Episodes

  • The Last Shift

    The Last Shift
    May 5 2026
    In small factory towns across America, the final generation of third-shift workers is clocking out for good as automation takes over. But something unexpected is happening in those empty hours between midnight and dawn—new communities are forming in 24-hour diners, late-night gyms, and the quiet spaces where night people have always gathered. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    22 mins
  • The Inheritance of Silence

    The Inheritance of Silence
    May 4 2026
    What happens when families stop talking about where they came from? We follow three generations navigating the spaces between assimilation and identity, exploring how cultural memory gets passed down—or deliberately forgotten—in immigrant families making America home. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    19 mins
  • The Last House on the Block

    The Last House on the Block
    May 3 2026
    When gentrification arrives, some neighbors stay and some leave—but what about those caught in between? We follow longtime residents navigating the strange experience of watching their neighborhood transform around them, exploring how people maintain their sense of home when home itself is changing. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    28 mins
  • The Last Church Supper

    The Last Church Supper
    May 2 2026
    Across small-town America, church potluck dinners are disappearing—taking with them not just casseroles and conversation, but a centuries-old way of building community. We explore what fills the void when these gathering rituals fade, and how people are quietly reinventing connection in an age of empty fellowship halls. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    20 mins
  • The Inheritance Wars

    The Inheritance Wars
    May 1 2026
    When Millennial and Gen Z heirs start refusing their parents' china sets, antique furniture, and family heirlooms, what happens to the objects that once defined home? We explore how changing ideas about stuff, space, and memory are quietly reshaping family relationships and forcing new conversations about what we actually want to pass down. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    22 mins
  • The New Sabbath

    The New Sabbath
    Apr 30 2026
    In cities across America, people are carving out sacred time in entirely secular ways—from silent discos in libraries to neighborhood phone-free hours. We explore how communities are inventing new rituals of rest and connection as traditional religious observance fades, and what these emerging practices reveal about our hunger for meaning. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    22 mins
  • The Last Shift

    The Last Shift
    Apr 29 2026
    In small towns across America, the final generation of factory workers clocks out as manufacturing plants close their doors forever. But instead of simply mourning what's lost, some of these workers are quietly creating new forms of meaning and community in the spaces left behind. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    16 mins
  • The Sunday Regulars

    The Sunday Regulars
    Apr 28 2026
    What happens when the weekly rhythms that once anchored entire communities start to disappear? We follow the last faithful at a closing diner, the die-hards at a struggling community center, and others holding space for traditions that fewer and fewer people seem to need—and explore what we lose when we stop showing up for each other. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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    19 mins