Here's the thing. And like I said, it's dark as the dickens. thisamericanlife.org The Lives of Others - This American Life She contacted a transplant hospital, which coordinated the donation. When he speaks about his future, I think he pictures himself living like Donald Trump, with a penthouse on the 77th floor of something. I mean we embrace a man and a woman. Yeah. I had to do everything. And I wore that around the entire school all day long. And I offered to donate to him. Yeah. They're pretty much cool with gay people. Lilly Sullivan reports. This American Life - 799: The Lives of Others - Google Podcasts (8 minutes)Act One: We do the thing the people in town would rather die than do spill the crush to the legendary Dr. Artz himself. And the next one came by and it was close enough. Producer Ike Sriskandarajah investigates the decision that led to the citys rat baby boom. (29 minutes)Act Three: There are certain jobs where thinking about someone else's life is just built into it. "So that's way it's going to be?" State legislators talked about how proud they were of their ability to do the right thing so quickly. So you're only going to get half that. He was staying with a friend's family for about a month. Music help today from Damien Graef, from Rob Geddis. Staff - This American Life * Prologue: Some powerful and well known men lost their jobs after #MeToo. He's saying those sort of things to get the votes. (8 minutes) Act Two: Producer Alix Spiegel talks to one of her closest friends, Sarah Blust, about the time Sarah met a stranger who, unbeknownst to her, had already spent years thinking about her. Do whatever had to be done. Terry tells the story in his memoir, Wildlife Wars. He's not. (29 minutes)Act Three: There are certain jobs where thinking about someone else's life is just built into it. Trump went on TV and talked about the Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage. I've sort of had the hope that this is just a fantasy for him or maybe a fancy, however you want to say that. I spent two hours with Alex that day. Sarah Sueann Blunt. (10 minutes)Act Three: How did Alberta, Canada pull off a feat that has eluded the rest of human civilization? The Lives of Others - This American Life With Ira Glass, Milo Finch, Chris Partyka, G.J. And I didn't want him work at that place because I wanted him-- because it was over at the mall. Your main concern is what? And I heard one of the guys say, "god, did you hear that salmon roll out there?" I'm poor. And the reason he liked Trump, they both said, was something much deeper about Alex, something I didn't see on my own. (8 minutes) (8 minutes)Act Two: Producer Alix Spiegel talks to one of her closest friends, Sarah Blust, about the time Sarah met a stranger who, unbeknownst to her, had already spent years thinking about her. I mean it was just unbelievable. (15 minutes), Ira's own father, Barry Glass, co-hosts this special Father's Day show.Prologue: Ira talks with his father and co-host for this show, Barry Glass, about his own early days working in radio. We need to get rid of the problem. It's going to be huge, as Donald Trump says. Sarah came to This American Life from Gimlet Media, where she was a Senior Producer, and where she launched and ran a number of the company's shows. A different kind of #MeToo story, about several women who worked for the same man. And it was a terrible bit of destruction on the fish population. In 1995 Spiegel began correspondence with the show's producer, Ira Glass, who took her on as an intern. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. And I'm slapping my left hand in the water, like the fish is fighting. For me, I think they think I'm probably mentally off. I said this is what's going to happen. He seemed like he was in the weirdest position of anyone I was meeting, voting for the first time, so young and intense about his beliefs, which just, like, did not match. He was what they called the floating game warden, which meant that he would cover for three other officers when they were sick or on leave. Of course, the main reason that we try unexpected things is when the old things do not work-- necessity, mother of invention, et cetera, et cetera. He knows that as society moves on, we must move on. I've been praying for years to have a mom and a dad. Alex and his adopted mom are incredibly close. Are you saying that if you become president, you might try to appoint justices to overrule the decision on same sex marriage? Said do you have any more questions, gentlemen? And then that probably solidified it. So there's been some of that combat at home, the real intense sort of combative, you could cut the environment with a knife. No. I would get angry with him quicker about other things just because I'd had this brooding anger at him about that. He's gotten into big fights with his Muslim friends too, like after he posted some anti-Muslim comments from Trump on his Snapchat. What happens when of a group of public school students in the Bronx goes to visit an elite private school three miles away. Ira then hands the show over to Bim as guest host. He has personally nabbed thousands of people who were killing birds and fish and game illegally, taking wildlife illegally, smuggling wildlife illegally, selling wildlife parts and products, and committing other violations. And he goes, "oh, oh, oh.". And I was adopted. But what about the women at the center of all this whove been way less visible after they told what happened to them? This thing Alex said would never happen, this thing he'd said mattered so much to him, the reason he'd staked himself on Trump in the first place, it just didn't seem true. When states approve gay marriage, he will post, yay. He said, let me out of here. It's inaffable. So if Maurie gave Sigrid a few thousand dollars to hire someone to help around Sigrid's property while she recovered, that would be considered kidney trafficking. See Photos. (4 minutes)Act Three: Producer Miki Meek speaks to Noriko Meek, her 72-year-old mother, about discovering delight late in life. Best Laid Plans - This American Life (9 minutes) So he's getting the feeling of like this is what it's like to reel in--. (18minutes) Snap, cut it, make sure I was straight. And I just remember him-- he did this thing when he jumped out of bed. And he said, "fish on. We weren't scheduled to meet again. But also When's the entire Succubus album dropping?!? So the whole debate was, I know better than you what's happening there. That's how I happened to talk to Alex Chalgren. Humans encounter non-human intelligences of various kinds and try to make sense of them.Prologue: Ira has some thoughts about our countrys long history of alien invasion movies. I can't believe this. Give me more time. Our senior producer is Brian Reed. (10 minutes) This American Life is delivered to public radio stations by PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. She talks to a couple of pet sitters to find out. Regional News . I made another appointment with Alex. See Photos. Newsy stories that try to capture what it's like to be alive right now. * Act Four: We drop a hot mic into a hot mess of a rats nest. And there was just silence on the phone. I'm sorry. She has the same feelings about meeting Alex that he does about meeting her. * Prologue: At this springs announcement of New York Citys inaugural rat czar, we meet Darneice Foster, who despises the rats outside her apartment. In 2009, Sigrid Fry-Revere learned just how hard. It hurts to be disagreeing about anything because they're so connected. Bad Cell Service. So this is, of course, a perfect election year for the theme That's One Way to Do it. And the reason they get exempted-- and see, this is what I think is kind of beautiful-- they get exempted from military service because they have already served their country and humanity by saving a life. . And then people wanted to take pictures with me. Prologue: We get a tip that an entire town is consumed by a huge, elementary-school-style crush on a local veterinarian. (9 minutes), Looping thoughts about people you barely know, or don't know at all. He was so much more into Trump, even than he had been two weeks ago. He's run away three or four times. I could tell right away that Alex is one of those kids that adults adore. You were born here. The power vote, those who want more power than they feel they have right now. It was a vision quest. I have a theory, sort of. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Terry Grosz, retired California state fish and game warden; retired special agent, from 1981 to 1998, with the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Like, he's making sacrifices. And he is very gracious with regard to not rubbing in to me the fact that Donald Trump is 800 points ahead of Ted Cruz in all the polls. And I think it was just out of shock. Afterward, I went and interviewed other voters, a conservative South Carolina blogger. I just connected. This was a year and a half ago. So Sigrid quit and began to plan her trip. (8 minutes)Act Two: Producer Alix Spiegel talks to one of her closest friends, Sarah Blust, about the time Sarah met a stranger who, unbeknownst to her, had already spent years thinking about her. Zoe Chace. Do you remember? * Act Three: How did Alberta, Canada pull off a feat that has eluded the rest of human civilization? I really want to get to a Facebook questioner. He was a kid. And he says, "OK, OK, I'll do it for 3 million." And these guys were catching fish like crazy. She talks about how she decided to come out with her real name and who Emily Doe is to her now. When I talked to Alex most recently, after talking to his parents, this was the thing that made the most sense, the power vote. State legislators talked about how proud they were of their ability to do the right thing so quickly. They're evangelical Christians. Saidu Tejan-Thomas Jr.s been thinking about that question since a recent visit with some of his childhood friends in Sierra Leone. Pretty much my size. This American Life on Apple Podcasts I just told him I'm gay. I like his persona. (10 minutes) By Pavan Bivigou; Produced by Bim Adewunmi. And I'd move my hand back out of the leather glove to where just my fingers are inside the palm part of the glove. Pavan Bivigou writes about having sickle-cell anemia. 2002. This American Life on Apple Podcasts In 2020 she published a series of stories interviewing women who've accused President Trump of sexual assault or harassment. And host Ira Glass introduces two special co-hosts for todays show. Here's something you'd think they'd make easy, but instead it's pretty hard-- donating a kidney. Looping thoughts about people you barely know, or don't know at all. She talks to a couple of pet sitters to find out. So Cruz is the one guy who makes Alex the maddest. In 2014, This American Life launched their first spinoff show, Serial, a podcast hosted by Sarah Koenig. My question is, how would the candidates stop the treacherous actions of ISIS, ISIL, and it's growing influence in the US if they were to become president? Give me more time. Then they low-balled him with an offer of 3 million toman, about $3,000. So I'm not against you at all. (14 minutes). (2 minutes)Act One: In this past year weve witnessed a revolution in A.I. So I walked up on the bank and then I had them because I was within grabbing distance. The question is there's a whole party, right, the Democratic Party. And I was really angry. So you're more than welcome to come. They said, "he can't do that.". Where they actually understand language and concepts, and can reason? This American Life is produced in collaboration with WBEZ Chicago and delivered to stations by PRX The Public Radio Exchange. June 4, 2023 In these dark, combative times, we attempt the most radical counterprogramming we could imagine: a show made up entirely of stories about delight. This American Life- Apple That's true. We're proposing a situation to solve a terrible problem for out patients. But the story that the public knows is very different from what actually happened to Jane. Three of them were fishing. Some of Sarah Blust's colleagues are Rosemarie Aridas, Mireille Mclean, Leslie Boyd-caines, Diane Gover, Alys Falsia, Ailin Liu, Jennifer Hegarty, H. Ayarza. I said, I'll help you. And it's legal. But they would be there at 2:00 or 3:00 in the morning. (29 minutes)Act Three: There are certain jobs where thinking about someone elses life is just built into it. Then I asked, I know your mom adopted you when she was on her own. He won the young people and the old people, people who live in cities and in the country. And then I'm jerking line out. It just really angered me. * Act Three: Jane Doe sent some questions for us to ask Chanel Miller. But he came to. This was in eighth grade. They wouldn't. Personal stories with funny moments, big feelings, and surprising plot twists. And he flags down college kids walking down the street. And every question I ask him, it's like a trap door opens to some deep and dramatic part of his story that I didn't see coming. This might sound crass. Sarah Blust, Director at Public Health Solutions - DataLead This American Life is true stories that unfold like little movies for radio. I said let's just have peace at home. State fish and game warden, you're under arrest. Or we could improve on whatever Iran was doing, emulate some of what they were doing in a better way. In November, 2008, Sigrid and an Iranian-American nephrologist, named Dr. Bajar Bastani, arrived in Iran. You're an American citizen. I love him to death and will always, always. There's a base price that the government sets for a kidney. Lilly Sullivan reports. And the leather glove fingers are just kind of dangling out there with no fingers in them. Its called They're Made Out of Meat. Its performed by actors Maeve Higgins and H Jon Benjamin. And, yeah, I'm sure he feels some rejection. Anyway, I finally got right up on them. And it was Alex, with his foster mom. Production help today from Ira Smith. We're at the Blue Marlin, more specifically, sort of a seafood restaurant, local, yeah, restaurant. Sigrid lives on a farm and had animals that needed taking care of -- donkeys to feed, water to haul. Looping thoughts about people you barely know, or don't know at all. Finally, after six months, she had a conference call with a panel from the transplant hospital, a final screening about her decision to donate. Stephanie Foo explains. It doesn't feel anything to me. Ira visits the largest rat-less land in the world. There's nothing that the Lord can't recover. But I would have much preferred that they ruled at a state level and allowed the states to make those rulings themselves. And it was like-- what was it-- show your character day or something like that. Trump's record on gay marriage at that point, scant at best. And then also your parents, who, yes, aren't American citizens, they've given so much to this society. And it's Alex's biggest issue? Because he was so impotent as a child, he had no control over his life. And I should have lied. I should not have told them that Maurie was willing to help me with the farmhand expenses. He said, "I want out." 799: The Lives of Others | This American Life | Podplay We're told that sharing our secrets will liberate us. No. (29 minutes)Act Three: There are certain jobs where thinking about someone else's life is just built into it. So Alex proposed going to church together. 799: The Lives Of Others This American Life podcast - Player FM And he's in a very conservative evangelical Christian family. And she doesn't feel that. (37 minutes). That was it. Sarah Blust, about the time Sarah met a stranger who, unbeknownst to her, had already spent years thinking about . And it would glow, called a Glo Pup. She invites the band and her father into the studio to discuss it. And I know he's supporting Trump. It really started with that coming out, isn't that what they call it? Social media-wise, you know I post a lot about Trump since I'm active in this organization and somewhat in the campaign. That is a political question, OK, because there is so much opposition and misunderstanding what paying a donor means. Things weren't so great at home. It broke my heart for him because I think he has opened up a Pandora's box of real trouble for himself. I've had work to where I am. But Donald Trump, he's just saying it to say it because he needs to get the votes. It was my choice. So we can say that this has anything to do with what we're being proposed. Host Ira Glass with Sarah, who did phone sex and nude dancing. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. I try to reach out to them and I fail. And I missed the first one. One car dealership tries to make its monthly quota: 129 cars. 799: The Lives of Others - This American Life It was like his favorite football team was in the Super Bowl or something. I'm Ira Glass, back next week with more stories of This American Life. The law said they had to stop a half hour after sunset. . It's this alchemical mix of where we grew up, and who we respect, and whether we woke up this morning and were full of hope or full of fear. (8minutes)Act Two: Producer Robyn Semien captures a special morning for her five-year-old son, Cole, who is doing something delightful for the very first time: hes getting to ride the school bus. Thank you. I support Trump fully. Guest host Lilly Sullivan goes to Utah to investigate the mystery of the hot vet. And host Ira Glass introduces two special co-hosts for todays show. This has become the number one food source for rats. Natalie Tobier Senior Director, Sexual and Reproductive Health. I guess Alex can believe what he wants. Experience Graduate Research Assistant University of Virginia Aug 2020 - Present2 years 11 months Studying the effects of varying environmental and microstructural factors on the impact of Stress. I like his stance on domestic policy in regard to building the wall, and building up our security, and his financial policy. His name is Alex Chalgren. Was this one of those therapists who is like, I'm going to help you be not gay? It's been difficult. I'm crying. Act Two: Producer Alix Spiegel talks to one of her closest friends, Sarah Blust, about the time Sarah met a stranger who, unbeknownst to her, had already spent years thinking about her. And then they fell in love. And she eventually even became a medical ethicist. And she said, well, Trump wants to keep out all the Muslims. Note: This American Life is produced for the ear and designed to be heard. When Sigrid's son was 10 months old, he lost a kidney to cancer. Oh, my god, I'm going to burn in hell for all eternity. Eventually, in a way that I now think of as typically Alex, this eternal optimist way, he figured out a way to be gay and be a born again Christian. And that quick, Alex became an active Trump supporter. And all of them, more or less, in one form or another, were disappointed. Obviously, he was just totally flabbergast. Favorite stories by our longtime contributor and friend David Rakoff. Three Women and the Sex Industry. And I'm like pleading on the phone. (7 minutes), Susan Burton sees a 1990 movie called Eating and wants to make a radio version. I'll have to steal or kill someone. * Act One: Producer Elna Baker meets Todd Sklar, a man who cant quit rats. And Alex stood out in a million ways from the group. I firmly believe that. And at this panel, this nephrologist, a.k.a. Sigrid went and reread the law that governs these things, the National Organ Transplant Act. If we could prevent people from losing their jobs for taking time off to donate, Sigrid says this is a first step to treating our donors with the respect they deserve. So she set up a panel where she worked, at the Cato Institute. Her search to find a way to do that led her to Dignitas, in Switzerland. I drove to Greenville to meet with some morning radio show hosts. Log In. I mean they were really plentiful. But he knows that. And I said, well, let's get the ball rolling. This American Life Podcast on Amazon Music If you remove one of our kidneys, the remaining kidney grows by as much as 50% so it can take on the work of its missing partner. And I'm jerking it. But what could he do? Yep, Iran. It was to protest though. Right. Podcast host Tracy Clayton talks to Bim Adewunmi about the road back. Sigrid thought there had to be better answers out there. I'm the South Carolina director for Students for Trump.