Your mother and I have something we want to talk with you about.


Prologue: A family sits down to discuss one thing. But then the true purpose of the meeting emerges. (9 ½ minutes)

Act One: For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forth… and back… and forth. (28 minutes)

Act One: For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forth… and back… and forth. (28 minutes)

Act Two: An excerpt from “Belles Lettres," a short story by Nafissa Thompson-Spires from her book Heads of the Colored People, performed by actors Erika Alexander and Eisa Davis with a cameo from our colleague Alvin Melathe. (14 minutes)

This American Life

This American Life

824: Family Meeting

FEB 25, 202458 MIN
This American Life

824: Family Meeting

FEB 25, 202458 MIN

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<p>Your mother and I have something we want to talk with you about. </p><ul><li>Prologue: A family sits down to discuss one thing. But then the true purpose of the meeting emerges. (9 ½ minutes)</li><li>Act One: For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forth… and back… and forth. (28 minutes)</li><li>Act One: For one kibbutz-dwelling family in Israel, the decision of where to land after the October 7th attacks goes back and forth… and back… and forth. (28 minutes)</li><li>Act Two: An excerpt from “Belles Lettres," a short story by Nafissa Thompson-Spires from her book Heads of the Colored People, performed by actors Erika Alexander and Eisa Davis with a cameo from our colleague Alvin Melathe. (14 minutes)</li></ul><p>Transcripts are available at <a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/824/transcript">thisamericanlife.org</a></p>