Kids turned low-traffic NPR Spotify comments into a secret group chat

Sep 28, 2026 · 3:35 PM UTC ·46 min read · 0 reactions · 0 comments · 6 views

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▪Full episode Toggle Audio and Transcript Sync Transcript | Episode #897 | September 18, 2026 897: Intergenerational Space Travel Note: This American Life is produced for the ear and designed to be heard.
▪If you are able, we strongly encourage you to listen to the audio, which includes emotion and emphasis that's not on the page.
▪Transcripts are generated using a combination of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain errors.

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Publication time	Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:35:09 +0000
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Full episode Toggle Audio and Transcript Sync Transcript | Episode #897 | September 18, 2026 897: Intergenerational Space Travel Note: This American Life is produced for the ear and designed to be heard. If you are able, we strongly encourage you to listen to the audio, which includes emotion and emphasis that's not on the page. Transcripts are generated using a combination of speech recognition software and human transcribers, and may contain errors. Please check the corresponding audio before quoting in print. Prologue: Prologue Ira Glass Dave Blanchard runs the public radio show Wild Card. And one of the less exciting and, in fact, rather tedious parts of his job is that he has to keep an eye on the comments that people post about the show online.

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