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  • Two Men and a Baby, The Final Episode

    For nearly three years, we’ve been following Patrick and Steve and their attempt to adopt their foster daughter, and no other story we’ve done has generated as many emails from you, wondering how it …

    Jan. 27, 2017 read more
    Listen — 24:00
  • Wouldn’t It Be Nice

    It’s a new year, a time for hope or worry, for regrets or new plans, a time to count our blessings or pick up the pieces. Last year around this time, as 2016 was just beginning, Jared and Sharry in …

    Jan. 13, 2017 read more
    Listen — 35:00
  • The People Next Door

    Three stories about Mexican immigration, showing us that there are two sides to the border fence, but many sides to the story. On this episode, we find some unlikely bedfellows among liberals and …

    Nov. 24, 2016 read more
    Listen — 56:00
  • Lex

    When you start to think your own child might have a propensity for violence, what do you?

    Nov. 11, 2016 read more
    Listen — 36:00
  • The Truth

    Ashley’s husband, Corey, is accused of the worst thing imaginable. What follows sends the family on an ever darkening journey, swinging between answers, hypotheses, emotions, and, ultimately, the …

    Oct. 28, 2016 read more
    Listen — 50:00
  • I’m an American

    Lea recounts the personal journey that led her to become an American citizen this summer. It starts in Sweden in 1945….

    Oct. 12, 2016 read more
    Listen — 28:00
  • Me For Mayor?

    Have you ever had the fantasy that a chance encounter with a stranger could tell you who to be? Karin Gutman was working as an assistant when a senior advisor to a US Senator came out of the blue …

    Oct. 3, 2016 read more
    Listen — 23:00
  • Blue Astringent Blues

    A wanna-be artist finds himself in a dual-life dilemma. Can you be the next Bukowski and the king of high-end skin care — at the same time? When push comes to aftershave, which do you choose? Brian …

    Sept. 23, 2016 read more
    Listen — 25:00
  • Matjames Returns: Scenes from Yellow Springs

    Three years after Tyler issued a dare for Matjames to return to Yellow Springs, and 26 years after he fled, Matjames finally makes the trip. For optimal enjoyment of this episode, please listen to …

    Sept. 2, 2016 read more
    Listen — 27:00
  • Matjames and Tyler: Flee, Flood, Float

    This is a rebroadcast of a story we produced three years ago. It’s a story we’ve always really liked, and we’re sharing it with you this week because we’ll have an update on the story next week. So …

    Aug. 26, 2016 read more
    Listen — 39:00
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