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Paul got a dollar bill in his change with a name written on it: Esther, the name of the woman he was dating. He framed it and gave it to her. Esther had her own history with that dollar. link.podtrac.com/x6wj23vo
Contributor Hillary Frank has a new original audiobook, a feminist thriller called WEDLOCKED. Available wherever you get your audiobooks: us.macmillan.com/books/97812…
Paul got a dollar bill in his change with a name written on it: Esther, the name of the woman he was dating. He framed it and gave it to her. But she had a story of her own about that dollar.
This week's episode is full of stories about coincidences that will delight you. link.podtrac.com/x6wj23vo
The formula for Coca-Cola is one of the best-kept secrets in American business. Years ago, our show got hold of what might be an early version, made a batch, and tested it on cola drinkers. Hear the full story: link.podtrac.com/45ztdfoi
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fwiw, this week's @ThisAmerLife is a lovely companion to EAST OF EDEN, beautiful storytelling by Sayre Quevedo of twins working toward reaching out to their birth father
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"The rarest thing in podcasting is for somebody to invent something that feels completely new. And with this show, he has done that." Ira on Sayre Quevedo's podcast "Reaching Out." Hear excerpts on our new episode: link.podtrac.com/jpuryfa4
Sayre Quevedo documents his mutually judge-y relationship with his twin brother Connor as they set out to find their long-lost birth father. This week's show is an excerpt of the new podcast "Reaching Out" from @futuromedia. link.podtrac.com/jpuryfa4
Ira has spent a surprising amount of his working life talking to lawyers about dirty words. Case in point: a story about teenagers tearing tickets at a movie theater and telling customers "enjoy your chode." 🤣
From Ike's story in Act Two of "Integenerational Space Travel" link.podtrac.com/phns92ui
Every morning, Myra Flynn finds herself in a standoff with her daughter over her hair. Recently, to understand why these hair sessions are so fraught, Myra started recording them. Hear their conversations in Act Three: link.podtrac.com/phns92ui
Ten years ago, Nikole Hannah-Jones chose a regular public school for her daughter in NYC and challenged other parents to do the same. Now her daughter, Najya, is 16 and has very different views. Hear their conversations. link.podtrac.com/iy17gay6
Nikole Hannah-Jones famously argued for sending her daughter to a regular public school in NYC. Ten years later, she revisits that choice with Chana Joffe-Walt and her daughter, Najya, who has her own views. link.podtrac.com/iy17gay6
Nikole Hannah-Jones's essay about the school she chose for her daughter launched conversations everywhere. Chana Joffe-Walt has been talking with Nikole over the last few months as she's prepared that essay. She also talked at length with Nikole's daughter. Hear their conversations in our new episode, out tonight.
The distance between two generations can feel vast. Our latest episode has people trying to cross it, with a wedding toast, a fight over hair, and one teenager's idea of the greatest job in the world. link.podtrac.com/phns92ui
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Kids will always find a way. 😅
Some NPR podcasts started getting mysterious comments on Spotify. They made no sense to the staff reading them – until someone from a younger generation cracked the code.
Hear the story: link.podtrac.com/phns92ui
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Can confirm. I've seen this on my own @otrgold podcasts :)
Some NPR podcasts started getting mysterious comments on Spotify. They made no sense to the staff reading them – until someone from a younger generation cracked the code.
Hear the story: link.podtrac.com/phns92ui