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853: Groundhog Day

2025/2/2
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Aviva de Kornfeld
一名为《This American Life》工作的广播制作人,专注于讲述引人入胜和复杂的人物故事。
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B.A. Parker
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David Kestenbaum
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Talia Ugisteres
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Valerie Kipnis
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我每年都会在2月2日(土拨鼠日)观看电影《土拨鼠日》。虽然我不喜欢这部电影,但这种重复的仪式带给我一种舒适感,它帮助我度过我的生日,也让我在生活中找到一种规律和掌控感。这种重复的习惯,即使是强迫自己去做的,也让我感到安心。这与电影中重复的主题形成一种反差,电影中的重复是痛苦的,而我生活中的重复却带给我安慰。电影中男主角最终通过重复获得了自我提升,而我通过重复找到了内心的平静。

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B.A. Parker's annual Groundhog Day movie ritual is a comforting form of repetition, despite the film's problematic aspects. The show explores the duality of repetition: its potential for both devastation and unexpected comfort.
  • B.A. Parker's yearly Groundhog Day movie ritual on her birthday.
  • The film's problematic aspects in the 21st century.
  • The comforting aspect of repetition despite being awful.

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  • Prologue: Host Ira Glass talks to B.A. Parker about her birthday tradition. (6 minutes)
  • Act One: Producer Aviva DeKornfeld speaks with a father and daughter who have been playing the same game for 25 years. (9 minutes)
  • Act Two: Talia Augustidis asks a single question over and over. (5 minutes)
  • Act Three: Editor David Kestenbaum speaks with Jeff Permar, who is trapped in a Groundhog Day situation — with an actual groundhog! (9 minutes)
  • Act Four: Parking in a big city can be a real pain. Producer Valerie Kipnis speaks with a man who has taken it upon himself to try to mitigate the weekly hassle. (14 minutes)
  • Act Five: Short fiction from Bess Kalb about a groundhog named Susan, who has her own opinions about the holiday named after her species. (7 minutes)

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