<p>In the new year, stories of people trying a radical approach to solving their problems. </p><p>Visit <a href="https://thisamericanlife.supercast.com?utm_id=lifepartners&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=shownotes">thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners</a> to sign up for our premium subscription.</p><ul><li>Prologue: Ira meets two sisters who got into a fight, and then learned a lesson in turning the other cheek. (8 minutes)</li><li>Act One: A hardened PI works the toughest case of his very young life. (18 minutes)</li><li>Act Two: Producer Aviva DeKornfeld talks to a man who finds himself the target of vengeful crows. (8 minutes)</li><li>Act Three: Comedian Josh Johnson wonders if some people should’ve been spanked as kids. (10 minutes)</li><li>Act Four: Writer Etgar Keret reads his story about a bus driver who refuses to open the doors for late passengers. (9 minutes)</li></ul><p>Transcripts are available at <a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/851/transcript">thisamericanlife.org</a></p><p><a href='https://www.thisamericanlife.org/page/privacy-policy'>This American Life privacy policy.</a><br /><a href='https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices'>Learn more about sponsor message choices.</a></p>