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852: Pivot Point Jan. 17, 2025 Act Two: The View From the Dugout As President Trump prepares to return to the Oval Office, producer Valerie Kipnis talks to Ukrainian soldiers on the front line who wonder about what his administration could mean for them. (14 minutes)
852: Pivot Point Jan. 17, 2025 Act One: Who’s Laughing Now? Editor Nancy Updike tries to make sense of this current moment by talking to a master of dark comedy, Armando Ianucci. (19 minutes)
850: If You Want to Destroy My Sweater, Hold This Thread as I Walk Away Dec. 20, 2024 Act Three: And If You See Her, Tell Her It’s Over Now Six million Syrians fled the country after the start of its civil war.
470: Show Me the Way July 27, 2012 Act Two: Oh! The Places You Will Not Go! A man who believes he's turning into a cockroach reaches out to a world famous doctor for advice.
464: Invisible Made Visible May 18, 2012 Act Three: Stiff as a Board, Light as a Feather David Rakoff tells this story, about the invisible processes that can happen inside our bodies...and the visible effects they eventually have.
433: Fine Print 2011 Apr. 15, 2011 Act Two: Occupancy May Be Revoked Without Notice David Rakoff tells the story of a contract between a son and his visiting mother.
