Host Ira Glass gets his grandmother Frieda’s college files, which reveal a whole other side of this person he thought he knew so well. (9 minutes)
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Act Two: Sealed With A Diss
An excerpt from “Belles Lettres," a short story by Nafissa Thompson-Spires from her book Heads of the Colored People, performed by actors Erika Alexander and Eisa Davis with a cameo from our colleague Alvin Melathe.
Act Three: Ride or Die
There are many kids who do not gradually discover that grown ups don’t have a handle on everything. These kids already know.
Act One: I Coulda Grown Big in Japan
Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka moved suddenly from Japan to the U.S. when she was eight years old, and has long joked that it was because her grandmother kidnapped her from her dad.
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Act One: A Slow Decision Process That’s Mostly But Maybe Not Completely Over
For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forth… and back… and forth.
Act Two: I’ll Be Watching You
A group of 6th grade boys are bothered by their teacher’s behavior.
Margus Morrison
Margus Morrison was a school bus aide, father of six.