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The worker who did finally pick up the phone, I will say, was super nice, very helpful.

The worker who did finally pick up the phone, I will say, was super nice, very helpful.

Okay, next, walk with me down the hallway here to this next exhibit. Okay, stop right there. Here we have a short video. As you can see, it's playing on a loop. It was posted on X by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Eight seconds long. Security cam footage plays over and over.

Okay, next, walk with me down the hallway here to this next exhibit. Okay, stop right there. Here we have a short video. As you can see, it's playing on a loop. It was posted on X by the Secretary of Homeland Security. Eight seconds long. Security cam footage plays over and over.

And to help you understand what you're looking at, Aviva de Kornfeld has the story of the five days that led to this video for the woman who was in it. What happened in those five days caught this woman completely off guard. Because as far as she knew, or as we know now, what happened to her hadn't happened to anybody else at that point. Just three weeks ago.

And to help you understand what you're looking at, Aviva de Kornfeld has the story of the five days that led to this video for the woman who was in it. What happened in those five days caught this woman completely off guard. Because as far as she knew, or as we know now, what happened to her hadn't happened to anybody else at that point. Just three weeks ago.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Laura Starczewski is one of the editors of our show. The actors were Veronica Cruz and Dave Shulansky.

Laura Starczewski is one of the editors of our show. The actors were Veronica Cruz and Dave Shulansky.

Well, our visit to the Museum of Now was produced and edited by Nancy Updike and Rana Jafi-Wald. They also sit on the museum's board and construction committee and say that if we need to visit again, they can pull some strings for us. They promise they're going to stay on the board, even if the president decides to make himself the chairman.

Well, our visit to the Museum of Now was produced and edited by Nancy Updike and Rana Jafi-Wald. They also sit on the museum's board and construction committee and say that if we need to visit again, they can pull some strings for us. They promise they're going to stay on the board, even if the president decides to make himself the chairman.

Other people put together today's show via Ben and Michael Kamate, Angela Gervasi, Cassie Howey, Valerie Kipnis, Seth Lynn, Tobin Lowe, Catherine Raimondo, Stone Nelson, Nadia Raymond, Ryan Rumery, Alyssa Shipp, Ike Shreeskandarajah, Lily Sullivan, Amelia Schoenbeck, Christopher Sotala, and Diane Wu. Our managing editor is Sara Abdurrahman. Our senior editor is David Kestenbaum.

Other people put together today's show via Ben and Michael Kamate, Angela Gervasi, Cassie Howey, Valerie Kipnis, Seth Lynn, Tobin Lowe, Catherine Raimondo, Stone Nelson, Nadia Raymond, Ryan Rumery, Alyssa Shipp, Ike Shreeskandarajah, Lily Sullivan, Amelia Schoenbeck, Christopher Sotala, and Diane Wu. Our managing editor is Sara Abdurrahman. Our senior editor is David Kestenbaum.

Our executive editor is Emmanuel Berry. Special thanks today to Eli Hagar, Tom Cartwright, Molly Mitchell, Liz Goss, Adam Cohn, Catherine Bettis, Alice Guerrero, Sonia West, Kat, no last name, you know who you are. Andrew Zitzer, Yo-Ai Shaw, Karen Ortiz, Annika Barber, and public radio station KCRW in Los Angeles, where I've been recording this week. They have been so nice.

Our executive editor is Emmanuel Berry. Special thanks today to Eli Hagar, Tom Cartwright, Molly Mitchell, Liz Goss, Adam Cohn, Catherine Bettis, Alice Guerrero, Sonia West, Kat, no last name, you know who you are. Andrew Zitzer, Yo-Ai Shaw, Karen Ortiz, Annika Barber, and public radio station KCRW in Los Angeles, where I've been recording this week. They have been so nice.

Special thanks to Philip Richards, Sarah Sweeney, and Jennifer Farrow. Quick program note, we've been making these bonus episodes every two weeks for months now for our life partners. In the most recent one, a former producer named Alex Bloomberg begins a little tour of This American Life stories to cover the news, stuff...

Special thanks to Philip Richards, Sarah Sweeney, and Jennifer Farrow. Quick program note, we've been making these bonus episodes every two weeks for months now for our life partners. In the most recent one, a former producer named Alex Bloomberg begins a little tour of This American Life stories to cover the news, stuff...

I have to say there's like this weird time capsule of all kinds of feelings and events. If you want to hear those or hear the many, many non-news, very fun bonus episodes that we've made, go to thisamericanlife.org slash lifepartners. This American Life is delivered to public radio stations by PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. Thanks to the program's co-founder, Ms. Tori Malatia.

I have to say there's like this weird time capsule of all kinds of feelings and events. If you want to hear those or hear the many, many non-news, very fun bonus episodes that we've made, go to thisamericanlife.org slash lifepartners. This American Life is delivered to public radio stations by PRX, the Public Radio Exchange. Thanks to the program's co-founder, Ms. Tori Malatia.