Full episode 202: Faith Prologue Share a clip ByIra Glass A story of faith lost, thanks to a book about extraterrestrials and a Rabbi. (6 minutes) More in LiteratureView all 664: The Room of Requirement Dec. 28, 2018 Act Two: Book Fishing In America In Richard Brautigan's novel "The Abortion," he imagines a library where regular people can come and drop off their own unpublished books. 631: So a Monkey and a Horse Walk Into a Bar Nov. 10, 2017 Act Two: If Wishes Were Horses Two women attempt very different transformations. 577: Something Only I Can See Jan. 15, 2016 Act Three: Earth Angel Actor Alex Karpovsky reads a short story by Etgar Keret, from his book, “The Bus Driver Who Wanted To Be God." (4 minutes) More by Ira GlassView all 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. 728: Lights, Camera, Christmas! Dec. 25, 2020 Act Two: Deer in the Footlights Ira talks with Connie Rex about the deer she and her sisters kidnapped and ended up putting into their school’s Christmas pageant in Woodruff, Utah, in a starring role.
664: The Room of Requirement Dec. 28, 2018 Act Two: Book Fishing In America In Richard Brautigan's novel "The Abortion," he imagines a library where regular people can come and drop off their own unpublished books.
631: So a Monkey and a Horse Walk Into a Bar Nov. 10, 2017 Act Two: If Wishes Were Horses Two women attempt very different transformations.
577: Something Only I Can See Jan. 15, 2016 Act Three: Earth Angel Actor Alex Karpovsky reads a short story by Etgar Keret, from his book, “The Bus Driver Who Wanted To Be God." (4 minutes)
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.
728: Lights, Camera, Christmas! Dec. 25, 2020 Act Two: Deer in the Footlights Ira talks with Connie Rex about the deer she and her sisters kidnapped and ended up putting into their school’s Christmas pageant in Woodruff, Utah, in a starring role.