A list, compiled in 1996, of show names considered for what became This American Life.
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A list, compiled in 1996, of show names considered for what became This American Life.
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The Forever Trial
The trial for the men accused of orchestrating the September 11 terrorist attacks still hasn’t started yet.
Two Ledgers
Majid believed that if he could testify in court about what happened to him at a CIA black site, he would be given a break. Was he right?
Prom
While the seniors danced at Prom Night 2001 in Hoisington, Kansas—a town of about 3,000—a tornado hit the town.
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