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  01:03:57

  560: Abdi and the Golden Ticket

  This American Life 3 days ago starstarstarstarstar add

  A story about someone who's desperately trying – against long odds – to make it to the United States and become an American. Abdi is a Somali refugee living in Kenya and gets the luckiest break of his life: he wins a lottery that puts him on a short list for a U.S. visa. This is his ticket out. But before he can cash in his golden ticket, the police start raiding his neighborhood, targeting refugees. Abdi has a memoir out on Tuesday called "Call Me American." He's also going on a short book tour.

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  648: Unteachable Moment

  This American Life 10 Jun starstarstarstarstar add

  Stories about people trying to learn something when no one is clear what the lesson is supposed to be.

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  00:59:53

  233: Starting From Scratch

  This American Life 3 Jun starstarstarstarstar add

  Stories of people starting over, sometimes because they want to, other times because they have to.

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  647: LaDonna

  This American Life 27 May starstarstarstarstar add

  A security guard at the airport notices something going wrong on the tarmac, and takes it upon herself to fix it. It’s way harder than she expects.

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