The list of possible names, from the meeting in 1996 where we named our radio show.
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The list of possible names, from the meeting in 1996 where we named our radio show.
How they organize the chaos of the world, for good and for bad.
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Hi. We love you. Be our Life Partner.
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Letters! Actual Letters!
When the best—and perhaps only—way to say something is to write it down.
Meet Me at the Fair
We spend a few days at the Iowa State Fair.
Allure of the Mean Friend
They treat us poorly, they don't call us back, they cancel plans at the last minute, and yet we keep coming back for more.
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“When I’m trying to explain our program to someone who doesn’t know it, I stammer a bunch of words like ‘entertaining,’ ‘funny,’ ‘surprising plot twists,’ ‘true stories but not boring I swear’ … and then I just give them this list.” — Ira Glass
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Yes we have videos! Animations, music videos, speeches, our live stage shows, and more.
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