Podcast
The Trouble
Hosted by WBEZ Chicago · EN
Trouble — we've all been in it. Some more than others. Some worse than others. Award-winning storyteller Shannon Cason has faced a few problems of his own. Now he talks with others about getting in, and out, of trouble of all stripes.
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Infertility
Oct 5, 201800:42:17Tap to summarizeTricia has been trying to get pregnant for 10 years. She talks about her desire for motherhood and then walks us through one last IVF cycle.
Transcribe →Regret
Sep 28, 201800:39:26Tap to summarizeLisa McCrea says she was moved — as if by God — to become a living organ donor. How an act of altruism became the worst decision she ever made.
Transcribe →Politicized
Sep 21, 201800:33:31Tap to summarizeAfter a police shooting near her home, Ashley became a full-time activist. She confronts the emotional toll and trauma it has taken on her.
Transcribe →Michael
Sep 14, 201800:39:24Tap to summarizeAt age 28, Michael unexpectedly committed suicide. Carol and Steve talk about their son’s life and its tragic and unforeseen ending.
Transcribe →79 Cents
Sep 7, 201800:37:14Tap to summarizeAfter finding out that her male colleague is paid more than her for the same work, Aileen made a decision to fight for equality.
Transcribe →Compulsion
Mar 14, 201800:35:13Tap to summarizeJamie obsesses over everything. And it is taking over her life. This week, what it’s like to live with OCD.
Transcribe →Haunted
Mar 7, 201800:37:27Tap to summarizeOnstage, Rebecca’s comedy career was taking off. Offstage, she feared for her life.
Transcribe →Doppelganger Part 2
Feb 28, 201800:27:56Tap to summarizeTamara’s testimony helped put Richard, her presumed attacker, behind bars for 17 years. For the first time, Tamara and Richard talk face-to-face about how a mistaken identity shaped their lives.
Transcribe →Doppelganger Part 1
Feb 28, 201800:43:10Tap to summarizeRichard was sentenced to 19 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit. Seventeen years in, he discovers he has a look-alike, with the same first name, who probably committed the crime.
Transcribe →The Trouble: Kickbacks
Feb 21, 201800:48:12Tap to summarizeKC was a rising star in education, turning around some of Detroit’s most troubled public schools. But in order to do that, she cut some legal corners that put her in prison. Do the ends justify the means?
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