This American Life
861: Group Chat
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Conversations across a divide: Palestinians who are outside Gaza check in with family, friends, and strangers inside.
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- Prologue: The Hammash family’s group chat unfolds over texts, starting before the war. (8 minutes)
- Act One: When Yousef Hammash left Gaza a year ago, his sisters decided to stay behind. We hear about the toll that separation has taken on Yousef and the sister he’s closest to, Aseel. (30 minutes)
- Act Two: Mohammed Mhawish, a reporter who left Gaza a year ago with his family, talks to a young woman in Gaza about how she manages her hunger. Israel blockaded all food from Gaza for more than two months. (15 minutes)
- Coda: Chana gives a short update about Banias, a 9-year-old girl in Gaza she’s been speaking with for months. (4 minutes)
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