This hour: we drop in on families wrestling with love and loyalty.

Grilling Me Softly
by Jay Allison (Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism, 2004)
When veteran radio producer Jay Allison went out on his first post-divorce date, his teenage daughter didn’t hold back with her support or her opinions. Jay told the story to a live audience back in 2004.

Except Me
by Erin Davis (Third Coast National Broadcast, 2008)
From early on, Marissa Skilling’s feelings about her Autistic younger brother vacillated between love and hate; some days she wanted to hug him and some days she wanted to strangle him.

David and Ted
by Max Jungreis (KRUA Alaska, 2012)
Blood may be thicker than water, but at what point does loyalty exact too great a cost? David Kaczynski, devoted brother to "Unabomber" Ted Kaczynski, found himself grappling with this question as he confronted an absolutely unthinkable situation.

Basement Story
by Austin Bunn (Re:sound premiere, 2013)
Writer Austin Bunn was thinking a lot... For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy