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Web Junkie: Loneliness

The clip begins with Nicky saying, “When I feel lonely...” It ends with Professor Tao saying that Internet addiction can “evolve from a medical disorder into mental illness.”

Web Junkie: Loneliness

3m 33s

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    StoryCorps Shorts: Operation North Pole

    3m 13s

    Every Christmas Eve, people worldwide use NORAD's Santa Tracker to follow Santa Claus as he flies across the globe to deliver presents. The merry mission started during the Cold War, when Air Force Colonel Harry Shoup received an unexpected call on his red phone — a top secret hotline at his base. Three of his children share the tale of how their father spread cheer across the world.

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    POV Shorts: Until He's Back

    S37 E706 - 40m 19s

    After learning that his son, Yahya, has died at sea trying to get to Spain, Ahmed Tchiche must find a way to bring his remains back home to Morocco so he and his family can have a proper goodbye. Through interweaving threads, Until He's Back explores the dangerous journey — crossing the Gibraltar Strait from Africa to Spain — and the difficulty of returning the bodies of those who drown at sea.

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    POV Shorts: A Swim Lesson

    S37 E705 - 21m 9s

    Watching a child learn how to swim is like witnessing a great opera. The maestro of this emotional orchestra is Bill Marsh. Swimming is the closest human beings will ever get to flying. And there is no greater joy (or fear) than watching your kid take the leap. Watching Bill teach kids how to swim is the parable we need, because inside his lessons are profound universal truths.

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