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Apr 6, 2001 · Scott goes on a quest to discover if the amnesia in the movies—where someone gets bonked on the head and forgets everything—ever happens in real life. And if so, could he, somehow, get it to happen to him?
- The Friendly Man
It's another not-so-great period in Scott's life. This time...
- The Test
Full episode. 181: The Friendly Man. Act One. The Test....
- Prologue
Full episode. 181: The Friendly Man. Prologue. Subscribe....
- The Day Mom And Dad Fell In Love
181: The Friendly Man. Act Four. The Day Mom And Dad Fell In...
- Transcript
His stories are, as a rule, upbeat and positive. Their...
- The Friendly Man
His stories are, as a rule, upbeat and positive. Their general theme is people taking responsibility for their lives, their community, their country. The Friendly Man always has good news, and the good news is always that America just keeps getting better and better.
Apr 6, 2001 · A special show, composed entirely of stories from just one This American Life contributor: Scott Carrier, whose strange and compelling stories sound like nothing else on the radio.
Full episode. 181: The Friendly Man. Act One. The Test. Subscribe. Transcript. At a fairly bleak time in his life, Scott took a job driving all over the state of Utah, interviewing people who were diagnosed with schizophrenia. His job was to administer a standard test, which measured mental health.
Full episode. 181: The Friendly Man. Prologue. Subscribe. Transcript. Ira tells the story about how Scott first got into radio. He was listening to a story on the radio one day, thought "I can do that," and promptly hitchhiked across the country to Washington, to the headquarters of NPR. (3 minutes) By. Scott Carrier. Ira Glass.
Full episode. 181: The Friendly Man. Act Three. Who Am I? What Am I Doing Here? Subscribe. Transcript. Scott goes on a quest to discover if the amnesia in the movies—where someone gets bonked on the head and forgets everything—ever happens in real life. And if so, could he, somehow, get it to happen to him? (13 minutes) By. Scott Carrier. Song:
This American Life is an American weekly hour-long radio program produced by WBEZ and hosted by Ira Glass. Primarily a journalistic non-fiction program, it has also featured essays, memoirs, field recordings, short fiction, and found footage.
