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    UnFictional

    The Big Day

    A wedding, a bar mitzvah, and a day of innocence lost. Note: This episode contains explicit language.

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    By Bob Carlson • Jan 28, 2017 • 28m Listen

    Photo courtesy of Zak Rosen

    In this episode

    3 stories
    1. 0:00

      Uh, Can I Have This Dance?

      Note: This story contains explicit language.

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      13 min
    2. 12:37

      Outsourcing Mom

      It's a big day that many parents dread… when teenage girlfriends and boyfriends start to get physically close enough that maybe some parental advice and guidance is needed, as uncomfortable it is for everyone concerned.

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      8 min
    3. 20:34

      A Wedding in Baghdad

      Nadia traveled a long way to attend a family wedding… all the way to Baghdad, Iraq… in 2003! It was a time and place where nothing about a wedding could be expected to go off without a hitch or two.

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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. 0:0013 min

      Uh, Can I Have This Dance?

    2. 12:378 min

      Outsourcing Mom

    3. 20:348 min

      A Wedding in Baghdad

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