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Jun 29
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863: Championship Window

THIS AMERICAN LIFE
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People on a mission to achieve their goals before their window of opportunity closes.

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  • Prologue: Guest host Emmanuel Dzotsi goes to a packed sports bar in Brooklyn for his favorite soccer team’s biggest game in years. (6 minutes)
  • Act One: Connie Wang tells the story of a championship window she didn't realize she was in — until it was too late. (14 minutes)
  • Act Two: Seth Lind, our Operations Director, isn’t a crier. But he wants to connect with his emotions, so guest host Emmanuel Dzotsi sets up an unconventional experiment. (14 minutes)
  • Act Three: Two college baseball teams with horrible losing streaks — a combined 141 games — are scheduled to play each other. One of them must finally win. (14 minutes)

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