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The Truth

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The Truth

The Truth

Fiction

4.74K Ratings

🗓️ 22 April 2015

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

The recording doesn't lie. Performed by Ed Herbstman & Tami Sagher, with Libby Geroge & Christian Paluck. Produced by Jonathan Mitchell, written by Jonathan Mitchell, Ed Herbstman, & Melanie Hoopes. Originally produced for This American Life. Production advisors: Peter Clowney & Kerrie Hillman. Special thanks: Ira Glass, Lisa Pollack, Jonathan Menjivar, and Chris Bannon. Recorded at WNYC, KCRW, Magnet Theater, and on location in New York City.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

The truth.

0:05.2

It was our first date.

0:07.3

We had never met.

0:08.9

All right, get here tonight.

0:10.4

Uh, me?

0:11.6

Yeah.

0:12.3

We'd email, but we hadn't even spoken.

0:14.2

Well, I should wait and I was waiting for her.

0:19.7

Waiting and waiting and waiting.

0:25.1

Hello.

0:26.2

I like send it to Erica Colley.

0:28.5

Hey, Erica, how are you?

0:30.8

Hi, I'm sorry.

0:32.2

I'm running a little bit late.

0:33.9

OK, that's OK.

0:35.1

That's totally OK.

0:36.1

I'm here.

0:36.7

Um, I'm here.

0:37.7

I'm here.

0:38.7

You know, I've been sick lately, so I had to.

0:40.9

I've been smiling, compared to the bed.

0:43.1

Is she OK?

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