819: Special Bonus Podcast — Yousef’s Week
This American Life
12/22/23
•42m
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A series of conversations with a man in Gaza over the course of one week.
- Act One: One of our producers, Chana Joffe-Walt, had a series of conversations with a man in Gaza over the course of one week. They're so immediate – and particular to this moment in the war in Gaza – that we're bringing them to you now, outside of our regular schedule.
Transcripts are available at thisamericanlife.org
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