cover of episode 172: 24 Hours at the Golden Apple

172: 24 Hours at the Golden Apple

2024/7/28
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Alice Delucchi
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Bert
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Dina
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Joe
面临上水汽车贷款，寻求多种解决方案以减轻财务负担。
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John
一位专注于跨境资本市场、并购和公司治理的资深律师。
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Kate King
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Nancy
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Nancy Updike
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Nick
通过创意和专业服务，在节日季节赚取额外收入的专家。
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Pete
积极参与金融和消费者问题讨论的听众和参与者。
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Scott Johnson
技术和媒体领域的主播和评论员，专注于分析最新的技术和媒体趋势。
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Susan Burton
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主持著名true crime播客《Crime Junkie》的播音员和创始人。
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播音员讲述了在芝加哥Golden Apple餐厅进行的24小时采访，展现了餐厅里形形色色的人和故事，以及餐厅作为社区中心的作用。 Pete介绍了Golden Apple餐厅的营业时间、地理位置和建筑结构。 Nick讲述了餐厅甜品展示柜损坏导致甜品销量下降的问题。 Nancy Updike描述了Golden Apple餐厅清晨的氛围，以及各种各样客人的特点。 Joe讲述了他每天早上都来Golden Apple餐厅的习惯。 Scott Johnson分享了他30岁时辞去工作，开了一家酒吧的经历。 John讲述了他8岁时成为伊利诺伊州最年轻的屠夫的故事。 Alice Delucchi讲述了她一边戒烟，一边在Golden Apple餐厅抽烟喝酒的经历。 Dina讲述了她做了26年的夜班服务员的经历，以及她对顾客的关怀和务实的工作态度。 Susan Burton讲述了一对分手三年的前情侣在Golden Apple餐厅争吵的场景，以及他们谈话中所反映出的对彼此的未尽情愫和对过去关系的反思。 Daniel和Silvia讲述了他们分手后的生活和对彼此关系的看法。 Kate King讲述了她居住的街区几十年来的变化，包括种族和性取向方面的变化。 Kim、Geria和Asher讲述了他们在酒吧和Golden Apple餐厅的经历。 Allison和Yuna讲述了她们在Golden Apple餐厅等待她们暗恋的男孩的经历，以及她们对友谊和成长的思考。 两位警察讲述了他们在芝加哥19警区的执勤经历，以及他们对工作的看法。

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The Golden Apple becomes a second home for early morning patrons, offering a democratic space for night shift workers, the unemployed, and retirees.
  • The Golden Apple is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • Early morning patrons include night shift workers, the unemployed, and retirees.
  • The restaurant is described as a profoundness democratic place.

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We document one day in a Chicago diner called the Golden Apple, starting at 5 a.m. and going until 5 a.m. the next morning. We hear from the waitress who has worked the graveyard shift for over two decades, the regular customers who come every day, the couples working out their problems, assorted drunks, and, of course, cops.

  • Act One: In this act, we hear several stories that happened during the daylight hours of the diner's operation. The first is from Nancy Updike, who talks with early morning customers, including one guy who comes in mornings to play his accordion, and another who at the age of 8 was the youngest butcher in Illinois. We also hear from several regulars who come to the Golden Apple every day, more than once. Many of them are old and alone. They say they come for the coffee, and to talk to the waitresses. Reporter Susan Burton talks with two friends who used to be a couple. They stopped dating three years ago, but haven't stopped fighting about whose fault it was. An older lady who grew up in the neighborhood explains her neighbors' feelings towards African Americans and gay people. (29 minutes)
  • Act Two: In this act, we hear from the rowdier, drunker late-night patrons of the Golden Apple. A guy walks in with two young women, hoping to go home with one of them. A woman explains the difference between earthly time and other kinds of time. Two teenaged girls, best friends, spend four hours trying to meet a guy named Jeff at the diner. Two cops talk about TV, what they do on their breaks, and how sometimes it's okay to drive around all night on their beat doing nothing. (26 minutes)

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