372: The Inauguration Show
Playground Politics
826 Literacy Program
In this act, kids from the after-school literacy program "826" in Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Chicago and Ann Arbor read letters they wrote to Barack Obama. The letters are part of a book the kids published, called Thanks and Have Fun Running the Country. (3 minutes)
The book is available now from the McSweeney's website and all proceeds, every penny from the book will go directly to the 826 writing centers across the country.
"Controversy" by Prince
Bonus Audio
More Letters to Obama From Kids
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653: Crime Scene (2018)
Act Three: A Criminal Returns to the Scene of the Crime
Sometimes criminals return to the scene of their misdeeds — to try to make things right, to try to undo the past. Katie Davis reports on her neighbor Bobby, who returned to the scene where he robbed people and conned people.
627: Suitable for Children
Act Three: The Questionnaire
Over the last few years, there's been a flood of kids from Central America who've arrived in the United States by themselves.
617: Fermi's Paradox
Act Three: Rosie's Paradox
One night Rosie's father, busy working, told Rosie, then 9, to stop distracting him with her questions.
Lower 9 + 10
We go to the Lower 9th Ward in New Orleans to talk to residents about what matters most to them ten years after the hurricane.
The story of one man's journey from obscurity to international professional celebrity.