The Revolution Starts At Noon

Some people are super-stoked for the political changes that are coming. We hear from them. And others. Prologue: Host Ira Glass talks to a man driving to Washington, D.C.—with his brother, father and a whole lot of neckties—for his first job on Capitol Hill. (5 minutes) Meme Come True: Producer Zoe Chace attends the DeploraBall, a party for trolls and others who say they memed Trump into the presidency. (12 minutes) Dreamers Get Real: Kenia and her brother Henrri make a trip back to El Salvador, for the first time in 12 years, since they immigrated to the US. For the last few years they've been protected from deportation, but are worried things might change under President Trump. Seth Freed Wessler reports. (12 minutes) Law and Border: Border Patrol agents were stoked when immigration became a centerpiece of Trump’s campaign. Producer Stephanie Foo went to find out how they hope their jobs will change. (15 minutes) You Are Still Fired: Reporter Sam Black visited factory workers in Indiana to see how they were feeling. Trump saved some of their colleagues’ jobs, but not theirs. (7 minutes) Debate Is Not Allowed During a Vote: Democrats don’t run the White House. Or the House. Or the Senate. Here’s what life might be like for them in the coming years. (2 minutes) A Change In The Office Climate: Two civil servants who do not like our new President weigh their options. Quit? Stay? Stay and fight? Producer David Kestenbaum reports. (11 minutes)