824: Family Meeting

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Your mother and I have something we want to talk with you about.

    A family sits down to discuss one thing. But then the true purpose of the meeting emerges.ย (9 ยฝ minutes)Act 1: For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forthโ€ฆ and backโ€ฆ and forth. (28 minutes)Act 1: For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forthโ€ฆ and backโ€ฆ and forth. (28 minutes)Act 2: An excerpt from โ€œBelles Lettres,”ย a short story by Nafissa Thompson-Spiresย from her book Heads of the Colored People. Itโ€™s performed by actors Erika Alexander and Eisa Davis, with a cameo from our colleague Alvin Melathe. (14 minutes)

Transcripts are available at thisamericanlife.org

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