Another installment in a series of "Stories About Stories," in which I post segments from This American Life and other sources, about storytelling itself.
"MARRIAGE AS RERUN: Many couples eventually encounter this problem: One person in the couple
trots out the same story over and over, and the other person has to
just listen. But what do the stories we tell in front of our significant
others mean, and what do the significant others really think of them?
Ira talks to three couples about the stories they've each told and heard
countless times, and why. One couple is John Hodgman and his wife
Catherine Hodgman. Another couple is RadioLab co-host Robert Krulwich
and his wife Tamar Krulwich. Robert and Tamar's story, which involves
Jackie Kennedy Onassis, was also illustrated by Chris Ware and animated
by John Kuramoto in an episode of our television show. (16 minutes)"
"INSIDE THE ROMANCE INDUSTRY: Robin Epstein visits people who define this thing called love—for a living. She attends the annual convention of the Romance Writers of America. (17 minutes)"