Seemed Like A Good Idea at the Time
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A girl signs up for a class. A couple hires an accountant. A group of co-workers decides to pool their money and buy a couple of lottery tickets. In the beginning, they're full of hope and optimism — and then something turns. Stories of good ideas gone bad.
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Seth Finally Pledges
The other day, longtime This American Life staffer Seth Lind told Ira Glass something that blew his mind. So he took Seth into the studio.
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Too Soon?
It can be hard to know the right moment for something to happen.
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Minor Crimes Division
People taking it upon themselves to solve the tiny, overlooked crimes of the world.
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The Perils of Intimacy
Mysteries that exist in relationships we thought couldn't possibly surprise us.
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