Dispatches from a government agency in its tumultuous teenage years.
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Note: The internet version of this episode contains un-beeped curse words. BEEPED VERSION.
We'll Talk About It in the Car
Anita was separated from her son at the border a month ago. Jeremy Raff and Nadia Reiman follow her as she tries to get him back. You can watch the trailer for Jeremy’s documentary film for The Atlantic. (14 minutes)
The Iceman Cometh
Miki Meek tells the story of an unlikely alliance between an ICE agent and a bunch of undocumented immigrants. (34 minutes)
Song:
“Under Pressure” by Queen with David Bowie
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Act One: The Karachi Kid
When Muhammad Kamran's Pakistani parents sent him off to college in Philadelphia, it was understood that he'd come back to Karachi after four years.
Act Two: Diary Of A Longshot
When a 24-year-old runs for city council in Washington, D.C., he has to answer one question over and over: What's a 24-year-old doing running for city council? Sam Brooks is the candidate.
Act Four: What Police Cannot Do
Actor Matt Malloy reads a short story by Aimee Bender, from her book The Girl in the Flammable Skirt: Stories.
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Act V
A group of inmates at a high-security prison stage a production of the last act of Hamlet.