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628: In the Shadow of the City 2017 Oct. 13, 2017 Act Three: Yes, In My Backyard The story of the government cracking down on smokestack emissions at a city factory...even though the residents LIKE the emissions.
495: Hot In My Backyard May 17, 2013 Act One: The CO2 in CO Reporter Julia Kumari Drapkin tells the story of Colorado’s State Climatologist, Nolan Doesken.
495: Hot In My Backyard May 17, 2013 Act Three: Find an Enemy Host Ira Glass tells the story of writer turned activist Bill McKibben.
734: The Campus Tour Has Been Cancelled Mar. 19, 2021 Act One Reporter Paul Tough and Host Ira Glass look at the biggest change in admissions this year: colleges no longer requiring the SATs.
731: What Lies Beneath Feb. 12, 2021 Act Four: Boiling Under Lots of things go unspoken between family members, sometimes for years.
730: The Empty Chair Jan. 22, 2021 Act Three: There’s a German Word for That Ira Glass talks to journalist Jochen Bittner about a political lie from 1920s Germany and the lessons it holds for 2020s America.
