This American Life - 566: The land of make believe

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A father constructs an elaborate fantasy to occupy his 12 children.

You are using an outdated browser. Please upgrade your browser or activate Google Chrome Frame to improve your experience. Life Partners are essential to funding our show. You'll listen ad-free and get bonus episodes. A father constructs an elaborate fantasy to occupy his 12 children, and a woman finds herself sucked into a world of make believe that we almost never get to see inside. Note: The internet version of this episode contains un-beeped curse words. BEEPED VERSION. A woman befriends her neighbor, only to find herself dragged into a world of make-believe we almost never get to see inside. Producer Jonathan Menjivar tells what happened. (31 minutes) Learn more about Lyric R. Cabral's…from thisamericanlife.org

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