Ira tells the stories of three things that broke–two of them in his own family. (8 minutes)
By Ira Glass
More in Family
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)
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.
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.
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