This week on the podcast, three stories of turkey and dressing — with a side of shock.

Music: "Thanksgiving," from A Charlie Brown Christmas

Three stories about how the Big Day often includes Big Oops.

Esther Weiner

Erica Rimlinger

Marc Young

Music: "Marry Me" by St. Vincent

This week on the podcast, three stories about how race — or rather our ideas about race --  obscures our ability to see people clearly.

Petula Caesar

Sam Carwin

Mike Molina

Music:  This is America by Childish Gambino

The pleasures and perils of watching your first R-rated movie in a theater.

Larry Doyle — After failing his driver's test, a boy has his mom take him and his date to an R-rated movie.

Anna Beidelman — A story about going to her first R-rated movie

Music: "I'm An Adult Now" by the Pursuit of Happiness

Two stories of the highs — and lows — of taking drugs.

Michael Furr A young man overdoses on heroin after finding his lover cheated on him

Tommy Sinbazo Man goes to see a Star Trek movie in the theater on too many mushrooms and freaks out

Music: I'm Waiting for the Man by Velvet Underground 

Two stories about the adventures of chaperoning a boy scout camping trip.

Rosemary Raun -  Story about chaperoning a camping trip and finding a porcupine in the latrine

Eliot Wagenheim  Story about an out of shape dad who hiked Mt. Baldie with his son

Music: Fearless by Pink Floyd

This week, two stories about coming face to face with your own misconceptions.

Jaspreet Chowdhary - Judging a young mother for not cleaning her newborn, only to find that the mother was scared of hurting her baby

Maisha Drayton - A "super mega ultra diamond black woman" who complains about service to her at a gas station

Music: Feeling Good by Nina Simon

Three stories of the adventures — and adversities — of live theatre.

Jimmy Kinstle - Hit head on sign and got knocked out during play

Kimberely Lynne - Almost got run over by a car while setting a set for Centerstage

Jay Herzog  Almost killed a folk singer by accidentally hanging a stage light incorrectly

Music: Here's Rose by Ethel Merman   

This week, two stories of women living large in later life.

Natalie Sokoloff - Story of a woman falling on black ice and fighting to get her mobility back

Madeline Mysko - Story about an older woman who, herself, works in an elder care center

Music: Veronica by Elvis Costello  

Two stories of people about what happens when you get caught on the wrong side of the dotted line.

Holden Warren - A peace worker accidentally crosses into another country.

Naomi Cross - A story about getting smuggled into East Berlin.

Music: In a Big Country by Big Country