The Story

This week, Anita Woodley and her one-woman play, "Mama Juggs," will be performing in the New York International Fringe Festival. The show revolves around Anita, her family members, and breasts. In the play, a teenaged Anita struggles with puberty. A grown-up Anita learns to breastfeed her son. Anita’s great-grandmother dispenses advice through song, and Anita’s mother, Mable-Marie, is diagnosed with breast cancer. Also in this episode: another in our series of listener stories of summer jobs. And, the gum wall.

As part of his series “People Who Work,” producer Richard Paul brings us an audio portrait of Carmen Costello, who drives a city bus through Washington, D.C. early each morning. 

An Arab American man talks about uncovering the history of the Arab passengers in the Titanic.

In August 1970, a woman named Judy Syfers stood before a crowd gathered in San Francisco and read an essay she wrote entitled "Why I Want a Wife." The crowd was gathered to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 19th amendment, giving women the right to vote. Also in this episode: the story of a brick.