Tall Tales
These days, outrageous stories aren’t reserved for love songs. We read them in the news, see them on the television and hear them from the mouths of politicians. So today, we’re talking about tall tales. We’ll hear about liars; talk to tall women and learn about the sinister side of what was once the world’s tallest suspension bridge.
Segments From This Show:
Thumb Wars
Oscar Villalon is the publisher of McSweeney’s, a retired “underground cage fighter” and the author of The Way of the Thumb. (more…)
One-on-One Conversation with Baine Kerr
Reporter Dara Kerr can’t hear the words tall and tale without thinking of her dad, Baine Kerr. For this show, she asked him about the biggest tall tale he knows. (more…)
Taller the Tale
Sometimes it seems the taller the tale, the more people are willing to believe it. But why is it that people are so gullible in the face of the most outrageous lies? (more…)
Final Rest
The towers of the Golden Gate Bridge stand seven hundred forty-six feet tall, and the cables alone contain enough wire to circle the planet three times. (more…)
Tall Women Sometimes Short Changed
Reporter Tyler Sipe found one of the country’s last remaining independent retailers catering to tall women. He also discovered sales are coming up short. But not for the reasons you might suspect. (more…)
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