Ira Glass

This is Eric Glass. In Lily's family, there's a story everybody knows by heart. If this story had never happened...

So what happens when Lily's mom tells her this story is not true? This American Life, surprising stories every week.

So what happens when Lily's mom tells her this story is not true? This American Life, surprising stories every week.

So what happens when Lily's mom tells her this story is not true? This American Life, surprising stories every week.

This is Ira Glass. In Lily's family, there's a story everybody knows by heart.

This is Ira Glass. In Lily's family, there's a story everybody knows by heart.

This is Ira Glass. In Lily's family, there's a story everybody knows by heart.

So what happens when Lily's mom tells her this story is not true? This American Life, surprising stories every week.

So what happens when Lily's mom tells her this story is not true? This American Life, surprising stories every week.

So what happens when Lily's mom tells her this story is not true? This American Life, surprising stories every week.

This is Ira Glass. In Lily's family, there's a story everybody knows by heart.

This is Ira Glass. In Lily's family, there's a story everybody knows by heart.

So what happens when Lily's mom tells her this story is not true? This American Life, surprising stories every week.

So what happens when Lily's mom tells her this story is not true? This American Life, surprising stories every week.

Imagine, if you will, a show from NPR that's not like NPR, a show that focuses not on the important but the stupid, which features stories about people smuggling animals in their pants and competent criminals in ridiculous science studies, and call it Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me because the good names were taken. Listen to NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.

Imagine, if you will, a show from NPR that's not like NPR, a show that focuses not on the important but the stupid, which features stories about people smuggling animals in their pants and competent criminals in ridiculous science studies, and call it Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me because the good names were taken. Listen to NPR's Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me.

Yes, that is what it is called, wherever you get your podcasts.

Yes, that is what it is called, wherever you get your podcasts.

So in 1853, during the California gold rush, a leafleteer out west published the Ten Commandments for gold miners who'd come out to prospect. Commandment number four. Commandment four in the traditional Ten Commandments tells you to observe the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Commandment number four reads like this.

So in 1853, during the California gold rush, a leafleteer out west published the Ten Commandments for gold miners who'd come out to prospect. Commandment number four. Commandment four in the traditional Ten Commandments tells you to observe the Sabbath day to keep it holy. Commandment number four reads like this.