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Groundhog Day - This American Life

Jan 24, 2025 | thisamericanlife.org | Ira Glass |Aviva DeKornfeld |Talia Augustidis |David Kestenbaum

Host Ira Glass talks to B.A. Parker about her birthday tradition. (6 minutes) Producer Aviva DeKornfeld speaks with a father and daughter who have been playing the same game for 25 years. (9 minutes) Talia Augustidis asks a single question over and over. (5 minutes)A version of this story originally aired on Short Cuts, a Falling Tree production for BBC Radio 4.
Moving to the American dream? (update) : Planet Money

Nov 6, 2024 | npr.org | Karen Duffin |Aviva DeKornfeld |Bryant Urstadt

Back in the 90s, the federal government ran a bold experiment, giving people vouchers to move out of high-poverty neighborhoods into low-poverty ones. They wanted to test if housing policy could be hope – whether an address change alone could improve jobs, earnings and education. The answer to that seems obvious. But it did not at all turn out as they expected. Years later, when new researchers went back to the data on this experiment, they stumbled on something big.
A Small Thing That Gives Me a Tiny Shred of Hope

Oct 25, 2024 | thisamericanlife.org | Ira Glass |Brian Reed |Zach St. Louis |Aviva DeKornfeld

Who’s trying to bridge the gap between Blue America and Red America? Ira gets a glimpse of one guy who might be able to do just that. (3 minutes) A politically divided couple searches for a news source they both can trust. (26 minutes)The original version of this story first appeared on Question Everything on KCRW. By Brian Reed and Zach St. Louis; Edited by Jonathan Goldstein and Robyn Semien "June" is making a tactical decision about her vote this election.
There Will Be Blood

Sep 14, 2024 | thisamericanlife.org | Aviva DeKornfeld

Tim Reeves runs a hospital in rural Pennsylvania, and he’s trying to do something that is so hard to do and that he knows is completely up to him.
How Are You Not Seeing This?

Sep 5, 2024 | thisamericanlife.org | Tobin Low |Aviva DeKornfeld |Alix Spiegel |David Kestenbaum

Note: The internet version of this episode contains un-beeped curse words. BEEPED VERSION. Guest-host Tobin Low talks to comedian Tig Notaro about a jarring ride to school with her son. (6 minutes) Producer Aviva DeKornfeld heads to the Calgary Stampede to watch as men try out a machine designed to simulate menstrual cramps. (15 minutes) A man can’t seem to see anyone in his life for who they really are, plunging his life into chaos.
Minor Crimes Division

Mar 22, 2024 | thisamericanlife.org | Ira Glass |Michael Harriot |Aviva DeKornfeld |Micaela Blei

Note: The internet version of this episode contains un-beeped curse words. BEEPED VERSION. Host Ira Glass bikes around Manhattan with Gersh Kuntzman, in search of illegal license plates. (11 minutes) Writer Michael Harriot reexamines the DIY criminal justice system his mom invented to deal with his bad behavior as a child.
The New Kids - This American Life

Dec 16, 2023 | thisamericanlife.org | Aviva DeKornfeld

Producer Valerie Kipnis follows a group of people who’ve just arrived at their new home, a tent shelter in the middle of nowhere. (11 minutes)Reporting help from Jika Gonzalez.
Stand Clear of the Closing Doors

Dec 8, 2023 | thisamericanlife.org | Ira Glass |Valerie Kipnis |Diane Wu |Aviva DeKornfeld

Note: The internet version of this episode contains un-beeped curse words. BEEPED VERSION. In the middle of the night, host Ira Glass meets a woman on a mission at Port Authority bus station. (13 minutes) Producer Valerie Kipnis follows a group of people who’ve just arrived at their new home, a tent shelter in the middle of nowhere. (11 minutes)Reporting help from Jika Gonzalez. Producer Diane Wu talks to an asylum seeker trying to hustle his way through bureaucratic limbo.