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St. Louis Public Radio will air Season 4 of Invisibilia

Season 4 of Invisibilia examines how the stories we tell ourselves can lock us into one place or another... and what happens in the space in between.

St. Louis Public Radio will air the new episodes on the following dates from 3 to 4 p.m., pre-empting Radiolab.

March 31 -- Episode 1: Breaking The Pattern

A panel of judges sits to decide the fate of the young woman. She’s the child of addicts and an ex-addict and ex-felon herself, and she’s asking the court to trust her to become an attorney. The outcome of her case hinges on a question we all struggle with: are we destined to repeat our patterns, or can we stray in surprising directions? It’s a question that’s increasingly relevant in an age when algorithms are trying to predict everything about our behavior.

April 7 -- Episode 2: Things Left Unsaid

In any relationship, there are always things we don’t say, assumptions we make about people we love. But often those assumptions are wildly, even dangerously wrong. We tell the story of a Taiwanese spy who infiltrates a family, and exposes how little they understand each other. And we meet an extreme daydreamer who has decided to keep her fantasy life a secret from her husband and son.

April 14 -- Episode 3: The Stories We Tell

Sometimes we lose something so central that our very sense of self unravels, and we have to resort to extremes. We talk to a 74-year old woman whose husband’s death has led her to skydiving, and a beekeeper who thinks his hives have been stolen by mobsters. Then we travel to Mogadishu to learn about a reality show called “Inspire Somalia,” which is trying to remind a country that’s been terrorized by Islamic extremists that it could once again be the kind of place where people can sing in public.

There are several ways to listen to Invisibilia. Listen live on your radio or on the go with our St. Louis Public Radio app. Or listen when you can. The app allows you to listen to past episodes of your favorite NPR and St. Louis Public Radio podcasts. Find the app in the app store on your Android or iPhone device.