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  304: Heretics

  This American Life 23 hours ago starstarstarstarstar add

  The story of Reverend Carlton Pearson, a rising star in the evangelical movement, who cast aside the idea of hell, and with it everything he'd worked for over his entire life.

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  643: Damned If You Do…

  This American Life 15 Apr starstarstarstarstar add

  It’s one thing to weigh pros and cons. But sometimes all you have is con and con. This week, stories of people having to make a choice, when no good options exist.The group Ira mentions at the end of Act One is the UN World Food Programme; their donation page is here.

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  642: The Impossible Dream

  This American Life 8 Apr starstarstarstarstar add

  Before he leaves the Senate for good, Republican Jeff Flake is trying to get a bill passed. He has his work cut out for him, with a Senate that barely brings anything to the floor, a party he feels estranged from, and a president who seems to hate his guts. Producer Zoe Chace hung out with him for four months.

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  289: Go Ask Your Father

  This American Life 1 Apr starstarstarstarstar add

  Sons and daughters get to find out the one thing they've always wanted to know about their father. The answers aren't always what they hope for.

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