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896: I Know What You Need

896: I Know What You Need

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Moments when it seems obvious what to do for someone else, so of course you jump in.

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This American Life

28 Episoden

Each week we choose a theme. Then anything can happen. This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. Newsy stories that try to capture what it...

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Moments when it seems obvious what to do for someone else, so of
course you jump in and try to help — and what happens after
that.

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(00:00:00) Prologue: Devon Taylor tells host Ira Glass about a
time she confronted people who stole $100 from her. (12
minutes)

(00:12:01) Act One: We get to an age when we find ourselves
taking care of our parents, whether they want us to or not.
Writer Kristen Roupenian wrote this piece of fiction based on
something real that happened to a family she knows. (20
minutes)

(00:33:37) Act Two: Two chatbots, stuck in a loop, each trying to
help the other. Will they ever break free? (20 minutes)

(00:55:48) Act Three: In Utah, some communities have been
fighting measles outbreaks for 14 months. These are some of the
longest-running outbreaks in the country. But one of our
producers, Miki Meek, heard about how school nurses in a town
called Vernal helped end its outbreak in just six weeks. Miki
finds out how they did it. (9 minutes)

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