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A lawsuit over the hit podcast “S-Town” is headed to mediation. WIAT-TV reports that lawyers for the estate of the key character in “S-Town,” John B.…

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A lawsuit brought by the estate of the Alabama man at the center of the popular "S-Town" podcast is moving forward against the…

DopplegangersCalamari is on one side of the plate, sliced hog rectums are on the other. Which is which? We got a tip about a pork plant selling pig's…

Our Friend DavidFavorite stories by our (This American Life) longtime contributor and friend David Rakoff. Note that the podcast and streaming versions…

The Convert In 2006, a new convert showed up at a mosque in Orange County, California, eager to study the Koran and make new friends. But when he started…

Special EdStories about people who were told that they're different. Some of them were comfortable with it. Some didn't understand it. And some…

Show Me the WayStories about people in trouble, who look for help in mystifying places. A 15-year-old boy travels more than 1,000 miles, alone, to seek…

Usually, when a news outlet makes a mistake there is a little snippet buried in the corner of a back page of the paper, at the end of the newscast or just…