On This Week’s Episode:

“This American Life” heads to some of the happiest places on Earth: amusement parks. Ira Glass takes us behind the scenes at Worlds of Fun in Kansas City, Mo., where the young staff members — coached by a funny, fun-loving boss just a little older than they are — truly seem to love their jobs.

This is a rerun of an episode that first aired in August 2011.

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