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This episode of This American Life explores the uniquely American impulses of defiance, self-expression, and reinvention through four distinct stories: robot umpires in baseball, a child’s first encounter with American empathy, a national park dune that humbles overconfident visitors, a
This episode of This American Life explores the uniquely American impulses of defiance, self-expression, and reinvention through four distinct stories: robot umpires in baseball, a child’s first encounter with American empathy, a national park dune that humbles overconfident visitors, a
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Pablo TorreIra GlassJiayang FanAviva DeKornfeldEmmanuel DzotsiNoah WebsterJosé FelicianoFrederick DouglassWhitney HoustonJimi HendrixImani PerryRoman Mars
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The Blue-Back Spellerby Noah Webster
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American HistoryLong Form JournalismPop CultureRacial JusticeTrue Crime
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