Republican Convention

Unusual stories about day-to-day life at the Republican Convention. Normal Life In An Abnormal Setting: Host Ira Glass follows a delegation to find out what people actually do at a convention. (14 minutes) Act Two: Sex advice columnist Dan Savage tells the odd story of how he became a Republican state convention delegate even though he's a Democrat and gay. (18 minutes) Campaign Diaries: More campaign diaries from The New Republic's Michael Lewis. (25 minutes) Party in the Killing Fields: Cassandra Smith's father and grandfather were both Republican, and they were trying to change the Republican Party from the inside. She has this memory of one convention.