Turning 25 has always been a very specific deadline for Linah Mohammad: a deadline to get married. Single and facing down this birthday, she gets help from the last place she usually would go — her parents. (10 minutes)
Song:
“25” by Robby Grote, performed by The Districts with Katherine Lample
More in Family
Act One: The World Has Turned and Left Me Here
For Producer Lilly Sullivan, there’s one story about her parents that defines how she sees them, their family, and their history.
Act Three: Mom Thinks He Doth Protest Too Much
This summer, thousands of young people have taken to the streets in Nairobi to protest the Kenyan government.
Part One
Boen visits Norman, Oklahoma, where he was born, to meet the man he thinks changed his parents’ lives—and his life, too. (31 minutes)
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