A show about people who are suddenly confronted with who they are.

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<ul><li>Prologue: Guest host Aviva DeKornfeld tells Ira Glass about breaking into a community pool as a kid, and the split-second decision that has haunted her ever since. (4 minutes)</li><li>Act One: Some people are great in a crisis. Others, not so much. Does that mean anything about who we really are? Tobin Low investigates. (10 minutes)</li><li>Act Two: Aviva DeKornfeld has the story of Leisha Hailey, who was certain she had the next million-dollar idea. (11 minutes)</li><li>Act Three: Comedian Mike Birbiglia talks about the questions his daughter asks him and how trying to answer them showed him surprising reflections of himself.  (15 minutes)</li><li>Act Four: David Kestenbaum tells the story of the suspicious disappearance of multiple shoes and a woman determined to explain it. (8 minutes)</li></ul>Transcripts are available at <a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/860/transcript">thisamericanlife.org</a><a href='https://www.thisamericanlife.org/page/privacy-policy'>This American Life privacy policy.</a><a href='https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices'>Learn more about sponsor message choices.</a>

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