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    UnFictional

    My Life of Crime

    All it takes is a sudden thought, a snap decision, that sends you down a road of lawlessness.

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    By Bob Carlson • Feb 6, 2016 • 29m Listen

    All it takes is a sudden thought, a snap decision, that sends you down a road of lawlessness.

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:00

      The First and Last Time I Robbed a Bank

      The first story comes from a podcast called " First Time Last Time ," from producer, host, public radio guru Ben Adair  and it tells these sometimes-big sometimes-small stories that are milestones in peoples lives… Firsts and Lasts ... of all kinds.

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      15 min
    2. 15:03

      Can't Rewind the Past

      A short but action-packed story produced a few years ago, but worth hearing again (and again.) A street criminal, hoping to "curb his wild ways," spots an opportunity he just can't pass up. As it turns out, he should have walked on by. Even more thrilling and than the story itself, is the unusual way the story is put together.

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      5 min
    3. 20:13

      Boca

      Finally… Vicki Juditz is excited to attend a fancy dance party with her new boyfriend. The party ends up being more fussy than she was expecting, so she feels out of place. Luckily, there's an open bar, so Vicki commences to try and have a good time.

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      8 min
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      Bob Carlson

      host and producer, 'UnFictional'

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      Nick White

      Senior Editor

      CultureArts

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:0015 min

      The First and Last Time I Robbed a Bank

    2. 15:035 min

      Can't Rewind the Past

    3. 20:138 min

      Boca

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