Listening exercise
Chicago Public Radio: This American Life with Ira Glass
Case Two: Tell it to the Void (I)
(04.20.2007; originally aired 04.20.2001)

We hear a series of letters that originally appeared on the brief-lived,
little-known, but well-loved webzine Open Letters. They're written by a woman
who signs her name as "X" and are addressed to the father of her adolescent son.
X has no idea where to send the letters...but she keeps writing. Since the letters'
original publication on the Internet, X has decided to reveal her identity.
Her name is Miriam Toews, and her book is called Swing Low, A Life.
Her letters were read for us by Alexa Junge.

To listen, click on "Full episode" on the left hand side, under the photo, of this page.
For this assignment, start at the 27:48 point of this audio file
and listen to the 32:43. (The entire story starts at the 23:50 point and ends at the 41:30 point.)
You may have to listen from the beginning of the whole show to be able to move the slider to the right spot.
This part includes questions on the first part of the story; Part II will be covered in next week's assignment.
If you are having problems playing the file, try this local (Ceiba) file of Part I.