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This episode of This American Life explores how ordinary people confront sudden, disorienting shifts in their communities — from military exercises in residential neighborhoods to the collapse of rural healthcare and the rise of state propaganda in schools. Each story centers on individ
This episode of This American Life explores how ordinary people confront sudden, disorienting shifts in their communities — from military exercises in residential neighborhoods to the collapse of rural healthcare and the rise of state propaganda in schools. Each story centers on individ
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Valerie Kipnis
narrative on This American Life
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Books, people, and resources mentioned in this episode.
People
Rick ColeDr. Rose FuchsKatie GowellPasha TonkinValerie KipnisHeather QuinnDr. Monica Shearhart
Books
Mr. Nobody Against Putin
Topics
AuthoritarianismLong Form JournalismTrue Crime
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