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The Trouble

A weekly Society, Culture and Personal Journals podcast

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The Trouble

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Infertility

Oct 5th, 2018 42m 17s

Tricia has been trying to get pregnant for 10 years. She talks about her desire for motherhood and then walks us through one last IVF cycle.

Regret

Sep 28th, 2018 39m 26s

Lisa McCrea says she was moved — as if by God — to become a living organ donor. How an act of altruism became the worst decision she ever made.

Politicized

Sep 21st, 2018 33m 31s

After a police shooting near her home, Ashley became a full-time activist. She confronts the emotional toll and trauma it has taken on her.

Michael

Sep 14th, 2018 39m 24s

At age 28, Michael unexpectedly committed suicide. Carol and Steve talk about their son’s life and its tragic and unforeseen ending.

79 Cents

Sep 7th, 2018 37m 14s

After finding out that her male colleague is paid more than her for the same work, Aileen made a decision to fight for equality.

Compulsion

Mar 14th, 2018 35m 13s

Jamie obsesses over everything. And it is taking over her life. This week, what it’s like to live with OCD.

Haunted

Mar 7th, 2018 37m 27s

Onstage, Rebecca’s comedy career was taking off. Offstage, she feared for her life.

Doppelganger Part 2

Feb 28th, 2018 27m 56s

Tamara’s testimony helped put Richard, her presumed attacker, behind bars for 17 years. For the first time, Tamara and Richard talk face-to-face about how a mistaken identity shaped their lives.

Doppelganger Part 1

Feb 28th, 2018 43m 10s

Richard was sentenced to 19 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Seventeen years in, he discovers he has a look-alike, with the same first name, who probably committed the crime.

The Trouble: Kickbacks

Feb 21st, 2018 48m 12s

KC was a rising star in education, turning around some of Detroit’s most troubled public schools. But in order to do that, she cut some legal corners that put her in prison. Do the ends justify the means?