S1 E2: Double Lives (The Birth of This American Life‪)‬ Before It Had a Theme

A discussion of This American Life Episode 10: Double Lives. Topics include Rob and Britta's own experiences leading double lives, Rob's childhood habit of breaking into schools at night, why this episode feels like the birth of This American Life, why parents so often hide secrets from their children, what Britta’s parents have been hiding from her, and how it feels to hear Ira Glass talk about sex.
This episode also includes an interview with Peter Bresnan, a podcast producer for Gimlet, about what it's like to listen to this old episode of TAL on the topic of closeted gay men.
Links and Show Notes:
Cubes by Jon Brion
Kt by Bexar Bexar
Coffero’s Theme by Bill Frisell Quartet
Episode 10: Double Lives
It Might Get Loud - a documentary about Jimmy Page, The Edge, and Jack White
Another Version of You by Chris Zabriskie
Tell Me I’m Funny - a podcast by Peter Alexander Bresnan
A Chorus Line
Maybelle by Ida
Catalog & Classify by Mark Robinson
Gentle Chase by Podington Bear
Peter Bresnan’s Twitter
Rob’s Twitter
Britta’s Twitter
Before It Had a Theme Twitter
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