This is Eric Glass.

On This American Life, we like stories that surprise you.

For instance, imagine finding a new hobby and realizing...

To do this hobby right, according to the ways of the masters,

there's a pretty good chance that you're going to have to bend the law

to get the materials that you need.

If not, break it.

Yeah.

To break international laws.

Your life stories, really good ones.

This American Life.

Long story short is a very funny and surprisingly moving new Netflix animated comedy series.

It's from the folks behind two shows that were big, pop culture happy hour favorites,

Bojack Horseman and Tuka and Bertie. We meet several members of one Jewish family by hopping around

in time. We see the three siblings as kids, as young adults, and also in middle age as they start

having kids of their own. They deal with all the things, families deal with, the ups and downs

of romantic relationships, parenting,

work, and ultimately loss. But it's funny. I'm Glenn Weldon, and today we're talking about

long, story short on pop culture happy hour from NPR.

Sources and methods, the crown jewels of the intelligence community.

Shorthand for, how do we know what's real?

Who told us?

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