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    Amputation, Al Gore and Heroin

    A hiker is pinned beneath a boulder in the wilderness, a speechwriter describes his most challenging assignment, and an art student battles her demons in pursuit of love.

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    Apr 5, 2015 • 1 min read

    Hiker Warren Macdonald (pictured) is pinned underneath a refrigerator-sized boulder deep in the wilderness. Speechwriter Mark Katzdescribes his most challenging assignment ("Make Al Gore funny"). And young art student Juliet Wayne battles her demons in the pursuit of love. Hosted by the founder of The Moth, George Dawes Green.

    Learn more or listen again to this week's episode, which originally aired December 1, 2013.

    Banner image: Sarah Stacke

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