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Life & fun · August 24, 2016

This American Life: Captain's Log

From a German U-boat log to Aziz Ansari

This American Life: Captain's Log launched on August 24, 2016 with 5 votes. The site was still online in September 2026, 10 years on.

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The story of a concentration camp in China that housed groups of Girl Scouts.

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 captain’s log is a simple thing: the date, the time, maybe the weather — and the current status of a long journey. You wouldn’t know from the cryptic notations what weird worlds lurk beneath. On this week's show, stories behind those cryptic notations — including a concentration camp in China that housed groups of Girl Scouts. Also, Aziz Ansari explains the significance of a Thanksgiving text message, and Etgar Keret destroys a marriage piece by piece. NOTE: The Internet…from thisamericanlife.org

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