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Archive recordings of US public radio shows from the early 2000s.

Archive recordings of US public radio shows from the early 2000s, exploring contemporary American culture and society.

This American Life: Blackjack

29/06/2014

Blackjack

BBC Radio 4 Extra - This American Life, Blackjack

A woman compulsively gambles away her inheritance and Christians take down casinos.

4 Extra Debut. A woman compulsively gambles away her inheritance and Christians team up to take down casinos. US public radio show from 2002.

Anthony Clare died suddenly in Paris aged 64 in 2007.
 
Stories about the casino game everyone thinks they can beat. In one, a woman gambles away her inheritance and then sues the casino, saying they're to blame. In another, Christians join forces to take down casinos - by becoming professional card-counting blackjack players. Plus: MIT Blackjack Team member Andy Bloch teaches us to count cards. US public radio show from 2002. 
 
Weaving interviews, stories, and music, This American Life takes us on an intense weekly journey into the lives of ordinary and extraordinary people and situations. 
 
One of the great speech radio successes of recent years from Ira Glass and his team at Chicago Public Media.

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