A COUPLE WALKS INTO A HOUSE
If you devoured THE TROJAN HORSE AFFAIR as voraciously as I did, you should check out "A Couple Walks Into A House," a two-part THIS AMERICAN LIFE episode from a few weeks ago. The episode follows a Michigan couple who make a disturbing discovery while house hunting. (Before you read any further, know that the following is only a mild spoiler/happens in the first few minutes of the episode—but it’s a spoiler no less!).
Within minutes of stepping into a large backwoods estate, the couple discovers a slew of alarming racist memorabilia. Mere seconds later, they realize that the home belongs to a police officer in their town. This discovery inevitably sparks a town-wide controversy, sparking debates about police misconduct and racial profiling. While the episode is about the small town of Muskegon, Michigan, it feels incredibly representative of larger conversations our country needs to have. I promise it's not a total downer—while there are some very disheartening and upsetting elements of the story, there’s hope, too.
—Julia Hammer, Director of Production
