Stories of people who decide the only way forward — for real change — is to burn everything to the ground.
Adam Maida
Note: The internet version of this episode contains un-beeped curse words. BEEPED VERSION.
A Policeman Burns Down the Firehouse
A strongman gets hired to take over the Amsterdam Fire Department. He’s a career police officer named Leen Schaap who has zero firefighting experience. That does not go over so well. Joanna Kakissis reports the story. (42 minutes)
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Mom. Hey Mom. MOM. Hey Mom. Mom. Mom
A teenage girl decides the only way forward is to tear something down and rebuild from the ground up. Elna Baker explains. A version of this story appears on getmortified.com (8 minutes)
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