But what if the son is gay? And what if the pastor belongs to the most traditional of religious communities?Įpisode 10: The Satire Paradox: interactive transcript | blog Except that there wasn't.Įpisode 9: Generous Orthodoxy: interactive transcript | blogĪ pastor officiates at the wedding of his son, under ordinary circumstances, an affirmation of family and community. The consensus was that there was something badly wrong with the world's most popular cars. Toyota was forced to recall 10 million vehicles, pay a fine of more than $1 billion, and settle countless lawsuits. In the summer and fall of 2009, hundreds of Toyota owners came forward with an alarming allegation: Their cars were suddenly and uncontrollably accelerating. Among the most discordant songs on the album was the forgettable "The Deportees Club." But then, years later, Costello went back and re-recorded it as "Deportee," and today it stands as one of his most sublime achievements.Įpisode 8: Blame Game: interactive transcript | blog In 1984, Elvis Costello released what he would say later was his worst record: Goodbye Cruel World. Why did no one follow Rowan's example?Įpisode7: Hallelujah: interactive transcript | blog But Rowan gave his money to Glassboro State University, a tiny, almost bankrupt school in South Jersey, while almost all of the philanthropists who followed his lead made their donations to elite schools such as Harvard and Yale. In the early '90s, Hank Rowan gave $100 million to a university in New Jersey, an act of extraordinary generosity that helped launch the greatest explosion in educational philanthropy since the days of Andrew Carnegie and the Rockefellers. The other is making that problem worse, and reaping rewards as a result.Įpisode 6: My Little Hundred Million: interactive transcript | blog But one of those schools is trying hard to close the gap between rich and poor in American society, and paying a high price for its effort. Both have long traditions of academic excellence. But in the hidden details of his life lies a cautionary tale about how hard it is to rise from the bottom to the top, and why the American school system, despite its best efforts, continues to leave an extraordinary amount of talent on the table.Įpisode 5: Food Fight: interactive transcript | blogīowdoin College in Maine and Vassar College in upstate New York are roughly the same size. He is the kind of person the American meritocracy is supposed to reward.
He attends an exclusive private school on an academic scholarship. In 1962, Chamberlain switched to making his foul shots underhanded, and fixed his only weakness.Įpisode 4: Carlos Doesn't Remember: interactive transcript | blogĬarlos is a brilliant student from South Los Angeles.
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The basketball legend Wilt Chamberlain had only one flaw: he couldn't shoot free throws. bombing pushing them to the brink of capitulation?Įpisode 3: The Big Man Can't Shoot: interactive transcript | blog The task? To interview captured North Vietnamese soldiers and guerrillas in order to measure their morale: Was the relentless U.S. In the early 1960s, the Pentagon set up a top-secret research project in an old villa in downtown Saigon. Why?Įpisode 2: Saigon 1965: interactive transcript | blog In the late 19th, a painting by a virtually unknown artist took England by storm: The Roll Call but after that brilliant first effort, the artist all but disappeared. Enjoy! Season 1Įpisode 1: The Lady Vanishes: interactive transcript | blog We have provided the transcripts below as a supplement. And we highly recommend you listen to the podcasts if you can. We are not associated with Revisionist History or Panoply Media we are just big fans. We assist people and companies, such as those in the media, to swiftly transcribe audio and video files so they can find that meaningful dialogue.
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