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10:09
The Missing Pants

by Adam Gopnik

A writer loses a treasured pair of pants.

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14:19
The Pieties of Perspiration

by Adam Gopnik

Adam Gopnik battle liberal guilt with his son in a sauna.

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12:55
Charlie Ravioli

by Adam Gopnik

A writer details his daughter’s cosmopolitan imaginary friend. 

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12:13
LOL

by Adam Gopnik

A father learns to laugh out loud.

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14:04
Rare Romance, Well-Done Marriage

by Adam Gopnik

A husband and wife's ongoing argument comes to a head.

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06:32
Headed for a Crash

by Adam Fawer

Road rage lands a new mom in jail.

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06:37
Ruthy's Dinner

by Aaron Wolfe

A grandmother shares wisdom (and a beer) with her grandson.

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07:21
Faith in Love Between the Lines

by Aaron Potek

A rabbinical student answers tough questions.

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14:21
My Outsourced Life

by A. J. Jacobs

Overwhelmed by the pressures of modern life, AJ decides to outsource his personal life to India.

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16:44
The Day I Became a Matador

by A. E. Hotchner

A man's relationship with a famous writer takes an unexpected twist.

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07:25
Underpacked

by Tim Gunn

Tim Gunn is the Emmy winning producer, co-host and mentor for Lifetime’s “Project Runway.”

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14:23
Light and Hope

by Bethany Van Delft

A mother gets surprising news in the maternity ward.

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06:37
The Pole Vaulter

by Matthew Dicks

A high schooler with a funny name becomes a pole vaulter.

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06:29
A Roof Over Your Head

by Matthew Dicks

A young man accused of stealing ends up living out of his car.

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11:43
My Father's Son

by Matthew Dicks

Matthew Dicks is a teenage boy who works hard to impress his step-father.

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13:29
Why I Teach

by Eric S. Lander

Two defense attorneys ask for help from an unlikely source - a scientist. This story was produced in collaboration with the World Science Festival.

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15:58
Life on a Möbius Strip

by Janna Levin

A young astrophysicist finds wild parallels in her research and personal life. This story was produced in collaboration with the World Science Festival.

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15:33
War and Ham Sandwiches

by Christina Lamb

Christina Lamb talks about her double life as a mother and a war correspondent. 

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14:13
You Can Come Back

by Joshua Wolf Shenk

A son desperately seeks a connection with his father after a near deadly plane crash. 

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11:56
The Old Neighborhood

by Steve Osborne

A New York City cop looks into the death of a kid he grew up with. 

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