Seneca, Nebraska

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🗓️ 12 October 2016

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Back in 2014 the town of Seneca, Nebraska was deeply divided. How divided? They were so fed up with each other that some citizens began circulating a petition that proposed a radical solution. If a majority wanted to they'd self-destruct, end the town and wipe their community off the map. Support Radiolab by becoming a member today at Radiolab.org/donate.

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0:08.5	You're listening to Radio Lab.
0:11.4	Radio Lab.
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0:19.3	Here we go.
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0:20.2	Hi, I'm Robert Crilwich. This is Radio Lab, and today with me is Simon Adler. That's me. He's a reporter and producer here, and he's got us a tale. I do. It's an American tale, and a kind of timely one, I think. How would you describe it? Yeah, I think it's one of those classic us versus them tales. Well, actually, maybe it's an us versus us story in its way.
0:40.0	Yeah, okay.
0:40.4	Yeah, actually, I like that more because, in fact, it takes place right in America's heartland.
0:47.4	Where in the heartland?
0:48.8	Nebraska.
0:49.7	Seneca, Nebraska.
0:51.4	This tiny little town in central west, Nebraska. Okay. It's near the town of Mullen, Nebraska, this tiny little town in central west, Nebraska.
0:55.5	Okay.
0:56.2	It's near the town of Mullen, Nebraska, which you know, obviously also don't know.
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