A grown man tries to get to the bottom of why his schoolmates threw him in a lake 20 years earlier. And a woman buys a house on the cheap, with the understanding that the seller will soon vacate. Ten years later, she's still waiting.
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These and other stories of things that never seem to come to an end.
Prologue
Who Takes The Class Out Of Class Reunion
Jon Ronson goes to his high school reunion to try to figure out why his schoolmates—his friends!—threw him in a lake when he was sixteen. The only trouble is, no one at the reunion seems to remember it quite the way he does. Jon is the author of the best-selling books Them and The Men Who Stare at Goats. (16 minutes)
Life Without Leanne
Writer Larry Doyle on a love that will not die, no matter how dead it is. (7 minutes)
Deal Of A Lifetime
Song:
One Word: Timing
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