Host Ira Glass investigates two urban legends—alligators in the sewer, rats in the toilet—to find out if they're true. (7 minutes)
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Act Two: A Notion Apart
Producer Lilly Sullivan used to feel such a strong kinship with “the loneliest creature on earth” that one of her first radio pieces seven years ago was about him. (9 minutes) You can read Lilly's 2013 report about this whale.
Act Four: The Elephant In The Bedroom
Producer Dana Chivvis follows the night zookeeper at the Denver Zoo as she doles out snacks and tucks the animals in.
Act Two: Because You’re Spine, I Walk the Line
We turn to those who are truly spineless, and I mean literally, they are creatures that have no spines.
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Act Three: There’s a German Word for That
Ira Glass talks to journalist Jochen Bittner about how a German myth holds lessons for an American unreality.
Act Two: Deer in the Footlights
Ira talks with Connie Rex about the deer she and her sisters kidnapped and ended up putting into their school’s Christmas pageant in Woodruff, Utah, in a starring role.
Act Four: The Kid Namastays in the Picture
Jaime Amor does yoga storytelling for kids.