826: Unprepared for What Has Already Happened

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People waking up to the fact that the world has suddenly changed.

    Prologue: Jackson Landers tells the story of a very strange decision he made one summer day.ย (6 minutes)Act One: Elena Kostyuchenko tells the story of how she was probably poisoned after reporting on Russianโ€™s invasion of Ukraine, and how she kept not believing it was happening. Bela Shayevich translated this story from Russian and reads it for us.ย (21 minutes)Act Two: A recording of comedian Tig Notaro in the process of trying to catch up to the present and absolutely not being able to.ย (8 minutes)Act Three: Producer Zoe Chace with a political fable that she noticed playing out last week in North Carolina.ย (11 minutes)Act Four: Producer Tobin Low finds a group of people with a special relationship with the idea of catching up.ย (10 minutes)

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