The best show, on any media, is probably This American Life. Here in Wichita, it’s carried by NPR on Saturdays. Each week’s theme has a few true short stories that are incredibly interesting. This is difficult for me to convey. Describing something as “interesting” is like describing the color “red” to a blind person. The show’s website even admits it’s difficult to describe the show’s success. It’s funny. It’s emotional. It’s many hidden bits of information that no one else really knew much about. Last week’s episode is a great example.

Listen to it here. But definitely listen to act one. You’ll hang on every word.

Act One. Froggy Goes A-Courtin’. The story of a series of misunderstandings with very dire consequences. Shaheen was stopped by the police, who looked at what was in his car and before Shaheen knew it, he’d come to the attention of some of the highest ranking officials in the Defense Department. Gabrielle Galanek talked to Shaheen and his girlfriend Molly about what happened.

Shaheen went from being a bored artist in Santa Fe to a threat on Donald Rumsfeld’s desk.

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