Stories about people who are not afraid of fire, though perhaps they should be.
Firestarter
Why one teenager set fires and then stopped setting them. Paul Tough interview. (7 minutes)
Centralia
An inextinguishable subterranean fire on the edge of a small Pennsylvania town, and why the residents are not afraid of it. Host Ira Glass and This American Life contributor Alix Spiegel. (15 minutes)
Fearless
Producer Nancy Updike with Ki Kim, who's not afraid of walking on coals. But maybe he should have been. (8 minutes)
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Act One: Exodus
Alix Spiegel in Colorado Springs, where a massive prayer project is underway to pray for every person, business, and school.
Act Three
Claudia Perez talks about how her 21-year-old brother was shot and the family thought he'd die.
Act Two: The Morning
Ephron takes the shirt Rabin was wearing on the night of the assassination from Israel to the U.S. to have it examined by a gunshot expert.
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