Full Episodes
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Stories from the Stage
Reunion With Dad After Alzheimer's Diagnosis, Family Home Gambled Away, and Learning Acceptance and Love
Alison Smith is reunited with her distant dad after his Alzheimer’s diagnosis; Rose Saia is left homeless when her father gambles away the family home; and Tae Chong learns about acceptance & love while choosing a musical instrument.
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Stories from the Stage
Opening For Bob Dylan, Driving Home with a Feisty Ram, and Discovering Hospitality in the Wilderness
On the highway where anything can happen, take a ride on a journey that changed everything. Melissa tells us about the night she opened for Bob Dylan; Suzanne drives home with a feisty ram; and Akshobh discovers hospitality and humanity in the wilderness.
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Stories from the Stage
Unexpected Marriage Proposals, a Broken Heart Held Together by Hundreds, Facing Fears of Adventure
Joe Pagliuca's surprise marriage proposal turns to be more unexpected than planned; Lauren Wojtkun's broken heart is held together by one hundred women in rural Colorado; Aaron Wolfe faces his fear of adventure to embrace his wife's spirit.
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Stories from the Stage
Taking Political Activism Door-to-Door, Crossing Language Barriers with Compassion, and Battling Exclusion
Andy Vargas takes his political activism door-to-door; Katie Liesener discovers how compassion can cross the language barrier; Yvette Modestin battles exclusion by creatively redefining her Blackness.
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Stories from the Stage
Going Postal at the Post Office, Getting Testy with FEMA, and More
Kevin Gallagher goes postal in the post office; Ashley Rose gets testy with FEMA after a flood in Roslindale; Khuyen Bui has his life stolen by an innocent little life-tracking app.
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Stories from the Stage
The Downside to Violent Solutions, Battling Learning Disabilities, and More
Cecelia Viverios battles a baffling learning disability. Anna Kamens reluctantly welcomes a fourth-grade newcomer who struggles socially. Furquann Syed, teased for his name and Muslim heritage, finds that violent solutions have a down side.
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Stories from the Stage
Transforming Preschool Girls into Dragon-Slaying Warrior Princesses, School Help From Sister Maria, and More
Ben Cunningham works to transform preschool girls into dragon-slaying warrior princesses. Donna Galluza finishes the school year with Sister Maria's help. Crystal Williams climbs the ladder of higher education, aided by some secret admirers.
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Stories from the Stage
Turning Lemons into Lemonade, Nightmare Dates to Life Lessons, and Combining Impossible Worlds
Michele Carlo turns lemons into lemonade when she's busted moonlighting during an internship; Matthew Sablan spins a nightmare date into a life lesson; power lifter Mikelina Belaineh "Googles" her way to combining two seemingly impossible worlds.
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Stories from the Stage
Comparing Cooking Skills with Chef Dad, Cooking with a Romantic Partner, and a Restaurant Shift from Hell
Javed Rezayee pits his meager cooking skills against those of his chef father; Alan White explores cooking with a romantic partner; and Executive Chef Karen Akunowicz relives a restaurant shift from hell.
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Stories from the Stage
Becoming Santa's Elf, A Prolonged Ramadan Fast, and Thanksgiving Confrontations
Cyndi Freeman becomes one of Santa's elves and uncovers a gruesome reality; Ekhlas Ahmed faces hunger as calamity creates a long Ramadan fast; Matt Dicks gathers his courage at Thanksgiving to stand up to his girlfriend's tough-as-nails dad.