Stories of people forced to let go of their firmly held beliefs. The daughter of a pro-choice activist concludes that abortion is murder, so her mother tries very hard to persuade her otherwise. And writer Andrew Solomon with a story about rams.
Devil on My Shoulder
Stories of people who are trying to convince you that the Devil is there, whispering in your ear…and stories of people who try to deny he’s there, against some very heavy evidence.
How does the Devil work? We hear stories from five different people who say they found themselves inexplicably doing something random and bad, something which made no sense to them at all.
- Prologue.
- Act One. It’s Fun to Make Hell on Earth.
- Act Two. Sixteen Candles Can Lead to a Lot of Fire.
- Act Three. Devil in Angel’s Clothing, or Is It the Other Way Around?
http://www.thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=386
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