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May
Really good historical episodes of This American Life that you should probably listen to if you like American history are as follows (you can stream from their website):
“The Ghost of Bobby Dunbar,” about a couple who loses their kid in 1912 and finds him later…or DO they? Turns out, it was pretty easy to take someone else’s kid in 1912. So fucked up.
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/352/The-Ghost-of-Bobby-Dunbar
“Someone Else’s Money” - This whole episode about the health insurance industry is interesting, but act 2 traces how this country ended up with employer-purchased insurance. And it’s fucked up.
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/392/Someone-Elses-Money
“Pimp Anthropology” - the history of Oakland, CA prostitution, sort of. Completely fucked up.
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/127/Pimp-Anthropology
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you suggest more episodes...this american life? im relatively new
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