This episode was definitely out of the ordinary as far as “This American Life” episodes usually go, but it was definitely important that they made an episode like this. I liked the structure of how it was set up as well. I also thought that the lack of music really made a lot of the moments tense. Especially when Mike Daisey seemed to take forever to answer some questions and there was an awkward pause. This will definitely be a huge lesson for This American Life and hopefully one for Mike Daisey as well. However, listening to Act 2 where Mike has a chance to respond to what has been said about his work, he refuses to fully admit that his story is just that, a story.

Mike Daisey’s translator was contacted even though Mike said that she wouldn’t be able to be contacted. Once she was contacted a lot of his story was found to be false or exaggerated. The biggest thing I think should be changed with his work is exactly what Ira was talking to Mike about at the end of Act 2. The labeling of his show should be changed to fiction with non-fiction elements or inspirations. Mike can lie to himself all day and say that he stands by his work but with as many holes that there are in his story and the fact that there are parts that are completely made up, it would be wrong to let people believe that all of his story is “true”. The translator said one thing that is definitely true is that Mike Daisey said to her, “Yes, Cathy. I will lie to lots of people.” That’s exactly what he did. Not only with the people that run the factories like he says in his story but also with everyone he has told this story to.