Everyone in our country has a voice. It's something that says not just where you come from,

but who you are. Welcome to NPR's Black Stories Black Truths, a collection of podcasts and

a celebration of the hosts and journalism who've always spoken truth to power.

Our voices are as varied, nuanced, and dynamic as the Black experience, and stories should never

be about us, without us. Find NPR Black Stories Black Truths on the iHeart Radio App or wherever

you get your podcasts. We're supposed to learn from our own mistakes that other people's errors

can be instructive too, from efforts to control the weather that went disastrously awry,

to the untimely death of the Segway boss. History is a treasure trove, mishaps and meltdowns

that can teach us all. I'm Tim Harford, host of cautionary tales, the podcast that

minds the greatest fiascos of the past for their most valuable lessons. Listen to cautionary tales

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All right, thank you nephew. Subject, she slapped my husband.

Dear Stephen Shirley, my husband and I love to hang out after football games. We're

Clemson fans and my husband played football, so we were all into the games. We met a group of

friends at her favorite bar, and two of my single girlfriends came. They're not into football,

but they thought some single men might be out. We were sitting back and chilling and one of my friends

joined us. She went to the bar to order her own food and drinks, even though we had a waiter that

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