A right-wing talk show host’s life takes a sudden turn when his 16-year-old niece comes crashing into his life.

In 1951, Marcus Messner, a working-class Jewish student from New Jersey, attends a small Ohio college, where he struggles with anti-Semitism, sexual repression, and the ongoing Korean War.

Life for a single mom in Los Angeles takes an unexpected turn when she allows three young guys to move in with her.