• 850: If You Want to Destroy My Sweater, Hold This Thread as I Walk Away

  • Dec 22 2024
  • Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
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850: If You Want to Destroy My Sweater, Hold This Thread as I Walk Away

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  • The tiny thing that unravels your world.

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    • Prologue: Ira talks to Chris Benderev, whose high school years were completely upended by an impromptu thing his teacher said. (8 minutes)
    • Act One: For Producer Lilly Sullivan, there’s one story about her parents that defines how she sees them, their family, and their history. She finds out it might be wrong. (27 minutes)
    • Act Two: For years, Mike Comite has replayed in his head the moment when he and his bandmate blew their shot of making it as musicians. He sets out to uncover how it all went awry. (13 minutes)
    • Act Three: Six million Syrians fled the country after the start of its civil war. A few weeks ago, one woman watched from afar as everything in her home country changed forever – again. (9 minutes)

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