887: Two Is One, One Is None!

<p>One family faces the Trump administration’s ban on trans people serving in the military, and responds with a surprising secret weapon.

</p><p>Visit <a href="https://thisamericanlife.supercast.com?utm_id=lifepartners&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=shownotes">thisamericanlife.org/lifepartners</a> to sign up for our premium subscription.</p><ul><li>Prologue: Geirid and Chrissy are extreme planners. But about a year ago, they were confronted with a situation that even they had no idea how to plan for. (4 minutes)</li><li>Act One: Geirid and Chrissy make an “in case of emergency, break glass” spreadsheet and get some big news. (14 minutes)</li><li>Act Two: Geirid and Chrissy have less than a month to make a life-changing decision. The government gives them two options, and they try to find a third. (21 minutes)</li><li>Act Three: A short story from Rachel Khong: Two people have a very consequential choice to make, given to them by God. (15 minutes)</li></ul><p>Transcripts are available at <a href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/887/transcript">thisamericanlife.org</a></p><p><a href='https://www.thisamericanlife.org/page/privacy-policy'>This American Life privacy policy.</a><br /><a href='https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices'>Learn more about sponsor message choices.</a></p>