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A Small Thing That Gives Me a Tiny Shred of Hope

A wee flame, flickering in the dark. Prologue: Who’s trying to bridge the gap between Blue America and Red America? Ira gets a glimpse of one guy who might be able to do just that. (3 minutes) Act One: A politically divided couple searches for a news source they both can trust. (26 minutes) Act Two: "June" is making a tactical decision about her vote this election. (13 minutes) Act Three: Frank Filocomo thinks people care too much about politics when it comes to dating. His dates don’t necessarily agree. (10 minutes)

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  This Is the Cake We Baked

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  Hoaxing Yourself

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  This Is the Case of Henry Dee

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  A Big Announcement

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  A Little Bit of Power

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  51 Days

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  My Senior Year

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  How Are You Not Seeing This?

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  Meet Me at the Fair

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  Letters! Actual Letters!