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This American Life Episodes | Season 1 | |
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Reality Check
A Texas rancher displays a particular affinity for a pet bull that doesn't quite return the favor. Also: a New York City guerilla-theater group supports a struggling rock band and gives them the greatest gig of their life.
My Way
A study of how stubbornness impacts the lives of four different people, among them a young teen who vows to never fall in love, and a politician who promises to run a campaign without lying. Also, a husband won't acknowledge important occasions involving his wife, and a man won't allow an emergency to interfere with a job at hand.
God's Close-Up
A look at believers who gather each month in the Mojave Desert in hopes of snapping the Almighty's picture. Also: an artist hosts a dinner for his Jesus-model, his atheist girlfriend and her devout father.
The Camera Man
Chris Ware's animated short recalls a grade-school TV-camera craze; documentarian G.J. Echternkamp profiles his parents, including his eccentric birth mother and his "bane-of-my-existence" stepfather.
Growth Spurt
Three triumphant stories of people who are willing themselves to the next stage in their lives, including a stand-up comic whose boyfriend was killed on Sept. 11, 2001, senior citizens who are making a short film and a Jewish girl reading candid entries from her diary.
Pandora's Box
Scientists stumble onto a method of erasing memories and get some astounding volunteers; pig researchers make a surprising discovery; Chicago hot-dog sellers relish some unusual business practices.
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