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854: Ten Things I Don't Want To Hate About You

2025/2/23
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Ira Glass: 我认为我们生活中都有我们爱的人,但我们无法与他们沟通,无论如何尝试,都无法解决问题。 Zach Mack: 我父亲近年来越来越极端,我的母亲和姐姐开始疏远他。我和父亲的争论从未取得任何进展,直到他提出一个出乎意料的解决方案——一场为期一年的赌约,赌注是10000美元,赌的是他关于2024年将会发生的十个政治和社会事件的预测。起初,我认为这将是一个轻松获胜的机会,因为他的预测是如此荒谬。然而,随着时间的推移,这场赌约变成了一个了解我父亲,以及他如何陷入阴谋论和极端信仰的契机。 Zach Mack的父亲: 我相信即将发生EMP袭击,所以你需要储存食物和水。我非常确信2024年将会发生这十件事,如果这些事都发生了,你会发现我是对的。这场赌约不仅仅关乎金钱,更重要的是,我希望你能看到我没有被人工智能和社交媒体所愚弄,并对我产生更多的尊重。我想要你承认我做对了,而你错了。 Zach Mack的母亲: 我丈夫越来越疯狂,囤积了大量的食物和水,还担心银行会倒闭,所以想把钱转移到贵金属上。我需要一个结束点,因为我无法忍受这种情况太久。 Zach Mack的妹妹: 我父亲不认可我的性取向,这让我感到非常受伤。 Julie Green: 即将发生一场巨大的全球性阴谋集团的垮台。

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Zach Mack and his father, deeply divided by political and religious beliefs, make an unusual wager. The father predicts ten events for 2024, betting $10,000 that they'll occur; if he's wrong, he'll admit defeat. This bet becomes a surprising path to reconciliation, even though the son knows his father will lose.
  • A father and son with vastly different beliefs make a $10,000 bet on 10 predictions for 2024.
  • The bet is a catalyst for communication and reconciliation, despite the son's certainty of his father's loss.
  • The son views the bet as an opportunity to mend their strained relationship.

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Zach Mack and his dad try to mend a rift between them in a very unusual way. 

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  • Prologue: Ira Glass introduces Zach Mack’s story. (1 minute)
  • Part One: Zach and his father enter into an agreement that could change their entire relationship. (9 minutes)
  • Part Two: Zach’s mother and sister weigh in on the agreement. (28 minutes)

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