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This episode of This American Life explores the absurd, surreal, and often darkly funny ways people find themselves trapped on journeys—literal and psychological—that spiral wildly out of control. From a rogue bus ride to a spy in the apartment downstairs, the stories highlight how chao
This episode of This American Life explores the absurd, surreal, and often darkly funny ways people find themselves trapped on journeys—literal and psychological—that spiral wildly out of control. From a rogue bus ride to a spy in the apartment downstairs, the stories highlight how chao
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