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828: Minor Crimes Division Apr. 5, 2024 Act Four: Occam’s Toilet Editor Bethel Habte examines video evidence of two parents trying to get to the bottom of a minor crime committed in their own home. (7 minutes)
824: Family Meeting Feb. 23, 2024 Act Two: Sealed With A Diss An excerpt from “Belles Lettres," a short story by Nafissa Thompson-Spires from her book Heads of the Colored People, performed by actors Erika Alexander and Eisa Davis with a cameo from our colleague Alvin Melathe.
814: Parents Are People Nov. 10, 2023 Act Three: Ride or Die There are many kids who do not gradually discover that grown ups don’t have a handle on everything. These kids already know.
53: Valentine’s Day ‘97 Feb. 7, 1997 Act Three: It's Not the Heat Writer Julie Showalter on her parents' romance.
44: Poultry Slam 1996 Nov. 29, 1996 Act Two: Turkey Julie Showalter, who grew up on a turkey farm, tells the story of the night 3,000 turkeys died.
39: Halloween Oct. 25, 1996 Act Four: The Evil Within Julie Showalter, on a costume she wore as a kid.