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This American Life

社会与文化

2025-03-17

1 小时 1 分钟
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Sometimes, life’s biggest mysteries require one very specific person to answer them. Prologue: 7-year-old Miles has lots of questions. More specifically, he has questions about the famous car chase from “The Blues Brothers” movie. We arrange for him to talk to stunt coordinator Gary Powell so he can get the answers he so desperately wants. (9 minutes) Act One: Producer Aviva DeKornfeld looks into why comedian Daniel Sloss’s comedy special has been responsible for so many couples breaking up. (17 minutes) Act Two: We hear from Kwaneta Harris, a former nurse incarcerated in Texas, who is constantly asked for medical advice by her neighbors. (17 minutes) Act Three: Producer Diane Wu talks to Juna, a young woman who is getting advice from someone uniquely equipped to guide her to the love life she wants. (12 minutes)
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  • A quick warning.

  • There are curse words that are unbeeped in today's episode of the show.

  • If you prefer a beeped version, you can find that at our website, thisamericanlife.org from WBEZ Chicago, it's this American Life.

  • I'm David Kestenbaum, sitting in for Hourglass, and I'm just gonna let my first two guests today introduce themselves.

  • My name's Gary Powell.

  • I'm a stunt coordinator, second unit director in motion films.

  • Name a couple movies.

  • Ooh, Titanic, James Bond, Mission Impossible.

  • Okay, Miles, your turn.

  • I don't have a job.

  • You could say your name, though.

  • Miles.

  • Miles is seven.

  • Well, almost seven.

  • And we arranged for him to talk to Gary because he had some urgent questions about car chases from movies.

  • And Gary, that's his particular set of skills.

  • I drove the Cranium Terminator, the bus in Harry Potter.

  • Wait, you drove the bus in Harry Potter?

  • I did a little background.

  • Miles loves cars.