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    UnFictional

    I'm Only a Dad

    Like most kids, Carla grew up hearing stories about what her parents used to be like. But as she got older, she started to realize that the man she heard about in the stories sounded different from the father she'd grown up with. Especially – when it came to politics.

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    By Bob Carlson • Jun 16, 2017 • 1 min read

    Like most kids, Carla grew up hearing stories about what her parents used to be like. But as she got older, she started to realize that the man she heard about in the stories sounded different from the father she'd grown up with. Especially – when it came to politics.

    Mark Green is a professor emeritus at the engineering school of New York University. Nowadays, he lives most of the time in upstate New York where he's working on a new project growing catnip to make into insect and tick repellant.

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    Carla Green is the associate producer of UnFictional. Editing and sound design by Bob Carlson.

    Mark in upstate New York

    Photo courtesy of Anne Flournoy

    Mark at his lab at Princeton University, before he moved to Michigan for a professorship

    Photo courtesy of Anne Flournoy

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    Father's Day 2017
    1. 0:00The Nine Year Old
    2. 4:29I'm Only a DadYou’re reading this
    3. 17:42Advice from Dad
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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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    The full episode

    2 of 3
    Father's Day 2017
    1. 0:00The Nine Year Old
    2. 4:29I'm Only a DadYou’re reading this
    3. 17:42Advice from Dad
    Back to UnFictional