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Must Be Rats on the Brain
Episode 801
The one animal we can’t seem to live without, even when we really, really want to.
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2 months ago
Christmas and Commerce
Stories about the intersection of Christmas and retail, originally broadcast in 1996 when our show was only a year old. Including David Sedaris's "Sa…
2 months ago
The Making Of
Episode 877
How one block in Portland, Oregon became a movie-set war zone that lots of people think is a real war zone.
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2 months, 1 week ago
Our Holiday Gift-Giving Guide
Episode 255
The vexing difficulty of finding the perfect gift.
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Prologue: Host Ira…2 months, 2 weeks ago
Bigger Than Me
Episode 876
When history comes knocking, you have to figure out what to do.
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Prolo…2 months, 3 weeks ago
129 Cars
Episode 513
We spend a month at a Jeep dealership on Long Island as they try to make their monthly sales goal: 129 cars. If they make it, they'll get a huge bonu…
3 months ago
I Hate Mysteries
Episode 875
What’s in the box? What’s in the $%&ing box?!?
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Prologue: A class of s…3 months ago
Under One Roof
Episode 874
What’s great about living in a family is that everyone sees everything differently. Also, that’s what’s awful about living in a family. We go behind …
3 months, 1 week ago
Got You Pegged
Episode 873
Shalom Auslander goes on vacation with his family, suspects the beloved, chatty old man in the room next door is an imposter, and sets out to prove i…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Winners
Episode 872
America loves winners—now more than ever. But how do you get to a win in 2025 America? We watch someone trying to score a win in a game whose rules a…
3 months, 3 weeks ago