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631: So a Monkey and a Horse Walk Into a Bar Nov. 10, 2017 Act One: Monkey in the Middle Nature photographer David Slater went to Indonesia.
524: I Was So High May 2, 2014 Act Five: DEA Agent Takes a Hit Producer Brian Reed recounts one of the more riveting arguments he's ever heard about whether marijuana is dangerous or relatively benign.
512: House Rules Nov. 22, 2013 Act Two: The Missionary Once the Fair Housing Act became law in 1968, there was some question about how to implement it and enforce it.
734: The Campus Tour Has Been Cancelled Mar. 19, 2021 Act One Reporter Paul Tough and Host Ira Glass look at the biggest change in admissions this year: colleges no longer requiring the SATs.
731: What Lies Beneath Feb. 12, 2021 Act Four: Boiling Under Lots of things go unspoken between family members, sometimes for years.
730: The Empty Chair Jan. 22, 2021 Act Three: There’s a German Word for That Ira Glass talks to journalist Jochen Bittner about a political lie from 1920s Germany and the lessons it holds for 2020s America.