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MIXED!: Tai Babilonia Talks Race in Figure Skating

Olympic figure skater Tai Babilonia and her skating partner Randy Gardner rapidly ascended figure skating’s ranks to become World Champions in 1979. They were favorites at the 1980 Olympics, but an injury ended their dream of a medal. For the series Mixed: Stories of Mixed Race Californians, hosts Sasha Khokha and Marisa Lagos speak to Babilonia about growing up in a mixed race family in the 1960s, and the racism and exotification she faced as an athlete and public figure. see more
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Ira Glass

Dave Iverson
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Ira Glass says he never expected to be famous, but as the host of the public radio show "This American Life," he has more than 1.8 million listeners weekly. And now he has a movie he co-wrote and produced opening this weekend called "Sleepwalk With Me," based on a "This American Life" radio story. We talk to Ira Glass about making movies and the evolution of "This American Life."

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Ira Glass, host and producer of "This American Life," and producer and co-writer of the movie "Sleepwalk With Me"

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