May 3, 2007
On A Mission
I have a new obsession. I have recently gone to great lengths to acquire every episode of This American Life as possible — some through legitimate (and costly) means, some through the nefarious back alleys of the interweb. Last summer was the Summer of Buffy and I plan on making this the Summer of TAL. I have one nagging problem, though, and it starts as early as Episode #5 — back when TAL was still called “Your Radio Playhouse”.
This description of Episode 5 sounds like something I have to hear:
…Ira Glass reads a list of words that former U.S. Representative Newt Gingrich had recommended Republican candidates use when referring to their Democratic opponents…angered readers of Hitt’s piece gets a chance to confront him about his plea for forgiveness for Susan Smith…monologues on forgiveness…based on the testimony of serial murderer Jeffrey Dahmer…
The unavailability of this episode is explained in the FAQ thus:
There are a handful of shows…that we’d just as soon never have anyone hear again. If they’re not currently on our website, they’re unlikely ever to be released again (sorry, folks!)…
Surely in the six degrees of my little world there is someone out there who can lay their hands on Episode 5? Ask your friends. Ask them to ask their friends. Please, do it for this NPR fanboy.
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