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Ira Glass· Host0:39

Back when Pete was 18 years old, it was the summer before he went away to college. He's home in the living room with his dad.

Peter Lang Stanton· Guest0:47

And he turns to me and he says, "Peter, let's go for a drive." And that was not something that he ever said. That's not something that we did.

Ira Glass· Host1:00

So Pete knows something's up, but he has no idea what. They go outside, get in the Volvo. Pete asks his dad- "Shouldn't we get Will?"

Peter Lang Stanton· Guest1:09

My younger brother, 'cause he was at home. He was probably 13 or 14. And my dad just shook his head, "No."

Ira Glass· Host1:14

This drive for Pete, alone with his dad, turned out to be kind of a big moment in his life. Before the drive, if he had to describe his family, it wasn't hard. He could do it in two words.

Peter Lang Stanton· Guest1:27

Completely