10:45
Discussing Family Trees in School Can Be Dangerous
by Paul Nurse
When applying for a green card a professor of genetics discovers a family secret.
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Chinatown, Hot Dogs and Genetics
Geneticist Paul Nurse, a Nobel Laureate, learns the truth about his origins; a nine-alarm blaze in Boston's Chinatown teaches a daughter about her father's wisdom; and a cop's misadventures during a stakeout.
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11:38
A Kind of Wisdom
by Ellie Lee
A daughter tells the story of her Chinese immigrant father and the empire he built from nothing.
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11:48
Alternate Ithaca Tom
by Tom Weiser
Dreams of what might have been plague a man during a road trip.
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Extras From This Episode
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Ellie Lee
A Chinatown fire brings a family and community together.
A few minutes into her story, Ellie holds up a picture of her in her coat. Photo courtesy Ellie Lee.
Steve Osborne
A NYPD officer mistakes a dentist for a bank robber.
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A photo of Steve and a friend. Photo courtesy Steve Osborne.
Tom Weiser
A man imagines what his life might have been had he made some different decisions.
Tom at the camp mentioned in the story. Photo courtesy Tom Weiser.