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September 29, 2023

The One Place I Can’t Go

Spots we’re avoiding in our private maps of the world.

Ping Zhu

Prologue

Prologue

Guest host Bim Adewunmi talks to her cousin Kamyl about a funny thing Kamyl did when she was small, regarding a dog named Foxy. (4 minutes)

Act One

I Coulda Grown Big in Japan

Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka moved suddenly from Japan to the U.S. when she was eight years old, and has long joked that it was because her grandmother kidnapped her from her dad. But she'd never talked to anyone in her family about what had actually happened. (31 minutes) 

Tickets for Atsuko’s comedy tour at atsukocomedy.com. Atsuko’s HBO Special is called “The Intruder.”

Act Two

Killing Me Softly

Producer Emmanuel Dzotsi has a tale about something he avoids at all costs, even though it seems to follow him everywhere he goes. (8 minutes)