The Trouble

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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.

WBEZ Chicago

  • Oct 5, 2018 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 35m AVG DURATION
  • 11 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from The Trouble

Infertility

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2018 42:17


Tricia 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.

Regret

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2018 39:26


Lisa 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.

Politicized

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2018 33:31


After a police shooting near her home, Ashley became a full-time activist. She confronts the emotional toll and trauma it has taken on her.

Michael

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2018 39:24


At age 28, Michael unexpectedly committed suicide. Carol and Steve talk about their son’s life and its tragic and unforeseen ending.

79 Cents

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2018 37:14


After finding out that her male colleague is paid more than her for the same work, Aileen made a decision to fight for equality.

Compulsion

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2018 35:13


Jamie obsesses over everything. And it is taking over her life. This week, what it’s like to live with OCD.

Haunted

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2018 37:27


Onstage, Rebecca’s comedy career was taking off. Offstage, she feared for her life.

Doppelganger Part 2

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2018 27:56


Tamara’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.

Doppelganger Part 1

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2018 43:10


Richard 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.

The Trouble: Kickbacks

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2018 48:12


KC 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?

Preview: The Trouble

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2018 2:09


Trouble — we've all been in it. Some more than others. Some worse than others. Subscribe now, The Trouble begins on Feb. 21.

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