Nancy Updike's story about Democrats for McCain continues. (10 minutes)
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Act One: The Brothers Harangazo
Producer Zoe Chace spends time with two brothers in Hungary, trying to win an election that’s basically impossible for them to win.
Act Two: Putin’s On Our Side
One of the last independent newspapers in Russia finds new ways to cover a war that the government doesn’t want them to cover.
Act One: Going in with a Bang
Back in 1999 there was series of bombings of apartment buildings in Moscow and across Russia. 300 people died.
More by Nancy Updike
Act One: Dream Weevil
Kim Jong-Il loved movies, but hated all the movies made in North Korea. So he kidnapped a famous South Korean director and his ex-wife—a South Korean film star—locked them up in a villa in North Korea, and forced them to make movies for him. Nancy Updike tells the story.
Act Two: Dunk and Go Nuts
Producer Nancy Updike talks to her friend Mary Conway about the strangest-looking trophy she got in her years playing basketball.
Act One: Finally
We start with someone getting up the nerve to do something that really, it would be nice to see more often — an apology.