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In this episode, Jayla, a Big Life Kid from Georgia in the United States, tells us about her dreams of becoming a published author, and how she took small steps towards her BIG goal. Meanwhile, Zara and Leo tackle a rare and deadly species... their carpet.

In this episode, children will be inspired by Jayla, a young girl who aspires to be an author, discover practical ways to work towards their biggest goals and create a Bucket List Poster to motivate them to achieve their goals.

Additional show notes available at biglifejournal.com/podcast

Produced by Big Life Journal

Credits:

Produced by Alexandra Eidens and Big Life Journal team. Written and directed by Sarah Cyrano. Sound design and original music by Elettra Bargiacchi. Sound mixing by Mattia Marcelli. Characters played by Sean Chiplock and Ryan Bartley. Managed by Laura Maloney.

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Buzz and Sheldon are brothers in their eighties who have been estranged for decades. Buzz visits Sheldon to see if there’s still a relationship left to salvage.

Credits

Heavyweight is hosted and produced by Jonathan Goldstein.

This episode was also produced by Wendy Dorr, Chris Neary, and Kalila Holt.

Editing by Alex Blumberg and Peter Clowney.

Special thanks to Caitlin Kenney, Starlee Kine, and Rachel Ward.

The show was mixed by Haley Shaw.

Music in this episode by Christine Fellows, with additional music and ad music by Haley Shaw. Our theme song is by The Weakerthans courtesy of Epitaph Records.

A version of this story appeared on This American Life, and we had a lot of help from the folks there: Ira Glass, Julie Snyder, Jonathan Menjivar, Sean Cole, and Robyn Semian. A very special thanks to Emily Condon.

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We travel to Rochester, New York, back to the beginning, to find out where this story really starts. What we find is a young girl who grew into a woman, living her dream and looking for true love. And a young boy who liked to talk with an Irish accent who grew into a man but never really grew up. Love blossomed between them. But then control kicked in. And what began as a whirlwind love story spirals into a hellish nightmare. This was never going to end well. (Ep 2/9)

Credits: Runaway Joe is written, reported and produced by Pavel Barter and Tim Desmond. Research by Nicoline Greer. Original music soundtrack by Martin Klusák and Tomáš Borl. Sound designer is Peadar Carney and the executive producer is Liam O'Brien. Press and Publicity by Jilly McDonough. Promo Producer is Damien Reid. Marketing by Roísín Clune and Hilary O'Callaghan. The designer is Loren Gibbons. Graphics by Amy Gilsenan. Social Media by Bree Treacy. Audio Product Support by Nigel Wheatley. With online supporting content from Anna Joyce. Contact us documentaries@rte.ie Episodes released weekly, on Fridays.

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When Jonathan was 16, he went to synagogue every morning. He even thought that one day he might become a rabbi. Things didn’t exactly work out that way, but he’s always wondered what if they had. In this episode, he finds out.

Credits

Heavyweight is hosted and produced by Jonathan Go

Hannah Gadsby Read by Jenny Hagel