Hey, what next, listener?

Instead of the regular show today, I've got a little holiday treat.

An episode of another Slate podcast you really should check out.

It's called One Year.

One year looks at the people and struggles that changed America, one year at a time.

Their latest season goes all the way back to 1942, a tumultuous year, with a lot of surprising

parallels to the present.

In 1942, there were 1.8 million weddings, the most that had ever been recorded in a single

year in American history.

Most involved men who were about to ship off to war.

In this episode, you're going to hear the story of one of these marriages, between a young

couple and the Bronx.

I'm going to be back with new episodes of What Next Next Week.

In the meantime, I hope you'll subscribe to One Year wherever you listen.

Now, here's host Josh Levine with the episode The Year Everyone Got Married.

In this season of One Year, we're focusing on 1942, telling stories about the home front

during the most tumultuous year in US history.

The best way to understand what it was like in America, 80 years ago, is to talk to someone

who actually lived through 1942.

So we send our producer Sophie Summergrad to interview a very special guest.

Baba, can you tell me your name and how you're related to me?

My name is Bill Dirt, Summergrad, and you are my granddaughter, Sophie.

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