Our Holiday Gift-Giving Guide | This American Life | Episode 255
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The vexing difficulty of finding the perfect gift. 00:00 Prologue: Host Ira Glass goes to a busy Target store one week before Christmas. Most shoppers he talks to don't think any of their gifts will be returned. (3 minutes) 02:33 Act One: Ian Brown tries, after decades of failure, to give his mother the perfect Christmas gift. He and his brother attempt something they haven't done since they were kids: Rehearse and sing her a program of Christmas carols. (19 minutes) 21:24 Act Two: We play a ...
Who is mentioned in this episode?
11 people come up, including Ron Hamilton, Robert Jordan, Brenda Hamilton.
- Ron Hamilton (Person)
- Robert Jordan (Person)
- Brenda Hamilton (Person)
- Eric Hanbury (Person)
- John Tuttle (Person)
- Bill Cadoo (Person)
- Lee Crumb (Person)
- Ira Glass (Person)
- Caitlyn Cheddar (Person)
- Truman Capote (Person)
- Ian Brown (Person)
Sponsors of this episode
- Pie in the Sky (Sponsor)
Mentioned in this episode
- AT&T (Company)
- Pete and Alice in Maine (Book)
- Globe and Mail (Company)