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This week we have stories where people's reactions move even slower than yours are now....
What Kind of Country
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All across the US right now, local and state governments are
finding they can't pay their bills. Schools are losing teachers, street
lights are going...
Held Hostage
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A kidnapping victim in Colombia spends his nights listening to a radio station that plays messages from the families of the kidnapped. That and other...
What I Did for Love
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Love makes us do crazy things. But not this crazy. This week for Valentine's Day, people going to extremes as they fall in love, chase...
Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory
www.kcrw.com/etc/programs/ta/ta120107mr_daisey_and_the_ap
After seeing images on a brand new iPhone taken by workers where it was made, a "worshipper in the cult of Mac" goes to China...
Reap What You Sow
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Alabama's new immigration law aims to make life so difficult for illegal immigrants that they will "self-deport." And in a way it's working...
Continental Breakup
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When the words European Debt Crisis pop up in the news these days you feel a little worried, and a little like taking a nap....
Kid Politics
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This week, stories about whether, when it comes to governing, kids do any better than grown-ups.
Neighborhood Watch
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It's amazing just how much drama can take place in the mini-universe of a neighborhood. This week we bring you stories of neighbors watching out...
This American Life
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Nemeses
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This week, stories where a longtime standoff keeps both sides coming back for more...
Last Man Standing
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Is it stubbornness? Tenacity? Survival of the fittest? This week, stories about people who feel compelled to keep going, especially when everyone else has given...
Poultry Slam 2011
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Stories of what happens when humans and fowl collide, including the tale of one notorious turkey who unleashed a long reign of terror on an...
Nobody's Family Is Going to Change
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Three stories that ask the question: Does anyone's family ever change?
Back to Penn State
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We revisit the show we did two years ago at Penn State, with new interviews, as fans try to make sense of the actions of...