Natrese Thomas, Police Dispatcher
From Bending Borders | Part of the 24 Hours: A Day in the Working Life series | 03:46
Behind drawn shades in a brightly lit room downtown, dispatchers for the Los Angeles Police Department answer 9-1-1 calls and send officers to their sources. All night, shootings, robberies and accidents fill their headphones. The trick is not to let all these crises settle in your head.
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Behind drawn shades in a brightly lit room downtown, dispatchers for the Los Angeles Police Department answer 9-1-1 calls and send officers to their sources. All night, shootings, robberies and accidents fill their headphones. The trick is not to let all these crises settle in your head.
What's the Story behind this Plaque?
From Ron Johnson | Part of the Because It Matters series | 15:01
Few people have ever been to Bly, Oregon. Fewer people know the story of what happened at Bly. Here's the story behind the plaque.
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If you drive about 8 miles outside of Bly, Oregon, towards Gearthart Mountain, you’ll find a plaque alongside Leonard Creek. There’s always a story that explains every plaque. And every time you see a plaque, you should be a little curious about why it’s there. The story that the plaque at Bly tells us is one you should hear. Few people know about it because the government, at the time, censored any news about it. And it’s a deeply personal story that will give you pause. But then there’s the twists in the story. Isn’t there always a twist or two in a great story? You’ll find out what happens next to Reverend Archie Mitchell after that fateful Saturday morning at Leonard Creek. And then there’s what happens 54 years later that puts Bly back on the front page of newspapers all around the world.
Nee Weinberg
From Nate DiMeo | Part of the the memory palace series | 08:48
In which we hear about a great American imposter: the serial pretender, Stanley Clifford Weyman. An average guy from Brooklyn determined to live an incredible life who decided it was better to live many lives.
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In which we hear about a great American imposter: the serial pretender, Stanley Clifford Weyman. An average guy from Brooklyn determined to live an incredible life who decided it was better to live many lives.
Two Little Girls Explain The Worst Haircut Ever
From Jeff Cohen | 02:57
My five year old cut off my three year old's hair. A few weeks later, I decided to interview them and get their explanations. Here's what they told me.
Happy to say that this little radio story has taken another life. In the summer of 2014, it will be a children's book released by HarperCollins Children's Books. Take a look!