As a medical student Roger Mitchell Jr. sees a patient that makes him reflect on violence and police in the Black community.
Read MoreMemories: Stories about memories left unformed
Padraic Stanley gets a fresh start when his abusive father gets diagnosed with Alzheimer's dementia, and after meeting a man with a rare memory disorder, Paul Aflalo reconsiders his own memories.
Read MoreImpressions: Stories about our relationships to data
Digital consultant Phong Tran navigates his relationship through various digital platforms, and fed up with feeling lonely, Sufian Zhemukhov embarks on a data driven analysis of his own unlikability.
Read MoreCelebrating 10 Years: Our favorite stories
This week, in celebration of our tenth anniversary, our hosts selected four of their favorite stories from the past decade.
Read MoreBecoming Mom: Stories about wanting to mother
Inspired by her work as a parental behavior researcher, Bianca Jones Marlin and her husband decide to become foster parents, and raised by white adoptive parents, Kim Evey seeks out motherhood as a way to connect with her Asian identity.
Read MoreSomething's Not Right: Stories about needing to figure things out
After some unfortunate night-time incidents, Keith Mellnick realizes he needs to better understand his sleepwalking before it starts causing even more problems, and Avneet Johal is excited to start his first year at university, but strange thoughts and behaviors keep getting in the way.
Read MoreWhen I Was a Scientist: Stories about an earlier life
Despite loving science, Ivan Decker's first exposure to field work doesn't go as planned, and Nathan Min tries to pursue a 'respectable' scientific career, but finds himself relating to the mice he studies.
Read MoreUnprepared: Stories about unprepared parents
When Jack Walsh finds out his first child will be born in just a few days, he panics, and after experiencing hearing loss, Jeannie Gaffigan receives the startling news that she has a brain tumor.
Read MoreRevelations: Stories about big reveals
Growing up in the fifties and sixties, Jenice Matias senses there's more to her mother's occupation than she understands, and D.B. Firstman has always known their body is different, but at the age of thirty, they make a discovery that changes everything.
Read MoreEmergency: Stories about urgent situations
As a first-generation pre-med student with no financial aid, Brooke Dolecheck takes a job as a 911 operator to support herself, and flight paramedic Marc Doll must transport a child to St. Louis for his last chance at a heart transplant.
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