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The entire back catalogue of Strangers can be found ad-free at Lthau.substack.com, where you can also hear my new work - I'm making new episodes for the first time in five years.Strangers is storytelling for the 21st century from Peabody award winning director and producer,…
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10 Years Later – Pabba's 32nd Year (i.e Pabba's 42nd Year) (opens the original)
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Pabba is now in his 42nd year, and his story has a resolution! Tune in to hear how his conundrum got resolved. It's a good story:) And check out Pabba’s original story if you haven’t heard that yet. . If you want to see photos that go with this episode, you can visit our free posts on Substack and Patreon . If you want to support our work and unlock a ton more of it , you can also become a paying subscriber on either of those platform, and we’d be deeply grateful for your support. Spoiler alert:
Summer of Strangers: Pabba's 32nd Year (opens the original)
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Imagine your parents controlled your online dating profile. That’s what happened to Pabba and this is his story. We first ran this story 10 years ago and next week we’ll have a brand new story with him . I can already reveal that a LOT has happened in the meantime. This two-parter with Pabba is curated by Lulu Miller from Radiolab and Terrestrials . In addition to Pabba's story, she's made a Spotify playlist for you of her other favorite stories from our show . They're normally paywalled but we'
Summer of Strangers: Midnight in Mexico – Then & Now (opens the original)
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A family tragedy sends the Corchados from Mexico to California, searching for greener pastures. Upon arrival, that’s hardly what they find, but some years later, a deal involving a 1978 Camaro sets the oldest son on a path to unlikely success. Today we revisit the story of renowned journalist and outstanding storyteller, Alfredo Corchado , with a present-day update at the end. If you’d like to see photos that go with his story, check out our free posts on Substack and Patreon , and if you like w
13 Years Later – Franky Carrillo #3: Still Franky (opens the original)
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This is a brand new installment in the Franky Carrillo saga that I’m very excited to share with you. Franky is the same great storyteller he's always been, and he goes deeper than ever here. If you haven’t heard the first two episodes with Franky, which we shared last week and the week before , I would go listen to those first. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you’ll be better prepared for this chapter, though it could also stand alone. If you’d like to see pictures from my day with Franky on the r
Summer of Strangers: Franky Carrillo #2: Life Now – 2017 (opens the original)
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I hope you heard Franky’s story from last week , because it’s heartbreaking, and uplifting, and enraging, and inspiring, and it’s the foundation for today’s episode, which is Part 2 of his story. If you haven’t heard it yet, I'd go listen to last week’s episode first. This episode is nine years old, but on Monday I went to meet Franky for a present-day follow-up and I can’t wait to share that story with you next week. You might think of this trilogy with Franky a bit like the 7-Up documentary se
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