This week, two stories about nighttime events so surreal you couldn’t make them up. One happens on a street in Baltimore, one in a palace in Abu Dhabi.
Lauren Ross - a young woman happens upon a drug deal late night in Baltimore
Gillian Quinn - illegal nighttime boat trip in Abu Dhabi Xmas 1987 that resulted in a capsize and young foreigners being arrested and taken prisoner in the Sheiks palace (it ended well)
Outro Song: “Oh, What a Night” by The Dells
This week, two stories about the perils and pleasures of getting up close and personal with a hero. Cameos by Marcel Marceau and Prince!
Skip Case - a young man faces Marcel Marceau at a school assembly in the 50s
Steven Parke - a man gets the chance to work with one of his heros - Prince
Outro Song: “Purple Rain” by Prince
This week, two stories about what happens when pursuing justice is personal. A young prosecutor sees the man she’s trying to convict in the most unlikely place. And a young man struggles to get closure after he’s the victim of a crime.
Marilyn Mosby - a prosecutor sees the criminal she put in jail in a local store
Zeb Drinkwater - a man who was shot rescuing a girl from a carjacking tries to get justice in the court system
Outro Song: Shaolin’s Theme
This week, two stories that raise two fascinating questions: What if the drugs that are supposed to help us, hurt us? And the drugs that are supposed to hurt us, help us?