This hour: we drop in on families wrestling with love and loyalty. Grilling Me Softlyby Jay Allison (Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism, 2004)When veteran radio producer Jay Allison went out on his first post-divorce date, his teenage daughter didn’t hold back with her support or her opinions. Jay told the story to a live audience back in 2004.Except Meby Erin Davis (Third Coast National Broadcast, 2008)From early on, Marissa Skilling’s feelings about her Autistic younger brother vacillated between love and hate; some days she wanted to hug him and some days she wanted to strangle him. David and Tedby Max Jungreis (KRUA Alaska, 2012)Blood may be thicker than water, but at what point does loyalty exact too great a cost? David Kaczynski, devoted brother to "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski, found himself grappling with this question as he confronted an absolutely unthinkable situation. Basement Storyby Austin Bunn (Re:sound premiere, 2013)Writer Austin Bunn was thinking a lot about his twin brother when their mom decided to sell their boyhood home. In the process of cleaning out the basement, Austin unearthed remnants of a dark childhood game. Finding Sumoby Bob Carlson and Wendy Dorr (Unfictional, 2012)Several years ago, Melanie Hoopes and Ed Herbstman lost something extremely valuable (and cute). This is the story of how it was found.

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