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If you’re going to welcome me with open arms…

Terry Gross accidentally made Tracy Morgan cry, but listening to it again, rather than being the funniest and most touching thing ever, it sounds like Morgan was being bullied. Gross seemed unfazed by his vulnerability, and poked at his frailness with something approaching a dumbstruck disbelief, until it cracked him. Gross expected him to be [...]

Forgive them, father, they know not how to dance

    I grew up in church; I started college with the intention of becoming a pastor at some point. I took it all entirely too seriously (there are people I owe apologies concerning this). But here’s the thing: I took a Bible class that first year. My system of belief up until that point [...]

Tolerance Tuesday, brought to you by Fresh Air

Sometimes when I’m visiting npr.org, I find a story that I really wish that I had heard when it aired originally. The reasons vary, but I tend to be more captivated by stories when I hear them in their original context. This story is one of them. It’s an interview with Frank Schaeffer that aired [...]

Fever dreams in fields of salmon

Last night, I was feeling all out of sorts. Meaning I’d eaten way too many Virginia peanuts while at work, and my insides were not happy about that.I came home and immediately passed out on the futon listening to “All Things Considered.” Somewhere in there, I missed “Marketplace” and the end of “ATC.” I awoke [...]