Ira Glass

So when we were discussing this week's theme as a group here at the radio show, one of our co-workers, Susan Burton, started talking about a year-long pivot point. It lasts 12 months. that many of our listeners have either gone through, are in the middle of now, or will go through. Quick heads up, Susan described some bodily stuff in here. Here she is.

So when we were discussing this week's theme as a group here at the radio show, one of our co-workers, Susan Burton, started talking about a year-long pivot point. It lasts 12 months. that many of our listeners have either gone through, are in the middle of now, or will go through. Quick heads up, Susan described some bodily stuff in here. Here she is.

Susan Burton is an editor on our show. At four, since you've been gone. So I showed it is about people at a pivot point, and one entire community in that situation is Altadena, California. It's one of the towns around LA that's so devastated that for most of the last week and a half, nobody was allowed in. It's been surrounded by National Guard with barricades.

Susan Burton is an editor on our show. At four, since you've been gone. So I showed it is about people at a pivot point, and one entire community in that situation is Altadena, California. It's one of the towns around LA that's so devastated that for most of the last week and a half, nobody was allowed in. It's been surrounded by National Guard with barricades.

One of our producers, Miki Meek, talked to somebody who stayed at her house. The fire stopped about a block away. And in the first days of the fires, came up with a mission for herself.

One of our producers, Miki Meek, talked to somebody who stayed at her house. The fire stopped about a block away. And in the first days of the fires, came up with a mission for herself.

Mickey Meek is a producer on our show. Well, our program is produced today by Emmanuel Jochi.

Mickey Meek is a producer on our show. Well, our program is produced today by Emmanuel Jochi.

People who put together today's show include Fia Benin, Dana Chivas, Michael Kamate, Angela Gervasi, Cassie Howley, Lana Jaffe-Walt, Henry Larson, Seth Lind, Captain Ray Mondo, Stone Nelson, Nadia Raymond, Ryan Rummery, Alyssa Shipp, Laura Stercheski, Lily Sullivan, Chris Rosenthaler, Marisa Robertson-Texter, and Diane Wu. Our managing editor is Sara Abdurrahman.

People who put together today's show include Fia Benin, Dana Chivas, Michael Kamate, Angela Gervasi, Cassie Howley, Lana Jaffe-Walt, Henry Larson, Seth Lind, Captain Ray Mondo, Stone Nelson, Nadia Raymond, Ryan Rummery, Alyssa Shipp, Laura Stercheski, Lily Sullivan, Chris Rosenthaler, Marisa Robertson-Texter, 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 The actors performing the English translations for The Ukrainians in Act 2 of our show today were Alexander Foreman and Ross Pella. This American Life is delivered to public radio stations by PRX, the public radio exchange.

Our senior editor is David Kestenbaum. Our executive editor is Emmanuel Berry. Special thanks today to The actors performing the English translations for The Ukrainians in Act 2 of our show today were Alexander Foreman and Ross Pella. This American Life is delivered to public radio stations by PRX, the public radio exchange.

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To become a This American Life partner, which gets you bonus content, ad-free listening, and hundreds of our favorite episodes of the show that are going to show up right in your podcast feed, go to thisamericanlife.org slash lifepartners. Your subscription also helps keep our program going. Thanks this week to life partners Cici Chen-Ming Fei and Colette Spriggans.

Thanks, as always, to our program's co-founder, Mr. Torrey Malatia. He's been taking a figure drawing class. His drawings are pretty good, except for the hands. He does the shoulder, upper arm, forearm, all great, and then gets to the end of the arm, and it's always, we can't quite put a finger on it. I'm Ira Glass. Back next week with more stories of This American Life.

Thanks, as always, to our program's co-founder, Mr. Torrey Malatia. He's been taking a figure drawing class. His drawings are pretty good, except for the hands. He does the shoulder, upper arm, forearm, all great, and then gets to the end of the arm, and it's always, we can't quite put a finger on it. I'm Ira Glass. Back next week with more stories of This American Life.

May's six years old, in first grade. And she's the kind of forthright kid who, when we sit down for an interview, before I can get to any of the things that I want to ask her, she launches into a few get-to-know-you questions of her own. Hi, May.

May's six years old, in first grade. And she's the kind of forthright kid who, when we sit down for an interview, before I can get to any of the things that I want to ask her, she launches into a few get-to-know-you questions of her own. Hi, May.

We discuss favorite colors, and then she moves on to... What's your middle name? I'm glad you're asking me that. My middle name is... We move on to last names, and soon she's instructing me on the pronunciation of her last name.

We discuss favorite colors, and then she moves on to... What's your middle name? I'm glad you're asking me that. My middle name is... We move on to last names, and soon she's instructing me on the pronunciation of her last name.