This American Life

845: A Small Thing That Gives Me a Tiny Shred of Hope

A wee flame, flickering in the dark.
Visit <a href="https://thisamericanlife.supercast.com">thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners</a> to sign up for our premium subscription.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)Transcripts are available at <a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/845/transcript">thisamericanlife.org</a><a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/page/privacy-policy">This American Life privacy policy.</a> <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">Learn more about sponsor message choices.</a>

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